Got offered a car and wondered what I should offer him?

wesley · 14 Sep 2016 at 10:26

wedrum said:
so he wants 1300 euros for it, and there is still £660 owed on the car which is 776 euros, so he stands to make 524 euros!

i smell a troll.

fixed

Big Spender · 14 Sep 2016 at 11:24

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Not a troll no. I don't see why I wouldn't buy it as long as it's in good shape and no money owed on it. As is mentioned in this thread I could drive it back to the UK and make a quick £1500.

I'm going to try find out what the dvla reg is to run a check on it.

If you trust me the VIN number i can check what the reg is/was.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 14 Sep 2016 at 11:26

Im not going to buy it if money is owed, its a cat d/c or is damaged in some way. Also still not a troll.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 14 Sep 2016 at 11:29

marcus25 said:
If you trust me the VIN number i can check what the reg is/was.

Thanks marcus I should be able to get the original reg from him tonight as ive found its always printed on a document he will have.

He invited me to his kids birthday party and he gave me an all in one i5 system for the tech support i have gave him over the past few years. Hes not the kind of person to screw someone over.

Will report back when i get more info though.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 14 Sep 2016 at 21:13

Had a drive of the car tonight by myself which it drove as expected. Checked engine over alittle and oil and coolant looked perfect.

Also got the original VRN which shows the finance that ends next month. Hes giving proof its settled before i have the car.

Has a side light bulb out but other than that just seems like a basic astra that hasnt had much love.

wedrum · 14 Sep 2016 at 21:29

Guy must be mental.
Buy it and keep us updated

Akagi · 14 Sep 2016 at 21:33

I'll buy it if you don't want it, its better than my Skoda.

Its been a while since I last did something dumb. I also wouldn't care if it was an ex write off at that price.

savagesam117 · 14 Sep 2016 at 21:37

chaparral said:
Because everyday I get covered in oil/grease/dirt

Yes I change cloths & shoes & wash everyday before getting in my car at the end of the day but there always some oil or grease or dirt I will miss..

Get a sear cover?

esoteric · 14 Sep 2016 at 21:47

I'll buy it too if you back out and Acme

[TW]Fox · 14 Sep 2016 at 21:52

A personal loan secured on a car?! That in itself seems unusual? I'd have expected it to be Hire Purchase.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 14 Sep 2016 at 21:59

Quite a lot of guys out here get personal loans for what I guess is the lower interest rates . His new one is through his bank.

[TW]Fox · 14 Sep 2016 at 22:04

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Quite a lot of guys out here get personal loans for what I guess is the lower interest rates

Yes but ordinarily a personal loan isn't secured on anything at all and isn't tied to the car..

esoteric · 14 Sep 2016 at 22:05

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Quite a lot of guys out here get personal loans for what I guess is the lower interest rates . His new one is through his bank.

Friend of mine took a bank loan to get his new car, I think he's paying £500 back on top of what he was loaned, £7000. When I was looking to spend about 5k on a car I was going to do the same.

.:SAmSuNG:. · 14 Sep 2016 at 22:11

[TW]Fox;30008923 said:
Yes but ordinarily a personal loan isn't secured on anything at all and isn't tied to the car..

Ah see what your saying. From the provider I marked off I don't actually think the the personal loan part is correct. Pretty sure it's some finance tied to car.

The car has only done 7k in past 2 years. His last mot they gave a advisory that brakes might need doing in 10k but since then he's only drove about 2.5k.

Scania · 15 Sep 2016 at 22:22

Your in the forces,I have a few mates in too, they are prone to equally odd moves like this , one sold an e46 330i for about £1k just prior to going to Iraq (years back when the e46 was worth way more) and spent the lot on a pre tour binge! Came back and got an e60 on finance....

Squaddies!

.:SAmSuNG:. · 16 Sep 2016 at 07:48

Scania said:
Your in the forces,I have a few mates in too, they are prone to equally odd moves like this , one sold an e46 330i for about £1k just prior to going to Iraq (years back when the e46 was worth way more) and spent the lot on a pre tour binge! Came back and got an e60 on finance....

Squaddies!

Yup on posting you normally get young lads selling off big tvs and the like for some extra cash.

Actually thinking of taking it to UK and selling to wbac.com.quick £1500 profit.

Diddums · 16 Sep 2016 at 08:02

wesley said:
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Whats with this constant "troll" nonsense? Is this a label you apply to everything you can't understand or doesn't fit in your agenda? You've mentioned it a few times in this thread and numerous times in others. Just because YOU can't understand what's going on that doesn't make the poster a troll, does it?

Scania · 16 Sep 2016 at 18:17

.:SAmSuNG:. said:
Actually thinking of taking it to UK and selling to wbac.com.quick £1500 profit.

So long as the outstanding finance is sorted, that's a far better plan than keeping the thing!

.:SAmSuNG:. · 24 Oct 2016 at 11:34

Update time.

Had the car for 3 weeks now and put nearly 1000 miles on it.

It has a few bits that needed addressing.

I changed the side light bulb as was out. - £3
Rear wiper was blowing fuses so got a new motor inc arm and wiper. - £35
New Bosch Wipers up front. - £20
Fan belt was squealing so replaced that but till squealing alittle so will change the tensioner also at some point. - £80 for belt and tensioner.
New Mats. - £13
New Air filter. - £10
Sometimes its surges when idling. Have researched it and seems it needs a new SCV. Ive ordered it but not arrived yet. £45
Will give it a bit of a oil change and new fuel filter next month also. - £50 Approx
Removed the EGR valve and gave it a good clean out.

Ive decided to keep it till march atleast to keep the miles down on my focus till my new one comes. I still cant imagine I wont get what I paid for it back.

Gaygle · 24 Oct 2016 at 14:59

What did you pay for it in the end?