stuboy Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 ........ oh and the alarm randomly goes off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 2/13/2023 at 3:09 PM, Soundwave said: "If it doesn't sell for £<amount>, I'll scrap it instead." So, if you don't get £2k for your £1500-at-best car, you'll sell it for £400 to the scrappers? Yes, that'll certainly teach potential buyers a lesson. Stop being such a dildo. This is sort of understandable in the sub £500 category (remember those days?) where the difference between sale and scrap is very little, but otherwise you're just being a plank. It’s classic passive aggressive behaviour, see also ‘if I don’t get the asking price will break for parts’ despite ‘too many projects’ in the same advert. My favourite selling ploy is the sort of 18th century prose adopted by wanky classic car vendors when trying to shift a moderately interesting or pseudo sporty car from long ago. Hence; ’It was a cold spring morning in April 1952 when Mr D Gribbins collected the keys to his brand new Riley Weasel 2+2 drophead TWA 1S finished in Old English Sheepdog White. He’d opted for the contrasting plum leather upholstery and beech dash and door furnishings but decided against knock off wire wheels. Mr Gribbins was the co proprietor of Gribbins and Weed, a Brighton based hosiery supplier so TWA 1S would have spent much of the first 5 years of her life delivering ladies articles across the South Downs…. (continues in this vein for the next five paragraphs) RoverFolkUs, jayroller, Split_Pin and 17 others 2 1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backache Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Surprised no one has mentioned it earlier, I find the most annoying phrase to emerge in the last few years is " No knocks or bangs" , what does it even mean? I dont think Ive ever had a car that bangs! Bamboocarman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 It was fine four years ago when I drove it into that bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 16 minutes ago, backache said: Surprised no one has mentioned it earlier, I find the most annoying phrase to emerge in the last few years is " No knocks or bangs" , what does it even mean? I dont think Ive ever had a car that bangs! I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben_O Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 There is a guy near me that sells used cars regularly through Facebook and he always uses the phrase 'no crybabies or time wasters' and usually a barrage of other random insults aimed at potential time wasters. I understand he has done this because he is fed up of people wasting his time (or more likely walking away from a shit car he has advertised as being good) but I won't entertain viewing a car if the seller comes across as rude and unpleasant In the advert. If I'm looking to buy a car, all I want to see in the advert is the make/model of the car, the mileage, details of any faults, how much mot it has and any services history. That and some clear photos and of course the price I don't want to know how far you've driven in it nor why you are selling it and I certainly don't need to know anything about its previous keepers or how good it is for it's age, i have eyes so I'll decide for myself Split_Pin and Timewaster 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Sellers: "Average condition for miles" - totally meaningless. "Service history lost" Buyers: "Is that the original milege?" That on some 40 year old barge I'm selling for a pittance. I've no idea -your guess is as good as mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 “It’s never done that before” Could be true, but sellers credibility immediately under scrutiny, and general bad vibes about the situation. twosmoke300 and GeordieInExile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 I was selling a city rover which I believed to be in sound mechanical order, and the prospective buyer was convinced I was trying to con them into buying a car with a dodgy head gasket. On gumtree. They acted like I was a total master criminal/ con artist. Never found out if it was a play to chip the price as I refused to sell it to them . IIRC I later weighed it in as life is too short to be dealing with that shit over a £350 car Rust Collector, Dan_ZTT, RoverFolkUs and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 wait you people actually view a car before you buy it? i always just transfer the money and see what the hell i've just bought Split_Pin, Bamboocarman, AnnoyingPentium and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Whenever I'm viewing a car I've already bought it in my head because I've already thought through all the "what if's" before picking up the phone 😂 Rust Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxxo Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 21 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: Whenever I'm viewing a car I've already bought it in my head because I've already thought through all the "what if's" before picking up the phone 😂 I’ve got anxiety for me not to buy a car, it would have to be so bad or on fire id buy a nail if it avoided confrontation sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 .... it was a minter before the crash... sierraman, AnnoyingPentium and CaptainBoom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83C Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, stuboy said: .... it was a minter before the crash... And along the same lines, ”Ran well before the cambelt snapped.” Fucking brilliant, shame it’s now fucked. wesacosa, AnnoyingPentium, RoverFolkUs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieInExile Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 5 hours ago, HMC said: “It’s never done that before” Could be true, but sellers credibility immediately under scrutiny, and general bad vibes about the situation. This is exactly what I came in to post. If it makes a weird noise or does something out of the ordinary, I want to not be surprised having been told it's going to do it before I set off for a test drive. