Funny looking 200 - Page 5

NorrS2 · 11-02-11, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil Payne

It's in Slough. Maybe someone we all know nipped round on his bike and we'll be seeing it on Pistonheads for £14k in the very near future.

That's very cynical of you!!!! Surely you mean £15,995!

NorrS2 · 11-02-11, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil Payne

Or he does, and he wants some poor mug to think he's stealing it off him.

Doesn't compute! The ad is full of unclear and missing information about the exact model it is, i.e. is it a quadlamp (if it really is a 82) , wheels, time on road, etc etc. Someone who truley knew what it was, would surely provide all these details to help get the most for the car?

At that price though, someone out there wants it bad.

Phil Payne · 11-02-11, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by NorrS2

At that price though, someone out there wants it bad.

Or someone wasn't happy with the price it's fetching and bumped it. It looks more like that to me - why else such a jump? It makes a mockery of an auction, where the objective is to get something as cheap as you can and not throw money on the table.

You can call me cynical if you like, but I do a lot of pre-purchase inspections. The key question is what's the reason for sale?

Sometimes there's a genuine reason - redundancy, divorce, driving ban, etc. Sometimes there's something nasty that the owner has been told will cost thousands to fix.

86audicoupe · 11-02-11, 01:39 PM

[quote=Phil Payne;197717]Or someone wasn't happy with the price it's fetching and bumped it. It looks more like that to me - why else such a jump? It makes a mockery of an auction, where the objective is to get something as cheap as you can and not throw money on the table.

Agreed, I think someone is bumping the price up!

NorrS2 · 11-02-11, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil Payne

Or someone wasn't happy with the price it's fetching and bumped it. It looks more like that to me - why else such a jump? It makes a mockery of an auction, where the objective is to get something as cheap as you can and not throw money on the table.

Agreed! Could well be a scam to hike the price up, which is not playing ball. Be interesting to see if it goes up from there, and different bidders!

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Originally Posted by Phil Payne

You can call me cynical if you like, but I do a lot of pre-purchase inspections.

Er, if you re-read, I think you'll find that was only intented as a bit of banter and not meant as an insult of any kind! That's all I meant it to be anyway!

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Originally Posted by Phil Payne

The key question is what's the reason for sale?

The ad claims he's had a Hip problem and can't finish the car.

Phil Payne · 11-02-11, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by NorrS2

Er, if you re-read, I think you'll find that was only intented as a bit of banter and not meant as an insult of any kind!

Wasn't taken as one.

john johnson · 11-02-11, 01:54 PM

the days of dropping on something fair on e bay are long gone, if a genuine car turns up they are sold off e bay sometimes prior to the last day to circumvent the fees incurred and any buyer with a brain cell goes and looks with his own beady eyes, i went to kent once just to suss one out even before bidding . Then you throw into the mix of said sellers chum giving it a tickle for the price of a beer or two. This thing will cost a few quid to finish even before you start wading through the bits missing or broken from it being stripped. With all stuff like this you go and look and check the known basics , it aint rocket science although the way some of these sell seems to be

NorrS2 · 11-02-11, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil Payne

Wasn't taken as one.

Like I said, it wasn't intended as one, appolgies if taken as so!

ChrisG · 11-02-11, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by 86audicoupe

It's funny because the bloke has had all the work done but doesn't even know what he's got!

But he lives in Slough !!
I was tempted to pop around out of curiosity ( probably only 40 or so minutes from me ) but decided that I wouldn't enjoy the viewing with such a plonker.... and now the price has rocketed.......
What are these people on ?
It doesn't run..... it's basically a parts car..... and I think 200s are really underated sleepers !

Phil Payne · 11-02-11, 03:04 PM

Not a 200. For the time being, work with 85-D-900615.

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11-02-11, 01:39 PM	#44
86audicoupe Classic Audi Pervert! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Dorset Posts: 2,182	[quote=Phil Payne;197717]Or someone wasn't happy with the price it's fetching and bumped it. It looks more like that to me - why else such a jump? It makes a mockery of an auction, where the objective is to get something as cheap as you can and not throw money on the table. Agreed, I think someone is bumping the price up!

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Phil Payne Banned Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,809	Not a 200. For the time being, work with 85-D-900615.