Adventures in buying a Super Stocker

Bill Grubbs · 01-20-2009, 01:08 PM

I would like to share an experience I had recently regarding attempting to buy Bob Cassella’s SS/DA for sale on RacingJunk.com. Bob and I spoke on the phone and via email several times before I made an offer. Upon accepting my offer, I sent Bob a deposit to hold the car until I could get to Pittsburgh the following weekend. I made arrangements to look at the car on Sunday night and if everything was okay, pick up the car on Monday morning. My brother in-law agreed to drive up from Atlanta to get the car and deliver it to Florida.

Bob told me in advance he refused to accept a personal check or even a bank check on Monday as it was a holiday and the banks were closed. I found this a little odd as most people know a bank check is close to “guaranteed money”. I told Bob I would bring cash.

Around 6:50 am on Sunday morning, Bob called to tell me not to bring my trailer as the weather was not great. By this time, my brother in-law was already on his way. Then, while I was in route, Bob left me a voicemail message disclosing the car had been in an accident a few years back. I was surprised Bob was just now disclosing this as I had specifically asked if there was “anything I should know about the car” during our initial phone conversations.

Upon arriving at Bob’s house Sunday night, the car looked good and I told him I would be back in the morning. At this time, Bob informed me I would not be able to get the car until Monday evening or even Wednesday due to the weather and his driveway not being cleared. Well given I could not stay for an extra three days, my brother in-law and I spent the entire Monday afternoon salting and clearing the long driveway. The cost for the salt and supplies was over $120. Once the driveway was cleared, I told Bob’s wife I would be back later that evening to get the car. Around dinnertime, Bob called to say I could not pick up the car that evening as he would not accept my cash until the bank could verify it was good. And while I am not sure, I guess I would have had to stay around until Bob’s day off on Wednesday when he could have taken the cash to the bank. Needless to say, I walked away from the deal. While I am disappointed to have wasted time and money, this is not how I do business. All in all, I spent over $1,000 trying to buy this car.

I just thought you should know in case you were interested in buying a car from Mr. Cassella.

01-20-2009, 01:08 PM	#1
Bill Grubbs Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Magnolia, Texas Posts: 416 Likes: 3 Liked 564 Times in 66 Posts	Adventures in buying a Super Stocker I would like to share an experience I had recently regarding attempting to buy Bob Cassella’s SS/DA for sale on RacingJunk.com. Bob and I spoke on the phone and via email several times before I made an offer. Upon accepting my offer, I sent Bob a deposit to hold the car until I could get to Pittsburgh the following weekend. I made arrangements to look at the car on Sunday night and if everything was okay, pick up the car on Monday morning. My brother in-law agreed to drive up from Atlanta to get the car and deliver it to Florida. Bob told me in advance he refused to accept a personal check or even a bank check on Monday as it was a holiday and the banks were closed. I found this a little odd as most people know a bank check is close to “guaranteed money”. I told Bob I would bring cash. Around 6:50 am on Sunday morning, Bob called to tell me not to bring my trailer as the weather was not great. By this time, my brother in-law was already on his way. Then, while I was in route, Bob left me a voicemail message disclosing the car had been in an accident a few years back. I was surprised Bob was just now disclosing this as I had specifically asked if there was “anything I should know about the car” during our initial phone conversations. Upon arriving at Bob’s house Sunday night, the car looked good and I told him I would be back in the morning. At this time, Bob informed me I would not be able to get the car until Monday evening or even Wednesday due to the weather and his driveway not being cleared. Well given I could not stay for an extra three days, my brother in-law and I spent the entire Monday afternoon salting and clearing the long driveway. The cost for the salt and supplies was over $120. Once the driveway was cleared, I told Bob’s wife I would be back later that evening to get the car. Around dinnertime, Bob called to say I could not pick up the car that evening as he would not accept my cash until the bank could verify it was good. And while I am not sure, I guess I would have had to stay around until Bob’s day off on Wednesday when he could have taken the cash to the bank. Needless to say, I walked away from the deal. While I am disappointed to have wasted time and money, this is not how I do business. All in all, I spent over $1,000 trying to buy this car. I just thought you should know in case you were interested in buying a car from Mr. Cassella.