Does the location of a car for sale influence your decision

[buzzer]

to go and look at the car?

[otherman]

Sure. Nasty part of town, not interested.

[sklar]

Depends, people think I was mad when I used to buy cars from all round the country.. I even went from Bristol to Hull to buy a 1k MX5! Having company fuel card always made that decision easier though.

That said, my weekend time is worth more to me now so I don't really bother much any more. I dont really look past 100 miles nowadays unless it's something very specialist.

inkiboo said:

Yes. If it is anywhere near Bradford I just ignore the advert

EDIT: ^ This too.

[Baryonyx]

Yes, unless it was something really special I generally wouldn't travel more than 60 miles or so. That said, now I've got my S60 long distance travel is a much better prospect than when I had my Mazda. And I wouldn't buy a car from
Bradford unless it was from WRC Sales, who seem to be going through a funny patch now!

[judas]

I've just done a 330 mile round trip to pick up my new £900 barge/shed

[vixen1700]

Travelled to Cheshire for a Volvo 1800S and am going just south of Birmingham tomorrow for an XJS.

I kind of like the travelling, and make a day of it. Probably the only place I wouldn't be interested in going would be South East London/Kent. Having said that, I did buy a Beetle from Peckham, but I'd seen the car before I knew the location.

[raceboy]

I'd say it depends on the car.....if it's rare then you're going to have to travel.
I'm currently looking for a new runabout and as the car I've decided on is limited to about 150 in the UK I'm not expecting one on my doorstep, although the 1st one I looked at was only a few miles away....

[Guybrush]

Yes, places like Bradford, parts of North London / Hounslow / Croydon, Tower Hamlets and so on I would avoid.

[mantaray]

Simple answer, YES .

[Cyder]

Add Luton to the list.

I spot a pattern emerging here but I cannot work out what it is...

[hornetrider]

Cyder said:

Add Luton to the list.

I spot a pattern emerging here but I cannot work out what it is...

[steve singh]

Cyder said:

Add Luton to the list.

I spot a pattern emerging here but I cannot work out what it is...

Places that don't have good football teams?

[DannyVTS]

Quick google streetview of the postcode to get an idea for me

[Big Rod]

judas said:

I've just done a 330 mile round trip to pick up my new £900 barge/shed

That's the way to do it!

I know many people who'd travelled far and wide for sheds. (The Firemen from Lewisham who flew to Edinburgh to pick up the £75 Carlton I eBayed being a prime example!)

I try to stay as close to home as poss for sheds although I've bought and trailered cars home from Northumberland, Darlington and Leicestershire and bought and drove home a really sheddy Trans Am from Lytham StAnnes once.

[goldblum]

No.

Once I get it into my head I want a certain car/bike I'll go anywhere to get it.

[Corsair7]

inkiboo said:

Yes. If it is anywhere near Bradford I just ignore the advert

Sad but true. I also avoid adverts with certain names in the 'sellers' field. I dont like dealing with rip off artists, conmen and 'del-boy' alikes. And anyone that calls me 'bruv' when I call about an item.

Somepeople are really making a bad reputation for themselves.

More trouble than they're worth.

[vixen1700]

Corsair7 said:

And anyone that calls me 'bruv' when I call about an item.

Yeah, that would put me off a tad too.

[judas]

Big Rod said:

That's the way to do it!

I know many people who'd travelled far and wide for sheds. (The Firemen from Lewisham who flew to Edinburgh to pick up the £75 Carlton I eBayed being a prime example!)

I try to stay as close to home as poss for sheds although I've bought and trailered cars home from Northumberland, Darlington and Leicestershire and bought and drove home a really sheddy Trans Am from Lytham StAnnes once.

I tried to find one closer to home but the only ones worth looking at were all a good 2+ hours away. The key thing is to get enough quality info to make the trip worthwhile with a strong likelihood of coming back with the car. If the seller won't send decent pics or is evasive answering questions just move onto the next one. Done this a few times now and never come back empty handed.

[Tino]

When looking for a Polo G40 for my brother several years ago, we checked several, most being wrecks .
The best one, we bought from... Bradford.
Generally, unless its very cheap, or rare, 100miles would be the limit. The actual location within that distance wouldn't bother me.

[J4CKO]

Yes, definitely but buying from a "nice" area can have pitfalls as well, there are decent motors sold from the ropiest areas but the chances get lower the ropier it gets, would you buy a two year old M3 from a manky estate, basically it doesnt fit the area, a 30 grand car somewhere like that rings alarm bells as generally the seller didnt get it through traditional means, may well be totally above board, but probably not. I suppose not everybody has the means to live in a nice area but still likes cars and may make compromises to own a certain vehicle but that is all part of the game, to ascertain the type of owner, why they have it, why they are selling, it, history etc.

I think there is a certain undercurrent in this thread and nobody wants to say it but I get the same feeling about certain areas, its occupants and the likelyhood of ever buying a car from there.