s...someone sees your car, likes it and wants to buy it?

[baggabones]

Just had a guy seen my 924 (she's not for sale) he wants to buy her and has offered me a good price (a LOT more than I paid for her) I'm in that position now...do I or don't I?...just had her mot'd last month and the feedback made think she is definite 'keeper' but?....anyone been in this position to offer any advice?

[Mystery Machine]

I bought a car recently from another RR guy on here (camerashy) and flew to Canada to collect it and move it to the docks for shipping back here.

While I was over there, I also decided to get some repair panels from a company an hour away who make parts for these cars. I had a specialist come and take a look at the car in case there was something I'd missed when looking at the rusty parts. He took one look at it (knowing what I'd paid) and offered me £5,500 more than I paid for it. Way more than double the price! I wasn't even slightly tempted. Why? Because I hadn't travelled to the other side of the world to buy this car only to flip it straight on. I wasn't going to do that to my friend who had sold me the car at such a good price. And I also knew I'd never find another one as good, even with the money the specialist was offering me.

No brainer, keep the car. Unless you were thinking of selling it anyway?

[colnerov]

Hi, I build cars for ME to use, not other people. So no.

Colin

[baggabones]

Oct 4, 2015 15:16:17 GMT baggabones said:

Just had a guy seen my 924 (she's not for sale) he wants to buy her and has offered me a good price (a LOT more than I paid for her) I'm in that position now...do I or don't I?...just had her mot'd last month and the feedback made think she is definite 'keeper' but?....anyone been in this position to offer any advice?

Like I said, she's not up for sale but pound signs in front of the eyes sometimes makes you sit up and think? My only thing is I now commute to work on my pushbike and she's rarely used these days....going to have a blast around Snowdonia next weekend in her to try and get the mojo back ;-) (pretty sure that'll get the juices flowing again )

[oukie]

Had the same thing happen to me only a few months ago, I bought a car, posted it on another forum marque specific. Within hours I was asked via pm to sell the car??

I declined the offer which was 40% more than what I'd just days ago paid.
This to me was strange as for one reason, the car was advertised on that very forum.

I think that a lot of people who make these offers are dreamers.

Go with your heart, or if you need the money use your head.

[skylinedave]

Depends if you want/need the money , could you get something better you have always wanted for the money ? You could always say you might sell it but his offer is not enough - to see if he really will pay you over the odds .

On the other hand , if your happy with it and you like it , keep it .

You can always take his number and promise him first refusal if you decide to part with it .

[nomad]

retrorides.proboards.com/thread/168497/car-mate-3-times-day

[Deleted]

The money people offer me is always curse word, so no ;D

[Danny]

If you had not been approached then you probably wouldnt have been thinking about selling it so id say keep it unless it's a deal of the century and you can buy another as good and with a good amount of cash left over, otherwise no because your only regret it.

[awoo]

Oct 4, 2015 17:01:17 GMT oukie said:

Had the same thing happen to me only a few months ago, I bought a car, posted it on another forum marque specific. Within hours I was asked via pm to sell the car??

I declined the offer which was 40% more than what I'd just days ago paid.
This to me was strange as for one reason, the car was advertised on that very forum.

I think that a lot of people who make these offers are dreamers.

Go with your heart, or if you need the money use your head.

THIS^^^

i have just decided to sell my integra type R, having had it a while, i have had quite a few people say they want it and when i sell to let them know and theyll buy it etc.


ok time has come, offer it up to these people and... they go quiet.


unless the bloke shows you the £££, hes probably dreaming

[Danny]

I recently sold a 1985 Manta GT and the amount of dreamers contacted me with silly offers, i agreed to one and he never got back to me lol

[MK2VR6]

Don't sell it. Unless you don't like the car. I've been driving for 23 years and I totted up earlier that I recently bought my 52nd car. However, the older I get, the harder I find it to get rid of cars. I keep on threatening to sell my mk2 Golf after three and a bit years, but every time I'm ready, I realise it's my car; it's a part of me, and I don't want any other curse word owning it. Just imagine someone driving your pride and joy down the road, probably for you to never see it again. Is that what you want?

[georgeb]

Had this around half a dozen times now. As has been said, I think many are dreamers but the answer's the same anyway. "No!"

[SamR380]

I never get round to selling cars so if someone actually offers to buy one I see it as saving me a load of hassle. I never really keep cars long enough to get attached though, I've always got my eye on the next one.

[neilclark]

Had a mk2 rs2000 6 weeks and while putting petrol in was offered double what it cost me to get on road, sold it straight away. I always think there's always another car around corner but I have owned over 100 cars in the 25 years I've been driving lol

[chubz]

its the same as selling cars in general these days.. we have a classic mini for sale, started up at 2700, and straight away i had people offering 2000 over the internet.

how is 2000 a near offer to 2700 ? or even 2500 ?

don't know how some people tick.

[elmotheewokking]

See, I personally cannot put a price on my car. It's a part of me. Plus, anyone else would crush it within the year.

My dad on the other hand, everything has a price. I guesss this stems from him being somewhat of a prolific trader in days gone by, well over 1000 cars have passed through his mitts, mostly Jags and old Yank tin. The longest he's owned any car was the 85 500 SEC AMG he had for 8 years, purely because it spent a few years in bits.

[rod6e]

I had this last weekend. I was on my way to my Caravan in Wales in my Boxster and I flew over the bridge (deeside) overtaking a Transit that was towing a Xantia.

He pulled up next to me at some lights and asked if I was selling it.

It was a gloriously sunny day and I was driving with the roof down and a massive smile on my face. I told him there was no way I was selling it without even pondering the question in my head.

I've been offered cash/asked if selling many cars usually in Petrol Stations and I believe probably only 1% of people who enquire would actually buy.

In short, keep your 924 mate.

[roccoguy]

Everything is for sale at the right price, if someone offers me the right amount for any of my cars they can take it. Can't keep them all and with the money I can then tick another car I want to own before I die off the list. There's only one car I own that "isn't for sale", but contrary to what I tell people, I know that if someone made an offer I couldn't refuse on it, that would be gone too

[VIP]

Oct 5, 2015 11:20:33 GMT chubz said:

its the same as selling cars in general these days.. we have a classic mini for sale, started up at 2700, and straight away i had people offering 2000 over the internet.

how is 2000 a near offer to 2700 ? or even 2500 ?

don't know how some people tick.

Because they are trying to enter into negotiation with you?

You advertise for £2700, they offer £2000, you say "No way, how about £2600?" and they probably come back with £2200, and you to and fro until eventually you settle on a number around £2400/2500, which would be about right on a car advertised for £2700. If you just tell them to 'fark off' at £2000 they'll probably not bother coming back with another offer, hence you've lost out on a potential sale.