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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #15 on: 11 October 2020, 11:57:33 »
I sent lots of messages to the seller yesterday, offered the full asking price. Last night arranged fwith someone who would go and pay / collect the car for me . Everything all set to go.
Got no response at all from the seller until an hour ago. "sorry car now sold.  :'( >:( >:(
Hope his knob drops off.
This was it
https://www.gumtree.com/p/porsche/porsche-boxster-convertible-2000-manual-3179-cc-2-doors/1386830413

I expect it will get tarted up a bit and appear on ebay soon for at least 4 grand.  ::)
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #16 on: 11 October 2020, 13:07:39 »
Quote from: Viral_Jim on 10 October 2020, 23:10:01
Personally I would drive down to do the deal on the day it's being collected, but then again I have had some relatively long disappointing trips to not collect cars.  ::)

If you have to do it remotely, I'd ask for a photo of the front page of the v5 and a photo of the drivers license of the guy selling it. Recently my NatWest and Halifax banking apps have both implemented a feature where they check the account holder's name against the AC number and sort code. If all three of those don't match up, I'd be asking questions / walking away.

So what is the going rate on a beetle these days anyway?  ;D

Yep. This was my approach to car buying. These days I usually buy unseen but from a dealer. If the car proves to be a 'bag of shit' I will always make their lives unbearable if they don't take it back or give me a refund.

Of course, with a private sale, your options on returning the car are more limited.
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #17 on: 11 October 2020, 13:08:07 »
Porsche 914?
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #18 on: 11 October 2020, 13:13:54 »
Quote from: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 11 October 2020, 11:57:33
I sent lots of messages to the seller yesterday, offered the full asking price. Last night arranged fwith someone who would go and pay / collect the car for me . Everything all set to go.
Got no response at all from the seller until an hour ago. "sorry car now sold.  :'( >:( >:(
Hope his knob drops off.
This was it
https://www.gumtree.com/p/porsche/porsche-boxster-convertible-2000-manual-3179-cc-2-doors/1386830413

I expect it will get tarted up a bit and appear on ebay soon for at least 4 grand.  ::)

A Boxster for a grand?.......make sure the car actually exists.

I drove an early 2.7 Boxster and it was great. Made a great noise as well. :y

Push past the 'hairdresser' image and you have a great car. :y
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #19 on: 11 October 2020, 13:34:37 »
bargain for someone , green is a rare colour and at 1k it was for nothing
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #20 on: 11 October 2020, 14:31:17 »
Crying shame you lost out on that , would have been a nice winter project.
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #21 on: 11 October 2020, 14:44:15 »
RMS and bearing change on the drive and replacing all the rear suspension... And that's just from the description.

Lucky escape I think...  ;)
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Re: Buying a car remotely
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #24 on: 11 October 2020, 15:57:44 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 11 October 2020, 15:05:31
Console yourself with this...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 :D
Albs might have become a garlic munching onion peddler, but not even he is that daft ;D
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #25 on: 11 October 2020, 16:19:23 »
Quote from: TheBoy on 11 October 2020, 15:57:44
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 11 October 2020, 15:05:31
Console yourself with this...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 :D
Albs might have become a garlic munching onion peddler, but not even he is that daft ;D

£1000 would buy our French loving friend an excellent clit.
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #26 on: 11 October 2020, 16:26:13 »
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 11 October 2020, 16:19:23
Quote from: TheBoy on 11 October 2020, 15:57:44
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 11 October 2020, 15:05:31
Console yourself with this...

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-CLK320-convertible-1999-spares-or-repair-/154119498788 :D
Albs might have become a garlic munching onion peddler, but not even he is that daft ;D

£1000 would buy our French loving friend an excellent clit.
I very much doubt he'd want a sex change op ,even if it was only a grand  ;D
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #27 on: 11 October 2020, 16:41:56 »
For some reason C L I O comes out as clit. :)

Could be that TB is a perv. :D ;D
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Re: Buying a car remotely
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Re: Buying a car remotely
« Reply #29 on: 11 October 2020, 22:20:37 »
Well... Someone bought it :P
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