Escort Cosworth - Seller to avoid!
#41
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
No i havent, i think this has strayed off the point, im not bothered that he wasnt interested in my offer, i just thought his reply was a bit abusive!
I might have gone back with a higher offer, but i definitely wont now!
I might have gone back with a higher offer, but i definitely wont now!
Jamie
#42
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
Originally Posted by topaz
you should of offered 15k
12k is taking the piss
12k is taking the piss
#44
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Originally Posted by Tonks
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
Originally Posted by topaz
you should of offered 15k
12k is taking the piss
12k is taking the piss
#53
Originally Posted by Katie
He made be a rude bastard but doesn't make it not worth the money...12k though? I can't see where he listed he was a registered charity?
Might just be ladies week and he has run out of tampons...you never know!
Might just be ladies week and he has run out of tampons...you never know!
#54
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
Im holding to the 15k for one thats absolutely perfectly in my eyes, for me this one isnt, especially now ive heard what the sellers like!
#55
33% less than what he was asking for and your reason is imaginary also,,,, i think you will find YOU was the rude one first and offended him,,,, so he returned the favour
and if cars get SNAPPED up that means there too cheep !!
a car will be for sale for over 2 weeks if its at its normal price with a few people looking at it and think about it before handing over the cash
16k is alot of cash for a ford these days,,,, means you have to wait for a person with the cash and is willing to pay
i thought thrush's car at 2k for a xr3i was too much cash but he sold it ( still dont know how), i cant belive people pay 10k for rouse sport saphs but they DO sell for that
just need the right person,,, and you CLEARLY gonna be JUST LIKE HIM
bet hen you sell the car you will expect either the same what you payed for it or MORE cause its a better one than the usual shite
now stop dreaming and look for a bargain,,,, you aint gonna rob a escos owner like you might a erst owner who dont understand what things are worth
and if cars get SNAPPED up that means there too cheep !!
a car will be for sale for over 2 weeks if its at its normal price with a few people looking at it and think about it before handing over the cash
16k is alot of cash for a ford these days,,,, means you have to wait for a person with the cash and is willing to pay
i thought thrush's car at 2k for a xr3i was too much cash but he sold it ( still dont know how), i cant belive people pay 10k for rouse sport saphs but they DO sell for that
just need the right person,,, and you CLEARLY gonna be JUST LIKE HIM
bet hen you sell the car you will expect either the same what you payed for it or MORE cause its a better one than the usual shite
now stop dreaming and look for a bargain,,,, you aint gonna rob a escos owner like you might a erst owner who dont understand what things are worth
#56
Originally Posted by bud-weis
Originally Posted by Katie
He made be a rude bastard but doesn't make it not worth the money...12k though? I can't see where he listed he was a registered charity?
Might just be ladies week and he has run out of tampons...you never know!
Might just be ladies week and he has run out of tampons...you never know!
#57
Originally Posted by PT
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
Im holding to the 15k for one thats absolutely perfectly in my eyes, for me this one isnt, especially now ive heard what the sellers like!
you got 18,5k,,, must have been a dam good spec or a person who was fed up of looking at overpriced shite
downside to the escos is the build quality so means there easier to make look worn out if they aint looked after like a baby
#58
Originally Posted by Ginge !
Originally Posted by PT
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
Im holding to the 15k for one thats absolutely perfectly in my eyes, for me this one isnt, especially now ive heard what the sellers like!
you got 18,5k,,, must have been a dam good spec or a person who was fed up of looking at overpriced shite
downside to the escos is the build quality so means there easier to make look worn out if they aint looked after like a baby
#59
Originally Posted by Katie
Originally Posted by bud-weis
Originally Posted by Katie
He made be a rude bastard but doesn't make it not worth the money...12k though? I can't see where he listed he was a registered charity?
Might just be ladies week and he has run out of tampons...you never know!
Might just be ladies week and he has run out of tampons...you never know!
#60
soory but the concourse boys make me wanna spit on there cars,, its a performance car ffs,,, DRIVE THE FUCKING THING LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED !!!
dont get me wrong im not saying drive it into th ground,,,,, but licking the windows and being too scared to use it on the road incase it gets a stone chip is just another person whos hobby is OCD and missed the point of a cossie
id prefer they polished the 1.3L's and let the sports cars go fast !!!
dont get me wrong im not saying drive it into th ground,,,,, but licking the windows and being too scared to use it on the road incase it gets a stone chip is just another person whos hobby is OCD and missed the point of a cossie
id prefer they polished the 1.3L's and let the sports cars go fast !!!
