no it screams me having no radio in it for 12 months and just getting one to sell the car
How hard can be it be to sell a car :/
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no it screams me having no radio in it for 12 months and just getting one to sell the car
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I think the real problem is the fact that its an old celica. The kids who want a cheap fast jap car cant insure it and enuthiasts would spend out on a good one.
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Dunno, very?
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Looks a tidyish car, but the price you've advertised makes it seem like a shed, I'd had tried it at £995 and then taken offers, at this price it seems like you want to get shut quick for the wrong reasons.
It aint that bad to insure, I pay less for it at 22 than Janesy B pays for his Fiesta (though he is in a crappy postcode).
It's a 150bhp 2L cruiser, with a good engine/exhaust note even at stock
EDIT: Plus it is the best looking "modern" Celica
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Those are your views as the seller. My view was that of a potential buyer.
Divide that by three.
Not really fair to compare insurance costs with me, if I use a 'good' postcode for a quote, my premiums halve.
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Is this thread a wind up?
Is putting effort in to sell it because he spent 6 hours polishing it but is too lazy to snap some pics....
Thinks nobody needs to test drive it and you can tell if it's a good one from the passenger seat.
Yeah, wind up thread.
Is putting effort in to sell it because he spent 6 hours polishing it but is too lazy to snap some pics....
Thinks nobody needs to test drive it and you can tell if it's a good one from the passenger seat.
Yeah, wind up thread.
I was perfectly happy buying an SW20 without driving it, the owner came across as a decent guy, and being driven around by him redlining the gears was enough for me, since it's his car he was prepared to do that, and to give it some welly in the corners.
Are you telling me that if you were going to test drive say an S2000 you'd redline it 1-3/4 and get the arse out? I think not
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That's your problem. If I was buying a Celica at the budget you're selling yours, I'd be more likely to see another Celica with more tax than yours (granted everything else vehicle wise was the same).
The problem with this though Jez is that its just not true - the car has 'some history', it has not been 'maintained to a very high standard by an enthusiast owner', nor has it had a full service, merely an oil change! Though I appreciate what you're saying in that the original advert does not really sell it!
Getting the stereo installed is a must if its a simple job, rather than chucking a cheapy in, though on some Japanese cars it is not as straightforward as you might assume (OEM head units bolted in behind the dashboard necessitating a great deal of trim removal
).I took it out, warmed it up then red lined plenty of gears gratuitously. Pushed it as hard as I was comfortable with having not really known the car.
You were happy not driving a purchase, I would not be. Imagine you're "testing" my S2000, in the passenger seat.
Say I've got hub nut issues, and a nasty metallic rattle at certain rev ranges. I know how to drive and mask it all, you will never know better. After all, I am selling as seen and if you do not notice it because you did not drive - tough luck.
You need to look at it from a buyer point of view. You are SELLING your car, you are not buying it. You are entitled to your opinion - as are your potential buyers. Many of which will not like the idea they cannot test drive the vehicle in question.