so close...so close it hurts

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Edison, NJ,08837
Wussup everyone! I am heartbroken right now and here is why...

I am searching autotrader.com like i do almost every night. I see this red, 1997 certified acura nsx with ~25k miles selling for $49,500 at Brigewater Acura only 13 miles from my house. I am like totally in amazement and could hardly sleep. Next morning I wake up, call the dealer and ask if it is still there. The receptionist is like the red one, i think so. Good enough for me. So I take my shower and call up my mechanic buddy, grab my checkbook and all the stuff u need to close the deal. Before I head out, I said to myself if i should double-check to see if it is still there so i called again. And to my horror, the salesman was like we sold it. (not to mention he was very nasty too) I call again a lil later and ask in a masked voice and they confirm it was sold.

I was ready to put a $30k down payment and wisk myself off into fantasyland in the nsx, but now reality soaks in and I feel cruddy. Its kinda like getting the nerve to ask ur dreamgirl out on a date only to find out someone just asked her a few days ago and they are happy while u are by urself. Actually it feels worse. I am happy for the person who bought it, yet so sad that i was so close...My friend told me that there will be others but still, it hurts.

Any thoughts or anyone out there who can relate? I appreciate ur time in reading this and I hope to share my next purchasing oppurtunity with you all. (though i wished this post read "just got an nsx today")
-------kld
 
Wow.. sorry to hear that man. 49K would have been a good price. But, your friend is right... there will be others. However, they may not just be 13 miles away
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That happened to me once. Was going to buy one that was about 20 miles away. spoke to the owner that evening, couldnt sleep the night before. called the owner first thing in the morning (8am on saturday) and his girlfriend was like we still have the car, but he took it to get some breakfast. called throughout the day and all i got was an answering machine, finally called the owner again later that evening. tells me it was sold. life goes on....im a proud owner of a 91 black/black now. good thing i got screwed, probably wouldnt have liked red too much...
 
I went through something similar a few years ago in my hunt for a Sebring Silver 91-93. They were hard to find then and I found one about 200 miles from home, so I called the guy and told him I was coming out the next day.

We got ready to leave the next day, so I called to confirm, and he had sold it that night. My heart sank as I had been looking for 9 months already for a Sebring Silver that I liked and this was a missed opportunity.

4 months later I found the car I own today just 10 miles from home, it was a winner and has been my pride and joy ever since.

You will find a good match for you, but having the patience is tough, and the missed opportunities can hurt.
 
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