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How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:17 pm
by justaddmud
Ok so on my travels the other week i came across an early 410 (think it was either a Y or an A plate) tintop, completly original parked in someone garden and looks to have been there some time, it was a hardtop though so might not be that bad.
My question is, how do you go about contacting these people? i have only ever does this once before, and i wrote a letter and gave my phone number, as it happens, i got the car for nought, (mk2 escort estate)
what do you reckon, do i try and save it?
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:23 pm
by turbo-tom
try and save it from sj heaven as they say
just shuv a note through the door like you have done before , or just go around there one evening and say your interested in sj's and you got one and after another to restore ?
make some spill up normally works fingers crossed
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:16 am
by chrisj410
I take my sj round there knock on the door if someones in I ask if they wanna sell, then point at mine n say how I restored it n only paid 50 quid so then the price goes down abit lol
If they're not in pop a note through the letterbox
Good luck man
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:02 am
by trotter
Yea I agree, if you don't ask you don't get.. I had some guy knock on my door couple months ago apologising for disturbing me but was I interested in selling my truck as he had sold his to buy mrs a new jimmy and regretted it :-)
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:08 pm
by twiss
Yeah definitely just go round and ask... just get chatting to them about it and make sure they know that you know your stuff!
People can be a lot more co-operative if they know their disused old truck is going to a better home!
My mate has scored many SJs by asking and leaving notes and knocking on doors!
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:10 pm
by turbo-tom
twiss wrote:My mate has scored many SJs by asking and leaving notes and knocking on doors!
jamie by any chance
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 10:00 am
by twiss
Yeah that would be Jamie... he's got a knack for finding suzukis!
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:17 am
by twiss
On a related note...
A while ago I got some wheel spacers and an exhaust dirt cheap from ebay.
I got them because the bloke couldn't be bothered with shipping stuff and nobody would bid and collect!
I ended up getting a whole exhaust and wheel spacers for £20... and he gave me a spare front hard roof section!
Sent him a message on ebay asking him how he was doing and if he had anything else available.
I got a reply saying he has a set of brand new colways on offset rims for sale, and some more bits in his garage for me to look at
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2011 5:16 pm
by Highlander
I get many notes through the door, I have an old Sierra, Samurai's, speedboat etc on the drive which create a bit of interest.
What I would say is... REMEMBER TO LEAVE A CONTACT NUMBER
I've had at least four notes through the door saying....
"I'm interested in your ***** M8, is it for sale?"
and no number or contact details on it!!
Re: How do you guys approach people?
Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:06 pm
by andyrew
i knocked on the guys door and just asked what he was planning to do with the sami. £200 later and she was mine
