To bid or not to bid.

Level 6 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 154

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/renault-19-16v-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ4575256745QQcategoryZ10410QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

What do you reckon to this one? So, so tempted. The distance is obviously a bit of a problem (im in Hertfordshire) but picking up a 19 for Â£25 is surely too good to miss?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

if its been standing for a year it will need a bit of work.

Besides, i think someone else has their eye on it Wink

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

muhahaha

i have already made enquires with the owner on that 19

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

Neal 19 16v wrote:

if its been standing for a year it will need a bit of work.

Besides, i think someone else has their eye on it Wink

its not me thats for sure Mad

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

neo, stay away.

and i bet its neal anyway.

Level 6 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 154

Ha ha, i see. I was thinking that even taking into account travel expenses etc then it would still be an ok buy, assuming theres no underlying problems that the guy is choosing not to disclose! Sod it i'll wait for another. What have you got planned for it Neo?

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

no roger, lol it's me that has his eye on it, not neal.

to sort it out of course Matt, it does need some work on it, its not one that you can expect to pick up and be a daily reliable driver

Site Subscriber Joined: 13 Oct 2004 Posts: 4722

ah my bad!

Level 6 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 154

No i kind of guessed that Neo. I was gonna have it as a little project. Dont really know a lot about 19's mechanically and i was considering just jumping in at the deep end and if it all goes tits up offload it onto my brother to fix or put it back on ebay! Do you know whats wrong with it?

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

the brakes are probably siezed, the battery will be useless and it might just snap the cambelt as soon as you try to start it.

Level 6 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 154

Yeah but thats just stuff you would look at on any car thats been sitting for that length of time. What i meant was is there anything majorly wrong with it hence why its been lying around for a year that would have screwed me big time had i bought it!

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

i am waiting on the owner to get back to me now

i have fired off a lot of questions about the car to him

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

dont know, hes only asking Â£25 so hes not likely to tell you about anything wrong with it. He'll just say any faults must have developed in the year since the last time he used it, which is fair enough

you still can buy it, just place a bid!

Level 6 User Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 154

Good point. And if i remember correctly that is exactly what he said the last time it was on ebay a couple of weeks ago.

Site Subscriber Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 2929

I've been enquiring about that too.
Got a quote for recovory of the vehicle too. Guess I'll be bidding against you Neo MUHAHAHA

FCS Event Manager Joined: 04 Jan 2005 Posts: 3680

unlikely Doc, if you want it, go for it, you are a lot closer to it than i am, distance from it is the main factor here, not wether the thing runs or not lol.

if no one else was interested i would prolly have bid on it but i am not gonna raise the price by bidding against you when you have more chance of being able to collect the car.

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

Only 120 miles from me, mates got a car trailer and got access to a LWB transit with a towbar. Hmmmmms.

To save us all bidding against each other - who wants to place a bid and how much are you prepared to pay? I was thinking of sticking Â£75 on.

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whats the big fuss though ? am i missing something?/?

Site Subscriber Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 1141

schakal wrote:

whats the big fuss though ? am i missing something?/?

Whats the fuss? Just conversation trying to save each other from costing each other money! Rolling Eyes

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

its a very cheap valver schaks, and the idea is to confer so as people who want it dont pay more than they needed to for it.

Slightly unfair on the seller, yes, but from the potential buyers' point of view, a sound idea!

In practice though, I have found it doesnt work, as noone trusts anyone else to tell the truth about how much they would bid.

Forum Moderator Joined: 18 Feb 2004 Posts: 7432

or they bid anyway... Rolling Eyes