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 14 hours ago, Ben_O said: There is a guy near me that sells used cars regularly through Facebook and he always uses the phrase 'no crybabies or time wasters' and usually a barrage of other random insults aimed at potential time wasters. I understand he has done this because he is fed up of people wasting his time (or more likely walking away from a shit car he has advertised as being good) but I won't entertain viewing a car if the seller comes across as rude and unpleasant In the advert. If I'm looking to buy a car, all I want to see in the advert is the make/model of the car, the mileage, details of any faults, how much mot it has and any services history. That and some clear photos and of course the price I don't want to know how far you've driven in it nor why you are selling it and I certainly don't need to know anything about its previous keepers or how good it is for it's age, i have eyes so I'll decide for myself I sold a mk2 fiesta 1.1 popular car derived van with rear side windows and a GL interior once. What clinched it for the buyer, was my wife saying, "We've been all over England in it. We even drove to Snowdon., and Inverness." And the fact that the reason we were selling it was she was 4 months Pregnant and it didn't have rear seat belts. warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 14 hours ago, HMC said: “It’s never done that before” Could be true, but sellers credibility immediately under scrutiny, and general bad vibes about the situation. I did once use that before when a Mk3 Mondeo Diesel I was selling broke down on the test drive. Amazingly the guy was still interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warch Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 1 hour ago, New POD said: I sold a mk2 fiesta 1.1 popular car derived van with rear side windows and a GL interior once. What clinched it for the buyer, was my wife saying, "We've been all over England in it. We even drove to Snowdon., and Inverness." And the fact that the reason we were selling it was she was 4 months Pregnant and it didn't have rear seat belts. That probably had the air of unforced honesty about it though. There is often a fair degree of mutual suspicion surrounding a used car purchase, more usually associated with a Mexican standoff or a hostage handover, both sides suspect the other of duplicity. Compare and contrast with my last motorcycle purchase. The owner was quite critical of his bike apologising because the paint finish was poor (crazing on the plastic tank) and suggesting it had cold starting problems. I ended up arguing that that was perfectly ok, especially for a desirable litre bike costing a little over a grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shedking Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I remember some of the winning quotes in AT back in the 80s for dealers selling cars in the sub £1000 section Lots if flash for little cash Be quick with this one Condition can only be described as showroom This won't be here long Older but wiser This was pre Internet days of course so all you had to go on was usually one picture, but cars were rarely as described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 I went to view an 02 plate Astra Coupe Turbo way back in 2009. It looked decent but when I got there the exhaust was billowing white smoke and it had no boost. Despite the seller, a spoilt, odious little weed of a man insisting that it was fine, he proclaimed in literally the next sentence that he 'wasn't really an engines man'. Obviously I walked away. Well, when I say walked, drove 400 miles in a hired Nissan Note back up to Scotland. Once I was around the corner he had the cheek to text me and accuse me of being a time waster, even though I'd wasted money on fuel, time and car hire travelling 400 miles to see a car that was described as mint. Nasty wee cunt. Rust Collector, Bamboocarman, FakeConcern and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 19, 2023 Author Share Posted February 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Split_Pin said: I went to view an 02 plate Astra Coupe Turbo way back in 2009. It looked decent but when I got there the exhaust was billowing white smoke and it had no boost. Despite the seller, a spoilt, odious little weed of a man insisting that it was fine, he proclaimed in literally the next sentence that he 'wasn't really an engines man'. Obviously I walked away. Well, when I say walked, drove 400 miles in a hired Nissan Note back up to Scotland. Once I was around the corner he had the cheek to text me and accuse me of being a time waster, even though I'd wasted money on fuel, time and car hire travelling 400 miles to see a car that was described as mint. Nasty wee cunt. You should have just said ‘I’m not much of a cunt man so I’ll not waste any more of your time...’ 🤣 Split_Pin and timolloyd 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted February 22, 2023 Share Posted February 22, 2023 "Only selling as someone has crashed into me and I don't have the time to fix it" Isn't that what insurance is for m8..? If you're £2k further deep into it as of 2 weeks ago, surely it would be a good idea to make it a priority and find the time to seek some recompense via insurance? TLDR: "I don't have the time to..." [xyz] - it's fucked, and/or it's dodgy as shit The wheel switcherooing inspires confidence as well! Dan_ZTT and warch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 9:05 AM, Shedking said: "Condition can only be described as showroom" The showroom in question: Shedking, LightBulbFun, timolloyd and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted February 23, 2023 Share Posted February 23, 2023 /\ I want to buy that place and turn it into an Autoshite museum. warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 23, 2023 Author Share Posted February 23, 2023 9 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said: "Only selling as someone has crashed into me and I don't have the time to fix it" Isn't that what insurance is for m8..? If you're £2k further deep into it as of 2 weeks ago, surely it would be a good idea to make it a priority and find the time to seek some recompense via insurance? TLDR: "I don't have the time to..." [xyz] - it's fucked, and/or it's dodgy as shit The wheel switcherooing inspires confidence as well! That rattling is definitely not the DMF... RoverFolkUs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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