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Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 5:36 pm
by Mucker_325i
Here is the item in question, did anybody notice this...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:44 pm
by adit
no, missed that! looks well worth that sort of money
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:56 pm
by Dezzy
Someone got a bargin there.
1 bid, it would frag well by the look of it
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 7:59 pm
by MurphyE30
bargain for the bidder
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:03 pm
by mattrs
Probably the vendor bid on it himself to get it going and nobody bit! Why else would someone have bid 700 to start!?
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 8:56 pm
by bmw320iSE
mattrs wrote:Probably the vendor bid on it himself to get it going and nobody bit! Why else would someone have bid 700 to start!?
would of been a £700 start
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:00 pm
by Dezzy
mattrs wrote:Probably the vendor bid on it himself to get it going and nobody bit! Why else would someone have bid 700 to start!?
If the seller would have been happy with £700, It could be honest sale.
Only way to know for sure is to keep an eye on eBay for it going back on.
If its of interest to anyone it might be worth a cheeky email, just incase
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:36 pm
by bmw9818
Dezzy wrote:mattrs wrote:Probably the vendor bid on it himself to get it going and nobody bit! Why else would someone have bid 700 to start!?
If the seller would have been happy with £700, It could be honest sale.
Only way to know for sure is to keep an eye on eBay for it going back on.
If its of interest to anyone it might be worth a cheeky email, just incase
thats how i bought my car, computer froze up last second and i wanted this car so badly so i just sent him an email saying il take it off you for an extra £100 and here it is today!
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 12:39 am
by tonybtonyb
I hope it goes to a good home!
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:19 am
by Mucker_325i
Well it was me that won the bid and I went to see it last night.
Seemed a very honest guy but I would have classed it as 'item not as described' and he wouldn't budge on the price so im giving him an answer this evening as it needs more work than stated (as always)
Thinking of making a track car out of it, what you guys think?
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:29 am
by Theo
Being a metal bumper car it is almost certainly rotten scrap, and as such totally unsuitable for a track car!
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:33 am
by pacerpete
Mucker_325i wrote:Well it was me that won the bid and I went to see it last night.
Seemed a very honest guy but I would have classed it as 'item not as described' and he wouldn't budge on the price so im giving him an answer this evening as it needs more work than stated (as always)
Thinking of making a track car out of it, what you guys think?
Which picture or part of the description made you think it WASN'T worn out councilled rubbish ?
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:47 am
by Andyboy
It's a 25 year old E30 with lots of clearly stated issues - engine noise, rust, dents, leaking fuel. May I ask exactly what you were expecting?
Given that it's worth the thick end of 300 quid on the scales, 700 quid for one that still has a few morsels doesn't seem that bad a deal. Christ, it'll break to a grand including the weigh in at the end, and that's after you've run it until the sizeable chunk of MOT and tax has run its course.
As you said, he was an honest Guy - and you got a bit of a deal. Do the decent thing eh?
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:51 am
by Jim320i
^^^That, or pass the details onto someone else on here interested at that price? Pretty sure its worth it with all them little extras on it etc.
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:32 am
by Mucker_325i
Picking it up for £500 tonight
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:53 am
by Jim320i
Aha! Paid off to wait and haggle then.
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:55 am
by mattrs
Sounds cheap enough, nice colour too! It will make a cool track car
So what was the engine noise?
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 12:21 pm
by George
Mucker_325i wrote:Picking it up for £500 tonight
Did you win it via ebay or was this an alternative agreement?
Fair play for getting him down to £500 but I must admit, if I was selling a car via ebay, someone won the bidding at a certain price and (assuming it was as described) tried to haggle me down I'd tell them to go and do one.
Afaik, you bid to buy, not bid to haggle.
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 12:41 pm
by mattrs
George wrote:Mucker_325i wrote:Picking it up for £500 tonight
Did you win it via ebay or was this an alternative agreement?
Fair play for getting him down to £500 but I must admit, if I was selling a car via ebay, someone won the bidding at a certain price and (assuming it was as described) tried to haggle me down I'd tell them to go and do one.
Afaik, you bid to buy, not bid to haggle.
Not if you had been economical with the truth or had genuinly missed faults surely?
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 1:04 pm
by George
mattrs wrote:George wrote:Mucker_325i wrote:Picking it up for £500 tonight
Did you win it via ebay or was this an alternative agreement?
Fair play for getting him down to £500 but I must admit, if I was selling a car via ebay, someone won the bidding at a certain price and
(assuming it was as described) tried to haggle me down I'd tell them to go and do one.
Afaik, you bid to buy, not bid to haggle.
Not if you had been economical with the truth or had genuinly missed faults surely?
Hence my addition of this.
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 1:13 pm
by mattrs
Mucker_325i wrote:
Seemed a very honest guy but I would have classed it as 'item not as described'
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 4:26 pm
by si911t
Mucker_325i wrote:Picking it up for £500 tonight
Haggle meister!
good do
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 5:54 pm
by Mucker_325i
Yh the only things he didnt say about was both rear Tyres need replacing (as most e30s do!) which I have 2 spare to fit, and the rear towing eye is non-existing (which is fine as I have a scrapper here I can chop up and weld in).
Oh the engine noise is an exhaust blow on the downpipe (how he thought it was an engine tapping I dnt know!
One bonus, exhaust is stainless steel from manifold to back box!
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 9:28 pm
by town325i
If i was selling that car i would of told you to do one the price is the price on ebay simple as that
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:06 pm
by Mucker_325i
Drove it back only to find it has an LSD in it!
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:12 pm
by German-Whips
Mucker_325i wrote:Drove it back only to find it has an LSD in it!
Good buy indeed! Seems like a nice car
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 12:10 am
by tonybtonyb
you lucky git!!Lol
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 8:59 am
by spbt1
i would of had it at that price if only to strip................
Re: Did anybody clock this ebay Item....
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:37 pm
by Mucker_325i
Started work on it today, clutch master cylinder replaced as it was knackered, just need to bleed it now and in the meantime change the wheels and the o/s droplink 'U' clamp as it's broken.
Changed the mirrors to standard ones to confirm they fit which they do, just require a lick of paint. Also removed the purple window tints as it looked like a polishmobile in my eyes.
In need if replacing the front floor carpet section (under front seats and dash), however I have a scrap Tourer, just wondering if that carpet will fit? Any ideas?