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Author Topic: Your 2nd hand car buying experiences.  (Read 4098 times)

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Re: Your 2nd hand car buying experiences.
« Reply #15 on: 23 August 2018, 10:05:38 »
Quote from: Sir Tigger QC on 22 August 2018, 23:40:52
Quote from: ronnyd on 22 August 2018, 22:24:26
Can,t understand anyone buying a motor without test driving it, though i know a lot do.

I bought my Omega blind on ebay, kept it for 11 years and it was the 2nd best car I've had!  :y

The best was a 1980 Ford Cortina estate I bought in Sydney for £200ish, drove it the 10,000 odd miles around Oz and sold it the day before my visa ran out for £300ish!  :y
From eBay: MGZT 190+, Honda legend 3.2 V6, Saab 900 2.0T, Omega 2.0 estate. Every one of them sold on/traded when finished with and no problems.
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« Reply #16 on: 23 August 2018, 12:06:38 »
We've just brought (via ebay) an astra h 1.7cdti estate ,75k ,12 months mot , 875 beer tokens for my brother ,collecting later from a marina car park  :-\ local to me
 I can see this one going tits up  ;D
if it pans out ok ,the 1.6 astra g estate it will replace will be scrapped with 4 months mot because i CBA with ebay messers  :P
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« Reply #17 on: 23 August 2018, 20:17:31 »
Think the only test drive I've done on any car I've ever bought has been called "the drive home" ;D But then I've never paid more than £1250 for a car[scared me silly to pay so much!]and I owned that for 9yrs with only normal servicing costs needed. :y
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« Reply #18 on: 24 August 2018, 19:19:42 »
Quote from: aaronjb on 23 August 2018, 08:35:24
Drove lovely, though ;D ;D

.. and it was quite a looker one converted to "fastback" form, too.* :D



* - once it had stopped smouldering.
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« Reply #19 on: 27 August 2018, 10:04:08 »
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 24 August 2018, 19:19:42
Quote from: aaronjb on 23 August 2018, 08:35:24
Drove lovely, though ;D ;D

.. and it was quite a looker one converted to "fastback" form, too.* :D



* - once it had stopped smouldering.

"Just write your initials"... ;D ;D
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« Reply #20 on: 27 August 2018, 16:06:06 »
My most unusual item found inside  a 2nd hand car purchase . . .

I may have mentioned this before a long time ago on here  . . but brought my 1st Omega about 10 years ago now  . . .got it  from Auto Trader from near Leatherhead,  A 1999 3.0 Elite MFL   8) 8)

Went to see & try it mid week , agreed price , paid deposit to return on the Saturday to collect.

Saturday came , all went to plan , sellers wife ( slim nice looking about 35/40 ) made me a cuppa while the deal was finalised . Finished my tea in the kitchen chatting to the seller & his wife .  Drove home , all well car was very nice with no problems .

Later that afternoon  . . .full interior  & boot valet going on  . . .came across a dozen or so glossy photographs of the said slim lady who made the tea,  hidden in the boot , all in rather  exotic  FULL erotic poses minus clothes   :o

Did cross my mind to call him  . . .but never did  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #21 on: 27 August 2018, 16:07:21 »
Bet they're all stuck together now.  ;D
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« Reply #22 on: 27 August 2018, 16:10:34 »
Quote from: STEMO on 27 August 2018, 16:07:21
Bet they're all stuck together now.  ;D


Pardon me ?  whatever do you mean Steve ?   ;D ;D ;D

She was a looker though  ;) ;)
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Re: Your 2nd hand car buying experiences.
« Reply #23 on: 27 August 2018, 16:45:11 »
Quote from: Alnico Blue on 27 August 2018, 16:06:06
My most unusual item found inside  a 2nd hand car purchase . . .

I may have mentioned this before a long time ago on here  . . but brought my 1st Omega about 10 years ago now  . . .got it  from Auto Trader from near Leatherhead,  A 1999 3.0 Elite MFL   8) 8)

Went to see & try it mid week , agreed price , paid deposit to return on the Saturday to collect.

Saturday came , all went to plan , sellers wife ( slim nice looking about 35/40 ) made me a cuppa while the deal was finalised . Finished my tea in the kitchen chatting to the seller & his wife .  Drove home , all well car was very nice with no problems .

Later that afternoon  . . .full interior  & boot valet going on  . . .came across a dozen or so glossy photographs of the said slim lady who made the tea,  hidden in the boot , all in rather  exotic  FULL erotic poses minus clothes   :o

Did cross my mind to call him  . . .but never did  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
You missed a trick there. Your "purchase" COULD have been very cheap indeed. ;)
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Re: Your 2nd hand car buying experiences.
« Reply #24 on: 27 August 2018, 16:55:59 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 27 August 2018, 16:45:11
Quote from: Alnico Blue on 27 August 2018, 16:06:06
My most unusual item found inside  a 2nd hand car purchase . . .

I may have mentioned this before a long time ago on here  . . but brought my 1st Omega about 10 years ago now  . . .got it  from Auto Trader from near Leatherhead,  A 1999 3.0 Elite MFL   8) 8)

Went to see & try it mid week , agreed price , paid deposit to return on the Saturday to collect.

Saturday came , all went to plan , sellers wife ( slim nice looking about 35/40 ) made me a cuppa while the deal was finalised . Finished my tea in the kitchen chatting to the seller & his wife .  Drove home , all well car was very nice with no problems .

Later that afternoon  . . .full interior  & boot valet going on  . . .came across a dozen or so glossy photographs of the said slim lady who made the tea,  hidden in the boot , all in rather  exotic  FULL erotic poses minus clothes   :o

Did cross my mind to call him  . . .but never did  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
You missed a trick there. Your "purchase" COULD have been very cheap indeed. ;)
Yeah. Car for nowt and a ride in your missus or these are going on the internet.  ;D
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« Reply #25 on: 27 August 2018, 23:18:10 »
That reminds me of an experience when I sold an Austin seven. It was actually in many parts and I hired a box van to deliver to the buyer in Daventry. He made us a coffee and proceeded to show us his extensive collection of badly taken by him, erotic photos of young girls.

We finished our drinks double quick and left.
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