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FredTransit Rank: Lancia Gamma

FredTransit

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I am trying to work out if I could make it look older, but I am think it's not possible. Currently £10.50...... :lol:

Mash Rank: Renault 16

Mash

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1972-JAGUAR-XJ6-S ... 0487230207

 

I really like the early XJ6 with the deeper grille, just the job for sweeping in through the mill gates past your striking workers

My mum and dad's neighbour who is a thoroughly nice chap and into old cars has just returned from Plymouth with a scruffy but extremely solid 4.2 S1. With a bit of fettling it'll make a lovely thing to smoke about in as is - almost seems a shame to restore it. The interior of these is a really nice place to be.
AnthonyG Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Scrppage blackmail:

 

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MINI-MAYFAIR-1986-NAME-BILLIE-PLEASE-HELP-KILL-BILL_W0QQitemZ220502941176

 

PLEASE HELP SAVE FROM THE CRUSHER

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it would be a complete tragedy, she is 24 years old and underwent a complete rebuild about 2 years ago.

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Please help as my daughter is absolutely gutted at the prospect of her being crushed into a cube, and so am I

Well thats a crying shame isnt it, obv she's gutted, but not quite gutted enough to NOT chop it in against a shiny new shitbox! :roll: Just crush it and move on man.
Haha - saw this tonight when looking under Austin, have to say it's the worst bit of 'blackmail' so far:

 

a) its not rare, particularly old or in good condition

B) father & daughter obviously got royally screwed by whoever did the 'professional restoration'!

c) feed it to the fragger and the f**k off :lol:

FredTransit Rank: Lancia Gamma

FredTransit

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Sent this to the seller.....

It's like this my friend. it's not likely you will get the full two thousand pounds for this car from ebay, in the same way that you will get in scrappage. However it's not a legal requirement you do this, you could just as well sell the car for say £1,200, and simply ask for the other £800 as a discount off the car you are buying. If the dealership won't give it to you, JUST GO SOMEWHERE ELSE! However many thousands you are spending on the new car, this one does not need that much money spending on it! I just can't understand if, as you say, your daughter is so gutted about doing this, she is even thinking about it. Sell the car (starting an ebay listing at £2000 will not help you by the way) and then get the rest of the two grand off as a simple discount. Everybody's happy,and the car lives. Unless of course the bit about the scrappage deal is just a bit of emotional blackmail.....

barrett Rank: Lancia Gamma

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haha good work fred, i always have to hold myself back from sending snooty messages to sellers on ebay (''the english pressing of the first gypsy album is worth nowhere near £65 you fool!''), glad i'm not the only one who does it!

FredTransit Rank: Lancia Gamma

FredTransit

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Well I think I am being helpful, not like I am saying, 'give you £100 for it, I can come round tonite! :lol:

FredTransit Rank: Lancia Gamma

FredTransit

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Had a reply from the mini seller, yeah right! :roll:

Hi, I am sorry that you can even think that this is an emotional blackmail thing. I can assure you that it certainly is not the case. The car has had well over the starting price spent on it, and the new car deal is not open to further negotiation with the dealership, they have already allowed more than this on the purchase price, however two thousand pounds was the difference basically from my daughter having a new car for her 21st birthday or not, and since she lives away from home and has a considerably journey to travel, anyone who knows anything about Minis will know this was never really what they were designed for, just round town and local journeys, they are not a cruising car. I already think I have over justified myself and am sorry you feel this way, this is a last ditch effort to find a new loving home for Billie, but I can't afford to be too emotional when considering the safety of my daughter traveling on the M5 every weekend.

brammy777 Rank: Renault 16

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Had a reply from the mini seller, yeah right! :roll:

Hi, I am sorry that you can even think that this is an emotional blackmail thing. I can assure you that it certainly is not the case. The car has had well over the starting price spent on it, and the new car deal is not open to further negotiation with the dealership, they have already allowed more than this on the purchase price, however two thousand pounds was the difference basically from my daughter having a new car for her 21st birthday or not, and since she lives away from home and has a considerably journey to travel, anyone who knows anything about Minis will know this was never really what they were designed for, just round town and local journeys, they are not a cruising car. I already think I have over justified myself and am sorry you feel this way, this is a last ditch effort to find a new loving home for Billie, but I can't afford to be too emotional when considering the safety of my daughter traveling on the M5 every weekend.

So 5 million minis were only for town and local journeys?Okay, that makes sense.Why wont people learn that an unsafe car is only unsafe if driven in a way it endangers lives?Its like him saying 'ill pass on this unsafe car to someone else'And for the record, he doesnt know anything about minis.
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Had a reply from the mini seller, yeah right! :roll:

Hi, I am sorry that you can even think that this is an emotional blackmail thing. I can assure you that it certainly is not the case. The car has had well over the starting price spent on it, and the new car deal is not open to further negotiation with the dealership, they have already allowed more than this on the purchase price, however two thousand pounds was the difference basically from my daughter having a new car for her 21st birthday or not, and since she lives away from home and has a considerably journey to travel, anyone who knows anything about Minis will know this was never really what they were designed for, just round town and local journeys, they are not a cruising car. I already think I have over justified myself and am sorry you feel this way, this is a last ditch effort to find a new loving home for Billie, but I can't afford to be too emotional when considering the safety of my daughter traveling on the M5 every weekend.

