Sold!-guess it was too cheap :-)
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First guy to see it , waited all day at services station until i came home, paid the asking price in cash. And next week he is DRIVING it home to Finland,which includes 500 miles through Sweden, mighty impressive.He says there are only 10 Tvrs in Finland and he now has two of them. He is a mechanic and a tuner and seems to know what he is doing .
i wish Jean well and a good trip home
im off to scour the 350z ads :-)
Lester
i wish Jean well and a good trip home
im off to scour the 350z ads :-)
Lester
Why do you think that rob ? Isn't it good that someone who wants a tvr and wants it bad enough to drive over a thousand miles home has that chance. Personally I think it's great that tvrs are all over the globe. I also like the fact that I have something rare. I think the main thing is that another tvr has gone to a good home, wherever that is :-)
Hmm, I have no idea how the car insurance scheme works in the UK (I'm swiss).
In switzerland, number plates attached to a car mean, that the car is insured by the plate holder.
When I sell my car, I take the number plates off, otherwise I would be liable when the new buyer has an accident. The insurance is related to the car, and not to the person driving it. The buyer needs to attach his own plates. 20 years ago, I bought an Aston in the UK. With its car papers I went back home and got some short term number plates (valid for up to 4 days). Attached them to the car (in the UK) and drove home.
Regarding buying a Cerbera, yes I'm looking for a good example. Have you got a second one for sale :-) ?
In switzerland, number plates attached to a car mean, that the car is insured by the plate holder.
When I sell my car, I take the number plates off, otherwise I would be liable when the new buyer has an accident. The insurance is related to the car, and not to the person driving it. The buyer needs to attach his own plates. 20 years ago, I bought an Aston in the UK. With its car papers I went back home and got some short term number plates (valid for up to 4 days). Attached them to the car (in the UK) and drove home.
Regarding buying a Cerbera, yes I'm looking for a good example. Have you got a second one for sale :-) ?
lestershaw said:
Why do you think that rob ? Isn't it good that someone who wants a tvr and wants it bad enough to drive over a thousand miles home has that chance. Personally I think it's great that tvrs are all over the globe. I also like the fact that I have something rare. I think the main thing is that another tvr has gone to a good home, wherever that is :-)
Ditto & he is going to have a great time driving home ,lucky sod !crypto said:
Hmm, I have no idea how the car insurance scheme works in the UK (I'm swiss).
In switzerland, number plates attached to a car mean, that the car is insured by the plate holder.
When I sell my car, I take the number plates off, otherwise I would be liable when the new buyer has an accident. The insurance is related to the car, and not to the person driving it. The buyer needs to attach his own plates. 20 years ago, I bought an Aston in the UK. With its car papers I went back home and got some short term number plates (valid for up to 4 days). Attached them to the car (in the UK) and drove home.
Regarding buying a Cerbera, yes I'm looking for a good example. Have you got a second one for sale :-) ?
Thanks for that bit of advice Peter. How do I force him to take the plates off? What's to stop someone putting false plates on for te drive?In switzerland, number plates attached to a car mean, that the car is insured by the plate holder.
When I sell my car, I take the number plates off, otherwise I would be liable when the new buyer has an accident. The insurance is related to the car, and not to the person driving it. The buyer needs to attach his own plates. 20 years ago, I bought an Aston in the UK. With its car papers I went back home and got some short term number plates (valid for up to 4 days). Attached them to the car (in the UK) and drove home.
Regarding buying a Cerbera, yes I'm looking for a good example. Have you got a second one for sale :-) ?
Sorry I don't have a second one, although I know someone who has a fantastic 4.5 but he wants top money
You can't force him to take the plates off, it's his car. I assume, the plates stay on the car for its entire life in the UK ? When your buyer comes back, he probably will put finish plates on.
Before you sold her, did you call your agent to cancel the car insurance or how does it work in UK ?
In switzerland the scheme is probably different to yours. If you have several cars you may have a plate for every car (which is expensive) or have only one (change-)plate for all cars. I change the plates to the particular car I intend to use, this is a matter of minutes. The insurance (and tax) runs on the biggest car (engine-size), i.e. all the smaller ones are included.
Before you sold her, did you call your agent to cancel the car insurance or how does it work in UK ?
