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12th November 2014, 21:58 | #51 |
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Just getting idiots now. I'm not even answering their emails.
Looks like I'm keeping it.
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13th November 2014, 19:35 | #52 |
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Couple came tonight. Absolutely loved the car! Then tried to beat me down to £650.
They took the bus home.
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13th November 2014, 20:27 | #53 |
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Unbelievable.
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15th November 2014, 23:27 | #54 |
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Has it got a roof? Are the tyres round and straight? Does the horn work?Can i try it out for a week?There must be a word for these people. Probably the same people who come to look at your house when its up for sale and offer £30,000 below what your asking. That was asked of a friend of mine the other week " because we dont really like this area and the council tax is rather high".
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16th November 2014, 17:17 | #55 |
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I'm quite busy at the moment but I allowed a lad to view my 75 this afternoon. I checked with him if he was aware of the price. He was. Great, now we know where we stand.
He came, drove at length and liked the car to the point that he let his bored wife drive home in their present car, leaving himself with me and the 75. Thinking this is a done deal, I went to get the paperwork. I'm not overly-excited about selling what is, effectively, my pride and joy, but, as I said, needs must. Jeez, that's a lot of commas. Anyhoo... Returned to find an excited patron who is, I'm assuming, sorting out something insurance-related on his phone while playing with the satnav. Admittedly, it's looking good. Puts phone way, and then we talk money. He makes me an offer and it's do-able from my end adjusting for minus a tank of fuel and the DD all-in-one rough value as he didn't want it. Don't forget, this is from the Gumtree ad and not the Forum User price which is a lot less. Things are tingling on my body and I'm resisting the desire to call it all off since it will be like losing an arm to me. All I have to do is put the original Hi-line unit back in (ten minutes) and away we go. And this I do while he works his way through a pack of chocolate digestives and a cup of Earl Grey. Then he says: 'How much is diesel around here anyway? I may just fill up here for work tomorrow.' Puzzled, I enquire why he asks? He looks at me as if I'm having some kind of stroke or in much the same way that a child would give you a look after you stated something obvious; "This is a diesel car, right?" And in the space of ten seconds it all fell through. His wife returned an hour later to collect him, during which time we fell upon small talk including the price of diesel while listening to sections of Pink Floyd, The Wall on vinyl. Which he liked.
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16th November 2014, 17:34 | #56 |
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Smoothest diesel in the world innit?
Revs well an'all How about £500 I hope you do find the right buyer soon. It's never a seller's market when you need it to be though; is it?
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17th November 2014, 11:56 | #57 |
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Good job he asked. He could have driven off and filled it with diesel!
Sounds like you are attracting a loada numpties.
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18th November 2014, 23:11 | #58 |
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I hope you are able to keep your car for the future rather than sell it for less than its true value, likewise it's a shame Anna (Scooterchix) has to part with hers. Fortunately there are a few of us who prefer petrol estates to diesel, and when comparing specs the consumption difference is not that great, petrol is less poluting too, a fact which may eventually adjust fuel prices, one hopes. (Have been running Volvo 240s for years).
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20th November 2014, 20:34 | #59 |
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Keyed
Took my Tourer to work today as I had a challenging day ahead and wanted a relaxing drive to set me up for it. Came out after a hard day to find someone keyed the rear passenger door quite badly. Most of it T-cutted out but it's still visible.
Repair or sell now at a reduced cost?
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24th November 2014, 18:04 | #60 |
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