ebay 'BARGAINS'

[derin100]

Well, now you know! because I have an FRCS after my name.

And Im a member of the RCGP shall we play "My dad is bigger than your dad?"

 

 

Oooh...And shall we also play edit and take out of context?

[derin100]

Have I missed something ?

Nothing worth loosing several precious minutes of your life over.

 

Yes and you know you really should listen to his advice about your life because you know what? He's a Doctor! Ooooh!

[Cavcraft]

I'd prefer it if you played 'click the little red X at the top right of your screen'.

[derin100]

Alright alright, point made FRCS, keep your hair on

 

The only point of the "Mr" comment was that I didn't think 4-Star Classics needed to call me "Dr" in their advert as if, in some way, that adds anything to the car? Because it's irrelevant. If they'd wanted to name me plain "Mr" would have done (and in reality been more accurate)!

[Cheggers]

Speaking of irrelevant...

[derin100]

I'd prefer it if you played 'click the little red X at the top right of your screen'.

 

Maybe with an average of 8.5 posts per day, every day for 4 years (on this forum alone!) you ought to try clicking the little red button a little more often... hmmm? What would a GP have to say about all those precious minutes of your life that you've been wasting?

[Cavcraft]

About the same as he'd say to some keyboard Conan whose total sum of 8 posts or whatever were just pathetic little tantrums?

[barrett]

Billy, ffs can you stop "eating bacon" and give the guy a break? jeez

[derin100]

About the same as he'd say to some keyboard Conan whose total sum of 8 posts or whatever were just pathetic little tantrums?

 

Hmmm...8.5/day and rising!

 

Anyway, I think Mr_Bo11ox is absolutely right actually i.e I think I've made the point I wanted to make. You're obviously incapable of understanding it so I'll leave it there and leave you to carry on in the same insulting vein that prompted my 'little tantrum' in the first instance.

 

I've got other stuff to get on with....

[autofive]

yawn

[RedSparrow]

[face]

[HillmanImp]

I think I've made the point I wanted to make.

 

Twice. Whilst I have no medical training whatsoever, I would suggest a short course of antihypertensives to reduce your blood pressure. Or maybe just a nice cup of tea and a sit down.

 

Just because someone has spent a lot of money on a car does not mean its worth the money they have spent doing it up. No matter how nice that car is its probably not worth anywhere near as much as they are asking. Okay they might find some lunatic who is willing to part with that much money for a car that will depreciate as quickly as a new car the moment that they drive it off the forcourt but back here in the real world, thats a lot.

 

Mr. H Imp, B.A. (hons), FPMI, DipPFS

[Micrashed]

Moving on

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1974-TOYOTA-C ... 481wt_1064

Im still trying to work out if this is about right or seriously salty.

Pros - its a KE25, its orange and the wheels are storming.

Cons - its still on Greek plates, its a left hooker and its a KE25

[Rocket88]

I think I've made the point I wanted to make.

 

Twice. Whilst I have no medical training whatsoever, I would suggest a short course of antihypertensives to reduce your blood pressure. Or maybe just a nice cup of tea and a sit down.

 

Just because someone has spent a lot of money on a car does not mean its worth the money they have spent doing it up. No matter how nice that car is its probably not worth anywhere near as much as they are asking. Okay they might find some lunatic who is willing to part with that much money for a car that will depreciate as quickly as a new car the moment that they drive it off the forcourt but back here in the real world, thats a lot.

 

Mr. H Imp, B.A. (hons), FPMI, DipPFS

 

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Plus eleventy. It's NOT worth "what it cost to restore" plus X. a full, ground up, nut and bolt restoration on ANY heap of old chod cannot be done professionally for less tha £20k...[if it's done properly.].....and unless a team of undernourished 8 year old Czech children are doing the job.

[Negative Creep]

Have I just logged on to Barryboys by mistake?

[derin100]

I think I've made the point I wanted to make.

 

Twice. Whilst I have no medical training whatsoever, I would suggest a short course of antihypertensives to reduce your blood pressure. Or maybe just a nice cup of tea and a sit down.

 

Just because someone has spent a lot of money on a car does not mean its worth the money they have spent doing it up. No matter how nice that car is its probably not worth anywhere near as much as they are asking. Okay they might find some lunatic who is willing to part with that much money for a car that will depreciate as quickly as a new car the moment that they drive it off the forcourt but back here in the real world, thats a lot.

