What do you reckon the catch is?

What do you reckon the catch is?

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rsvmilly

Original Poster:

11,288 posts

242 months

Monday 22nd August 2005
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http://tinyurl.com/8d5rl

£450 for a very tidy looking MR2. What do you reckon the angle is? Stolen? Cut n shut?

[pic]http://pictures.autotrader.co.uk/ATD_web/servlet/media?id=210988907[/pic]


I've noticed the latest 'thing' on Autotrader is to put cars up at artificially low prices like £350. The text of the ad then says 'there is an error and the actual price is £3500'

(Complete bullocks as you can change the price on live Autotrader ads as often as you want!)

flat_steve

1,533 posts

248 months

Monday 22nd August 2005
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I think you've answered your own question there. Blokey has put said Mister two up for four and a half G's but missed a zero to get it at the top of the search lists. Not sure I'd trust someone who over-exaggerates things by a factor of ten though ;-)

fidgits

17,202 posts

230 months

Monday 22nd August 2005
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I'd say thats a rev 4...

and yeah, more likely to be £4.5k...

fidgits

17,202 posts

230 months

Monday 22nd August 2005
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looking at the advert...

Mobile numbers only, no description...

seeming more dodgy now...

rsvmilly

Original Poster:

11,288 posts

242 months

Monday 22nd August 2005
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My thoughts were either

Car stolen or poor title - prospective buyers too eager to snatch up a bargain than check properly on HPI.

Otherwise, prospective buyers relieved of their £450 in some 'mutually convenient meeting place'

tuttle

3,427 posts

238 months

Monday 22nd August 2005
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Autotrader ad?
This car (or 1 very similar not too many 'blues' around)was doing the rounds in the westcountry for sub £500.00 recently,trader claimed it was p/x.

Otoh, could be a typo.

>> Edited by tuttle on Monday 22 August 19:05

DJFish

5,923 posts

264 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2005
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Is it really a Ferrari with a cheap fibreglass bodykit?