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4th July 2010, 00:25 | #1 |
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Need Help When Buying A Car Some Distance Away?
Buying a used 75 or ZT that is some distance from where you live, can at best be an inconvenience, and at worst a complete waste of money and time.
I myself wanted to buy a ZT which was for sale in Sheffield some months ago. Not a problem, unless like me you live in Southampton. However, with the help of fellow member Duotone who lived nearby, I was able to get an initial heads up on the car which then enabled me to decide whether to travel the 200 miles and pay the considerable train fare to see the car for myself. Duotone, who I value as a friend, gladly accepted my request to take the initial inspection for me, and he was able to take photographs showing the actual condition of the vehicle, not just the images supplied by the seller. On the strength of his report, I did make the trip, and purchase the car. This experience has prompted me to post a suggestion which other members might find useful. Namely that If you are a club member who has spotted a car for sale on the forums, ebay or Autotrader, but that is located at the other end of the country, why not consider asking any members listed below, who live close by, to take the initial look for you. If the area is not covered, then an appeal in the General forum should be the next best option. With any private sale, one mans 'perfect' may be another mans 'poor', so written descriptions could disappoint, but the beauty of this suggestion is that everyone here has a good eye for our cars, knows what to look for, and can quiz the seller with a detached manner that they couldn't if they themselves were considering buying it. In addition, asking whoever volunteers to view the car for you, to take a few pictures would certainly help in ascertaining the true condition of the car for sale. So please don't be afraid to ask on the off chance, in the long run it could save you a considerable amount of time and money. If there is no volunteer in your area of interest, then please post a request in the General Forum. EDIT: rrobson has compiled an excellent check list of things to look for when viewing a used car, print off and take along if required General Car Checks Further to this, below is a list of members who would be happy to view a vehicle if approached by another club member, click on their user-names to send them a PM request: UK - England The South Hantsdave -Portsmouth, Havant, Petersfield and Chichester Houxboy - Poole and Wimborne MangoMan - Southampton, Fareham and Eastleigh Petetourer - Buckinghamshire and Berkshire... Possibly others Redfive - Weymouth Dorchester area Reebs - Southampton thomas 75 connie - Plymouth to Brixham The South East Sonestarick - Folkstone Kent The South West arnosvale65 - Bristol Barry Emmens - Wiltshire Dorset Bob - North Dorset operamagorum - 50 mile radius of Blandford Forum, North Dorset DragonFly - Bristol area Ratty - parts of Devon & Cornwall Windslore - West Dorset/ Devon region Flying Banana - Saltash & Cornwall Fadows - South West Cornwall The Midlands 1gp - Derby and Notts area Bernard LPG - borders of Worcesterhire, Warwickshire and Gloucestershire Buccaneer - West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire Colbo68 - the Midlands Coolguy - north Northamptonshire Jezzer 1 - Warwickshire / West Midlands john493 - North Oxfordshire / South Warks Kiltman - Stoke, Staffordshire, Crewe,South Manchester Mark2000cc - Sutton in Ashfield, Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse, Skegby, Kirkby in Ashfield, Oak Tree, Edwinstowe (all in the Nottinghamshire area) but not all of Nottinghamshire philm - herefordshire/gloucestershire/worcestershire spawn666 - Peterborough area trebor - Walsall & Wolverhampton Trophy Blue Tourer - Bletchley/Milton Keynes victorgte - Gloucestershire/Worcestershire (South) The East championdaddy - Letchworth North Herts Drewski - East Anglia guru - Norwich and surrounding areas trikey - Bungay - Norfolk Yorkshire Canonite - West Yorkshire Monty1 - Middlesbrough rrobson - West Yorkshire sikelsh - South Yorkshire Area stocktake - Leeds The North West Frank Incensed - Manchester jonathan63 - South Cumbria & Furness Ken Lion - Radcliffe near Bury, North Manchester prezz1 - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria The North East bazza004 - 20 mile radius of Newton Aycliffe Co. Durham bobred9 - Northumberland suzublu - Hartlepool & North East Northern Ireland andymc - mid & north Antrim/east Derry area Colin_NI - Northern Ireland (General Antrim area, but will help out elsewhere!) Eire trojan - Midlands area, Eire Scotland allan t -Aberdeen area Captain Leisure - Aberdeen, South Aberdeenshire/Kincardineshire and maybe a bit further Ennine - Portmahomack & Inverness FrazzleTC - Dumfries and Galloway GRAHAM1961 - Edinburgh and the Lothians Les4048 - Elgin, Moray and surrounding area Ravinder - Fife, Perthshire, Lothians and Glasgow Rover 75 Tourer - South West of Glasgow Terrorfex - Perthshire / Tayside area Wales dabber5411 - Cardiff spider13 - Newport, Gwent (SE Wales) International - joel antonio - Segovia & Central Spain Disclaimer: The members listed on this thread will view cars in their local area on behalf of fellow club members entirely in good faith, and AT THE PURCHASER'S OWN RISK, no liability can be attributed to the person who viewed the car, or to the Club, if they do not discover any potential fault at the time of viewing, which may arise after purchase. All purchases are made at buyer's own risk, the viewer can only give their honest opinion and their comments should reflect the true status of the vehicle as seen.
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4th July 2010, 00:31 | #2 |
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I would support this. I know only too well what its like to travel hundreds of miles to view something and it be a total waste of my time and fuel costs.
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4th July 2010, 00:34 | #3 |
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Perhaps it might be an idea for all those willing to look at a vehicle on another members behalf to put their name on a list with where they live and the list be made sticky.
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I just bought a car in Derby and that took two visits so if I had known the club had a list of 'helper checkers' I'd have consulted it first and it might have saved £100 and a working day. (As it was the car was worth it, happily ) Cheers Gary
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4th July 2010, 18:56 | #5 |
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Been there, done that!!
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...highlight=ives And if anybody else needs help, just ask. As you will see from the thread, I give them a good going over (the cars that is!) And Andy bought the car as well!!
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Oh, and just in case anyone who has already replied to this thread is wondering why their name isn't on the list, I've only actually included those members who have actually stated they would be willing to view a car for another. Again, I can easily update the list if need be. I won't make it a sticky for the time being, lets see how big the list gets, then we can review it. There is always a danger that with too many threads being stuck, it takes members forever to scroll down to a fresh subject. |
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4th July 2010, 20:44 | #7 |
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Cracking idea had viewed a tourer some 120 miles away bloke sounded very good a undertaker and a car and bike collector and a freemason, it was a total waste of time.
This is a great idea and as said folks would need to know what the stipulations are for availability to view. As a lot of us im sure are not that sure of exactly what we are looking to check mechanically. A how to and what to check guide would be advantageous. A check list that can be printed off would ensure nothing was missed. Especially something like the lists you get when your car goes in for repair or you get a curtesy car you know the ones where its marked for what chips and scratches etc are on the body that would be good. |
4th July 2010, 20:53 | #8 |
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A bit like this excellent How-To by rrobson
General Car Checks Now also added to the first post in the thread
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4th July 2010, 00:36 | #9 |
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A Foot Note
Additionally members could, if requested by the would be buyer, take a glance at the car's documentation so that there aren't any nasty surprises waiting later down the line
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4th July 2010, 01:02 | #10 |
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Certainly wish I'd done this with mine.
I turned up to view mine, having bought a one way train ticket from Bradford to Birmingham, on my son's birthday. It did influence my decision to buy. If the car had been closer to home I am certain I would have walked away and not bought it. |
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