In switzerland the scheme is probably different to yours. If you have several cars you may have a plate for every car (which is expensive) or have only one (change-)plate for all cars. I change the plates to the particular car I intend to use, this is a matter of minutes. The insurance (and tax) runs on the biggest car (engine-size), i.e. all the smaller ones are included.
crypto said:
You can't force him to take the plates off, it's his car. I assume, the plates stay on the car for its entire life in the UK ? When your buyer comes back, he probably will put finish plates on.
Before you sold her, did you call your agent to cancel the car insurance or how does it work in UK ?
In switzerland the scheme is probably different to yours. If you have several cars you may have a plate for every car (which is expensive) or have only one (change-)plate for all cars. I change the plates to the particular car I intend to use, this is a matter of minutes. The insurance (and tax) runs on the biggest car (engine-size), i.e. all the smaller ones are included.
Wish that was the way here, that would be great. Before you sold her, did you call your agent to cancel the car insurance or how does it work in UK ?
In switzerland the scheme is probably different to yours. If you have several cars you may have a plate for every car (which is expensive) or have only one (change-)plate for all cars. I change the plates to the particular car I intend to use, this is a matter of minutes. The insurance (and tax) runs on the biggest car (engine-size), i.e. all the smaller ones are included.
crypto said:
You can't force him to take the plates off, it's his car. I assume, the plates stay on the car for its entire life in the UK ? When your buyer comes back, he probably will put finish plates on.
Before you sold her, did you call your agent to cancel the car insurance or how does it work in UK ?
In switzerland the scheme is probably different to yours. If you have several cars you may have a plate for every car (which is expensive) or have only one (change-)plate for all cars. I change the plates to the particular car I intend to use, this is a matter of minutes. The insurance (and tax) runs on the biggest car (engine-size), i.e. all the smaller ones are included.
Over here the number plate is just for identification of the car, and is unrelated to ownership, tax, insurance, road worthiness testing etc. When you sell a vehicle the plate goes with it. The seller has nothing to worry about, as long as he has a signed sales receipt and fills in the sale part of the vehicle registration document.Before you sold her, did you call your agent to cancel the car insurance or how does it work in UK ?
In switzerland the scheme is probably different to yours. If you have several cars you may have a plate for every car (which is expensive) or have only one (change-)plate for all cars. I change the plates to the particular car I intend to use, this is a matter of minutes. The insurance (and tax) runs on the biggest car (engine-size), i.e. all the smaller ones are included.
Almost wish it was like your system here. We mostly have to tax and insure every vehicle separately despite only driving one at a time, which is mightily expensive when you run a decent sized fleet.
lestershaw said:
Why do you think that rob ? Isn't it good that someone who wants a tvr and wants it bad enough to drive over a thousand miles home has that chance. Personally I think it's great that tvrs are all over the globe. I also like the fact that I have something rare. I think the main thing is that another tvr has gone to a good home, wherever that is :-)
I agree that the chap is obviously an enthusiast and we all know how exciting it is to collect a TVR and have that first drive home. Also understand your point about TVRs being appreciated further round the world, but these cars feel like ours. Designed here, developed here and built here with British hands, these cars were part of the fabric of our industry. Sometimes it seems a shame to lose them to other countries, particularly considering the business is now finished and we'll probably never see another brand new TVR roll out of Bristol Avenue again.Reading that post sounds a little close to the bone, but I assure you it's perfectly innocent in its meaning.
hi Rob, i hear what you are saying, im not sure what is best either. So what is done is done, But it was for sale and i had 2 british guys wanting to look at , but the other guy came from FINLAND, took a WEEK off work to buy one and didnt haggle!. i think he deserves the car, i hope it turns out a good one for him. its better thean it staying with me as i didnt feel the love. i know the adage is take your time, dont buy the first one you see, check the outriggers etc. But thats not always the best option!! he who dares wins, or he who dares FINs lol
Too right he didn't haggle at that price! Anyone who wanted money off at the price you advertised for would deserve to be escorted from your premises. Fair play to the buyer for showing an immense amount of commitment and dedication. My point was simply that this isn't an uncommon occurence. We seem to be losing more and more Cerbs to buyers outside the UK.
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