Konis FOR SALE

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Originally posted by Bosswrench:
....or Dave's had prior dealings with CA clients who sue their grandparents for an unhappy childhood.

I had a recent customer here from Orange County and she turned to me one day and said "California is ruined by all of you New Yorkers!"

I said" "I have nothing to do with it. Never even been there".

She recently went back. I think she found no sympathy here?

Belgiumbarry, sorry to hear about your problems with tech inspection. It used to be like that in Denmark, but no more. Why? Rules are the same. So what changed? Simply it used to be a government inspection, now privateers can do, and for some strange reason, the privateers are a lot more human than the public "servants" we had to go to before.

I remember years ago when it was the Government who ran the Inspections I had Diarrhea for 8 days prior to bringing a car in!!!

oh, i know the problems and live with them
With my '82 Porsche i had to return because the new tires were to wide , even still running completely inside the OEM fenders.... i returned with the slick worn originals and got approved as they only were pinned to the measure
On my Viper they had a meeting with all the personel to found out my suspension was not Original ...same story as with the Pantera, luckly now there was somebody who give me the advantage of doubt
My army jeep Willys '52 was disapproved because they couldn't find the chassis # somewhere stamped in the chassis....i bought that car from the Belgian army with all documents !
And so on ,no E casting in the headlights glass, no fog light...
What i do know , and seen already many others fail, is the batterie must be fixed mounted...alot of oldtimers have them loose in the box !also in my Pantera .
On my '70 BMW CS it was the first thing they tryed , wiggling the batterie .... and i was laughing showing them the new clamping device , as , indeed i bought the car missing that piece

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Originally posted by BOXXBOYS:
SOLD to Norbert.

SOLD > PENDING FUNDS

Wire transfer done.

Keep us posted when you see the payment , Dave .

regards
Norbert

Government does not belong making decisions on things like this.
Here in NY, the inspection stations are independent owners. Most of them just want your business in the future and for $37.50 are just going to do the minimum and fastest inspection they can.
Usually I expect to be in and out in about 20 minutes but you need to call ahead first.

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Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
Government does not belong making decisions on things like this.
Here in NY, the inspection stations are independent owners. Most of them just want your business in the future and for $37.50 are just going to do the minimum and fastest inspection they can.
Usually I expect to be in and out in about 20 minutes but you need to call ahead first.

Time and cost is relative here...it's what they do ! to avoid as many pricked holes you can... we still call it that way , before computers toke over, it was with cards and for every bad point there was a bite in it
So , if you could see trought your paper , you had alot of work to do !

Now it's a green ( OK ) paper or red ( not OK )

last time there was a old man before me ( i'm also old , but he was alot older ) ... he got red at the counter. Have they changed colors ? he asked... no, said the lady , your car has a malfunction. Oh, he replyed, can't they fix it while i'm here now ?

Belgiumbarry said:
"The group making it worse are the ones with +25 year old wreck diesels, not for the love of the car , but to get it as cheap as possible.They will ruin our hobby....watch my words ....and i don't have to tell you what group that is ..."

Think you are right....

perhaps some usefull info for other europ buyers... the money came back on my account because it couldn't be appointed to Dave !
Reason is a name and all his bank info isn't enough... there must also be his full adress... took 2 weeks to see that now and know.
So we gonne try a second time

sorry for the delay Dave, seems new laws !

NOT SO GOOD NEWS. Finally received Norbert's $$$ yesterday. What an ordeal just to get to this point. So today I went to ship the "Bulletproof" 2 packages and was shocked that the shipping costs quoted per the UPS Website and my local UPS Store were both misleading and incorrect!

Not only did we spend 2 1/2 weeks waiting for $$$ to arrive now this shipping drama. I cannot support shipping costs beyond what I provided as being accurate to my best efforts. I'm just trying to help a brotha' out; I'm not UPS.

Selling overseas is not an EZ task and I can see why people don't and why I did not agree to it 2x's prior with these shocks. Strike 3...

I have notified Norbert in detail re sending $$$ back. Many thanks to him for being a gentleman.

Best, Dave

Dave,

I ship overseas every week.

It isn't that bad if you use the postal service.

I would be happy to help you out if you don't want to abandon the deal...

Scott

Dave,
i'm in no hurry to get my money back...so if you want to check out some other , postal service , as ZR1 Pantera proposed ?
I can only hope de deal go's trough ...

...stick a fork in me I'm done...

NO THANKS.

Scott sincere appreciation for your offer.

Norbert please reply to my email re particulars/additional info requested to return $$$.

I decided to be buried with these. Way too much BS with USA lowball offers and hassles trying to "export."

Ok Dave, i reply with all info.
Just for info on forum, I i was not lowballing , i payed you ,without question, what you asked me , the 1702 $. So i want to feel clear in this deal and not get some suspission.
You decide ofcourse now to not get it done because of your false info on shipment costs, which is your total right .
On the other hand you did not propose me a extra payment for the additionial shipment ?
i , understand you, you are even with those Konis, you want to be buried whith them

best regards
Norbert

To be perfectly clear:

Lowball offers were all from my fellow "USA Pantera brotha's."

I did offer info on the real shipping costs (in my email explaining what was what). I just simply do not want to spend any additional time with this. This became a PIA time and effort wise simply to try and help someone out. Money was/is not the motivating factor as I was selling them for less than I had into them. Go find a set of vintage Konis and restore them with Koni and see what it costs today, if they will even do it? I would sell them but not with this degree of difficulty. My decision, my prerogative, period.

Norbert, Thank you for being polite, professional, a pleasure to deal with, a gentleman, etc.

That's, that...

Hi Guys,

Just wanted to offer my help to get the shocks to Norbert.

If Dave could get the shocks to SACC Restorations, I would be happy to get them shipped to Norbert using the Postal Service.

Take care, Scott

No more drama but still not over...

Scott; what a great offer to help and I'm surprised you stepped up to the plate (messy as it is...).

Norbert I emailed you the particulars for your decision.

Now for the legal stuff: Scott is just helping Norbert. He is NOT RESPONSIBLE for anything. Once I ship to Scott I'm out; don't wanna hear about success or failure. Yes, it would have been easier to sell to anyone here in the US. Or simply put the KONIs on my 6 series.

Dave,
i send you email confirming to proceed and send the schocks to Scott. Also the wish if there is any $$$ left over to give them to Scott for his work/kindness in this.
And , nobody is reponsible for succes or failure, i am.

@Scott: Thank you very much for your help with this !!!

@Dave : they won't fit your 6 , neither will they do on mine I had just the same for 4 years but sold the 650 due crazy new taxes here in Belgium on CO emissions...Bought it new for 100.000 € and 4 years later and 100k kilometers had to do my best getting it sold for 25.000 € ! so that was a expensive car .... if governement needs money , they Always find a way !

Scott & Dave , Thanks !

first package arrived just before our Rally trip last week ( see BMW CS 2800 ) and now a letter to collect the second one as we were not at home ! So all did work well .

They look indeed NEW , me happy.

Not so with Belgian customs... is about 400 $ extra tax. Thieves