z4s - buyer beware!
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I'm going to put my Z4 up for sale on autotrader soon, so thought that I should do some research on the competition.
My car is an early 3.0 with average miles, so needs to be priced accordingly. Having done a search on all the 3.0 cars in the country I hpi'd the three cheapest -
All three have been written off, Cat B, Cat C and Cat D respectively, with no mention of it in the adverts. Cat B cars are meant to have the bodyshell crushed!
This is just a word of warning (not a shameless plug to enquire about my car!). Always spend a few pounds researching the history of a car before buying it, regardless of how genuine the seller might seem (they might not know about it's past).
My car is an early 3.0 with average miles, so needs to be priced accordingly. Having done a search on all the 3.0 cars in the country I hpi'd the three cheapest -
All three have been written off, Cat B, Cat C and Cat D respectively, with no mention of it in the adverts. Cat B cars are meant to have the bodyshell crushed!
This is just a word of warning (not a shameless plug to enquire about my car!). Always spend a few pounds researching the history of a car before buying it, regardless of how genuine the seller might seem (they might not know about it's past).
I'm desperately looking for the right 335d and i've hpi'd about 6 or 7 cars now and a handful have outstanding finance with a couple of them being private owners. Most decent people would clear the finance you would think but you never know.
Always worth HPI-ing.
Good luck with the sale
Always worth HPI-ing.
Good luck with the sale
Edited by briers on Wednesday 2nd June 21:13
JimexPL said:
Many people cannot afford to settle the finance without selling the car.
I'd have no issue buying a car on finance as long as I was paying the finance company directly and then give the difference to the owner.
Precisely.I'd have no issue buying a car on finance as long as I was paying the finance company directly and then give the difference to the owner.
Most high end cars are financed, so this is hardly something that should come as a surprise.
Finance is ok, until ofcourse you turn up with the cash in your hand to buy, do a quick HPI and find out it's financed, even though you specifically asked the seller whether the car had any finance before you set off. 'Oh I thought i mentioned it'. Did you f
k you stupid bh. Now i've travelled 3 hours, it's 10 at night and i can't take the car. Oh and it transpired she owed £500 more than the price.
The best bit?
She worked in a car dealership, but claimed she didn't realise she had to tell me about the finance.
Who's the mug though.....?
Me - For not HPI'ing till i was happy with the car, should have done it before setting off.
Me no. 2 - for coming back in a week to buy and pay the finance co. as i really wanted the car.
k you stupid bh. Now i've travelled 3 hours, it's 10 at night and i can't take the car. Oh and it transpired she owed £500 more than the price.The best bit?
She worked in a car dealership, but claimed she didn't realise she had to tell me about the finance.
Who's the mug though.....?
Me - For not HPI'ing till i was happy with the car, should have done it before setting off.
Me no. 2 - for coming back in a week to buy and pay the finance co. as i really wanted the car.
Finance on cars is new to me - i always pay cash
I'm saying that without HPI-ing i would never have known about the outstanding finance, the sellers never mentioned it either. And as i said before, you would think most decent people would clear it with the cash you gave them.
But i prefer to HPI, check, make sure it is paid off before i hand over the cash.
I'm saying that without HPI-ing i would never have known about the outstanding finance, the sellers never mentioned it either. And as i said before, you would think most decent people would clear it with the cash you gave them.
But i prefer to HPI, check, make sure it is paid off before i hand over the cash.
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