Dick Longbridge Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 "Just a couple of small things to mention, as I'm an honest fella..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 23 minutes ago, Dobloseven said: "It is what it is". Well, yes, most things are(what they are). Yes, but sadly not what is claimed, a lot of the time. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 ‘Right... I’ve got to be upfront about this...’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 One from the past, "Never raced or rallied" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 "I'm based in Birmingham" is usually enough for me to hang up the phone... Place seems to have an unnaturally high concentration of dubious driveway traders. sutty2006, sierraman and twosmoke300 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 "One Scottish owner from new" would put the fear of the corrosion god in me. Dan_ZTT, Split_Pin and AnnoyingPentium 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 "yeah its pretty much road worthy, just needs a new fuel tank which im in the middle of fitting right now" Ha Ha Ha! I mean im not complaining per say, could of pulled it out backwards from a ditch and id of still bought it, but looking back at that statement sure is amusing LOL (not even the replacement fuel tank that was fitted was any good!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 32 minutes ago, Soundwave said: "I'm based in Birmingham" is usually enough for me to hang up the phone... Place seems to have an unnaturally high concentration of dubious driveway traders. What would you think if you lived there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 Most classified ads - " Cat N" or Cat "S" buried in the gettysburg address style ad. bigfella2, AnnoyingPentium, pilninggas and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 7 hours ago, Soundwave said: "I'm based in Birmingham" is usually enough for me to hang up the phone... Place seems to have an unnaturally high concentration of dubious driveway traders. Car located in ... Bradford or Cleckheaton sends shivers down my spine. twosmoke300 and sierraman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 "yer wanna see it? OK, I'll meet you in 1 hour at..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted February 14 Share Posted February 14 "I've got it started and warmed it up for you" FakeConcern and goosey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 If the seller opens the boot for you to show you the capacious load space, this is a bad thing. Just trust me 🤣 sierraman, dome and bigfella2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 If they won’t let you look at it without them waffling like fuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 19 hours ago, sierraman said: It’s never going to be pulling rainbow trout from a stream somewhere is it? You know it’ll be a really boring afternoon sat on the sludgy banks of some heavily polluted stretch of estuary using it as an excuse to escape a sexless marriage drinking cans of Crest Super until you fall asleep on one of those cantilever box things they all seem to have. My only experience of a Fishing Car was a bloke I worked with giving me a lift in his Punto, he was well into fishing. The thing was FULL of flies, like something from a horror film. "Oh yeah sorry about the flies, had a maggot spill at the weekend" It was amazing how unbothered he was by driving round in a mobile cloud of flies. Different breed these fishing types. Matty, chodweaver and Dan_ZTT 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceRupert Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 2/13/2023 at 4:05 PM, sierraman said: Yeah that’s bullshit isn’t it. ‘Wife doesn’t like it’ reads as ‘I’ve bought a complete pup and I need to get shut’ I had to sell a car recently and that was genuinely the reason 😃 sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 7 minutes ago, Dave_Q said: Fishing Car My dodgy uncles mate used to have a nova as a fishing car. The windscreen and roof was caved in as if someone had jumped on it, you genuinely could barely see out of it. It had no MOT, tax or insurance, but he insisted on driving this fucking wreck when he went fishing because it was his "fishing car", but he wouldn't waste money insuring it because it was "just a fishing car, I only use it once a week" His normal car was a shitbox and even more scruffy inside so I really could never fathom the logic of risking a driving ban and having to take massive detours every journey to avoid getting pulled over Dan_ZTT and Dave_Q 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket88 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Anything purported to be either “ stunning “, or “ drives superb “….. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 The stains in the back seat are impossible to remove. sierraman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said: The stains in the back seat are impossible to remove. Especially bad when combined with footmarks on the headlining! Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Remapped but no proof.... Pulls like a train...... 10000000000 miles, nothing for one of these Will pass MOT easily twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EspenO Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 These threads never fail to entertain 😄 The ad can’t be a) long (waffle) or b) short (hiding something). There is, and I can’t stress this enough, no middle ground. Any sort of introduction «this is a…», «For sale:», etc is a grave affront to you as a buyer. Only factual information, presented in bullet points. God help the seller if they fail to include if the car is a pre-facelift (analogue clock in instrument cluster) or post-facelift (digital clock below heater controls) though, obviously. it must have pictures of any angle, including the inside of the closed ash tray. Anyone who uses more than 12 photos to achieve this, however, is a timewaster. All communication must be held in perfect RP. Though of course in 7 words or less, not to waste your precious time. Viewings: You must be acommodated at all times. If someone is coming to see it the next day, you still get first refusal if you can get there tonight. Conversely, if you have sent a LAST PRICE M8, the seller is obliged to hold it for you until the end of time. The seller must always meet you at their registered address, unless it’s somewhere you’ve got some irrational aversion for. If it hasn’t got an MOT, the car has obviously been recently dragged out of a lake after having been set on fire. If it’s got an MOT, it’s because they paid off the tester. Faults; seller should never disclose these, as you obviously know these cars better. Despite them owning it for the last 34 years. Obviously, not disclosing anything you don’t discover is blatant fraud. Did that cover most of it? mercedade, dome, catsinthewelder and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustybullethole Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 On 2/13/2023 at 2:01 PM, sierraman said: ‘Will do 90 in third...’ Zzr 1100 will do 90 in first. twosmoke300 and busmansholiday 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I am being as honest as i can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I went to look at a Scirocco GTI (Mk2) with a mate and the owner drove us around SE London at speeds up to three figures on the rev limiter and tyres squealing. He didn't buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 If the seller opens the boot for you to show you the capacious load space, this is a bad thing. Just trust me Better that than a Kia Picanto on which the (bomb site) dealer was unable to open the boot at all. On that particular car, the dealer's bucket of Macdonald's cola was still in the centre console (and yet he had not been driving it that day) so I feared what treasures the boot might conceal.I didn't buy it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_FM Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Slightly OT but worth mentioning: At the moment me & my wife are looking at buying a house & have been viewing potential new houses at the weekends. We went to one where every room was like a teenager's bedroom & a half renovated kitchen which the seller hadn't bothered to finished so buyers can complete it to their satisfaction. Unsurprisingly we only spent 5 minutes there! Most other houses have been much better kept, with some almost like a showhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 “Hold out yer hand!” warch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 14 hours ago, FakeConcern said: I went to look at a Scirocco GTI (Mk2) with a mate and the owner drove us around SE London at speeds up to three figures on the rev limiter and tyres squealing. my bro wanted to buy a golf gti 16v, found a nice one, bloke took us on test drive at speeds and manouvres Colin mcrae would've been proud of, every time he pulled away clouds of smoke.. valve stem seals. we got back , made our excuses and left .. dude had no insurance, turns out the golf had no mot. wasnt purchased. FakeConcern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 The speedo and mileage display have stopped working..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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