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SYTTG
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Melbourne's East
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I did have a used car dealer once let me take a car home for the night just to let me see if i liked it too! Interesting tactic!
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Banned
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 963
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the rwc excuse has been poppin' up all weekend, too busy to get one!
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Chasing a FORD project!
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: adelaide
Posts: 5,114
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i loved the ad on my xr6: sports auto(same auto as in all the BA's, not really that sporty..) stunning not a mark on it (two small scratches popped out within moments, i pointed them out and they shrugged me off) leather...and it didnt have leather.....they had no reply to that but, "must have been a different black BA we had in..despite the fact they told me they hadent had one in 6 months....ah yes got those two ads mixed up did we??
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,974
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I once sold a WRX to a young couple (I'm talking private sale) and the selling point was not the handling or power but the fact that I randomly pointed out it had ISOFIX approved child restraints in the rear seat for fixing a baby seat. I later found out she was pregnant and this sold her on it. The gent thanked me later
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1966 Ford Mustang coupe. 347 stroker, PA reverse manual C4, TCE high stall converter, B&M Pro Ratchet, Edelbrock alum heads, Edelbrock intake manifold, MSD ignition, Holley Street HP 750 CFM carb, gilmer drive, wrapped Hooker Super Comp Headers, dual 3" straight through exhaust, Bilstein shocks, custom springs, full poly suspension, American Racing rims, Open Tracker roller spring saddles and shelby drop. Still to go - Holley Sniper EFI with integrated fuel cell. |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,974
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Also when I buy a car google the mobile number of the seller. Its amazing what you can find out when you play detective. Such as they have had about 20 other cars for sale in the last 6 months so the whole "we have had this car since new" rubbish, becomes "I buy damaged cars from auction for peanuts then flog it to you after my cousin Habib has patched them up"...
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1966 Ford Mustang coupe. 347 stroker, PA reverse manual C4, TCE high stall converter, B&M Pro Ratchet, Edelbrock alum heads, Edelbrock intake manifold, MSD ignition, Holley Street HP 750 CFM carb, gilmer drive, wrapped Hooker Super Comp Headers, dual 3" straight through exhaust, Bilstein shocks, custom springs, full poly suspension, American Racing rims, Open Tracker roller spring saddles and shelby drop. Still to go - Holley Sniper EFI with integrated fuel cell. |
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I see you....
Join Date: Dec 2005
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My personal favorite is the when a dealer has it advertised as 'credit to its previous owner'
what does that mean exactly when a car dealer has that on it - did the dealer pay more for it? I think not..... |
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Where to next??
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 8,893
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Location: Melbourne
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XR5TBO
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: LEETON, NSW
Posts: 502
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When I was looking around, I found a Mazda Astina 323 (years and years ago) it looked really clean on the outside, polished up and nice set of mags, tinted window... etc
One Lady owner since new... I decided to have a look... and it stunk. Macdonlds and KFC wrappers under the seats, questionable stains on the back seat. the drivers seat was twisted and I asked the seller... was the Lady owner Hulk Hogans mother?
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1BAD302
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Kelmscott, Western Australia
Posts: 12
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There is one thing that always gets me. A $29,000 Ford (what else would one buy?) for arguments sake.
"Will not last" Mkay, so why buy something that wont last?? ![]()
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Banned
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 963
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My next ad will go somethng like this.
First to see will buy, going overseas, moving overseas, lady owner, driven by lady, won't dissapoint, mature owner, one owner, log books, never been in accident, selling due to buying a house, due to ill health, now have company car, no room for 2 cars, no test pilots, growing family, need a ute for work, recently serviced, had the car since new, immaculate condition, excelent condition, good condition, showroom condition, great condition, as new, make an offer, ono, obo, reasonable offers considered, need it gone, RWC (no rwc really), lost my licence, great family car, suite p-plater, fastidious owner, fussy owner, unfinished project, suite restoration, great first car, lost my job, been in the family for 20 years, after you buy do the Fonzi thing to start the car, car was welded together from 2 separate cars.... I cant think of anything else aaaaahhhhhh! |
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Banned
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 963
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oh yeah that's a goodie too
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Wheel Wally
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Ballarat
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GT4.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 4,218
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Where to next??
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 8,893
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The price was also negotiated to take this into account. The car was bought for around 4 grand less than market value. The car was also taken to a service centre the week after purchase to hook up the car to a diagnostic computer to see if it found anything untoward. And it didn't ![]() |
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Call me Spud
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 1,995
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First thing I did when I bought my Camry was get a log book, so when I sell it the buyer can see the history and fuel mileage etc.
I bought the car being told by the dealer "oh we have always serviced this car etc etc" Found out when I took it in to have something fixed (1 week after purchase), that it had not had a recall job done on it. The recall was issued in 07, so tell me how they never did anything about it if they were always servicing it. |
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Banned
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Mount Gambier - South Aus
Posts: 662
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A great one from the caryard is when you pick accident damage on a car and they deny its been in a prang...
Like when we got my ex's KS Verada, it had accy damage that had been "repaired" they told me it hadn't been in a prang... ugh funny how they tried to tell me that when I went straight there after work with my work shirt on "Cole Motors Crash Repairs" lol! |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,505
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A friend of mine was selling a car, had a fair price on it and to be honest it was a very god example of that particular car, this bloke come and had a look at it and they decided to go for a "test drive" and this is a conversation they had
BUYER : this seems to be quite a good car, but I am looking at another one in better condition for half the money SELLER : WOW! you better go buy that one then before I do, where was it advertised?? BUYER : fumes and didn't buy and on the subject of RWC as I am currently trying to sell a car and every lug nuts asks me two questions in this order "does it come with a roadworthy" and "how many kays it done" I am reluctant to get a roadworthy on the car as I simply do not want to spend the money on it as this will eat into monetary loss I am already taking on the car. I have had numerous arguments with people trying to tell me I have to supply a roadworthy, to which I reply "see that BA, its mine I paid a hell of alot more for that than I am asking for this, and I didnt get a RWC" I am tired of getting lumbered with doing RWCs on cars when I buy I do rwc when i sell I do rwc its driving me mental.. in case anybody is wondering the car I selling is an AU2 XR6 sedan w/VCT - blue with 275 thou on it want 7k - want more info PM me ![]()
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I12 GO FASTER
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SYDNEY - west
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Rocky
Posts: 429
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I was looking at a car at a dealers once and noticed an oil leak. The guy said thats what we in the trade call 'natural sepage'.
I said thats what I call B.S. |
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what about... " a real headturner" on almost every ad i see, there mostly stock cars with 17 inch povvo rims
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: ACT
Posts: 4,028
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My pet hate is when it is advertised as "fully optioned", yet when the car is inspected, it becomes clear that a number of optional extras were not fitted to the car, ever.
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Now Fordless
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Fremantle, WA
Posts: 3,611
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"XR6 lookalike" when its just a standard Falcon with rims.
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