Car sale - Where?

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Car sale - Where?

Post by wil_scotland » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:34 pm

Looking for some advice. Have just finished my MSc course at uni, which has meant that I need a bigger car for my pending new job. Must have four seats and not two, which rules out my vx220.

Anyway I have put it on Pistonheads but am attracting loads of people wanting to swap other cars.

I am considering going down the ebay/autotrader route. However, I really don’t want to be contacted by folk from Nigeria asking me to cash cheques etc .

Other than Pistonheads, where should I advertise?

Wil

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Post by woody » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:42 pm

trade the yaris for a focus/equivelent toyota etc..? :D

there is a vx220 site, sure someone will be along shortly with the url

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Post by wil_scotland » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:47 pm

I am already in the owners club mate.

I was going to list it up there too.

Cheers for the thoughts.

Think the g/f would have something to say about that trade. :roll:
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Re: Car sale - Where?

Post by alicrozier » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:01 pm

wil_scotland wrote: ...I really don’t want to be contacted by folk from Nigeria...
I resemble that remark... :shock: :lol:
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Post by wil_scotland » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:03 pm

:lol:
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Post by jj » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:42 pm

Just sold mine on eBay after it being on for 24hours, and for the full asking price. Gets my vote every time (thats the 7th car sold on eBay).

Or maybe put it on Pistonheads in the right section :lol:

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Post by craigs135s » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:02 pm

Glad you got the car away JJ. What you geting now???

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Post by ed » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:03 pm

Or maybe put it on Pistonheads in the right section
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Post by wil_scotland » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:11 pm

ed wrote:
Or maybe put it on Pistonheads in the right section
:lol:


LOL, I wondered when someone would notice it.

I was really interested to see how the views would differ for the lotus page compared with the VX220 page.

Will probably take it off as I know it is a little cheeky. :roll:
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Post by Dominic » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:12 pm

I know a few folk who have had good results from pistonheads.

Go for a golf gti... you know it makes sence :roll: :wink:
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Post by Dominic » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:13 pm

P.S. Congrats on MSc & Job. What are you doing?
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Post by jj » Mon Jul 02, 2007 10:17 pm

People looking on Pistonheads are going to know what they are after I`d have thought. I got a lot of interest from both eBay and PH, but probably because it was a cheap car.

I got a lot more watchers on eBay after I put up the Pistonheads advert with a link to the eBay ad, then it sold 24hrs after I did that.

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Post by wil_scotland » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:12 am

I think you could be right with your observations about PH JJ.

Did you sell your car on ebay using the auction style sale or did you use the classified advert?

Thanks Dom.

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Post by Lazydonkey » Tue Jul 03, 2007 12:49 pm

:roll:

Wil is selling his car.

Again.

or is he :lol:

EDIT : Biggest problem with Pistonheads IMHO is the chance of getting someone to come this far north to buy the car.

Surely at £40 autotrader is worth a punt ?
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Post by rossybee » Tue Jul 03, 2007 1:28 pm

Lazydonkey wrote:EDIT : Biggest problem with Pistonheads IMHO is the chance of getting someone to come this far north to buy the car.
Disagree, sorry :roll:

I sold an AMG Merc in less than a week to a chap from London thru pistonheads...


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