Mikes Car Bargain Price £10

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Mikes Car Bargain Price £10

Post by C7Steve » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:35 pm

Spotted on PH.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/ ... 60/1543022

Thought this would have sold by now.

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Post by mwmackenzie » Tue Jul 23, 2013 10:43 pm

i'll give you £10.99 any day of the week! But seriously I'm amazed your car hasn't sold already Mike! awesome spec and so well engineered! :thumbsup
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Post by Mikie711 » Tue Jul 23, 2013 11:22 pm

You wouldn't believe the amount of people who never read the ad and thought it was £10. Pistonheads won't let you put text in the price or £0.
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Post by Scotty C » Wed Jul 24, 2013 8:51 am

cant understand why no one has bought that car yet :roll:
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Post by Stevoraith » Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:07 am

Have I just missed it or is there not actually a price in the advert?

It says priced for a quick sale but I can't see a price.

You won't get much response if people don't know how much you're looking for.

I never bother with adverts which just invite offers- you must know how much you want for it so just ask for that!
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Post by j2 lot » Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:57 am

:withstupid
I probably wouldnt bother if there was no price , I would be suspicious of a scam or its so expensive its not worth bothering - you need a starting point so people know if its in their league.
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Post by woody » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:00 am

Scotty C wrote:cant understand why no one has bought that car yet :roll:
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Post by Mikie711 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:04 am

There are reasons it's advertised like this which will become clear over time ....... hopefully :)
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Post by tut » Wed Jul 24, 2013 10:57 am

"Any reasonable offers will be conCidered" :D

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Post by mckeann » Wed Jul 24, 2013 1:21 pm

I agree, put up the price you want for it.

If I was searching for a car I'd set a max and min value and search for that. SO either folk aren't seeing the advert as they set they're minimum at 15K, or they just don't want to waste there time as they expect the car is too much money

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Post by flyingscot68 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:39 pm

:withstupid

I find your advert plain confusing due to there being no price.

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Post by r10crw » Wed Jul 24, 2013 3:40 pm

Unfortunately the Cat status is a killer and most people wont pay 15+ for cars like this. Most folk here understand the cars like new but the vast majority are too scared to take a risk. My Exige S, 2006 running 300+ BHP was sold for 17K 4 years ago in very good condition, just the way it is unfortunately.
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Post by BigD » Wed Jul 24, 2013 4:47 pm

r10crw wrote:Unfortunately the Cat status is a killer and most people wont pay 15+ for cars like this. Most folk here understand the cars like new but the vast majority are too scared to take a risk. My Exige S, 2006 running 300+ BHP was sold for 17K 4 years ago in very good condition, just the way it is unfortunately.
And the biggest problem with that is the resale because when you come to sell it on you will have the same difficulty. Shame as it's a great spec and car. 8)

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Post by Mikie711 » Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:28 pm

You can have the Cat D removed from it's HPI check by having a Autoline inspection done on the car. £265 for the inspection but they are all in middle England which is a PITA.
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Post by Corranga » Thu Jul 25, 2013 8:41 am

Before seriously considering an Autoline instpection, it might be worth some further investigation.

The few things I've read indicate that the car is still Cat C / D, but is indicated as Condition Inspected rather than Condition Alert.
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