I really want shot of the 306 now, and to get my Toledo.
I've replaced the anti roll bar droplinks but it's still making a knocking noise on cornering.
It could be so many things, I'm loathe to get it sent in somewhere to be sorted, only to sell it right after.
I'm tempted to just whack it up on eBay, where any old piece of rubbish seems to get a good price, describe the fault and just see what happens.
Other than that the car is fine. I've changed the oil every 6k, etc.
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I'm tempted to just whack it up on eBay, where any old piece of rubbish seems to get a good price, describe the fault and just see what happens.
I wouldn't have thought it was necessary to volunteer information regarding a car's faults.
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It is on the bay if you don't want the buyer just to walk off because it's not as described, I would imagine.
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It is on the bay if you don't want the buyer just to walk off because it's not as described, I would imagine.
Necessary or not, I'd rather just tell them, I'm that sort of person.
The problem is people will no doubt assume the rest of the car is dodgy - it's not, I just don't have the money or inclination to fix something I want to sell!
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I have looked at a few cars on e bay and I think that all faults are very fully described and even photographaed, where applicable. This is because e bay expect and enforce a policy of honest description and if someone comes on a 100 mile round trip and finds the car not as described they will probably report the matter to e bay and give the seller earache, or what we used to call 'Mouth Music'!
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I'd echo that. Being honest about faults gives you more right to be very clear about what you expect from the buyer in terms of his behaviour and that trying to pull a fast one is going to result in a poor comment in his ratings. It's not a law of course, but that seems to be the real value of Ebay, the ratings are based on the buyer's and seller' actual behaviour.
I was sceptical about Ebay as a place to sell, but my experience has led me to recommend it to others who have found the same. I've just put a car on today with honest comments about scuffs and a damage to a seat.
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Reckon it's worth a shot putting the Pug up then, and just describing it as is? I want about £4200 for it...
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Bear in mind that from time to time the bay does "free" or at least reduced listing fees on various things, including motors.
Depending on your time constraints it might be worth seeing if such a thing is in the offing, if you can. Be annoying to pay a fee that could be slashed by waiting a week.
They've got a "free gallery and subtitle" day this Thursday, 1st June, for example.
(The flip side to this of course is that EVERYONE lists then, so yours gets lost in the dross - make your auction an unusual length, such as ten days instead of the default seven so yours is still there when the others have finished. Ideally, make it end at a weekend too.)
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Um addendum to the above - good Lord. It's the 1st June today. Where has my life gone?
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My BiL was going to buy a car off Ebay,looked excellent in the photos,when he saw the motor the rear wings were well shot and he said no!!The seller said but you said you'd buy it.
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First rule of selling never give a negative..........
get the knocking sorted and sell as no faults,otherwise you are laying yourself open to negative questions and only messers thinking they can steal it..........
Sell as all good any trial with confidence and if it is truly worth £4300? it will romp it.
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The other side of this is some cars have known faults and solutions. So if you sell your car with knocking noise, there may be someone out there who knows, for instance that this is a common occurence and it is an easy fix.
If you don't fix it, sell it with an honest description and a reserve price and you can't go wrong.
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The other side of this is some cars have known faults and solutions. So if you sell your car with knocking noise, there may be someone out there who knows, for instance that this is a common occurence and it is an easy fix. If you don't fix it, sell it with an honest description and a reserve price and you can't go wrong.
so if the wheels normally fall of at 35,000 miles
" say the wheels are going to fall off within 6 months of you buying it but you know that and tough?"
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"as you people know this model has a wheel falling of problem but has been sorted ,buy with confidence and any trial,you know its the best engine trim ,etc
or am i wasting my time?
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" Bear in mind that from time to time the bay does "free" or at least reduced listing fees on various things, including motors."
Be a little wary of these. The number of cars on sale nearly doubles on free listing days or weeks, so you're likely to receive a lower price for your vehicle (more supply, no more demand) that will more than outweigh your saving on listing fees.
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All you will get on Ebay with those faults described is a dealer/fixer who reckons he can cure it (even temporarily) and sell it on. With such a well-known car I can't believe that it can not be fixed for under £400, which you will make back when you sell it at the true value, rather than a "you take the risk" - which would be £1000 less IHMO.
The Ebay free listing offer only saves you £16.00, as you still pay selling fees.
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First rule of selling never give a negative..........
Not true on eBay. Full descriptive 'warts and all' car listings give confidence and sell well usually.
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