On ebay....

[squirrelz]

"with 103700 miles on clock this vehicle has below average miles for age"

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2452966681&category=18308

Lordy, I bet the average mileage for '94 Chims is nothing like that.

[M@H]

Is it a wind-up..?


"only purchased the car two months ago and i am only selling due to insurance reasons as i am very young"

"have seen similar cars advertised at around the £12,000 - £13,000 range"

"as i purchased this vehicle only recently i have been informed by the previous owner that he did not send off log book for change of ownership and i have now obtained the log book off of him but still in his name"



>> Edited by M@H on Wednesday 7th January 15:51

[shnozz]

extremely young person said:

i have seen similar cars advertised at around the £12,000 - £13,000 range

not with that mileage you havent.

[pbrettle]

mmmm? Makes you suspicious yes?

Mines got 57K on the clock and realistically worth £10K so there is NO way that he will get that for 104K miles.... suspicious on the V5 and the rear window - £275 for a new back vinyl window - your having a larf, its £100 fitted!!!

Wonder what the reserve is, but doesnt add up to me. I am sure that someone will buy it!

[M@H]

young person said:

"as i purchased this vehicle only recently i have been informed by the previous owner that he did not send off log book for change of ownership and i have now obtained the log book off of him but still in his name . however i have contacted the dvla registration dept and they have assured me that the next owner of car would not have a problem changing the details to theirs and would also get a receipt of purchase from me to further prove purchase and ownership of vehicle so this matter is not a problem "

So basically the logbook says this bloke doesn't to own the car, however he'll give you a scrap of paper from himself once you've given him your money, to prove the purchase and ownership of the vehicle.

[Podie]

squirrelz said:

"with 103700 miles on clock this vehicle has below average miles for age"

Could be a typo...

[N4 SPY]

If I'm doing the person a dis-service then I apologise but my initial reaction is a suspicious one considering all the times we are told how important it is to have correct V5 docs etc etc etc.

[hut49]

Podie said:

squirrelz said: "with 103700 miles on clock this vehicle has below average smiles for age" Could be a typo...

[plotloss]

I'd probably take the risk for £5K if I had it spare...

[shnozz]

plotloss said:

I'd probably take the risk for £5K if I had it spare...

that £5k bid hasnt hit the reserve yet though. So if the seller thinks equivalent chims are going for £12 - £13k the reserve may be quite a lot higher. I agree, for £5k it would be fun for trackdays if nothing else.

[plotloss]

Be interested to see how much it goes for in the end though.

Dick Turpin TVR () have one up at £9999 which I thought was quite amazing really.

[simpo two]

The fact that the seller's name is not on the V5 makes me think it's not his car. It's suspicious that he goes to such lengths to explain this.

Damage to rear window = nicked? Reposseion? It *might( be pukka but definitely proceed with extreme caution, HPI etc.

[drum4it2]

it would be easy to check with the previous owners on the V5 - besides the V5 is keeper not owner - so you could ask to see receipts... I reckon the young lad bought on a spur of the moment and then had an insurance problem - new points/claim etc then renewal came up???

[wixer]

In my local evening paper, yesterday, there was an article saying that there has been a number of V5 documents stolen from the DVLA. So even now, it seems that a correctly documented V5 is potentially not fool proof.

[M@H]

shnozz said:

plotloss said: I'd probably take the risk for £5K if I had it spare... that £5k bid hasnt hit the reserve yet though. So if the seller thinks equivalent chims are going for £12 - £13k the reserve may be quite a lot higher. I agree, for £5k it would be fun for trackdays if nothing else.

I'll bet the reserve is at least twice that.. £10k or more I reckon..

[shnozz]

M@H said:

shnozz said: plotloss said: I'd probably take the risk for £5K if I had it spare... that £5k bid hasnt hit the reserve yet though. So if the seller thinks equivalent chims are going for £12 - £13k the reserve may be quite a lot higher. I agree, for £5k it would be fun for trackdays if nothing else. I'll bet the reserve is at least twice that.. £10k or more I reckon..

yeah i had £10k in mind for some reason too.

[verysideways]

Hang on, if it's costing a fortune to insure a Chim, how much is the GSXR750 going to cost to insure????

*cynic on*
something smeelllssss fiiiishy, no?
*cynic off*

VS

[ohidunno]

If a deal seems too good to be true it probably is.
I got sold a set of Calloway golf clubs last week still in their wrappers for half the normal retail price. Needless to say despite the sellers assurances they were shonky. I got my money back.

The story attached to this car doesn't quite add up to me. I would steer clear, there are plenty of good, genuine, cheap cars for sale in the classifieds.
Ask me how I know.

[jonnyb]

Spod time....

M99 RAT was the car featured in the June 1999 issue of EVO in the buyers guide. Looked in alot better nick back then though.

And I have to agree it all smells a bit fishy!!!

[V8 Archie]

jonnyb said:

M99 RAT

£1,500! That seems a bit steep for a pretty boring plate.

The AA vehicle check site is down just now .

Odd shaped plate for a Chim.