#62
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You worded it wrong, if someone contacted me and TOLD me what my car is worth I too would tell them to fuck off.
Theres a difference between making a low offer, and blatently making an insulting remark such as "thats not worth 16k, I'll give you 12".
Should of just said you were a bit short and could only rustle up £12k, is that anywhere near.
Theres a difference between making a low offer, and blatently making an insulting remark such as "thats not worth 16k, I'll give you 12".
Should of just said you were a bit short and could only rustle up £12k, is that anywhere near.
#63
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
Haha, well maybe it was a bit cheeky, but it hasnt shifted in a while, so why not! Still i thought it was a harsh reply!
Im still not convinced it's worth that, like i say, maybe a few years ago but the market seems to have dropped a bit recently!
Im still not convinced it's worth that, like i say, maybe a few years ago but the market seems to have dropped a bit recently!
I would have made more or less same reply to you as well, as your offer was not only insulting, but who are you to say what it was worth!
#64
to be put off a car by finding the seller insulting is a little childish IMO
if you have the 16k as you have said, why not go view the car, there is no way you could consider a 31k escos as 'overpriced' without seeing the car in the flesh first
if you have the 16k as you have said, why not go view the car, there is no way you could consider a 31k escos as 'overpriced' without seeing the car in the flesh first
#65
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
No i havent, i think this has strayed off the point, im not bothered that he wasnt interested in my offer, i just thought his reply was a bit abusive!
I might have gone back with a higher offer, but i definitely wont now!
I might have gone back with a higher offer, but i definitely wont now!
#66
I would just have asked if the price was negotiable after viewing and gone for a look if he had said yes.
Selling a car is a nightmare and I have had so many rude enquiries on my cars, even some one liners that border on insulting.
I don't like to told how much my car is worth, especially just from a picture and he has probably had 30 people tell him that already because you don't see many at that price.
He could have been a bit more polite with the reply, espcially the die part but until you have put up with enquiries like yours all day long for months, it is hard to appreciate.
That said, you don't get if you don't try.
Selling a car is a nightmare and I have had so many rude enquiries on my cars, even some one liners that border on insulting.
I don't like to told how much my car is worth, especially just from a picture and he has probably had 30 people tell him that already because you don't see many at that price.
He could have been a bit more polite with the reply, espcially the die part but until you have put up with enquiries like yours all day long for months, it is hard to appreciate.
That said, you don't get if you don't try.
#68
tbh mate i think you were out of order,if you had offered 14k then that would have been reasonable but to offer what you did was just plain insulting.you havent seen it in the flesh for a start and obviously dont realise what a proper escy goes for.
with the amount of time wasting twats out there who phone up for cars i wouldve told you to fuck off too.sorry but if you want a serious decent reply from a seller be a serious considerate buyer and make an offer thats real.
with the amount of time wasting twats out there who phone up for cars i wouldve told you to fuck off too.sorry but if you want a serious decent reply from a seller be a serious considerate buyer and make an offer thats real.
#69
Originally Posted by Ginge !
soory but the concourse boys make me wanna spit on there cars,, its a performance car ffs,,, DRIVE THE FUCKING THING LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED !!!
dont get me wrong im not saying drive it into th ground,,,,, but licking the windows and being too scared to use it on the road incase it gets a stone chip is just another person whos hobby is OCD and missed the point of a cossie
id prefer they polished the 1.3L's and let the sports cars go fast !!!
dont get me wrong im not saying drive it into th ground,,,,, but licking the windows and being too scared to use it on the road incase it gets a stone chip is just another person whos hobby is OCD and missed the point of a cossie
id prefer they polished the 1.3L's and let the sports cars go fast !!!
Oh and offering someone that much less.........
