http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2008-MNR-Vortx-2-0-Duratec-engine-206bhp-Omex-throttle-bodies-caterham-kit-car-/321301906650?pt=Automobiles_
UK&hash=item4acf1604da
Some dealer trying to cash in and make a load of extra cash even copied my advert word for word!!!!!
[Edited on 23/1/14 by silky16v]
Not funny is it...
did you get what you wanted when you sold it?
if so whats the problem in someone else trying to sell it for more?
if you didnt... maybe you shouldn't have sold it!
Must admit, once I sell something I don't care if the buyer makes cash on it. I sell something for a good reason at the time, and if it involves
letting it go for less than I wanted then so be it. No matter how much it is worth to me financially or otherwise, stuff is only worth what someone
will pay for it at the time.
Doesn't make it right copying your advert though
Just because he asking it, doesnt mean he'll get it!
Copying the wording is a bit off but making a profit is business. I sold a hard top recently to a bloke I know to be a reseller of tops and fitting kits, but I got a better price than I wanted, so all good as far as I am concerned. If he makes a profit on it then good for him.
If he is a dealer then won't he have to supply some kind of warrantee? that costs money (on average) and benefits the customer.
Personally I'd have thought be better waiting a few months before selling (weather and post-Christmas poverty).
I always thought you sold it too cheap (both coozer and silky)
Dealer can sell for whatever he wants if it's his property and offer warranty and possibly finance on the car. Even at the inflated price
it's still not bad for a 200bhp+ MNR.
Not bitter at all was happy for what i sold it for even made a small profit, if thats what folk are thinking lol!
plus its been sold on already to who i sold it too and now up for sale again
What annoys me is he's blatantly copying my advert, and then having not done any research on the car and then putting 2.5k on the price i think
its funny that the seller with 0% feedback is trying to flog it on eBay
hope he thinks it will sell for that price, i had fun with that car built and altered things to my liking
the engine is a peach and thats the best part of it, it just was let down by the standard type 9 and the rear diff ratio
but i wasn't going to plough the best part of 1.5K to change those items as i had an operation and wasn't using it anymore
anyhow hope someone buys it and enjoys it as much as did, if i ever buy another it will have to turbo'd and be something that will make me smile
every time i use it
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Originally posted by coozer
Not funny is it...
No Matt, not at you. I got what I wanted:-)
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Originally posted by silky16v
What annoys me is he's blatantly copying my advert, and then having not done any research on the car and then putting 2.5k on the price i think its funny that the seller with 0% feedback is trying to flog it on eBay
Iv just phoned the dealer there with an offer as im really wanting something like this, he accepted it, not sure if im allowed to quote it but what
would you guys say is a good realistic price to pay for this?
And to who ever has owned it in the past (seems to be a few ppl) what is it like to drive compared to a BEC? obv 205bhp is a lot compared to a 180bhp
BEC. and what ££ would be needed to improve it? rear disk upgrade over drums, etc.
Thanks. Mark.
Just looked at the listing, the seller is clearly dishonest.
In the title it says "Caterham Kit Car", this is clearly untrue.
In the title it says "2.0 Duratec Engine" yet in the listing it says its an ST170 engine. As we all know the ST170 engine is a Zetec
Blacktop with VVT and "Duratec" written on the cam cover, it has nothing in common whatsoever with a genuine Duratec engine. Read further in
the listing and the seller clearly says its a Zetec.
IMHO the listing should be pulled until the seller lists it correctly with no misleading info.
For them reasons and the fact it was sold for £7k to the pre-previous owner last yr I decided not to go ahead with my £8k offer. I shudv offered alot less.
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Originally posted by Paul Turner
Just looked at the listing, the seller is clearly dishonest.
In the title it says "Caterham Kit Car", this is clearly untrue.
In the title it says "2.0 Duratec Engine" yet in the listing it says its an ST170 engine. As we all know the ST170 engine is a Zetec Blacktop with VVT and "Duratec" written on the cam cover, it has nothing in common whatsoever with a genuine Duratec engine. Read further in the listing and the seller clearly says its a Zetec.
IMHO the listing should be pulled until the seller lists it correctly with no misleading info.
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Originally posted by loggyboy
Just a slight overreaction!
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Originally posted by Paul Turner
He has covered his arse by using the "Z" word later but its not in the title.
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Originally posted by Paul Turner
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Originally posted by loggyboy
Just a slight overreaction!
Don't think so.
It clearly says "Caterham Kit Car" in the listing title, that is a lie. There is no way you can describe a MNR Vortex (however well built) as a Caterham.
As for the Duratec/Zetec bit the seller is clearly relying on any prospective buyer seeing the word "Duratec" and assuming its the latest Ford motor. He has covered his arse by using the "Z" word later but its not in the title.
If a seller cannot list an item accurately its obvious they are either 1) stupid 2) dishonest 3) hoping the buyer is stupid.
I could go on.
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Originally posted by beaver34
it says caterham in the title to get people looking at it
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Originally posted by beaver34
its fair game for eBay, its how it works
Your idea of misleading is obviously a little different to mine then.
If it said '2008 Caterham 2.0 Duratec engine 206bhp Omex throttle bodies MNR Vortx kit car'
Then I could understand it.
But its just there for the keywords - its how ebay's search works. (admittidly less so in last year or so as they moved to a diferent type of
engine.)
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Originally posted by Paul Turner
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Originally posted by beaver34
it says caterham in the title to get people looking at it
It says Caterham in the title in the hope people will think it is one and buy it.
You don't put BMW in the advert for an old Rover 100 (even though BMW owned the company at the time) so why would you put Caterham in the title for the sale of what is a cheaper less desirable car with no pedigree or history.
Not saying there is anything wrong with the MNR Vortex, there is a place for all these kits. Just don't pretend its something that it isn't and never will be.
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Originally posted by beaver34
its fair game for eBay, its how it works
Adverts should be clear and honest, there is no reason to support such obvious misleading text on e-bay or anywhere.
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it says caterham in the title to get people looking at it, if i were to sell my car on eBay i would also have caterham and westfield in the title along with kit car and race track car its fair game for eBay, its how it works.
Won't be long before it gets removed with this wording. Caterham are quick on this stuff normally.