Spec c type 25 at hurst cars.
21 July 2014, 02:06 PM
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Hi Max.
Again, I'm at pains to stress there's no intention to cast doubt on this particular car's authenticity.
Going back to my comments and philosophy regarding asking 'searching' questions however, you say "a "VX" plate which were all Litchfield cars".
All cars imported and registered by Litchfield probably - indeed almost certainly - would be 'VX'.
But so would 'Worcester Ford', 'Malvern Volvo', 'Tewkesbury Citroen' ones as well, since VX is the reg prefix for the Worcester area.
And of course any Subaru lover living in that neck of the woods who privately imported one.
Anyway, I'm becoming guilty of diverting this thread.
A buyer should also have the confidence that a) your business has some decent write-ups on here; and b) if it ever was found not to be a 'Litchfield T25' Consumer Protection would do exactly that.
Final point to the op (and others perhaps), something to consider - if you buy this car how would you verify what it is when you come to sell?
The answer, I suggest, is whatever you need in this and any similar instance, regardless of car and dealer.
Again, I'm at pains to stress there's no intention to cast doubt on this particular car's authenticity.
Going back to my comments and philosophy regarding asking 'searching' questions however, you say "a "VX" plate which were all Litchfield cars".
All cars imported and registered by Litchfield probably - indeed almost certainly - would be 'VX'.
But so would 'Worcester Ford', 'Malvern Volvo', 'Tewkesbury Citroen' ones as well, since VX is the reg prefix for the Worcester area.
And of course any Subaru lover living in that neck of the woods who privately imported one.
Anyway, I'm becoming guilty of diverting this thread.
A buyer should also have the confidence that a) your business has some decent write-ups on here; and b) if it ever was found not to be a 'Litchfield T25' Consumer Protection would do exactly that.
Final point to the op (and others perhaps), something to consider - if you buy this car how would you verify what it is when you come to sell?
The answer, I suggest, is whatever you need in this and any similar instance, regardless of car and dealer.
21 July 2014, 08:17 PM
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21 July 2014, 10:32 PM
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This of course leads to er.... queries sometimes.
I'm sure Max or someone will let us know if that's right.
21 July 2014, 10:39 PM
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22 July 2014, 01:47 AM
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You've not seen me on a cricket pitch.
This line of work helps you grow thick skin, well it's getting thicker.....
Saying that I thought i'd share a story on that note. Had a chap come over today to see a blob 2.1 stroker built and fitted by our friend David API engines. Runs really well done around 17k on the engine. He said "that's a bit tappy" so I said that's a stroker engine for you and only sounds like that on idle. So he said can you start that one up for me so I obliged and by the end of it I had started 2 others up for his peace of mind. After 30minutes of this chap umming and arring I said look if you have genuine concerns and are not prepared to take my word for it then I suggest doing some homework prior to purchasing one with a 2.1 stroker engine. So I closed the shutters and off he went.
Me being me I felt obliged to not end it on a sour note with this guy as he travelled 60 miles to see the car. So I went outside and said if you have genuinely come here to buy the car then you are welcome to take it for a drive (as he felt the bottom end was knocking). I let him take it on a 15minute run on the dual carriageway and on our return he confirmed the engine was fine. Driving it upto 110mph, So we got over that hurdle.
Paperwork was next.......................
Going through the history......."oh it's got 6 year period where its not been serviced", so I had a look and said it had only done 4500 miles in a 2 year period and also stated 10 service stamps for a 11 year old car isn't bad at all, so in fact it's missed only 1 service. Also backed up with all old MOT'S from 3 years old onwards. So eventually he left. I was
to say the least, not because he didn't drive the car away, far from it in fact as good ones are getting harder to find so didn't mind the car sat. but because he just tested my patience for the full 1hr 30 mins he was there. Now what do you do? Tell him to sling a hook? When I asked him if he had heard a 2.1 running before he said no, yet he was telling me about the car not sounding right.Cut a long story short a lot of people would not have entertained him so yes skin is getting thick. Maybe a bit too thick
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22 July 2014, 03:30 AM
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don't know how you do it, I go through about 1 car a year and that drives me up the wall every time I sell.I am honest to a fault and price them nice and cheap so as if to treat others as I would want to be treated myself but despite this they stand there uming and aring like ******* idiots.
When I go to view a car I go with the intention to buy and if the the cars is as described then I buy it.
