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Re: Am I being unreasonable ? -
02-18-2007
, 12:14 PM
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So your effectively saying I need to take time off work to buy a car, at least until it starts staying light longer. |
It's advisable although to tell the truth I bought my current car unseen on
eBay- after a year it has yet to let me down in any way.
Incidentally the FSH gave me the confidence to do this- if nothing else it
virtually guarantees that the mileage is genuine.
Incidentally, I always keep every receipt for *everything* I spend on a car,
right down to a sidelight bulb. FSH makes any car easier to sell on when the
time comes.
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Bugger, left my e-mail address in there. How do I get that off ? |
letters of an image to get a posters e-mail address, so not the
catastrophe I thought.
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Incidentally, I always keep every receipt for *everything* I spend on a car, right down to a sidelight bulb. FSH makes any car easier to sell on when the time comes. |
if all the receipts are purely from materials for DIY.
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Paul S wrote: ..expectingcarsto have some service history. I'm looking for a small/medium car privately, and am finding it very difficult to findcarswith service history. Looking at Clios (98 on), Astra 16v (98 on), Corsa 1.2 (00 on), 306 , Rov 25. I'm not bothered about a fully stamped book, just evidence that the car's been maintained. Is this unreasonable to expect. And why is it so difficult to find a car privately, I had a list of 33 carsthis weekend. Half have been sold by Sat am and the other's either dont reply or no history. Buyingdecentcars*is* difficult :-) The age/price bracket you are looking at is the hardest. Anything 5 years old or less you would expect to get a full history. Anything over 10 years, any history is a bonus and the loss you might suffer from a poor buy is not catastrophic. It's the ones in between that I've always found the most difficult to buy. As others have said, you need to view on the first day the vehicle is listed. Anything left after that is either likely to be crap, or overpriced. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply. |
Authorhouse, isbn:1-4208-2114-8. see his web www.theinsiderbook.com
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On Feb 18, 12:42 pm, Chris Whelan <cawhe... (AT) prejudicentlworld (DOT) com wrote: Paul S wrote: ..expectingcarsto have some service history. I'm looking for a small/medium car privately, and am finding it very difficult to findcarswith service history. Looking at Clios (98 on), Astra 16v (98 on), Corsa 1.2 (00 on), 306 , Rov 25. I'm not bothered about a fully stamped book, just evidence that the car's been maintained. Is this unreasonable to expect. And why is it so difficult to find a car privately, I had a list of 33 carsthis weekend. Half have been sold by Sat am and the other's either dont reply or no history. Buyingdecentcars*is* difficult :-) The age/price bracket you are looking at is the hardest. Anything 5 years old or less you would expect to get a full history. Anything over 10 years, any history is a bonus and the loss you might suffer from a poor buy is not catastrophic. It's the ones in between that I've always found the most difficult to buy. As others have said, you need to view on the first day the vehicle is listed. Anything left after that is either likely to be crap, or overpriced. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply. get the book, "The Insider" by William Kelbaugh. publisher, Authorhouse, isbn:1-4208-2114-8. see his web www.theinsiderbook.com and you'll learn everything car salesmen know! |
reg with only 50k miles and FSH (strangely, only just put the FSH in
tonights re-ad). He started off at £2,295, then £1,995 last week, and
£1795 this week.
I dismissed it last week, thinking I was being silly, and I wanted
something more economical, but I'm currently only doing 4 - 7k miles/year,
so maybe it's not so daft ?
I've always had a soft spot for them, and it's in a lovely metallic blue.
At £1500, I'd be tempted. Would that be about the right price, and would I
ever sell it in the future ? Would I be making a mistake; I guess they're
fairly out-dated from a handling/roadholding point of view.
Oh, also, he's put a different mobile number in to last week !
