Did anybody clock this ebay Item....

Sat May 14, 2011 5:36 pm

Here is the item in question, did anybody notice this...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT

Sat May 14, 2011 7:44 pm

no, missed that! looks well worth that sort of money

Sat May 14, 2011 7:56 pm

Someone got a bargin there.

1 bid, it would frag well by the look of it

Sat May 14, 2011 7:59 pm

bargain for the bidder

Sat May 14, 2011 8:03 pm

Probably the vendor bid on it himself to get it going and nobody bit! Why else would someone have bid 700 to start!?

Sat May 14, 2011 8:56 pm

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

Sat May 14, 2011 9:00 pm

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

Sat May 14, 2011 9:36 pm

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!

Sun May 15, 2011 12:39 am

I hope it goes to a good home!

Sun May 15, 2011 9:19 am

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?

Sun May 15, 2011 9:29 am

Being a metal bumper car it is almost certainly rotten scrap, and as such totally unsuitable for a track car!

Sun May 15, 2011 9:33 am

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 ?

Sun May 15, 2011 9:47 am

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?

Sun May 15, 2011 9:51 am

^^^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.

Tue May 17, 2011 11:32 am

Picking it up for £500 tonight

Tue May 17, 2011 11:53 am

Aha! Paid off to wait and haggle then.

Tue May 17, 2011 11:55 am

Sounds cheap enough, nice colour too! It will make a cool track car

So what was the engine noise?

Tue May 17, 2011 12:21 pm

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.

Tue May 17, 2011 12:41 pm

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?

Tue May 17, 2011 1:04 pm

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.

Tue May 17, 2011 1:13 pm

Mucker_325i wrote: Seemed a very honest guy but I would have classed it as 'item not as described'

Tue May 17, 2011 4:26 pm

Mucker_325i wrote:Picking it up for £500 tonight

Haggle meister!

good do

Tue May 17, 2011 5:54 pm

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!

Tue May 17, 2011 9:28 pm

If i was selling that car i would of told you to do one the price is the price on ebay simple as that

Tue May 17, 2011 11:06 pm

Drove it back only to find it has an LSD in it!

Tue May 17, 2011 11:12 pm

Mucker_325i wrote:Drove it back only to find it has an LSD in it!

Good buy indeed! Seems like a nice car

Wed May 18, 2011 12:10 am

you lucky git!!Lol

Wed May 18, 2011 8:59 am

i would of had it at that price if only to strip................

Thu May 19, 2011 12:37 pm

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?