I just won Best of the Best!
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mikearwas said:
Well guys, yesterday was a very special day but also one tinged with sadness.
To cut a long story short, I ended up having an offer accepted on a flat which was a tad more expensive than I was hoping for (joys of living in the Home Counties). I therefore realised quite soon after winning the car that I would have to sell it fairly quickly to free up a small amount of cash to pay for everything that goes with buying your first place.
I ended up agreeing a figure with a dealer for it with delivery mileage and therefore only had chance to do a quick zip around London and then back home to Surrey where the dealers representative would meet me to buy the car.
Problem was on thie journey home I became very quickly attached to my car and was extremely impressed with evrything it did. Unfortusntely, by this point the bloke picking up the car had made the journey down from Harrogate to collect it and I found myself not wanting to sell the car but feeling like I had to. So very reluctantly the deal was done and I'm now a lot richer but a little sadder.
A part of me wants to ring the dealer and ask for it back and pay their costs but I know that would mean a very tight financial situation in the next couple of months if I'm to purchase evrything to go with the flat.
I wasn't expecting to bond with the car so quickly, and the manner in which it was won and delivered gave me feelings for it which I hadn't expected (sounds ridiculous I know).
That aside, BOTB have been wonderful throughout and unfortunately increasingly as they get more widely known have to defend themselves from people shouting scam or fix. A real shame as they're a lovely operation.
Credit also to Stratsone Mayfair who were brilliant throughout - particularly Tom who I dealt with all the way through to driving away.
I'm still sad this evening that I had to sell the car and really am wondering if the dealer will let me pay their costs and have the car back.
On a happier note, if I decide not to ask for the car back then I do have about 55k to spend on another car so suggestions welcome. But, truthfully at the moment I just want my car back.
You made the right choice.To cut a long story short, I ended up having an offer accepted on a flat which was a tad more expensive than I was hoping for (joys of living in the Home Counties). I therefore realised quite soon after winning the car that I would have to sell it fairly quickly to free up a small amount of cash to pay for everything that goes with buying your first place.
I ended up agreeing a figure with a dealer for it with delivery mileage and therefore only had chance to do a quick zip around London and then back home to Surrey where the dealers representative would meet me to buy the car.
Problem was on thie journey home I became very quickly attached to my car and was extremely impressed with evrything it did. Unfortusntely, by this point the bloke picking up the car had made the journey down from Harrogate to collect it and I found myself not wanting to sell the car but feeling like I had to. So very reluctantly the deal was done and I'm now a lot richer but a little sadder.
A part of me wants to ring the dealer and ask for it back and pay their costs but I know that would mean a very tight financial situation in the next couple of months if I'm to purchase evrything to go with the flat.
I wasn't expecting to bond with the car so quickly, and the manner in which it was won and delivered gave me feelings for it which I hadn't expected (sounds ridiculous I know).
That aside, BOTB have been wonderful throughout and unfortunately increasingly as they get more widely known have to defend themselves from people shouting scam or fix. A real shame as they're a lovely operation.
Credit also to Stratsone Mayfair who were brilliant throughout - particularly Tom who I dealt with all the way through to driving away.
I'm still sad this evening that I had to sell the car and really am wondering if the dealer will let me pay their costs and have the car back.
On a happier note, if I decide not to ask for the car back then I do have about 55k to spend on another car so suggestions welcome. But, truthfully at the moment I just want my car back.
Edited by mikearwas on Thursday 19th May 19:58
The £55k will see you much happier than a range rover which would have lost £20k in the next few months most likely!
I agree with the sentiment on here already i.e. you made the right choice.
Whilst a nice car, the RRS isn't really special enough to keep if the money is needed. If it was something exotic that you're unlikely to be able to ever buy outright then that's different but it's "only" a RRS.
Whilst a nice car, the RRS isn't really special enough to keep if the money is needed. If it was something exotic that you're unlikely to be able to ever buy outright then that's different but it's "only" a RRS.
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mikearwas said:
Well guys, yesterday was a very special day but also one tinged with sadness.
To cut a long story short, I ended up having an offer accepted on a flat which was a tad more expensive than I was hoping for (joys of living in the Home Counties). I therefore realised quite soon after winning the car that I would have to sell it fairly quickly to free up a small amount of cash to pay for everything that goes with buying your first place.
I ended up agreeing a figure with a dealer for it with delivery mileage and therefore only had chance to do a quick zip around London and then back home to Surrey where the dealers representative would meet me to buy the car.
Problem was on thie journey home I became very quickly attached to my car and was extremely impressed with evrything it did. Unfortusntely, by this point the bloke picking up the car had made the journey down from Harrogate to collect it and I found myself not wanting to sell the car but feeling like I had to. So very reluctantly the deal was done and I'm now a lot richer but a little sadder.
A part of me wants to ring the dealer and ask for it back and pay their costs but I know that would mean a very tight financial situation in the next couple of months if I'm to purchase evrything to go with the flat.
I wasn't expecting to bond with the car so quickly, and the manner in which it was won and delivered gave me feelings for it which I hadn't expected (sounds ridiculous I know).
That aside, BOTB have been wonderful throughout and unfortunately increasingly as they get more widely known have to defend themselves from people shouting scam or fix. A real shame as they're a lovely operation.
Credit also to Stratsone Mayfair who were brilliant throughout - particularly Tom who I dealt with all the way through to driving away.
I'm still sad this evening that I had to sell the car and really am wondering if the dealer will let me pay their costs and have the car back.
On a happier note, if I decide not to ask for the car back then I do have about 55k to spend on another car so suggestions welcome. But, truthfully at the moment I just want my car back.
I always wondered about doing this if I ended up winning a car that I really didn't need, especially of such significant value. Did you get much more than if you took the value straight from them rather than the car? I hope you got some nice photos of it anyway, something to tell the grandkids about in later years :-)To cut a long story short, I ended up having an offer accepted on a flat which was a tad more expensive than I was hoping for (joys of living in the Home Counties). I therefore realised quite soon after winning the car that I would have to sell it fairly quickly to free up a small amount of cash to pay for everything that goes with buying your first place.
I ended up agreeing a figure with a dealer for it with delivery mileage and therefore only had chance to do a quick zip around London and then back home to Surrey where the dealers representative would meet me to buy the car.
Problem was on thie journey home I became very quickly attached to my car and was extremely impressed with evrything it did. Unfortusntely, by this point the bloke picking up the car had made the journey down from Harrogate to collect it and I found myself not wanting to sell the car but feeling like I had to. So very reluctantly the deal was done and I'm now a lot richer but a little sadder.
A part of me wants to ring the dealer and ask for it back and pay their costs but I know that would mean a very tight financial situation in the next couple of months if I'm to purchase evrything to go with the flat.
I wasn't expecting to bond with the car so quickly, and the manner in which it was won and delivered gave me feelings for it which I hadn't expected (sounds ridiculous I know).
That aside, BOTB have been wonderful throughout and unfortunately increasingly as they get more widely known have to defend themselves from people shouting scam or fix. A real shame as they're a lovely operation.
Credit also to Stratsone Mayfair who were brilliant throughout - particularly Tom who I dealt with all the way through to driving away.
I'm still sad this evening that I had to sell the car and really am wondering if the dealer will let me pay their costs and have the car back.
On a happier note, if I decide not to ask for the car back then I do have about 55k to spend on another car so suggestions welcome. But, truthfully at the moment I just want my car back.
Plenty of amazing cars can be had for much less money than £55k, you really have to ask yourself what you want now. You could do worse than start with an Aston Martin for example ;-)
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