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dealmaster wrote: On Feb 18, 12:42 pm, Chris Whelan <cawhe... (AT) prejudicentlworld (DOT) com wrote: Paul S wrote: ..expectingcarsto have some service history. I'm looking for a small/medium car privately, and am finding it very difficult to findcarswith service history. Looking at Clios (98 on), Astra 16v (98 on), Corsa 1.2 (00 on), 306 , Rov 25. I'm not bothered about a fully stamped book, just evidence that the car's been maintained. Is this unreasonable to expect. And why is it so difficult to find a car privately, I had a list of 33 carsthis weekend. Half have been sold by Sat am and the other's either dont reply or no history. Buyingdecentcars*is* difficult :-) The age/price bracket you are looking at is the hardest. Anything 5 years old or less you would expect to get a full history. Anything over 10 years, any history is a bonus and the loss you might suffer from a poor buy is not catastrophic. It's the ones in between that I've always found the most difficult to buy. As others have said, you need to view on the first day the vehicle is listed. Anything left after that is either likely to be crap, or overpriced. Chris -- Remove prejudice to reply. get the book, "The Insider" by William Kelbaugh. publisher, Authorhouse, isbn:1-4208-2114-8. see his web www.theinsiderbook.com and you'll learn everything car salesmen know! I've seen an Alfa 146 1.6TS advertised for the past few weeks. It's a 00 V reg with only 50k miles and FSH (strangely, only just put the FSH in tonights re-ad). He started off at £2,295, then £1,995 last week, and £1795 this week. I dismissed it last week, thinking I was being silly, and I wanted something more economical, but I'm currently only doing 4 - 7k miles/year, so maybe it's not so daft ? I've always had a soft spot for them, and it's in a lovely metallic blue. At £1500, I'd be tempted. Would that be about the right price, and would I ever sell it in the future ? Would I be making a mistake; I guess they're fairly out-dated from a handling/roadholding point of view. Oh, also, he's put a different mobile number in to last week ! |
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I've seen an Alfa 146 1.6TS advertised for the past few weeks. It's a 00 V reg with only 50k miles and FSH (strangely, only just put the FSH in tonights re-ad). He started off at £2,295, then £1,995 last week, and £1795 this week. I dismissed it last week, thinking I was being silly, and I wanted something more economical, but I'm currently only doing 4 - 7k miles/year, so maybe it's not so daft ? I've always had a soft spot for them, and it's in a lovely metallic blue. At £1500, I'd be tempted. Would that be about the right price, and would I ever sell it in the future ? Would I be making a mistake; I guess they're fairly out-dated from a handling/roadholding point of view. Oh, also, he's put a different mobile number in to last week ! Glass's say only £1,150 PX in Exc cond ! |
If it's a decent one, it'll be worth lots more than the Glass's value.
There are plenty of rough ones out there that are only worth the Glass's
value, though.
However, it's a 1.6, which was the fleet special - cheap fabric on the
seats, and an engine that was vastly under-powered for the size and
weight of car.
If you're buying a 156, the only ones to buy are the 2.0TSpark, 2.5V6,
GTA, and the oil-burners (although, avoid the 8v diesels, as they're a
bit slow).
Essentially, avoid the 1.6 and 1.8 petrols.
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www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
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Paul S <anybody (AT) anyone (DOT) plus.com> wrote: I've seen an Alfa 146 1.6TS advertised for the past few weeks. It's a 00 V reg with only 50k miles and FSH (strangely, only just put the FSH in tonights re-ad). He started off at £2,295, then £1,995 last week, and £1795 this week. I dismissed it last week, thinking I was being silly, and I wanted something more economical, but I'm currently only doing 4 - 7k miles/year, so maybe it's not so daft ? I've always had a soft spot for them, and it's in a lovely metallic blue. At £1500, I'd be tempted. Would that be about the right price, and would I ever sell it in the future ? Would I be making a mistake; I guess they're fairly out-dated from a handling/roadholding point of view. Oh, also, he's put a different mobile number in to last week ! Glass's say only £1,150 PX in Exc cond ! Glass's are crap for valuing stuff like that. If it's a decent one, it'll be worth lots more than the Glass's value. There are plenty of rough ones out there that are only worth the Glass's value, though. However, it's a 1.6, which was the fleet special - cheap fabric on the seats, and an engine that was vastly under-powered for the size and weight of car. If you're buying a 156, the only ones to buy are the 2.0TSpark, 2.5V6, GTA, and the oil-burners (although, avoid the 8v diesels, as they're a bit slow). Essentially, avoid the 1.6 and 1.8 petrols. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
I did say 146 not 156.
Assuming you realise that, are you still saying 120BHP is underpowered for
the smaller bodied 146 ?
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Essentially, avoid the 1.6 and 1.8 petrols. Steve, I did say 146 not 156. Assuming you realise that, are you still saying 120BHP is underpowered for the smaller bodied 146 ? |
Erm, too expensive for a 1.6. Watch the trim level, you want a 'Junior'
if you're buying a 1.6.
Same applies for the engines, though - it's an Alfa, ffs, so you don't
want some poverty lump.
The 146 Ti is a wonderful car, shame they never got the diesel lumps in
the UK, though.
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SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL
BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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