gumtree dream?

Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:15 am

Ok im pretty sure I wasnt dreaming late last night about an ad for a 91 325 sport for £1000 with 62,000 on clock, lachs silver, one owner, very good condition in Essex. Ad posted yesterday, gone today. Anybody else see it? Were they aving a laugh or did I see a very possible bargain to late?

Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:34 am

probably sold within an hour and bought by ata

Wed Jan 23, 2013 8:45 am

I check these sites daily as would like another. Maybe not sport but at that price wouldn't say no. was bogged down with dam tax return all day yesterday

just goes to show you gotta be on it with these things.

Wed Jan 23, 2013 9:22 am

There was one on yesterday, done 72k, for £3k. Then when you read further down it was a CAT C, but the owner seemed to think it was for engine damage as he couldn't find any evidence of previous repair. Is this possible?

Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:07 am

Was definitely up for £1000. No mention of cat C. Had no picture. Just seemed all a bit to good to be true. Is there any reason for fake ads?

Maybe so you phone premium rate numbers? Or am I just going off on conspiracy theorys ha! I reckon someone was either having an early april fools or really didnt know what they had. Someone would have though!

Wed Jan 23, 2013 10:41 am

There was also a very similar 325i sport , one owner , 78000 selling for ill health listed in READING for a grand i think it could be a scam too - just seems a bit to good to be true

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-moto ... 1007225195

Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:01 am

Mmmmmm. May ask them. 6days old though IF is genuine probably gone, especially berkshire. dodgy dealers up there. No phone number so could be safe but then is an 'old man' going to use mail?

Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:08 am

3 emails have failed for me and theres no other contact details- i found it after one day so there might have been a number up for a bit

Wed Jan 23, 2013 11:12 am

Thought maybe genuine because if dodgy dealer would have thought theyd put a dodgy mot on it but thought would do text check on reg. Says 'no DVLA or police record found for G91 VUL' and i didnt get charged, bonus

I think dodge, stay clear!

Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:06 pm

magpie wrote:probably sold within an hour and bought by ata

Who promptly went round there and kicked the guy in the b0ll0cks with 500 quid.............

Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:11 pm

zimmermatt wrote:Ok im pretty sure I wasnt dreaming late last night about an ad for a 91 325 sport for £1000 with 62,000 on clock, lachs silver, one owner, very good condition in Essex. Ad posted yesterday, gone today. Anybody else see it? Were they aving a laugh or did I see a very possible bargain to late?

It wont be lachs if its '91. Sterling silver.

Wed Jan 23, 2013 12:20 pm

Chris_B86 wrote:There was one on yesterday, done 72k, for £3k. Then when you read further down it was a CAT C, but the owner seemed to think it was for engine damage as he couldn't find any evidence of previous repair. Is this possible?

It is possible to claim through insurance for engine damage for example if the car has been driven though water and sucked some in causing a hydraulic lock and damaging the engine internally.

I've replaced a couple of N47 engines in E90's because of this.

Where i work now, one of the techs once upon a time had to replace an engine, both front seats, body loom, carpet and various control units on a 6 month old E60 V10 M5 because the woman that owned it drove through a ford and flooded the interior and hydraulic locked the engine!

Written off Cat C and D's can be put on cars not just for body damage.

Some times when cars are stolen and recovered with various parts missing that have been striped off and sold can also make the car uneconomical to repair using new parts which an insurance company would only use.

This was quite common back in the day when RS turbos and cosworths were getting nicked and things like the recaro interiors, body kits and wheels where getting removed and sold.

Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:04 pm

A lot of cars that have suffered even relatively minor flooding are written off cat B these days. So much low down electronics/connections in the cabin on modern cars that the insurance companies won't take the risk of problems showing up in the future.

Wed Jan 23, 2013 6:22 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:A lot of cars that have suffered even relatively minor flooding are written off cat B these days. So much low down electronics/connections in the cabin on modern cars that the insurance companies won't take the risk of problems showing up in the future.

Disgusting waste really and in these days of environmental awareness frankly just shameful. A clear sign of what's wrong with our disposable consumer\business driven culture.