If you saw a car that you wanted on a driveway...

[Frog Dog]

Would you knock and ask if its for sale?

Reason I ask is that for a good 6 months, this car has been parked up on the persons driveway after having what looks like a small prang on the front end. It's not moved in that time (I drive past it most days) it seems like it will just sit there and maybe never get repaired.

I would like to buy it and fix it for myself, but do I just knock on the door? Or leave a note under the wiper?

What would the PH massive recommend?

[Life Saab Itch]

Knock and ask, or post a note through the door.

[Mr MXT]

Post a note through the door, then pop round a few days later.

[Marf]

Knock and ask, worst they can say is no

[cal216610]

Have you got a pic?

[Pints]

Knock and ask. The worst they can say is no.

[Frog Dog]

cal216610 said:

Have you got a pic?

I haven't. It's only a ropey old Honda Tbh.

[saturnuranus]

Go for it. In fact you've just reminded me of a 635csi that's been on someones drive for a year or more next to my workplace. Dread to think how much work it needs but I'm going to go over there right now and do exactly the same as you anyway.

[Spydaman]

I did and ended up with the car in my profile. It took a while to get hold of the owner as he was never there but I met him just before he was moving out and had nowhere to keep it. He wanted a £1000 for it, I offered him £200 and we settled on £600. Go for it I'd say. What have you got to lose?

[Jasandjules]

Yes I would. Why not? Don't ask, don't get?

[MrChips]

I missed out on a mk1 golf that had been sat on a neighbours drive for 4 yrs. Under cover, looked in reasonable nick. I ended up seeing it being towed away having been sold to a scrapyard for £100.

Gutted doesn't cover it.

I'd pop a note through the door, no harm done and you might get lucky.

[0a]

Spydaman said:

I did and ended up with the car in my profile. It took a while to get hold of the owner as he was never there but I met him just before he was moving out and had nowhere to keep it. He wanted a £1000 for it, I offered him £200 and we settled on £600. Go for it I'd say. What have you got to lose?

O/T this looks cool!

[shirt]

Spydaman said:

I did and ended up with the car in my profile. It took a while to get hold of the owner as he was never there but I met him just before he was moving out and had nowhere to keep it. He wanted a £1000 for it, I offered him £200 and we settled on £600. Go for it I'd say. What have you got to lose?

the rsk rep? how bad was it for that money?

[craig2003]

I bought a car almost 5 years ago this way just after moving to a new house, the guy agreed there and then to sell it, 3 hours or so later it was mine

[RevYob]

Thinking of doing this with an E30 325i Tech 1 that is just rotting on someones driveway near me, all 4 tyres are flat, rust starting to attack it, hasn't moved in about 9 months.

[Zwoelf]

As others have said, either knock and ask or drop a note with a contact number on it to call you if they're ever thinking of selling. I did this with an M5 that I used to see every day and a few months later got the call. I've also had people leave notes on cars I've left parked up and one knock on the door and another random guy off the street come up and talk to me whilst I was cleaning it if I was doing so to sell it.

If you're even half thinking of marketing your car for sale, you'd pop a call into the random sod who expressed an interest even before that wouldn't you? Could save yourself the hassle and cost of preparation and private selling etc.

Even if people hadn't thought about selling, but are just putting off a job that needs doing as times aren't exactly rosy for a lot of people right now (in which I include myself), then a lot of people might just decide they could use a bit of cash more than a lump of metal that isn't going anywhere.

You've nothing to lose by asking have you?

[Spanna]

There's a 205 GTi been on a driveway near me for what I can recall, a few years. Flat tyres all round, but the bodywork and wheels look good. I might leave a note. In fact, I probably should leave a note.

[Spydaman]

shirt said:

Spydaman said:

I did and ended up with the car in my profile. It took a while to get hold of the owner as he was never there but I met him just before he was moving out and had nowhere to keep it. He wanted a £1000 for it, I offered him £200 and we settled on £600. Go for it I'd say. What have you got to lose?

the rsk rep? how bad was it for that money?

It looked a bit like this when I got it and needed nothing apart from front wheels bearings.

[Spydaman]

0a said:

Spydaman said:

I did and ended up with the car in my profile. It took a while to get hold of the owner as he was never there but I met him just before he was moving out and had nowhere to keep it. He wanted a £1000 for it, I offered him £200 and we settled on £600. Go for it I'd say. What have you got to lose?

O/T this looks cool!

I meant the Spyder. This one I had to sell beacause I lost acces the garage where I kept it. It was a tough choice which one to keep and probably should have kept the Arrow which ended up in Holland with a dealer and is still unsold.

[SimonV8ster]

Nobodys asked what car it is have they ?!