What's it worth?
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Hi all...
My gf is having trouble selling her Ford Puma and was just doing some market research as to what you thought it was worth...
It is a X reg 1.4 Ford Puma with 88k on the clock. It has 10 months on the MOT and in past couple of months has had a standard service (plugs, oil and filters) and all tyres are non-budget (ie no linglongs!) and have plenty of life in them. Wear seems even on all of them...
Other than a slight tear on the drivers seat the interior is in good condition and the air conditioning has been recently regassed and works a treat. The heater also is in good working order which I'm led to believe is a flaw in these cars. Electric windows also work.
Mechanically there are no knocks or bangs and the car genuinely drives well. Gear shift is slickest of any car I have driven, clutch is in good order and the engine does not smoke or tap or use oil...
Back in March the rear right wheel bearings had to be replaced along with an ABS sensor on that wheel. And before the MOT the mid section of the exhaust was replaced and front track rods and various rubber bits were replaced...
All in all it is a decent car but they just don't know what to sell it for. And I am not supposed to get involved because despite frequenting motoring forums and autotrader all day obviously she is in a better position to evaluate the selling of this car... (women...)
Cheers guys.
EDIT: there are the first signs of bubbles of rust on the rear wheel arch but it was not brought up in the MOT and it is at the point now where it could be caught and dealt with quite easily before it became a problem...
My gf is having trouble selling her Ford Puma and was just doing some market research as to what you thought it was worth...
It is a X reg 1.4 Ford Puma with 88k on the clock. It has 10 months on the MOT and in past couple of months has had a standard service (plugs, oil and filters) and all tyres are non-budget (ie no linglongs!) and have plenty of life in them. Wear seems even on all of them...
Other than a slight tear on the drivers seat the interior is in good condition and the air conditioning has been recently regassed and works a treat. The heater also is in good working order which I'm led to believe is a flaw in these cars. Electric windows also work.
Mechanically there are no knocks or bangs and the car genuinely drives well. Gear shift is slickest of any car I have driven, clutch is in good order and the engine does not smoke or tap or use oil...
Back in March the rear right wheel bearings had to be replaced along with an ABS sensor on that wheel. And before the MOT the mid section of the exhaust was replaced and front track rods and various rubber bits were replaced...
All in all it is a decent car but they just don't know what to sell it for. And I am not supposed to get involved because despite frequenting motoring forums and autotrader all day obviously she is in a better position to evaluate the selling of this car... (women...)
Cheers guys.
EDIT: there are the first signs of bubbles of rust on the rear wheel arch but it was not brought up in the MOT and it is at the point now where it could be caught and dealt with quite easily before it became a problem...
Edited by jimbobsimmonds on Tuesday 9th April 22:13
mikefacel said:
jimbobsimmonds said:
And I am not supposed to get involved because despite frequenting motoring forums and autotrader all day obviously she is in a better position to evaluate the selling of this car... (women...)
Just don't - if you do, it'll all be your fault.If she gets 50p for it, and you had nothing to do with that, then that's brilliant.
If you sold it for £900, when she expected it to go for £800, that will become your fault over time, even though she's better off.
DO NOT GET INVOLVED.
SV8Predator said:
Very good advert all the same, hopefully the OP has had some response.
Well, I don't want to put a link to it to be seen as drumming up publicity but the current add on eBay is rather lacking...safe to say I did not write it. And safe to say when I mentioned that I thought the ad was a little lacking I got in trouble and as always, it was my fault. I paid £460 of my own money in the last year on maintenance, she has spent not a penny, but guess who's fault it is
SV8Predator said:
jimbobsimmonds said:
Well, I don't want to put a link to it to be seen as drumming up publicity
No, fair play to you mate, you've saved the £9.99 it costs to put an ad on PH.And yes, that is her dad
Edited by jimbobsimmonds on Wednesday 10th April 00:01
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