#71
Originally Posted by Ginge !
soory but the concourse boys make me wanna spit on there cars,, its a performance car ffs,,, DRIVE THE FUCKING THING LIKE IT WAS DESIGNED !!!
dont get me wrong im not saying drive it into th ground,,,,, but licking the windows and being too scared to use it on the road incase it gets a stone chip is just another person whos hobby is OCD and missed the point of a cossie
id prefer they polished the 1.3L's and let the sports cars go fast !!!
dont get me wrong im not saying drive it into th ground,,,,, but licking the windows and being too scared to use it on the road incase it gets a stone chip is just another person whos hobby is OCD and missed the point of a cossie
id prefer they polished the 1.3L's and let the sports cars go fast !!!
but i must admit concours aint for me.
#72
All is fair in love and war. To be put off by a guy who is clearly passionate about his car and knows wat it's worth is mental.
Go back to him, say sorry and make him a real offer. Or hang about and wait for that £15k 'bargain'.
Buyers market, you wait on them, not them on you.
Go back to him, say sorry and make him a real offer. Or hang about and wait for that £15k 'bargain'.
Buyers market, you wait on them, not them on you.
#73
Originally Posted by PT
Originally Posted by Ginge !
Originally Posted by PT
Originally Posted by Burned_Alive
Im holding to the 15k for one thats absolutely perfectly in my eyes, for me this one isnt, especially now ive heard what the sellers like!
you got 18,5k,,, must have been a dam good spec or a person who was fed up of looking at overpriced shite
downside to the escos is the build quality so means there easier to make look worn out if they aint looked after like a baby
Burned alive, out of intestet have you actually been to see any yet and compared a £12k car to a £15k+ example?
#74
Originally Posted by Matt J
You worded it wrong, if someone contacted me and TOLD me what my car is worth I too would tell them to fuck off.
Theres a difference between making a low offer, and blatently making an insulting remark such as "thats not worth 16k, I'll give you 12".
Should of just said you were a bit short and could only rustle up £12k, is that anywhere near.
Theres a difference between making a low offer, and blatently making an insulting remark such as "thats not worth 16k, I'll give you 12".
Should of just said you were a bit short and could only rustle up £12k, is that anywhere near.
#75
i used to put nfi or nftw on my adverts when i sold rs's in the
autotrader ,i would then get people phoning asking
what it ment
when the autotrader asked me what it ment they stopped me
doing it
its a good job it was only a email and not 1 hr looking at his car
and then a obligatory thrash up the road,then a bid in the bollocks
autotrader ,i would then get people phoning asking
what it ment
when the autotrader asked me what it ment they stopped me
doing it
its a good job it was only a email and not 1 hr looking at his car
and then a obligatory thrash up the road,then a bid in the bollocks
#76
Its difficult selling a low mile good example cossie, as lots off toss pots want to waste your time...
As many have said a resonable reply.
In my eye offering below asking price when you haven't seen the car is a no no.
As many have said a resonable reply.
In my eye offering below asking price when you haven't seen the car is a no no.
#77
Dave Ridge
Exactly right how can you value a car you havent seen, i'm trying to sell mine at the min and the amount of complete tits there is on the phone every single day is unbelievable tbh. I think the problem with selling escort cossies is the price of them varies so much its untrue, 15k will get a complete nail or a good car as there valued by the owners who some of which are just chancers asking top money for a plop.
I can put me left knacker on it 15k would buy a very nice example but 12k is an insult for what seems a really low mile top example car.
Exactly right how can you value a car you havent seen, i'm trying to sell mine at the min and the amount of complete tits there is on the phone every single day is unbelievable tbh. I think the problem with selling escort cossies is the price of them varies so much its untrue, 15k will get a complete nail or a good car as there valued by the owners who some of which are just chancers asking top money for a plop.
I can put me left knacker on it 15k would buy a very nice example but 12k is an insult for what seems a really low mile top example car.
#78
Originally Posted by foreigneRS
to all those that say it's worth the asking price - why hasn't it sold then?
Not to mention the fact that its probably only advertised on pistonheads, which again limits the market even more, so the seller is obviously in no real rush to sell, as with most owners of cars like these.
#80
Originally Posted by Alps Pacino
I can put me left knacker on it 15k would buy a very nice example but 12k is an insult for what seems a really low mile top example car.
The only way to find out if 'its worth it' is to go and take a look at it and compare it with a few others that are priced above and below what its up for.