I can't sell my chim
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hi we had the same problem with ours are in you in need of any other car because it is a lot easier to px with people rater than sell up and less hastle
dont worry ours had 62000 miles and had no problem about the guy wanting less money just think there our a few schims out there woth 100000 plus out there
dont worry ours had 62000 miles and had no problem about the guy wanting less money just think there our a few schims out there woth 100000 plus out there
Edited by dc53 on Friday 30th June 23:04
mileage scares a lot of people off on these cars,it shouldent but does i got a good deal on my car because of the mileage & drove a car with half the mileage dident have a patch on my high miler,anyway i think its probably not helping your sale. new TVR owners are obsessed with the car having done no more than about 2K every year i reckon.like superbike buyers and low mileage obsessions and its bu*lshit
Edited by that daddy on Saturday 1st July 12:03
its been on autotrader 4 times now and its been on pistoneads since november.Theres nothing wrong with the car apart from a small tear in the rear screen.Maybe that the price being to low is putting people off,the only reason i am selling her is that i lost my job last october and i am now earning half what i was and i had to buy a van
Some cars just seem to sell from the classifieds with little info and one pic, certainly seen worse ads than yours. However if yours is stuck here is what I would do, call it a bit of Ad Doctoring.
Price.
Your ad on PH states £8250, not much difference to £7995 I know but there are some cars on PH starting at just high £6k's. Now not saying yours isn't worth what you are asking, but physcologically their ads start with a 6 and yours starts with an 8 so the brain is saying £2K gap when the reality might be only £1k, bring it down into the £7's on the ad if that is what you are looking for.
Wording.
Your ad states that it has to go because you are skint, now this may be the case but don't shout that in your ad because it screams to me that things might have been skimped on over the recent months. By all means explain your reasons for sale, but word it in such a way as to not scare people off - make them believe you love the car and want it to pass onto someone who is in a situation to look after it in the same way you have been to date.
Along with the above, a bit more detail about it's history, dates and mileages of the services and who did them can't hurt. The more you show that you know about the car, the more people will believe you are an enthusiast and therefore become more trusting and less worried about the mileage. Discuss openly the usual suspects of Tvr weakpoints to show you really know about the car; mention the chassis condition, any cracking on dash, how it copes with hot start (mention the hot start mod if it has had it).
Format all the above out into digestable paragraphs rather than lumping it all into one chunk, this is the beauty of PH compared to Autotrader, you really get to go to town with your wording and layout so make sure you use it.
Pics.
Would definately also get some interior pics and a few more external ones, people love pics. Also try to get some done in a slightly more picturesque setting, oddly enough sportscars always look great parked on grass or at least next to. I guess it conjours up lifestyle aspirations of driving off into the country and stopping off for a picnic lunch. You need to sell the dream.
Something like this one from the classifieds :
Good luck
Price.
Your ad on PH states £8250, not much difference to £7995 I know but there are some cars on PH starting at just high £6k's. Now not saying yours isn't worth what you are asking, but physcologically their ads start with a 6 and yours starts with an 8 so the brain is saying £2K gap when the reality might be only £1k, bring it down into the £7's on the ad if that is what you are looking for.
Wording.
Your ad states that it has to go because you are skint, now this may be the case but don't shout that in your ad because it screams to me that things might have been skimped on over the recent months. By all means explain your reasons for sale, but word it in such a way as to not scare people off - make them believe you love the car and want it to pass onto someone who is in a situation to look after it in the same way you have been to date.
Along with the above, a bit more detail about it's history, dates and mileages of the services and who did them can't hurt. The more you show that you know about the car, the more people will believe you are an enthusiast and therefore become more trusting and less worried about the mileage. Discuss openly the usual suspects of Tvr weakpoints to show you really know about the car; mention the chassis condition, any cracking on dash, how it copes with hot start (mention the hot start mod if it has had it).
Format all the above out into digestable paragraphs rather than lumping it all into one chunk, this is the beauty of PH compared to Autotrader, you really get to go to town with your wording and layout so make sure you use it.
Pics.
Would definately also get some interior pics and a few more external ones, people love pics. Also try to get some done in a slightly more picturesque setting, oddly enough sportscars always look great parked on grass or at least next to. I guess it conjours up lifestyle aspirations of driving off into the country and stopping off for a picnic lunch. You need to sell the dream.
Something like this one from the classifieds :
Good luck
Thanks for that touching,its on autotrader for 7995 i have yet to alter the one on pistoneads,i understand were your coming from but the people that have been to view have been put off by me saying that they need plenty of tlc so i am trying a different approach and try not to mention to many technical jargon and just hope that the looks and the sound will sell it.
I spoke to rob ingleby the other day as I am in the process of selling my 450.
Rob said that the market was definitely depressed and that the factory announcement hadn't helped the market.
When quizzed on the best place to advertise, Rob recommended the Pistonheads classifieds and also Sprint.
Rob said that the market was definitely depressed and that the factory announcement hadn't helped the market.
When quizzed on the best place to advertise, Rob recommended the Pistonheads classifieds and also Sprint.
Maybe the ripped back window is putting people off. That could affect people's overall opinion and give the impression that other things may have been left with the car.
May have to bite the bullet and get the window fixed before you can sell it, should be able to ask a little more to off set the cost as well. But overall it would look more attractive with the window sorted.
Call me shallow but I would probably walk away if I saw a car with this.
May have to bite the bullet and get the window fixed before you can sell it, should be able to ask a little more to off set the cost as well. But overall it would look more attractive with the window sorted.
Call me shallow but I would probably walk away if I saw a car with this.
hi nick i have got all your old receipts so the history is there in black and white the problem is that i cant seem to be able to get people to look at it,te only thing that as changed sinceyouad it is te sports exhaust and i had the carpets re coloured.
I have tried to get in touch with james agger to see if he would want it back but he has`nt replied to my emails which i dont understand .
I have tried to get in touch with james agger to see if he would want it back but he has`nt replied to my emails which i dont understand .
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