Grr selling car privately

bigjl

vikingaero wrote: »

This is why companies such as We Buy Any Car are thriving - you cut out the retards who want a warranty on a 15 year old car and demand refunds when the electric window stops working 3 months after the sale.

My thoughts exactly.

Would rather take a bit less and have no hastle.

Though I do suspect that certain parts of the country are worse than others.

London has loads of tyre kickers.

bod1467

bigjl wrote: »

London has loads of tyre kickers.

Probably because the Congestion Charge means they're never likely to own a car anyway.

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vikingaero wrote: »

This is why companies such as We Buy Any Car are thriving - you cut out the retards who want a warranty on a 15 year old car and demand refunds when the electric window stops working 3 months after the sale.

Would do but they offered £150

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bigjl wrote: »

My thoughts exactly.

Would rather take a bit less and have no hastle.

Though I do suspect that certain parts of the country are worse than others.

London has loads of tyre kickers.

Today I've had three offers of £200 from people who live miles away and want me to deliver. Yeh right!

And an offer of £250 from someone else if I get a new MOT on it.

EdGasket

Where is it advertised and what actually is it?

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bigjl wrote: »

My thoughts exactly.

Would rather take a bit less and have no hastle.

Though I do suspect that certain parts of the country are worse than others.

London has loads of tyre kickers.

Never ceases to amaze me what peoples expectations are. I mean its £700. Its a mercedes, its got AC, cruise control, elec everything its also only got 75K genuine miles on it. But yet its 15 years old so its not in showroom condition!

I upset some woman last week who said she wanted something which "looked nice" and didnt want any scratches on her car but she "fancied a mercedes". Her last one (which was a fiesta) was in better condition than my merc apparently.

I suggested she needed to lower her expectations or increase her budget.

Might see if theres any ferraris on gumtree tonight for £1000. Must be in mint condition though.

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EdGasket wrote: »

Where is it advertised and what actually is it?

gumtree, autotrader.

merc a class. 2001. 75K miles. £700.

EdGasket

I would imagine gumtree might your problem. Are most of the timewasters from there?

Is the MoT short? That might be the other problem.

Otherwise sounds a 'bargin'; I would happily come and kick the tyres

I was giving a car seat away on freecycle once for free; had about three people arange to come and pick it up and then not bother to turn up or let me know after I had waited in!

BeenThroughItAll

This one, I assume?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112007872624

Looks OK for £700 to me, but the short MOT would put me off.

vikingaero

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

This one, I assume?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112007872624

Looks OK for £700 to me, but the short MOT would put me off.

Agree MOT it for another year and people will come ringing.