New towcar required .

[Sir Tigger KC]

I bought both my Omega and my V70 blind on ebay, and both were excellent buys! 

Although when I turned up in Chatham to pick up the V70, I found it abandoned in a hedge, it was green with algae, dripping with condensation inside and the tyres were nearly flat.

Nevertheless, it started first time, the fella knocked £90 off because the interior fan was kaput, so I paid for it anyway and crept down the road to the nearest filling station, where I pumped up the tyres, and then stopped at the first illegals car wash I saw and treated it to the full monty wash and never looked back! 

[Rangie]

I bought both my Omega and my V70 blind on ebay, and both were excellent buys! 

Although when I turned up in Chatham to pick up the V70, I found it abandoned in a hedge, it was green with algae, dripping with condensation inside and the tyres were nearly flat.

Nevertheless, it started first time, the fella knocked £90 off because the interior fan was kaput, so I paid for it anyway and crept down the road to the nearest filling station, where I pumped up the tyres, and then stopped at the first illegals car wash I saw and treated it to the full monty wash and never looked back! 

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I've bought several over the last 20 years or so exactly the same, but I've been strict by setting myself a price that I would not exceed & not to get involved in a "bidding frenzy" also allowing myself to keep a healthy amount of cash in reserve for any repairs that may be required and its worked well for me as well, with the Range Rover I bought in 2019 it went straight to a recommended independent and only cost me £1200 to get it up to scratch, his first words when I took in to him were " when it gets to £2000 I'll give you a call " so I did well with that one ..👍

[Doctor Gollum]

I bought both my Omega and my V70 blind on ebay, and both were excellent buys! 

Although when I turned up in Chatham to pick up the V70, I found it abandoned in a hedge, it was green with algae, dripping with condensation inside and the tyres were nearly flat.

Nevertheless, it started first time, the fella knocked £90 off because the interior fan was kaput, so I paid for it anyway and crept down the road to the nearest filling station, where I pumped up the tyres, and then stopped at the first illegals car wash I saw and treated it to the full monty wash and never looked back! 

Point being that for a purchase that's a couple of hundred quid, but when you're spending proper money it becomes much more of a gamble. Buying a cheap car is always a roll of the dice but the expectations are set accordingly.

Notwithstanding that if it's being auctioned, it's misleading to show a price unless it's clearly a price range for what they expect it to achieve.

[STEMO]

When I used to be an avid ebayer, I think I bought about five cars without seeing them. I even travelled to London to pick up an Alfa 166, as big a risk as possible, really. But I never paid a deposit and I always took cash, up to £8000 for one car.
The way I looked at it was, if the car is a shed, they ain't getting my money. Never wasted a train journey, but that's all I could have wasted.

[Rangie]

When I used to be an avid ebayer, I think I bought about five cars without seeing them. I even travelled to London to pick up an Alfa 166, as big a risk as possible, really. But I never paid a deposit and I always took cash, up to £8000 for one car.
The way I looked at it was, if the car is a shed, they ain't getting my money. Never wasted a train journey, but that's all I could have wasted.

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I went by train to Edinburgh to collect a Merc 190e I bought it  from eBay with £3000 in my pocket one Saturday many years ago & it was packed with drunk football fans! Car was a great buy though ,£5400 to buy a Hyundai Terracan near Sheffield from an auction house (another good tow vehicle) and £7000 in cash for the RRS in a Lincolnshire  village now gone, my attitude is you pay the money & take a chance. But I really can't be arsed to travel to Dorset in November, something will turn up I'm sure.

[Sir Tigger KC]

When I used to be an avid ebayer, I think I bought about five cars without seeing them. I even travelled to London to pick up an Alfa 166, as big a risk as possible, really. But I never paid a deposit and I always took cash, up to £8000 for one car.
The way I looked at it was, if the car is a shed, they ain't getting my money. Never wasted a train journey, but that's all I could have wasted.

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I went by train to Edinburgh to collect a Merc 190e I bought it  from eBay with £3000 in my pocket one Saturday many years ago & it was packed with drunk football fans! Car was a great buy though ,£5400 to buy a Hyundai Terracan near Sheffield from an auction house (another good tow vehicle) and £7000 in cash for the RRS in a Lincolnshire  village now gone, my attitude is you pay the money & take a chance. But I really can't be arsed to travel to Dorset in November, something will turn up I'm sure.

There is no finer place than Dorset in November Mick!      

You could treat your good lady to a few days away and then just drop it in casually that you're just popping into this place called Sparkford on the way home, because you've been told it's an interesting place. 

[Rangie]

When I used to be an avid ebayer, I think I bought about five cars without seeing them. I even travelled to London to pick up an Alfa 166, as big a risk as possible, really. But I never paid a deposit and I always took cash, up to £8000 for one car.
The way I looked at it was, if the car is a shed, they ain't getting my money. Never wasted a train journey, but that's all I could have wasted.

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I went by train to Edinburgh to collect a Merc 190e I bought it  from eBay with £3000 in my pocket one Saturday many years ago & it was packed with drunk football fans! Car was a great buy though ,£5400 to buy a Hyundai Terracan near Sheffield from an auction house (another good tow vehicle) and £7000 in cash for the RRS in a Lincolnshire  village now gone, my attitude is you pay the money & take a chance. But I really can't be arsed to travel to Dorset in November, something will turn up I'm sure.

There is no finer place than Dorset in November Mick!      

You could treat your good lady to a few days away and then just drop it in casually that you're just popping into this place called Sparkford on the way home, because you've been told it's an interesting place. 

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I'm sure it is, but at my age I can't be out  on dark evenings..😂

[TheBoy]

I'm sure it is, but at my age I can't be out  on dark evenings..😂

Your curfew ankle bracelet doesn't allow it

[Rangie]

I'm sure it is, but at my age I can't be out  on dark evenings..😂

Your curfew ankle bracelet doesn't allow it

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How the f**k did you find out..😂😂😂