Anyone know this car?
Anyone know this car?
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MADT350

Original Poster:

394 posts

241 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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i know you get asked this all the time but does anyone know this car:

T350 - march 2005 - NK05 WCY - 6,000 miles (Imperial Blue)

many thanks

maxx-waxx

927 posts

273 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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Im sure i test drove this car when looking last time, im sure it was hexam HCs demo T350.
Didnt like the interior. Another PH member was offer this car for about 29k but obviously didnt buy

MADT350

Original Poster:

394 posts

241 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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well they told me a mid 40's bloke owned it before nothing about a x demo car they said it only had 1 owner. do you really think it is the same car? i would really appreciate your thoughts.

maxx-waxx

927 posts

273 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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MADT350 said:
well they told me a mid 40's bloke owned it before nothing about a x demo car they said it only had 1 owner. do you really think it is the same car? i would really appreciate your thoughts.


NK is a newcastle reg which ties in with Hexham, and the interior is the same. It had about 1400 miles when i test drove it 18 months ago

MADT350

Original Poster:

394 posts

241 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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would you say........i should look for another...i was looking for a 1 owner eg...

MADT350

Original Poster:

394 posts

241 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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is it a bad idea buying a ex demo car and also 1 owner? will that really effect re-sale when i come to sell it
being the 3rd owner?

mw510

592 posts

237 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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I suppose its cost/risk/benefit/preference at the end of the day, each to their own. I bought an '03 350c recently as 1 owner supplied and serviced by same dealer thoughout. I prefered not to go for well traded examples - e.g. 3 owners in 4 years, etc. Doesn't mean to say these cars are ragged but it seems to me it introduces another element of risk on vehicle already risky. I would go on known verifiable history every time, after colour, obviously

getsis

1,550 posts

246 months

Tuesday 20th March 2007
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MADT350 said:
is it a bad idea buying a ex demo car and also 1 owner? will that really effect re-sale when i come to sell it
being the 3rd owner?


My tamora has been a show car, EVO mag tested, and a demo before I bought it, so far no major problems except it needs a new oil pressure sendor (don't they all)It's not leaking so I just put up with it for now. So I would say that buying a demo is no worse than buying a private car. High number of owners suggest to me that people can't really afford to run and keep up with the maintenance plus the insurance ontop. People don't think sometimes what it actually cost to run a car like these. "A TVR is not just for Xmas"

abz

380 posts

259 months

Tuesday 20th March 2007
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i bought a demo Tuscan form Hexham HC and no problems whatsoever. You could argue it gets looked after very well if it's a demo - especially by the guys at Hexham...

Horse_Apple

3,795 posts

272 months

Tuesday 20th March 2007
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MADT350 said:
is it a bad idea buying a ex demo car and also 1 owner? will that really effect re-sale when i come to sell it
being the 3rd owner?


It would only have a negative effect if you overpay for it. I.e. if you pay the right price then when you sell it on you won't get hit.

maxx-waxx

927 posts

273 months

Tuesday 20th March 2007
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abz said:
i bought a demo Tuscan form Hexham HC and no problems whatsoever. You could argue it gets looked after very well if it's a demo - especially by the guys at Hexham...


Maybe. Hexham let me take the car out myself for a test drive, and although i didnt thrash it as i already had a T350 so knew what the performance was like, some might have