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4th June 2021, 14:00 | #1 |
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4000mile Cowley 2L Petrol spotted for sale £8k...
..nowt to do wi me, I just spotted the ad on the carandclassic 😄
Trader wants £8,000 Mileage history checks from 2005 but no MOT before then...I know nuurrrthhiiiinnggg... |
4th June 2021, 14:18 | #2 |
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Puzzled If its this one you are referring to, the dealer isn't a car dealer, they trade in motorhomes, campers etc. The 75 doesn't figure on their own website in any way.
They used to be car dealers, bought a Volvo from them quite a few years ago but they've been dealing exclusively in motorhomes and campers for a long time now. |
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Probably gave about 500 quid for it as a part ex. on a motor home then.
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Even a less than streetwise owner would hopefully know that a 20 year old modern classic with hardly enough miles on the clock to be considered as run in is worth considerably more than minimum trade.
Perhaps its owner got a fair part exchange allowance but the dealer is being a bit opportunistic by trying for a quick buck. Its been on Autotrader for a good couple of weeks now. |
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Over the top price for a low rent spec car - think it might be on Autotrader a few weeks more.
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This car has the rare cloth Neptune Blue Personal Line interior. It's also had only one owner over 20 years which is a plus. The dash is real burr walnut rather than the later plastic version and it has climate control air conditioning and the smooth V6 engine with automatic transmission. I'd say it's a very nice car on the face of it and worth considering by anyone looking for a pre-Project Drive petrol Rover 75. As for the asking price, well, as we all know a car is worth what someone wants to pay for it. I'm sure that the seller is open to negotiation.
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Trader Schmader X-D
"the dealer isn't a car dealer, they trade in motorhomes, campers etc."
I was using the legal distinction; a trader buys and sells cars, and thus only subject to hard-to-enforce legal responsibilities* whereas a dealer can be held to contractual account: finance, warranty and quality. Hence me using 'trader' here. Does anyone know why there'd be no MOT history before 2005? *by the way has anyone tried to do that recently? Last time I tired it was basically "oh no sir, no trading standards department anymore, it's DIY...phone Citizen's Advice and they'll give you a link to download some letters. The trader then has forever to completely ignore you". Or in my case get a London gangster lawyer to threaten you I digress. Could that club be worth something as a show piece only, to someone who likes trailering cars around...but only IF the history gap can be explained? I would speculate that mechanically outside of the engine it would need a lot of attention. 20 years of metal doing what metal does, inside or out, must mean the book is not a s the cover. Last edited by paulonsite; 6th June 2021 at 12:13.. |
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It's not sinister Paul. I think that's when the MOT tests were computerised and DVLA didn't enter historic information which previously was on paper.
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