 

Mr. H Imp, B.A. (hons), FPMI, DipPFS

 

Unfortunately, there is actually a "real world" outside the "shite". "Some lunatic" seems to infer singular? How then do places 4-Star Classics, Avantegarde Cars, Charles Ironside etc manage to remain in business? Or do they all sell to that same single "lunatic"? Take a look at their websites.

 

No, the thing you fail to appreciate is that there are quite a lot of people who, for completely sane reasons, will pay a significant premium for a car that isn't the normal old...banger ( I was going to say:"...shite").

The other point that your statement falls down is that those sort of cars don't depreciate like a new car the moment they drive off. An acquintance of mine sold his pristine E28 about 4 years ago for £11K (i.e very strong money? But someone bought it.) That same car has just sold again for £18K. Or do you suggest that that very same "lunatic" bought it a second time?

 

Going back to my ex-White E28. How can you say:

 

"....its [sic] not worth anywhere near as much as they are asking." ?

 

It's already sold twice for more than that in the past! What you could more accurately say is something like:

 

" I wouldn't pay that much for it." Or, "It's not worth that much to me". Those kind of statements have very different meanings and would be fair enough. That's then your choice and preference. Additionally, I appreciate to you in your "real world" and to many other people also that amount of money is "a lot". To many other people it actually isn't! That's the 'Real World'.

 

Now, although I do have some medical training I'm not going to suggest you take a short-course Anti-Opinionated Pills but maybe just sit down over a nice cup of Horlicks and have a think about the 'real world' and not just about a 'shite' World.

 

Now, I hope I've made my point....thrice! Had the OP not been not only so opinionated and disparaging about a subject that he clearly knows nothing about but also not frankly insulting about me personally, I might not have felt inclined to register on here to make my point at all. Afterall, the car doesn't belong to me and I have no vested interest in its sale.

 

Mr D.O, MBBS, BDS, FDSRCS, FRCS, FRCS(OMFS)

 

p.s DipPFS LMAO

[M'coli]

Unfortunately, there is actually a "real world" outside the "shite". "Some lunatic" seems to infer singular? How then do places 4-Star Classics, Avantegarde Cars, Charles Ironside etc manage to remain in business? Or do they all sell to that same single "lunatic"? Take a look at their websites.

 

Quite simply, these sell because some people have more money than sense. That's what this thread is ALL about.

[derin100]

Unfortunately, there is actually a "real world" outside the "shite". "Some lunatic" seems to infer singular? How then do places 4-Star Classics, Avantegarde Cars, Charles Ironside etc manage to remain in business? Or do they all sell to that same single "lunatic"? Take a look at their websites.

 

Quite simply, these sell because some people have more money than sense. That's what this thread is ALL about.

 

No it isn't...it's about what money people have and then what they choose to spend it on.

 

I don't know what you drive but I'm sure there will be people elsewhere in the 'real world' who would think the same of your choice/s?

 

For example, my very first car (30 years ago) was one of these cars in the link below. I bought it for £800. Now, when I see that car I don't think (or say on an internet forum and thus denigrating the car and the sale!):

 

http://www.4starclassics.com/BMW-2002-Tii-For-Sale-2/

 

"That cars not worth anywhere near that etc etc....You could piss away a few weekends and do that etc etc".

 

No, I might think and keep it to myself: "Well, I personally wouldn't wish to spend that much but someone who is will have an absolutely lovely example and something that they want."

 

People with that kind of money to spend aren't "stupid" or have "no sense". They'll know you can't buy an E28 like that for £1500, spend another £1500 and "piss away a few weekends" and then come up with the same result. I hope, as I've demonstrated, anyone who does really is the 'stupid' one?

[trigger]

Oh dear...

[M'coli]

Unfortunately, there is actually a "real world" outside the "shite". "Some lunatic" seems to infer singular? How then do places 4-Star Classics, Avantegarde Cars, Charles Ironside etc manage to remain in business? Or do they all sell to that same single "lunatic"? Take a look at their websites.

 

Quite simply, these sell because some people have more money than sense. That's what this thread is ALL about.

 

No it isn't...it's about what money people have and then what they choose to spend it on.

 

I don't know what you drive but I'm sure there will be people elsewhere in the 'real world' who would think the same of your choice/s?

 

Pray tell, which people are these? On second thoughts, please don't; you've got far more improtant things to do.

