New 70's and 80's car sales venture

[groundedescort]

Just thought i would let you all know of my new venture i havent been on here for a while as i have been very busy but i used to sell run of the mill cars and started to not enjoy the misery and agro of selling cheap used cars to the public so in order to keep going and start to enjoy it again i have decided to stock 70's 80's and early 90's classics as i enjoy these most. recent purchases include:-

(i am not promoting these in anyway as they are currently not for sale until all the work has been done on them

B Reg Ford Granada mk2 2.8i ghia x executive auto in grey
C Reg ford fiesta 1.1L with a genuine 23,000 miles from new mint!
B Reg vauxhall cavalier 1.6 auto LX great spec with recaro's 60k
F Reg ford granada 2.4 ghia one owner for 20 years !
H Reg Ford sierra low mileage GLX automatic in mint condition
K MGB GT chrome bumper edition in red

still have some everyday cars aswell but as i am getting rid of them i am buying older stuff and suddenly my job has becme more exciting just replaced a waterpump on the fiesta in 15 mins ! much better then newer cars and hopefully people will soon start to realise this and go back to older cars !

[Ray Singh]

Certainly a great idea, I wish i had the funds to start something like this. You may find a company called 4 star classics selling cars from the 70's and 80's as a speciality.

I am keen on the MG BGT if by any chance you want to sell it some day.....

All the best.

[groundedescort]

its quite a project well i say that it needs repainting its not rot all underneath is good brakes exhaust and engine just had an overhaul lots spent but scabby in places the odd paint peel but nothing major but want to take my time with that one and get it right !

[groundedescort]

just had a search for 4 star classics they are higher end than me i am looking at stuff under £3000 so its affordable for people on a budget to still get a classic car, hence my name "Bargain Classics" lol

[tubbs]

Thats ace ! If you ever want to offer a 'gas option' give me a shout, be right up my street that.

[datsundrew]

Great idea! With the cost of new stuff, old is so much cheaper and fun. People strive to drive something different and pay thousands for a ltd edition euro box, with colour coordinated gear knob. Life can be so much simpler!

[fred]

wheres about in the world are you?
have a mk4 tina on fleabay at the mo if your interested!!
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251247376776?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

[groundedescort]

agree with all them comments and thanks, i am in kent / sussex area that looks like an awesome tina ! i have my heart set on doing bog standard stuff making stuff very original and putting back to standard if has any minor mods i am not a purist but they fetch more money in this state good luck with the sale !

[fred]

Darn everything I like is is kent, Essex?
Brought the tina from essex!
Best of luck with the venture
certainly a good niche market going on there
Yeah standard unmolested fords seem to go for silly money now

[surprisingskoda]

Mar 23, 2013 21:40:16 GMT groundedescort said:

just had a search for 4 star classics they are higher end than me I am looking at stuff under £3000 so its affordable for people on a budget to still get a classic car, hence my name "Bargain Classics" lol

I would advise against using the word "bargain" in your business name if you intend to sell anything other than £300 cut and shut Fiestas.

I would also advise stocking a small quantity of Rover 25s and Peugeot 106s for the weeks when you can't move any classics/for drop-ins that just want a cheap car the same day.

[Mercdan68]

fantastic and the cars will sell themselves fella.....now whats the essex ford dealer called, are yes unaffordable fords

[Mercdan68]

btw is the low mileage fiesta a blue finesse?? may be the one i sold a few months ago?

[mjsrb5]

Good luck mate! Sounds like a great idea

[Granadaman72]

Nice idea and i wish you all the best with your new venture. A mate of mine is a mechanic and he was only saying the other day that he finds working on modern stuff absolutely soul destroying, if he could afford it he'd love to set up a specialist garage working on retro/classic stuff.

[groundedescort]

have a look for yourselves www.bargainclassics.co.uk sorry its already bargain classics ! and no not a fiesta finesse and this one has been sat in a garage since 1994 !

[Mercdan68]

looks great and sensible prices too good luck with the business

[gingerdave]

Some pictures of cars actually for sale wouldbe nice

[Dez]

that website is pretty bad. it just looks cheap and nasty, having a file pic of a mustang as a background only serves to worsen this. its hard to read(lack or punctuation or proofreading), hard to view (jumps around all over the place when scrolling), and all the cars on it are sold or you don't have pics of them. if youre basing your sales online you need to have better than that.

[groundedescort]

low on stock as sold loads so must be doing something right but thanks ! and yes it is cheap and nasty till i get going properly i knocked it up in about 15 mins from scratch and don't rely on it for selling cars i advertise in 4 different places the website is just to get a rough idea till i get time to build a better one

[EmDee]

Mar 24, 2013 22:15:18 GMT groundedescort said:

low on stock as sold loads so must be doing something right but thanks ! and yes it is cheap and nasty till I get going properly I knocked it up in about 15 mins from scratch and don't rely on it for selling cars I advertise in 4 different places the website is just to get a rough idea till I get time to build a better one

Okay so it sounds like you accept that it's not great, but instead of giving excuses/reasons why it's not great, I think you should look into what he is telling you and try to improve it.

If it really took you 15 minutes to build it would surely take all of 30 seconds to bin that background image and the "animated gif" looking text that makes me cringe. Personally I'm not sold on the pink either. Also if you ask any web developer you will find it makes them come out in a rash whenever they see "Welcome to blah blah" on a site home page.

I'll leave it at that for now. Sorry if I sound harsh, but hopefully you find this criticism valuable.