So we go with Costas to this dealer to drive the Ford Mustang. Then we go to the office to discuss business. "What's your name", she asks. Tim Kallos, I say. So she writes down Tim Carlos.
"So, Carlos, how did you like the car?"
I explain it was ok and I ask for the price.
"That will be $9000 including taxes and everything."
Then I start complaining a little bit and so she asks
"So Carlos, what is your offer?"
"$8K, everything in."
"You are tough Carlos, you are tough. We have a small business here, we cannot afford 1000 dollars down."
So from a weak student suddenly I became Tough Carlos the mega-dealer. What made this more fun was that Costas had just had 6 stitches on his cheek (injured in basketball) and he also looked pretty tough too. The ending of this story will be interesting methinks.
