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I hate this question. I have dealt with it for years with the boats I have owned and it gets old. I get it all the time with the SPF, but it is worse with a boat. With the boats I get the follow up question "what do you do for a living to afford that?"
If we park the SPF somewhere and people are looking at it I act like I am not the owner so I don't have to answer stupid questions. I would never ask someone how much they payed for something unless I knew them well. Just my.02 |
I just tell them that I have'nt finished spending yet.
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Sometimes I respond by saying that originals are $500,000 and up, but I'm a poor man and could only afford a fraction of that.
More often it's like Tony R. said, I give them a 'range' from 25K to a 150K. In any case I rarely say what I paid for mine personally. I like Jamo's approach and may well start using that, "Are you interested in getting one?" I don't want to brush off someone who may be seriously interested, it's a great opening question. |
I like Jamo's approach best, but it requires a lot of extra work (talking).
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...............don't know, it was a birthday present from the wife.
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Interesting array of answers! I have a nice car and am pretty proud and happy with it. I also, like all of you, get asked 2 main questions'
1. either 'is it real' or 'is it a kit'? 2. how much does it cost? I have learned something recently that might make all of our answers a bit more......shall we say....kind! A very high class CEO of a fortune 500 company said when asked." what are the best words you ever heard that changed your life"? answer: just assume that everyone has GOOD intentions or MEAN WELL! That way, when you have to deal with them, answer them, or just be around them, it makes is easier and keeps you from being angry in dealing with them. Now, we all know that others don't always HAVE the best intentions, but to give them the benefit of the doubt...will definitely make dealing with them really a lot more comfortable. Try it and see! I have found that most of the people that ask for price.....really expect the car to be VERY EXPENSIVE and when I tell them the value, it always takes them back, almost always! They all love the car, so they just want to know so they can wallow in knowing someone can afford it! so, that is my approach. fred z :cool::MECOOL::D |
By the way........a few of the ones who asked me.......now have Cobras!!
just FYI. fred z :cool: |
It is an uncomfortable question. I usually say 60+. It does get old, especially the is it real question. Or is it a kit, which makes it sound cheap.
I wasnt in a mood for chatting the other day and a guy asked if it was real and I just said "Yup" . Real is an ambiguous word.... All that being said, if you dont want to talk about your car you shouldnt get a cobra! I cant stop for a drink with out answering some questions about the car. Its part of the fun, I have met a bunch of really nice people because of it. Some of them are rather good looking:cool: |
Fred Z.,
Best post of the thread, in my opinion of course. I live in a town full of people with much more money to spend than I do. I have found that being polite gets you a pleasant conversation with interesting people. These cars are conversation starters and a ton of fun to build, own, and drive. I like talking to interesting people and the town I live in is full of them. Wouldn't you answer politely to Ali McGraw? |
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