does this look like good value ?

[retrorider]

might go and take a look
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

[hueandcry71]

retrorider said:

might go and take a look
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

I wouldnt touch a car off EBay with a big stick.

[porteouz]

hueandcry71 said:

retrorider said:

might go and take a look
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

I wouldnt touch a car off EBay with a big stick.

why not? Its from a dealer not a private seller? Plus my dad bought a car from ebay a couple of years back and its been a great car

Looks like a nice car

[tanman]

I purchased my first elise off ebay and it was a cracking car. Have to be careful of scammers though these days

[retrorider]

my current weekend toy was bought off ebay and its been a great car.just want to try a lotus now.scams and lemons can appear on any sale site/publication.its always been buyer beware...

[boobles]

Isnt it slightly over priced?

[hueandcry71]

porteouz said:

hueandcry71 said:

retrorider said:

might go and take a look
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

I wouldnt touch a car off EBay with a big stick.

why not? Its from a dealer not a private seller? Plus my dad bought a car from ebay a couple of years back and its been a great car

Looks like a nice car

No particular reason why i wouldnt other than i just wouldnt. Not exactly the greatest justification for an opinion i admit.

[porteouz]

People often get suspicious when looking at high value items on ebay. If it was a private seller with no feedback i wouldnt either. But since its from a car dealer with an address i would have no problem going to see it. Whats the diff between seeing it on ebay or on autotrader?

[tricky 100]

Nothing wrong with Ebay , its an excellent site .

[Mark B]

hueandcry71 said:

I wouldnt touch a car off EBay with a big stick.

As others, why the hell not.... You still get to go and look, it is purely an advertising medium....

I bought my one owner car with 50k miles, FSH over 3 years ago and it has proved to be 100% reliable.

Pretty naive statement to be honest - and not exactly helpful to people selling or first time buyers buying...!!!

[crackthatoff]

boobles said:

Isnt it slightly over priced?

Thats what I was thinking with 70 large ones on the clock

[retrorider]

but on this forum some members recomend to always buy on condition and history,not mileage.why in this country we still by cars on mileage in my view is nuts.looking at the cars for sale on this site it seems a good buy and thats before i start to haggle.it will only do 2-4k miles a year in my ownership anyway.

Edited by retrorider on Sunday 5th August 11:02

Edited by retrorider on Sunday 5th August 11:03

[Mrs Trackside]

My first thought was that all the pictures are of only one side of the car...

[retrorider]

well you go and look at both sides which is what i intend to do...

[Mrs Trackside]

retrorider said:

well you go and look at both sides which is what i intend to do...

Well do that then!!

I was only trying to be helpful because I've seen cars advertised before that only have one side and the other is completely smashed!!!

Nice attitude you've got there. Welcome to Pistonheads

[peter450]

E bay is an advertising medium, your just as likely to get ripped off on e-bay as in an autotrader ad, have a look at the car, if you like it an it seems ok get it checked over by a LOTUS dealer, not the RAC before you buy

[RichyBoy]

Ebay is boocks for car sales. I remeber I won a 111s from costumebox uk / daryl mann from potters bar (it just so happens he works for the police), it went too cheap so he refused to sell it to me. He then deceived me into removing my negative feedback by telling me he would sell me the car and then didn't when I removed the feedback. When I told ebay about it they said there was no legal right to sell me the car as ebay is just a venue for buying and selling. In the end some dude from wales saw the winning bid, offered the bloke £500 more and got the car which he then sold on pistonheads.

Edited by RichyBoy on Sunday 5th August 19:08

[retrorider]

retrorider said:

well you go and look at both sides which is what i intend to do...

some people have no sense of humor on forums

[DamienCBR]

crackthatoff said:

boobles said:

Isnt it slightly over priced?

Thats what I was thinking with 70 large ones on the clock

Is this really that much for 70,000 and is 70,000 if it has been well maintain such a problem. The millenium edition tends to sell very quickly and for good money. There are plenty of cars on SELOC with that sort of mileage.

I recently saw a millenium up at £14,500, could not believe it.

Yeti sold his standard one on here in 2 days.

D

[boobles]

Mine is coming up to 58k with no faults (ive already had HGF) but no way would i advertise it for anywhere near 10k. (if & when i sell)