So 5 million minis were only for town and local journeys?Okay, that makes sense.Why wont people learn that an unsafe car is only unsafe if driven in a way it endangers lives?Its like him saying 'ill pass on this unsafe car to someone else'And for the record, he doesnt know anything about minis.
To give him some credit, minis do SUCK if you have to drive one any distance!
brammy777 Rank: Renault 16

brammy777

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Had a reply from the mini seller, yeah right! :roll:

Hi, I am sorry that you can even think that this is an emotional blackmail thing. I can assure you that it certainly is not the case. The car has had well over the starting price spent on it, and the new car deal is not open to further negotiation with the dealership, they have already allowed more than this on the purchase price, however two thousand pounds was the difference basically from my daughter having a new car for her 21st birthday or not, and since she lives away from home and has a considerably journey to travel, anyone who knows anything about Minis will know this was never really what they were designed for, just round town and local journeys, they are not a cruising car. I already think I have over justified myself and am sorry you feel this way, this is a last ditch effort to find a new loving home for Billie, but I can't afford to be too emotional when considering the safety of my daughter traveling on the M5 every weekend.

So 5 million minis were only for town and local journeys?Okay, that makes sense.Why wont people learn that an unsafe car is only unsafe if driven in a way it endangers lives?Its like him saying 'ill pass on this unsafe car to someone else'And for the record, he doesnt know anything about minis.
To give him some credit, minis do SUCK if you have to drive one any distance!
And they do feel hideously unsafe and dangerously low!But why get one in the first place.........
FredTransit Rank: Lancia Gamma

FredTransit

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Had a reply from the mini seller, yeah right! :roll:

Hi, I am sorry that you can even think that this is an emotional blackmail thing. I can assure you that it certainly is not the case. The car has had well over the starting price spent on it, and the new car deal is not open to further negotiation with the dealership, they have already allowed more than this on the purchase price, however two thousand pounds was the difference basically from my daughter having a new car for her 21st birthday or not, and since she lives away from home and has a considerably journey to travel, anyone who knows anything about Minis will know this was never really what they were designed for, just round town and local journeys, they are not a cruising car. I already think I have over justified myself and am sorry you feel this way, this is a last ditch effort to find a new loving home for Billie, but I can't afford to be too emotional when considering the safety of my daughter traveling on the M5 every weekend.

So 5 million minis were only for town and local journeys?Okay, that makes sense.Why wont people learn that an unsafe car is only unsafe if driven in a way it endangers lives?Its like him saying 'ill pass on this unsafe car to someone else'And for the record, he doesnt know anything about minis.
And I bet the 2 grand starting price (that has reflected the money spent) was money well spent too! I don't mind people giving a car a name and trying to 'find it a new loving home' but just don't also say it's worth X and I have to pay it or it will be crushed! You can't have it all ways. Oh, and I thought minis have a rally heritage, if they can manage being chucked around in a rally stage, I am sure they are up to pottering about the M25......
seth Rank: Renault 16

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Had a reply from the mini seller, yeah right! :roll:

Hi, I am sorry that you can even think that this is an emotional blackmail thing. I can assure you that it certainly is not the case. The car has had well over the starting price spent on it, and the new car deal is not open to further negotiation with the dealership, they have already allowed more than this on the purchase price, however two thousand pounds was the difference basically from my daughter having a new car for her 21st birthday or not, and since she lives away from home and has a considerably journey to travel, anyone who knows anything about Minis will know this was never really what they were designed for, just round town and local journeys, they are not a cruising car. I already think I have over justified myself and am sorry you feel this way, this is a last ditch effort to find a new loving home for Billie, but I can't afford to be too emotional when considering the safety of my daughter traveling on the M5 every weekend.

So 5 million minis were only for town and local journeys?Okay, that makes sense.Why wont people learn that an unsafe car is only unsafe if driven in a way it endangers lives?Its like him saying 'ill pass on this unsafe car to someone else'And for the record, he doesnt know anything about minis.
To give him some credit, minis do SUCK if you have to drive one any distance!
And they do feel hideously unsafe and dangerously low!But why get one in the first place.........
Or rather, why spend X amount on a new car when they could probably get her a one or two year old one for a lot less than the 2k will save off a brand new one. The she can keep her beloved mini for fun too. Or sell it for the 1k or whatever its worth.
FredTransit Rank: Lancia Gamma

FredTransit

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Well I think me Mk3 escort is pretty low, but I am used to something bigger and higher anyway. Wouldn't call it unsafe, but it does make me feel that way! I have never driven a mini, but when I have been a passenger in one I was not happy....

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I'm not on the side of the mini owner but I have to raise a point in comparing a rally-prepared Mini versus a standard road mini. On a rally stage the rally mini can race around fast, and has modified or completely different suspension to cope. It has a roll cage, safety harnesses and the like. A standard mini has standard suspension, no roll cage, a seatbelt and that's it. A standard mini, if rolled at speed, would be a scary thing. A motorway accident in one would be a scary thought too. Modern cars are a lot better at coping with such things, although nowt is safe if you get in a lorry sandwich or the wind blows one onto you.I do agree that for the money, they could buy their daughter a second-hand modern car - there's a lot of 80's tat on here but there are modern enough cars going for a few hundred quid, which are very safe and in decent condition. The seller has their reasons though, whatever the may be.As an auction, you're supposed to start off at a fairly bargain / lower-end price and work up to what it's worth in general, then in the final flurry you find out what it's worth to people who especially want it. Might as well be a classified ad if you want a set amount - or put a reserve on but start the bidding lower to get people going... but again, not all people work in the same ways

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