e bay opportunity ...

[gazzab]

..to pay too much, just enough or to get a bargain?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18308&item=4530155349&rd=1

I go for the former.
Service history? Bought as seen? Engine situ?
I just couldnt buy a cerb without seeing it unless it was so damn cheap eg £3K !?

[budaholic]

That's almost identical to my 4.5. Same colour and year.

Budaholic

[eddie 4.2]

sounds good but who would buy a car if u never had a drive of it

[J_S_G]

eddie 4.2 said:

sounds good but who would buy a car if u never had a drive of it

Erm, guilty! Bought the Battle Barge (my Rover) off Ebay completely unseen. Only needed a new clutch, gearbox, 1 new tyre, 1 valve on another tyre, bit of bodywork, leak in PAS system tracking down, all fluids topping up from the "minimum" level they were on, couple hose to the radiator attaching properly, washer jets fixing, headlight bulbs replacing, and all the wheels balancing. Not bad considering it was sold as being in "mint condition".

Good job I didn't care about spending a couple of hundred quid and a couple of weekends on fixing it up if it meant having a 300BHP Rover that looks like some diesel powered tractor that lumbers grandpa around.

[eddie 4.2]

J_S_G said:

eddie 4.2 said: sounds good but who would buy a car if u never had a drive of it Erm, guilty! Bought the Battle Barge (my Rover) off Ebay completely unseen. Only needed a new clutch, gearbox, 1 new tyre, 1 valve on another tyre, bit of bodywork, leak in PAS system tracking down, all fluids topping up from the "minimum" level they were on, couple hose to the radiator attaching properly, washer jets fixing, headlight bulbs replacing, and all the wheels balancing. Not bad considering it was sold as being in "mint condition". Good job I didn't care about spending a couple of hundred quid and a couple of weekends on fixing it up if it meant having a 300BHP Rover that looks like some diesel powered tractor that lumbers grandpa around.

SO ITS A GOOD CAR SOLD WITH A 1 MINUTE OR ONE MILE WARRANTY

>> Edited by eddie 4.2 on Wednesday 23 February 00:01

[J_S_G]

eddie 4.2 said:

SO ITS A GOOD CAR SOLD WITH A 1 MINUTE OR ONE MILE WARRANTY

That would have been nice. Didn't even make it out of the motorway service station car park(!) I picked it up from before coolant was pouring out. That's the dodgily connected bit of hose from the list above.

[markys]

This one is just down the road from me, see it out a couple of times but cant say what condition its in, if anyone would like me to have a quick look let me know.

[trooperiziz]

I bought my NSX without driving it.

I'm guessing that Cerb will go for around £12-13k

[Rob Dance]

eddie 4.2 said:

sounds good but who would buy a car if u never had a drive of it

i`ve bought 2 Alfas, a Corolla and a Clio16v , all off EBay, without seeing them in the flesh and all at least as good as I expected.

You always have the option of walking away if the item doesen`t stand up to scrutiny,although I guess I may not have bought the Cerb this way.

[eddie 4.2]

Rob Dance said:

eddie 4.2 said: sounds good but who would buy a car if u never had a drive of it i`ve bought 2 Alfas, a Corolla and a Clio16v , all off EBay, without seeing them in the flesh and all at least as good as I expected. You always have the option of walking away if the item doesen`t stand up to scrutiny,although I guess I may not have bought the Cerb this way.

ROB U MUST BE A MOTOR TRADER,NICE CERB BTW

[Corin Denton]

I think this car has been for sale at Peninsula for about the last eighteen months???

[eddie 4.2]

F$%K ME 18 MONTHS DOES IT HAVE A BAD CASE OF THE CLAP