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Will Gill said:
oh yeah I forgot, look what I found!

http://www.wigansportsandprestige.co.uk/subaru-impreza-p1-4wd-2dr-my-own-380bhp-car-1641965

he wont transfer the plate though because he is a trader and it would add another owner to it to transfer the plates apparently

is this true?

might make this a new thread
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It's not true because he states:

NO OFFERS AND THIS WILL BE A PRIVATE SALE.
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He claims its his own car. Therefore he can quite easily transfer the plate.
 
I'm desperately trying to justify another car to myself.

I'm dead tempted by this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3048253.htm

Not perfect, but its a late sport, black on black, manual and a LSD. Sounds well looked after too :).

Alternatively, this bottom of the barrel MK2 MR2 and more or less run it into the ground.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2778457.htm

I know it is horrendously tatty, but its £650!

Alternatively I'm tempted to give trading old bangers on the side a go. I've dabbled in the past, but I've never had the guts to do it on a regular basis.
 
[TW]Fox;19642677 said:
It's not true because he states:



He claims its his own car. Therefore he can quite easily transfer the plate.
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I'm tempted to pay pmkeates to get it back, he loves sticking it to the man*

*I realise after I wrote this the irony but quite honestly the original statement wasn't actually intended to be funny!!

have I burnt my legal help now pmkeates? I knw you love arguing with people! :)
 
Joshy said:
I'm desperately trying to justify another car to myself.

I'm dead tempted by this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3048253.htm

Not perfect, but its a late sport, black on black, manual and a LSD. Sounds well looked after too :).

Alternatively, this bottom of the barrel MK2 MR2 and more or less run it into the ground.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2778457.htm

I know it is horrendously tatty, but its £650!

Alternatively I'm tempted to give trading old bangers on the side a go. I've dabbled in the past, but I've never had the guts to do it on a regular basis.
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If that is a genuine 535i Sport then I would risk that. I very nearly bought one instead of the ST200!
 
What do we reckon I could get for it once I got the arch sorted, the leather colonized, the dink pulled out (all of those things I can have done for 'mates rates', so aren't too expensive), the reps binned, a nice set of genuine original BBS wheels on in their place and a general tidy up cosmetically and mechanically?

I'm willing to give it a punt (if it is still for sale when I get back next week) but only if I'm going to make/not lose out too much.
 
Joshy said:
I'm desperately trying to justify another car to myself.

I'm dead tempted by this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3048253.htm

Not perfect, but its a late sport, black on black, manual and a LSD. Sounds well looked after too :).

Alternatively, this bottom of the barrel MK2 MR2 and more or less run it into the ground.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2778457.htm

I know it is horrendously tatty, but its £650!

Alternatively I'm tempted to give trading old bangers on the side a go. I've dabbled in the past, but I've never had the guts to do it on a regular basis.
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Na, you should get this instead http://pistonheads.com/sales/2904774.htm :D
 
Joshy said:
What do we reckon I could get for it once I got the arch sorted, the leather colonized, the dink pulled out (all of those things I can have done for 'mates rates', so aren't too expensive), the reps binned, a nice set of genuine original BBS wheels on in their place and a general tidy up cosmetically and mechanically?

I'm willing to give it a punt (if it is still for sale when I get back next week) but only if I'm going to make/not lose out too much.
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Go into it with your eyes open. Those values aint going anywhere but down for a while yet and you will need to have deep pockets to get it to and keep it minty enough to make it a realistic proposition for a value increase in the future.

If I was looking for a car as a value thing I would get a 525i Sport - they are the better car.
 
Will Gill said:
I'm tempted to pay pmkeates to get it back, he loves sticking it to the man*

*I realise after I wrote this the irony but quite honestly the original statement wasn't actually intended to be funny!!

have I burnt my legal help now pmkeates? I knw you love arguing with people! :)
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I <3 arguing. BMW are sending me a cheque for 67p this week after I was charged 20.4p to send them a customer feedback SMS, Vision Express are wishing they never sold me a pair of glasses and I'm currently debating my avenues for complaint after receiving a Vauxhall Astra 'courtesy car' while BMW were fixing my wheels.

What is the situation?
 
PMKeates said:
I <3 arguing. BMW are sending me a cheque for 67p this week after I was charged 20.4p to send them a customer feedback SMS, Vision Express are wishing they never sold me a pair of glasses and I'm currently debating my avenues for complaint after receiving a Vauxhall Astra 'courtesy car' while BMW were fixing my wheels.

What is the situation?
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I remember you telling me this that's why I mentioned it :D

guy is selling my old car, with my plate on it, he says because he is a trader there is no way he can transfer the plate because it would mean adding another owner to the v5. he is a very nice guy so maybe he doesnt know how the system works (I certainly don't!)

if I was to get my plate back I'm not entirely sure how happy I would be :D

http://www.wigansportsandprestige.co.uk/subaru-impreza-p1-4wd-2dr-my-own-380bhp-car-1641965
 
DRZ said:
Go into it with your eyes open. Those values aint going anywhere but down for a while yet and you will need to have deep pockets to get it to and keep it minty enough to make it a realistic proposition for a value increase in the future.

If I was looking for a car as a value thing I would get a 525i Sport - they are the better car.
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I'm not expecting to make loads, but I want to at least break even (more or less). I'm not longer into car ownership for the long haul, I tried that with the Soarer and didn't really enjoy it. I'm about getting in, owning a car that I want to own, tidying it up a bit and getting out a few months down the line with my bank balance still intact when boredom sets in.
 
[TW]Fox;19643246 said:
Your 'about'? How do you know when you've not even done it :p
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Its what I used to do before the Toyota. Between the day I got my provisional and the day I received my first year's NCB I had 5+ cars in the space of about 15 months :).

Its something that I really want to go back to. Its much more interesting than throwing a load of cash at one car for a long period of time. Variety is the spice of life. That's probably why 'trading' cars on the side has always been an attractive hobby to me . Unfortunately the cars that will likely turn a profit for me tend to be the exact opposite of the cars that make up my 'To own' list, hence why I've never really bothered properly.
 
Alternate then. Start with a little bargain 106 that'll make you some money, then do your BMW, then do something small with a large profit potential again etc. etc.
 
I do like MR2s. I'd love a MK1, but all of the cheap ones have more filler in the arches than metal. I'd like a MK2, but I don't think I could resist the temptation of getting a Turbo (and therefore the Soarer like running costs) and MK3s are a little too modern for my taste.

Truth be told i wouldn't mind a MX5 either, but I've got my doubts that I'd fit.
 
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