Pipped at the post?

We decided to go for a second viewing. However, we had competition. It appeared that a couple of young lads were interested in it and had also arranged a second viewing - but they had a mechanic in tow. If that didn't result in a sale then we were welcome to go and see it again. Now it seemed as if we were in a no-win situation; if we were to have a chance of buying the camper van it would be as a direct result of a mechanic advising somebody else not to touch it with a bargepole. Game over. Then my suspicious and cynical side kicked in (it's never far from the surface at the best of times). I began to doubt if these other potential buyers even existed. Either way though, we thought that was it. We'll never know for sure, but mysteriously the other buyers faded into the background with mutterings of not being able to afford the insurance. Maybe the mechanic really did warn them off but by this point we were following our hearts rather than our heads, excited to get a second chance. Off we set for visit number two, and this time we weren't going to laugh at it.