Buyers Galore

Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:14 pm

Is it just me who get's this? I cannot go a week without someone asking to buy my car! Sometimes twice a week.

I've had people come into my workplace asking who owns the BMW. I've had bikers come up to me in traffic asking if I want to sell. My favorite was when me and the mrs was driving down the M25 doing like 80mph, and someone starting tooting their horn, sped up to the side of me and gestured a money sign with his hand while pointing at my car.

Reason I ask is I came out of my house earlier today and noticed something stuck to my window, thinking it was a parking ticket! (I live in London, where it's hard to even park outside your own house).. Tonight when I went closer to inspect i noticed it's a note asking me to sell my car and leaving contact details.

It was a bit of a novelty at first, but these days I'm starting to feel harassed

Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:25 pm

pics of the motor everyone seems to want ?

Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:26 pm

It's an auto 320i.. so to zone members it's not the sought after spec, but I suppose because it's so clean it's easy on the eye.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=253048

Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:35 pm

Are you bragging or complaining?

Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:38 pm

I've just realised this might come across as me bragging lol.. but genuinely I thought this might be something that everyone gets.. a hazard of owning an E30 maybe.

I guess not then, so I'ma shut up before everyone thinks I'm a twat. famous last words.

Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:42 pm

Happens every so often. In fact on Sunday just gone at a local classic meet, my o/h was sat in the touring and one guy asked twice if the car was for sale. And then came back 20mins later when I was there and asked again.

The touring is nothing special, but it shows what a wash and wax can do

Sat Sep 06, 2014 8:57 pm

Its all part of owning an E30 lol,

When I lived in mablethorpe (yeah yeah I know, I'll get my coat) I had this one guy turn up 17 times in two months asking to buy my sport,

After the 3rd time I told that the price would go up each time to came knocking & yet he still came asking.

I wonder if he bought one??

Sat Sep 06, 2014 10:40 pm

Mate of my mine has an A reg Audi 80 Sport, pretty much mint, but 130k, keeps asking if I'll swap my 1990 G 320i SE for it.
Mines done 61k, so I'm a bit.... unsure.
Admitted mine needs a full service (I've got all the fluids, filters, plugs etc), new discs & pads (got those too) and a set of tyres (it's been sat SORN for 2 years), and his needs nothing but I'm not convinced at the moment.
Mind you, he has an Audi 90 Quattro with a 2.2 ur engine conversion, which I'd wouldn't mind.....

Sun Sep 07, 2014 1:14 am

Funny....every time I go out (not frequent) I tend to get 2-3 comments / offers to buy. My friends make regular comments about owning a dude magnet...

In NZ (about 7 years ago) hardly had any. Not sure if it's a sign of the time or the country!

Sun Sep 07, 2014 1:38 am

It happens to me a lot and has done since i bought my sport 8 years ago!

I picked up a 318i today and the woman i bought it from who has owned it 20 years said it was a man magnet because she was always being asked to sell it.

Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:36 am

Last time I was out in my sport (about a year ago) I got talking to a guy at the garage who said he was looking for something like an E30 as it was RWD, had plenty of parts out there & was a dam sight cheaper than a mk2 escort, better built, nicer to drive & not as common.

He then went on to ask that if I was to sell how much would I want, well his face dropped when I told him A1 sports (top spec, very well looked after) where above £5K+,

Saw him a while back & he'd got himself a 325ise & was raving about it but said he was getting fed up with folk asking how much he wanted for it, told him it comes with owning one lol.

Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:57 am

I've had it a lot over the years and I've had it with the e24

The funny thing is they think they can buy it for 50p

Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:03 pm

Kos wrote:The funny thing is they think they can buy it for 50p

That's the thing, I've never gone as far as prices, so they probably all want to offer £500 or something stupid like that

Sun Sep 07, 2014 9:51 pm

Kos wrote:I've had it a lot over the years and I've had it with the e24

The funny thing is they think they can buy it for 50p

Yes this is often what happens. I get people asking all of the time but i just say what do you think the car is worth?? and then they just give silly offers.

Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:03 pm

Kos wrote:I've had it a lot over the years and I've had it with the e24

The funny thing is they think they can buy it for 50p

Yours IS only worth 50p !!

Mitchen, yours will get nicked.

Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:08 pm

Hahaha not many buyers at night in hampstead - especially when I drive with the lights off.

Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:27 pm

Gert_8 wrote:
Kos wrote:I've had it a lot over the years and I've had it with the e24

The funny thing is they think they can buy it for 50p
Mitchen, yours will get nicked.

If this now happens, your bad karma will be held responsible

Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:42 pm

Mitchen wrote:
Gert_8 wrote:
Kos wrote:I've had it a lot over the years and I've had it with the e24

The funny thing is they think they can buy it for 50p
Mitchen, yours will get nicked.
If this now happens, your bad karma will be held responsible

Karma is all about you. If you've been a decent chap, karma will be good to you. However....

Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:46 pm

Gert_8 wrote:
Mitchen wrote:
Gert_8 wrote:Mitchen, yours will get nicked.
If this now happens, your bad karma will be held responsible
Karma is all about you. If you've been a decent chap, karma will be good to you. However....

Mix of words.. replace with curse.. vibes.. jinx.. etc etc

Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:48 pm

That's better. Fair enough.

Sun Sep 07, 2014 10:56 pm

diable wrote:
Gert_8 wrote:
Mitchen wrote: If this now happens, your bad karma will be held responsible
Karma is all about you. If you've been a decent chap, karma will be good to you. However....
HaH you'll be run over by a Pizza Hut delivery motored driver........

Get lost Di, if you had seen her, you would have done the same!

Sun Sep 07, 2014 11:02 pm

I wasn't either, mate, but when you're told "people tell me I could be a page 3 model", I was rather intrigued. Unfortunately, she was a model in her own head!

Mon Sep 08, 2014 9:42 am

diable wrote:
Gert_8 wrote:I wasn't either, mate, but when you're told "people tell me I could be a page 3 model", I was rather intrigued. Unfortunately, she was a model in her own head!
Page 3 of Plus Size Beauties, she must have forget to tell you that she was also on page 4, 5 and 6 at the same time

Looked like she'd eaten 4,5, or 6 page three models to be honest!