Tactful Answers

[Jamo]

If they ask how much right off the bat, I respond with a question (professional habit): "Are you interested in getting one?" That either leads to an enjoyable discussion of the various alternatives with a person who is truly interested, or to an early end of having to use up some of my limited human lifespan with someone who needs to get off the planet.

I am usually extremely nice until the person gives me a reason not to be. If they come up assplaining to their posse everything they think they know about my car, I let them dig an extremely deep hole, and then go back and educate their ass in a mannerly way leaving no doubt amongst the speaker and his throng what a phuking moron the speaker is.

Easy to figure them out...they usually start off by assplaining how my stainless steel body makes it an original.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Easy to figure them out...they usually start off by assplaining how my stainless steel body makes it an original.

Or they bang on the fenders with their knuckles to make sure it's not glass....

[Doug I]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Or they bang on the fenders with their knuckles to make sure it's not glass....

right then is when they ground out the 50k voltage potential in the aloomanim body.

everyone knows that if you disrespect a cobra it will bite you.

[Silverback51]

First off I believe it's rude to ask anyone how much they paid for anything. That's none of my business.

When asked I tell them I don't share that information. One person pushed it and asked again. At that point I was a little more pointed and told him it was none of his phucking business.

[danc30]

I usually say, "I'd sell it to you right now for $100K"

[HI Cobra]

For me it depends on how the question is asked. I usually give them the
range and tell them to check the internet - that they can spend whatever they
want. If they sound like they would like to build one then I advise them to
carefully estimate all their costs for whatever kit they are building, then add
about 50%, then they will be in the ball park.