For sale Blue 400se in Sussex

[barrington]

So who bought the blue 400se that was for sale on gumtree looked like it could be a nice car

[superwedge]

some mug,not been started in ten years,

[Wedg1e]

superwedge said:

some mug,not been started in ten years,

Strange attitude chap. Maybe they should all just be allowed to crumble away...?

[superwedge]

he wants 2500 for it, you can get one on the road for 5000, without doing everything that it will need,1500 max

[tweety]

Still listed on there for £3000, worth buying but for at least £1k cheaper...I wonder where in Sussex it is, might not be that far from me...

Cheers, Al.

[TA14]

gumtree said:

TVR 400SE for sale. Once very much loved now left standing under cover for 10 years. Needs new clutch and some TLC. Best offer secures.

Sounds like a reasonable ad to me. If you fancy a punt then have a look and make an offer.

[Yatesy350i]

I contacted the guy twice eventually had a response via GTree. I aske dfor details of the car and got a desent report. I asked him for contact details to arrange viewing. I then had another email to advice on his current offers. I again responded asking to view and said the figures seemed ok but hard to tell without viewing.

Still no contact details but I did get an email over the weekend to say the car is now sold.

How can you make an offer without viewing or even getting a phone number to at least have a chat?

I know GTree can be a bit iffy but if you want to sell something surely you have to expect people to want to see what they are buying.

[barrington]

Yatesy350i said:

I contacted the guy twice eventually had a response via GTree. I aske dfor details of the car and got a desent report. I asked him for contact details to arrange viewing. I then had another email to advice on his current offers. I again responded asking to view and said the figures seemed ok but hard to tell without viewing.

Still no contact details but I did get an email over the weekend to say the car is now sold.

How can you make an offer without viewing or even getting a phone number to at least have a chat?

I know GTree can be a bit iffy but if you want to sell something surely you have to expect people to want to see what they are buying.

I now it was bid to £3500 which was hi for a car that you could not go and have a look at

[wedgemaniac456]

I didnt see ad for this car but the cheapest 400se i,ve ever come across was 4250,and the chassis was in a dire state.

[maston]

Yatesy350i said:

I contacted the guy twice eventually had a response via GTree. I aske dfor details of the car and got a desent report. I asked him for contact details to arrange viewing. I then had another email to advice on his current offers. I again responded asking to view and said the figures seemed ok but hard to tell without viewing.

Still no contact details but I did get an email over the weekend to say the car is now sold.

How can you make an offer without viewing or even getting a phone number to at least have a chat?

I know GTree can be a bit iffy but if you want to sell something surely you have to expect people to want to see what they are buying.

+1

[hallsie]

I also made an offer on it, but got the response that it was sold!

I had a chassis sat here waiting for it aswell!

Stu

[superwedge]

who ever got this will have lots to spend getting right

[matt-man]

mine had been off the road for about 6 years before i bought mine and once i had got through the pain of getting the rear brakes sorted (which was a PITFA) it was good as gold!

Depends how well it was stored...

[Rockettvr]

After 10 years sitting under a tarp and looking at the pics I would expect the new owner is looking at a full body off rebuild. I would imagine every bit of rubber ( bushes hoses pipe work ) will be u/s brake calipers siezed That's without engine work , possible chassis rust, and interior work. It's not gonna be cheap getting it back on the road that's for sure. Still at least it may be another one saved - let's hope it doesn't reappear on ebay being broken for parts !

[Wedg1e]

superwedge said:

who ever got this will have lots to spend getting right

Surely that's their decision? What would you have the seller do, give it away? There's no pleasing some people: you want your own car to be worth a fortune but the other guy's to be worth diddly.

[Waynester]

I think it's great someone has bought it, and hopefully will return it to its former glory. It isn't always about the money with these cars...it's a passion. I for one will welcome him/her if they post up on here.

[ibroker]

Wedg1e said:

Surely that's their decision? What would you have the seller do, give it away? There's no pleasing some people: you want your own car to be worth a fortune but the other guy's to be worth diddly.

:Clap:

[HOTTY]

I offered 2500 without seeing it !

If the guy would have come back and given me the opportunity to view, would have paid the asking 3k

A 400se with 40k and the little matter of a rebuild, bargin.

Can now understand why he didnt bother coming back to me, with all the cash flying about.............what i say is great

I bought my 400 from ebay without viewing, it had only done 2000 miles in ten years before i got it, then i have added 15000 in 3 and a bit years, spent little to keep on the road enjoying every moment (needs a bit spending now), hey ho.

Edited by HOTTY on Monday 17th February 21:13

[barrington]

i dont think it will be that bad my car was sitting in pistolars garden on mud with no cover for about 5 years and the chassis was really good only one small spot but that could only be seen when i lifted the body 6 inchs it would never have been found by an mot station as for electrics they all worked fine and my car has been of the road for 19 years 5 of them in my garage and nearly there
ps its sitting on concrete and its been under a proper cover that has its own frame
pps engine ???? if it was good when parked up i would not surprise me with a little work over a weekend youll have it running these cars always surprise me

Edited by barrington on Monday 17th February 20:17