hillbillyracer
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:26 PM |
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I'd never consider asking someone to bring the car to me with a view to me buying it. Whenever I've sold something they've always
come to see me.
The only exception I've ever thought of making would be me offering to take a car to them for a quick look if it is'nt out of my way so
they know if it's worth a proper look (I do live in the back of beyond!) & I'd still expect them to come to me to do the deal.
I sold my mk2 Golf GTI last October for £900, the buyer came from Liverpool to the top of Cumbria & had no problem with that, your car is 10 times
the value & he cant make the commitment to travel to you?
It's your car, your money & your decision but if it were me then he'd have to come to me.
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AndyW
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:37 PM |
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dont even think about going up there. Sounds far too suspect to me. As said by others, insurance is only a phone call away, and if he is 100% genuine
then he will without any problems come to you. Dont go up there with a pocket full of cash, your car and all the documents otherwise you will loose
the lot......please please please.....if you think for one second it sounds odd, and you hear alarm bells, just walk away.
i know what its like to really want to sell and if this guy is 100% genuine he will come to you......
Just my thoughts
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Danozeman
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:44 PM |
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walk away mate. Tell him either he comes to you or you wont sell to him.
You dont even need to pick the phone up now adays for the insurance do you. 5 mins on confused.com will get you something to drive home with.
My bet, youl get mugged.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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ashg
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:47 PM |
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i will give you 11grand on arrival if you drive it to me in Nigeria 
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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AndyW
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ashg
i will give you 11grand on arrival if you drive it to me in Nigeria
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Davegtst
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 07:55 PM |
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The car is advertised for £10000 but he tried haggling at £8000 before i knew he wanted me to deliver it. I told him i could have sold it 4 times
last week for 8k so he came back with 8.5k. I then emailed back and said it's 9.5k and thats as low as i will go to which he replyed we had a
deal. He sounds like he's American from the way some of his other emails sound and that his 'Ma and Pa' are coming over from new
jersey.
I don't have to sell but i really want to sell asap so i can start building.
[Edited on 29/3/10 by Davegtst]
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:02 PM |
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sounds young too, relying on ma and pa for the money. And we all know young people are tossers who make up new words as they go along 
Not that im feeling like an old b*****d nowadays or owt 
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balidey
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:04 PM |
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If he's a yank then don't sell it to him. End of. 
Dutch bears have terrible skin due to their clogged paws
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Humbug
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:07 PM |
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I wouldn't go there - if he's "100% genuine" he will come to you.
Sorry to sound cynical, but I am cynical
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Davegtst
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:07 PM |
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Ok here's a couple of emails.
'Hi David
I've just inherited some money after my older brother died at the tender age of 40. I always loved the Lotus Esprit growing up watching the
James Bond Films and know that my brother would have wanted me to take this opportunity to own one. However, the sentimentality is there but I'm
not sure about the practicality...what I mean by that is would you suggest that somebody 6' 2'' and around 16 stone could drive the
Esprit in comfort? The car looks great by the way. Look forward to hearing from you, Jim'
I replyed that he may struggle to fit comfotably but i have had someone who is 6ft 5 drive it and to see if there are any Esprits around near him to
sit in.
'Many thanks Dave!
I think I may just do that...between you and me I think I would buy it to have the pleasure of looking at it on my drive every day and let the girl
friend (5ft 4) drive it....will be in touch...please let me know if you sell it in the meantime.
Thanks again
Jim'
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McLannahan
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:08 PM |
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I'd not deal with him at all - It's far from the money you wanted and it doesn't sound right at all. I'd politely say that
you're not comfortable with this and move on to sell elsewhere. If he's keen and genuine he'll come back.
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dan8400
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:09 PM |
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It's all already been said but i agree with the majority.
Either let him come to you or not at all.
Yanks don't appreciate cars like we brits do. To them they are white goods. Would be better to go to someone who will love it as much as you
do.
Just my two-peneth
Dan
Hey - That's Journey!!!
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:13 PM |
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Think about it! If your brother died, would you really use such flippant language as 'tender age of 40'? The guy must be a total
cock.
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Davegtst
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:14 PM |
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Thanks guys you have all been very helpful. I will send him a message and tell him i'm not happy with the deal and if he wants it he will have
to come to me. There are so many 'what ifs' and i wouldn't expect someone to bring a car to me. I really appreciate you help, you
may have saved me from being mugged
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zilspeed
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:17 PM |
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Guess what ?
This idiot once did that very thing, delivered car to someone.
Yep, I once sold a car to someone who asked me to deliver it to him, sight unseen.
I told him that it was a stupid idea and that he really needed to see the car as pictures only give a vague approximation of the true condition of the
car.
We spent many long phone calls with him insisting he wanted the car and me saying come and see it first.
I eventually agreed to a non refundable deposit and a fee for me delivering it on a trailer.
I duly did so, took the car to him, a round trip of 450 miles all in if I recall.
Met up, pleasant enough fellow, did the deal and I walked away quite happy.
A few days later, I get an email moaning that it wasn't quite what he expected.
He promptly got another email back reminding him of the exact circumstances of the sale and my endlessly having asked hime to come and view the f**ing
car first.
I've never heard tell of him since.
Seriously, don't do it.
Or if you do decide to go for it, expect any amount of grief.
P.S. In my case, it was my GTM K3, which I sold him for £1500 having bought it a year earlier for £1800 and fitted a replacement cylinder head to. You
won't see one anywhere for that sort of money.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:43 PM |
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So where's he getting the money from his mum and dad or his brother?
If you really want to deliver it to him though arrange it for a saturday and u2u me where you're meeting and I'll hang around (not far
from chester)
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001Ben
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:47 PM |
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calling all local members..., I'll second that
[Edited on 29/3/10 by 001Ben]
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Davegtst
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:48 PM |
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He lives in ellesmere port.
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001Ben
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:49 PM |
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where? did he give you an address.
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Davegtst
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 08:53 PM |
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Yep, 16 snowbury way. Apparently he's an electrician or there is a company registered to his house.
[Edited on 29/3/10 by Davegtst]
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001Ben
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 09:10 PM |
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yeah i know where that is, not too far from me.
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Tipster69
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 09:12 PM |
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Hi,
I love the Esprit, is it in Mediterranean Blue? I had an SE Turbo on an F plate in med. blue, some 18 years ago. Bloody loved that car.
(I never had a problem fitting in, and i'm 6ft 2.)
Good Luck with it.
[Edited on 29/3/10 by Tipster69]
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Davegtst
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 09:16 PM |
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No it's pacific blue, the best colour they ever made
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boggle
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| posted on 29/3/10 at 09:23 PM |
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02GF74
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| posted on 30/3/10 at 12:50 PM |
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sounds like BS.
who is in their right mind is goona spend almost 10 k on a car they have never seen?
I wouldn't drive it up there, regardless of how many fat blokes I could fit in the back.
He has probalby seen your ads so knows you must be failry desperate to sell.
I say wait, lower the price if need be and get a proper sale. In the end its only money, not as much as you may like but a safe sale.
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