No remorse, buyer with no seller, shout out

So when the guy backed out of the sale of my SSR last week, flipping from seemingly all in to all out in the span of 18 minutes it was a classic case of buyers remorse.  When I sold the truck on Monday I described how I felt surprisingly little sadness as we pulled out of the driveway of it’s new home.  I wondered if as time passed if a little bit of seller’s remorse would come into play for me.  Four days post sale I can tell you so far, absolutely not.   I’m enjoying the money in my bank account and the extra space in the garage. I removed the pic of my SSR that adorned the background of my iPhone for the last several years without feeling any sense of pause whatsoever.

I have been trying to find a car dealership that is interested in taking my money in exchange for tracking down a Tacoma  with the trim, color and equipment I am interested in.  I have found no less than three vehicles, complete with VIN numbers on the Toyota web site of trucks in our region that would work for me.  I have provided this information to two dealers and have not heard any follow up.

Since I sold cars briefly for a little less than a year and a half in my early 20’s I have some insight into the process.  If I had a customer lead where they were ready to buy and all I had to do was provide/find the vehicle they wanted I would have busted my ass to make it happen.  So far, at least in Toyota world, it seems like if the dealer does not have the vehicle already sitting on their lot they just don’t want to be bothered.  Plus to make it work for them they normally need to have a truck in their own inventory they are willing to trade to another dealer, otherwise it gets costly.

I’m sure I will eventually find somebody that gives a damn.  The good thing is I have my 17  year old Tacoma to serve my transportation needs indefinitely until that time comes.  Being in the position to buy a new vehicle with absolutely no pressing circumstances is a great spot to be in.  Of course car salesman hate people in my position.  We always preferred the customer with shaky credit, an upside down trade in, or some circumstance where they NEEDED to get a car asap.

I’m sure many of you heard/saw the clip of a woman in a local Starbucks chastise our governor Rick Scott for just one of the many slimy things he has done since buying not one but two elections.   Slick Rick couldn’t get out of there fast enough.  If you haven’t seen it, look here.