newbie in need of help!

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Re: newbie in need of help!

Post by ROBBIE » Sun Jan 18, 2015 5:58 pm

I would have a look on gumtree and the like see if you can find it elsewhere, might find it with a buy it price
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Re: newbie in need of help!

Post by robbie1985 » Sun Jan 18, 2015 8:59 pm

Yeah I think you right Rick patience and a more realistic budget is the way forward for the car that I want. Ideally I want one that has already had a lift and wheels and tyres fitted. I'd feel guilty if I bought a mint car and trashed it offroad! Lol

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Re: newbie in need of help!

Post by robbie1985 » Sun Jan 18, 2015 9:02 pm

I'm starting to really like gumtree it's so much easier then eBay, no fees and no 10% cut of the final sale price!

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Re: newbie in need of help!

Post by robbie1985 » Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:11 am

Anton wrote:Yeah, there are a couple of lanes in East Sussex, I think - Twiss used to drive them (he lived in Worthing before moving to Malta) but East Sussex is also a bit of a trek for you.

Hope you find a decent Vit waiting for you in Brighton, mate. If not - ebay has a rep for being a really really crap place to sell vehicles - people bidding on them, then not turning up or even communicating, let alone paying - so wait for the ebay listing to end, and then send a message to the seller saying that if he has trouble with the buyer, you might be able to pull £650 out of a hat for him.

What's the worst that could happen?

You must have crystal balls Anton cause I sent the dude a message on Saturday say congrats on the sale and if it fell through I asked if I could have first refusal. Then yesterday I received a message from the guy saying that it looks like the sale is falling through and if I was still interested then I could have first refusal :-) fingers crossed

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Re: newbie in need of help!

Post by Anton » Tue Jan 20, 2015 10:06 pm

Naah, it's just that I've never seen a vehicle sell on ebay without the buyer playing silly buggers, or simply not turning up at all.

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Re: newbie in need of help!

Post by ROBBIE » Wed Jan 21, 2015 9:28 am

What about when you win the bid turn up with the cash and then the seller wants more?
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Re: newbie in need of help!

Post by robbie1985 » Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:57 pm

Well it's all worked out rather well, have worked out a deal and am picking up the vitara tomorrow evening and relieving myself of £700 for it. Cheers for all the advice it's all been invaluable and I'll sort out a build thread, for more advice and brain picking I'm sure!

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Re: newbie in need of help!

Post by Anton » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:57 pm

:doublethumbs:
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