If he can afford £2750, then he can afford £3000, its £250 difference lol. What he actually means is he wants to pay £2750 for it. How much have you got the car up for? I assume its more than £3000 with the hope of being bartered down to 3k? If this is the case, i personally wouldnt even entertain him as people who offer you silly low prices for cars which they've never bothered to go and see are my pet hate. I got it loads of times when i had my old Evo up for sale. As John says, get him to come view the car, if he offers less money than you want without a valid reason (because he cant afford it isn NOT a valid reason) then turn him away.