22 July 2014, 07:43 AM
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I've just purchased my car from max and can honestly say it was a pleasant experience there was no pressure at all he gave me the keys and just left me to go over the car with a fine tooth comb no hovering over me etc and had a nice chat aswell there was Absoloutely no pressure on me to buy the car he even told me to spent some time having a good look through the paperwork to double check everything and he also gave me the previous owners phone number for peace of mind overall the deal was done and he even gave me some money for fuel lol I can 100% reccomend him to anybody I've brought cars from a few garages in the past and this was Deffo the best experience I've had to date and like I said in the my previous post the spec c looked in fantastic condition I wish I could of brought it had I had the money lol
22 July 2014, 09:53 AM
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don't know how you do it, I go through about 1 car a year and that drives me up the wall every time I sell.I am honest to a fault and price them nice and cheap so as if to treat others as I would want to be treated myself but despite this they stand there uming and aring like ******* idiots.
When I go to view a car I go with the intention to buy and if the the cars is as described then I buy it.
Exactly.
22 July 2014, 10:03 AM
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The general method seems to be price it too high, knowing a potential buyer will knock you down.
So a buyer expects the seller to have pitched it higher than they expect, regardless of how well-priced it is, and the seller gets miffed when they can't get the asking price down by 10 or even 20%.
Having said that there are exceptions to what seems to be the rule.
A few years ago the local 'banger man' had a nice Renault 20 advertised for £650. I liked it and bought it, no hassle, as described.
He said 'it's alright mate, just give me £600' and put some tax on it.
22 July 2014, 10:41 AM
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You've not seen me on a cricket pitch.
This line of work helps you grow thick skin, well it's getting thicker.....
Saying that I thought i'd share a story on that note. Had a chap come over today to see a blob 2.1 stroker built and fitted by our friend David API engines. Runs really well done around 17k on the engine. He said "that's a bit tappy" so I said that's a stroker engine for you and only sounds like that on idle. So he said can you start that one up for me so I obliged and by the end of it I had started 2 others up for his peace of mind. After 30minutes of this chap umming and arring I said look if you have genuine concerns and are not prepared to take my word for it then I suggest doing some homework prior to purchasing one with a 2.1 stroker engine. So I closed the shutters and off he went.
Me being me I felt obliged to not end it on a sour note with this guy as he travelled 60 miles to see the car. So I went outside and said if you have genuinely come here to buy the car then you are welcome to take it for a drive (as he felt the bottom end was knocking). I let him take it on a 15minute run on the dual carriageway and on our return he confirmed the engine was fine. Driving it upto 110mph, So we got over that hurdle.
Paperwork was next.......................
Going through the history......."oh it's got 6 year period where its not been serviced", so I had a look and said it had only done 4500 miles in a 2 year period and also stated 10 service stamps for a 11 year old car isn't bad at all, so in fact it's missed only 1 service. Also backed up with all old MOT'S from 3 years old onwards. So eventually he left. I was
to say the least, not because he didn't drive the car away, far from it in fact as good ones are getting harder to find so didn't mind the car sat. but because he just tested my patience for the full 1hr 30 mins he was there. Now what do you do? Tell him to sling a hook? When I asked him if he had heard a 2.1 running before he said no, yet he was telling me about the car not sounding right.Cut a long story short a lot of people would not have entertained him so yes skin is getting thick. Maybe a bit too thick
Max, I see what is going on here. All l can say is :
"Some of the people some of the time....."
We all get frustrated by people that aren't necessarily timewasters, but labour the point long and hard and then when all questions are answered honestly and promptly, disappear and are never seen again
Good luck
David APi
22 July 2014, 10:51 AM
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A pet hate of mine (along with buying/selling houses).
The general method seems to be price it too high, knowing a potential buyer will knock you down.
So a buyer expects the seller to have pitched it higher than they expect, regardless of how well-priced it is, and the seller gets miffed when they can't get the asking price down by 10 or even 20%.
Having said that there are exceptions to what seems to be the rule.
A few years ago the local 'banger man' had a nice Renault 20 advertised for £650. I liked it and bought it, no hassle, as described.
He said 'it's alright mate, just give me £600' and put some tax on it.
The general method seems to be price it too high, knowing a potential buyer will knock you down.
So a buyer expects the seller to have pitched it higher than they expect, regardless of how well-priced it is, and the seller gets miffed when they can't get the asking price down by 10 or even 20%.
Having said that there are exceptions to what seems to be the rule.
A few years ago the local 'banger man' had a nice Renault 20 advertised for £650. I liked it and bought it, no hassle, as described.
He said 'it's alright mate, just give me £600' and put some tax on it.
22 July 2014, 10:58 AM
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Max, I see what is going on here. All l can say is :
"Some of the people some of the time....."
We all get frustrated by people that aren't necessarily timewasters, but labour the point long and hard and then when all questions are answered honestly and promptly, disappear and are never seen again
Good luck
David APi
"Some of the people some of the time....."
We all get frustrated by people that aren't necessarily timewasters, but labour the point long and hard and then when all questions are answered honestly and promptly, disappear and are never seen again
Good luck
David APi
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