[Alexg]

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Might as well get this in early:

 

[derin100]

Quite simply, these sell because some people have more money than sense. That's what this thread is ALL about.

No it isn't...it's about what money people have and then what they choose to spend it on.

 

I don't know what you drive but I'm sure there will be people elsewhere in the 'real world' who would think the same of your choice/s?

 

Pray tell, which people are these? On second thoughts, please don't; you've got far more improtant things to do.

Which people? The people who do have the money and choose to buy these sorts of cars? Or the people who might think you have more money than sense having bought and made your choices?

 

It's all relative.

[shedvan]

What force of nature dictates that "some medical training" equates to an innate higher power when it comes to tarting up old BMWs?

 

Personally I can't dismiss the nagging sensation that Mr/Dr/Grand Wizard/Black-Rod Derin is either a visitation of Peter Cook in the form of E L Whisty.

 

Car valuation is on some level a personal thing and the a car's price being equal to x does not mean the car's worth is also x - just ask that Welsh kiddy who was toting a Peugeot 405 for £500 on eBay some weeks ago.

 

However one thing that ought to be clear for the reader from the thread's title Mr/Dr/High Vizier/Imperial Dragon Derin is that this IS the place where valuations of cars come under scrutiny/ridicule.

[derin100]

What force of nature dictates that "some medical training" equates to an innate higher power when it comes to tarting up old BMWs?

 

Quite! And that was exactly the point I made earlier! And why I wish 4-Star Classics hadn't listed me as such.

 

 

However one thing that ought to be clear for the reader from the thread's title Mr/Dr/High Vizier/Imperial Dragon Derin is that this IS the place where valuations of cars come under scrutiny/ridicule.

 

Ah!....so that's the raison d'etre of this thread? And as such there must be no dissenters and no converse opinion or defence? I'm sorry, I did not realise, Your Majesty Shedvan! Thank you for enlightening me!

[Micrashed]

What force of nature dictates that "some medical training" equates to an innate higher power when it comes to tarting up old BMWs?

Well, that was the point I tried to make initially perhaps Im getting too sardonic in my old age.

That and it doesnt matter what you spend on a car there will be a ceiling level for that particular type of car, same with houses. I can spends hundreds of thousands on my house, but it wouldnt make it worth hundreds of thousands more than what it currently is worth now.

[derin100]

Cavalier, anyone?

by Cavette » Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:18 am

 

Right, the ex-Sporty Shite, ex-Cavcraft Cav is up for grabs.

The lad who had it off me spent £600 (yes, £600!) getting it through an MOT and servicing it etc: he's very fussy and doesn't muck about.

I think it's tested to November, no tax, metallic 'lacquer peel' green five door hatch. It's a 1.8 8V manual so will be mega reliable as they always were.

Towbar and a sunroof I think plus should have power steering.

 

It's got a white driver's door as someone tried to steal the car (ironically after the lad had moved from the Wirral to Chester!) and I seem to recall the paintwork on the bonnet is more crazed than a crazy thing on national crazing day.

Pictures, better details etc to follow but it should do someone a right good turn one way or the other. Sorry to mention Len and charity in the same post, but it'd be good for one of those 'Chods to Coventry' type japes. Just don't nail shit to it or scrap it at the end please.

 

£250 and knowing the previous owner I'd be amazed if it'll want much (if anything) for the next MOT in November. There, I've gone and jinxed it now.'Dear B Williams,your photos meet our expectations.Regards,W'Tnabe Photo Standards Commission (Internet).'

 

As for actually admitting to liking Corsas on a public forum:you're a bollock-brained,biscuit-eating,faux-northern, bastardy, bollocky, wank-brain.

Cavette

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£250?! That's not worth £250! Anyone who pays £250 for that has got more money than sense! Doesn't matter if the bloke has spent £600 on it...what's that in the ad for? Totally irrelevant! What you put into a car has got nothing to do with selling it! Piss away a few weekends and spend £250 on that and it might be worth £25!

 

How am I doing?

[RedSparrow]

Guys, Dr. Whatever, this is going to sound crazy, especially as I often enjoy a bit of amusing internet banter, but it's friday.

In a few hours I'm going to switch the internets off and go to the pub, there might even be some females there. If I am lucky I might get to brush past one of them with my elbow at the bar.

 

There is another 'doctor' on ebay about whom I've previously said I would buy a lot of his cars if I was a wealthy man. I am not though, so I don't.

[Stixy]

Id buy that Cav if it was an auto