His loss it's a lovely van.
Tam n pups winter trip 2022
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Did he actually turn up?
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Yeah he spent 90 minutes looking at it this morning .
He text a short while ago with a list of pathetic faults he claimed he'd need to fix and said I'd have to drop price a fair bit .
I'm not even responding . It's going on ebay and I'm actually putting the price up slightly .
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It's been an absolutely mental day today between the idiot that viewed the van and the nutters I've had from gumtree.
The wee car I bought the clutch started slipping on it last night so I phoned a few garages today for quotes to fix it ...these were around 650 quid which is more than I paid for the car. So I relisted it on gumtree for spares or repair with clutch slipping.... that was at 3.29pm by 4pm I'd had 17 different people texting about it , 4 all saying they were coming straight away to buy it , one even offered 1500 to keep it for him ... none turned up of course and no deposit paid ... by 5pm there was well over 40 enquiries. So many complete time-wasters one even insisting he was outside to look at it .. I'm not sure what scams are going on ...lots asking for phone numbers , makes you very wary . Anyway I now have some guy Donald mcleod from the Isle of Lewis coming tomorrow, he's put 150 deposit in my account and the money is there but he still sounds really dodgy ...or I might be being paranoid I don't know but we will see tomorrow.
Of course I now still need to find another car before Saturday when I'm working again .
Wish I was still in Spain
The wee car I bought the clutch started slipping on it last night so I phoned a few garages today for quotes to fix it ...these were around 650 quid which is more than I paid for the car. So I relisted it on gumtree for spares or repair with clutch slipping.... that was at 3.29pm by 4pm I'd had 17 different people texting about it , 4 all saying they were coming straight away to buy it , one even offered 1500 to keep it for him ... none turned up of course and no deposit paid ... by 5pm there was well over 40 enquiries. So many complete time-wasters one even insisting he was outside to look at it .. I'm not sure what scams are going on ...lots asking for phone numbers , makes you very wary . Anyway I now have some guy Donald mcleod from the Isle of Lewis coming tomorrow, he's put 150 deposit in my account and the money is there but he still sounds really dodgy ...or I might be being paranoid I don't know but we will see tomorrow.
Of course I now still need to find another car before Saturday when I'm working again .
Wish I was still in Spain
You always seem to attract the loonies on gumtree etc 
You don't think some of the trolls from here recently have tracked your car down on gumtree and sending fake messages?
You don't think some of the trolls from here recently have tracked your car down on gumtree and sending fake messages?
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Fingers crossed for you Tam that it gets sold tomorrow.
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Who knows. But there's a lot of mental illness aroundYou always seem to attract the loonies on gumtree etc
You don't think some of the trolls from here recently have tracked your car down on gumtree and sending fake messages?
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If not the deposit is non refundable and there are still people messaging saying if not taken they will take it.
Crazy
I once put a toilet bucket up for sale on Ebay, brand new never used and a guy messaged me and said it looked really dirty inside and would I knock the price down
I had the clutch done on the one I had, think it was about 650 quid, then a few months later it failed the mot, the gearbox was leaking oil and it was really clunky going in to gear, I think you've done the right thing. They are cheap little cars until the corrosion and clutch/gearbox issues kick.
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Yeah I priced a clutch on ebay £60 and a crankshaft oil seal £18 but garage quoting 8 hours to fit which seems a lot.
Either way it's not worth spending that much on it .
It's a good going wee car otherwise and looks alright. It's a shame as I liked it but hey ho .
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Good grief the craziness continues
So I woke this morning at 7.20 ,there was a message from the Donald guy saying he's decided against buying the car , so he's lost his £150 deposit.
I'd had another 4 enquiries last night about it one guy who's exact words were " if he doesn't take it ill definitely take it"
So I sent him a message saying it was still available. He then says I can come tonight at 6pm and I'll pay £800 ( it's on for 950)
So I said sorry I'm not holding it I want it gone as I need to buy another car .
He offers £50 deposit lol
I said " I assumed when you said you would definitely take it you were paying the asking price and taking it away? Not just placing a bid "
So anyway I've relisted it on gumtree , I'm tired of these clowns but I want it sold so it's first come first served.
The motorhome is now on ebay too but I'm starting to see why folk employ motorhome depot etc . The world has gone mad with muppets
So I woke this morning at 7.20 ,there was a message from the Donald guy saying he's decided against buying the car , so he's lost his £150 deposit.
I'd had another 4 enquiries last night about it one guy who's exact words were " if he doesn't take it ill definitely take it"
So I sent him a message saying it was still available. He then says I can come tonight at 6pm and I'll pay £800 ( it's on for 950)
So I said sorry I'm not holding it I want it gone as I need to buy another car .
He offers £50 deposit lol
I said " I assumed when you said you would definitely take it you were paying the asking price and taking it away? Not just placing a bid "
So anyway I've relisted it on gumtree , I'm tired of these clowns but I want it sold so it's first come first served.
The motorhome is now on ebay too but I'm starting to see why folk employ motorhome depot etc . The world has gone mad with muppets
I know you don't want my advice but have you tried motorhome department, ( note not depot) we have sold two vans through them, and been totally satisfied, you tell them how much you want for it and if they think they can get more they take it on.
They do all the viewing and provide warranty and stuff.
Honestly we can't fault them.
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To be honest Charlie I'm not in a desperate rush to sell it. I'm living in it so will just see how it fairs on ebay.
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Tam, just keep taking £100 non refundable deposits and you’ll soon be quids in on the motor
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Aye that would work lolTam, just keep taking £100 non refundable deposits and you’ll soon be quids in on the motor
Just been to.look at another car and it was a complete bucket. £1000 buys nowt in a car now it seems.
Someone coming to see this one at 11.30
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No I deleted my Facebook last year .
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Right well that's the wee car sold . I at least came out of that unscathed , I paid £650 , it earned me £300 , and I sold it for £900 in total so now I just need to find a replacement before Saturday.
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Haha nice work makes it worth putting up with a few idiots
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Aye it does in the end I guess but still the headache of finding another one. And no car to go view any.
Just missed a nice volvo v50 on ebay that was in West Bromwich
Think I'm going to have to travel to get anything decent. Everything up here is overpriced
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I found Marketplace very frustrating - there is a button asking whether the item is still available which people feel the need to press whether they are interested or not
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Yes gumtree is the Same. I tend to.ignore most of those generic messagesI found Marketplace very frustrating - there is a button asking whether the item is still available which people feel the need to press whether they are interested or not
And people never remove their adds when sold either.
It's a pain
Just asking was you Jewish in a previous life.
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Just asking was you Jewish in a previous life.
Why? Not racist, maybe a bit of a stereotypical view as a lot of Jews in the past were very good at financial matters, and I'm sure many still are, no worse than saying someone from Yorkshire is tight ... which many are!
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Just asking was you Jewish in a previous life.
Anyway naw I was never Jewish lolWhy? Not racist, maybe a bit of a stereotypical view as a lot of Jews in the past were very good at financial matters, and I'm sure many still are, no worse than saying someone from Yorkshire is tight ... which many are!
It was actually 2 polish car traders that bought it so they must reckon its a worthwhile repair . I've no doubt they will replace the clutch , and spray over all the underside corrosion with underseal and probably sell it on for 3k .
There's a few of them on ebay with similar miles for 3k plus
If I could have replaced the clutch myself here on the drive I'd have done it but paying a garage its just not worthwhile
It's a shame as I liked the drive of it and cheap to run.
Not having much luck finding anything else so far.
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