WHAT?? Is this right?
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Pete ,
fssh is only any good to the correct type of person your selling to...
remember as you said it will be a ten year old car!!!
selling to a main dealer..
just means they cant offer the lowest crap they would... however you still dont have any bargaining power, the dealer will still send it straight to auction..
dealers dont want old cars!!!!
selling to a trader..
They dont want 10 year old cars.. the fssh may help, but its still an old car, which in theory needs somebig money spent on it..
selling private....
test pilots only want to know if the oils been changed, the cam belt done and how fast will it go mister!!!
and before you fire up...
i had the same scenario with the wifes car, the main dealer actually told me it was time to start looking for a new car, because it was 10 years old..
************
for sale
subaru imprezza
immaculate ( well the rust spots havnt come back yet)
fssh (up to the big one cos i,m not paying that ******)
drives well (suspension on last legs, brakes have .5mm left plenty!!)
town milage, ( left in third cos its economical, and ragged to death)
other,
car has been owned by mature owner ( smokes pipe, drinks cheap wine & has large dog)
offers commesurate with marque ( i want £16,000, cos thats what i payed)
contact Pete c/o the nursing home..
LOL
Mart
fssh is only any good to the correct type of person your selling to...
remember as you said it will be a ten year old car!!!
selling to a main dealer..
just means they cant offer the lowest crap they would... however you still dont have any bargaining power, the dealer will still send it straight to auction..
dealers dont want old cars!!!!
selling to a trader..
They dont want 10 year old cars.. the fssh may help, but its still an old car, which in theory needs somebig money spent on it..
selling private....
test pilots only want to know if the oils been changed, the cam belt done and how fast will it go mister!!!
and before you fire up...
i had the same scenario with the wifes car, the main dealer actually told me it was time to start looking for a new car, because it was 10 years old..
************
for sale
subaru imprezza
immaculate ( well the rust spots havnt come back yet)
fssh (up to the big one cos i,m not paying that ******)
drives well (suspension on last legs, brakes have .5mm left plenty!!)
town milage, ( left in third cos its economical, and ragged to death)
other,
car has been owned by mature owner ( smokes pipe, drinks cheap wine & has large dog)
offers commesurate with marque ( i want £16,000, cos thats what i payed)
contact Pete c/o the nursing home..
LOL
Mart
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What utter bollox!!
Lets see now:-
Car 1. Impreza Turbo, one owner, average miles, FSSH, never raced/tracked or modified, folder full of bills/MOT's/receipts, £9999
Car 2. Impreza Turbo, 5 owners, mileage cannot be verified, serviced by Billy (who knows a bit about Imppies), raced regularly, good on the track, cool mods. 600BHP Yeah!! £9999
Car 3. Impreza Turbo, Import, History? whats that then? £9999
Car 4. Impreza Turbo, Gold Wheels, Luvverly Gold Wheels, £9999 contact Gay Boys 'R' Us
Which car gets the money????
DERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Form an orderly queue now please!!
Pete
Lets see now:-
Car 1. Impreza Turbo, one owner, average miles, FSSH, never raced/tracked or modified, folder full of bills/MOT's/receipts, £9999
Car 2. Impreza Turbo, 5 owners, mileage cannot be verified, serviced by Billy (who knows a bit about Imppies), raced regularly, good on the track, cool mods. 600BHP Yeah!! £9999
Car 3. Impreza Turbo, Import, History? whats that then? £9999
Car 4. Impreza Turbo, Gold Wheels, Luvverly Gold Wheels, £9999 contact Gay Boys 'R' Us
Which car gets the money????
DERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Form an orderly queue now please!!
Pete
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Originally Posted by johnfelstead
there is only one dealer in Highworth, Swindon.
Simpsons of Swindon
Swindon Road
Highworth
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 7DE
So you have named them.
Simpsons of Swindon
Swindon Road
Highworth
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 7DE
So you have named them.
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Originally Posted by pslewis
What utter bollox!!
Lets see now:-
Car 1. Impreza Turbo, one owner, average miles, FSSH, never raced/tracked or modified, folder full of bills/MOT's/receipts, £9999
Car 2. Impreza Turbo, 5 owners, mileage cannot be verified, serviced by Billy (who knows a bit about Imppies), raced regularly, good on the track, cool mods. 600BHP Yeah!! £9999
Car 3. Impreza Turbo, Import, History? whats that then? £9999
Car 4. Impreza Turbo, Gold Wheels, Luvverly Gold Wheels, £9999 contact Gay Boys 'R' Us
Which car gets the money????
DERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Form an orderly queue now please!!
Pete
Lets see now:-
Car 1. Impreza Turbo, one owner, average miles, FSSH, never raced/tracked or modified, folder full of bills/MOT's/receipts, £9999
Car 2. Impreza Turbo, 5 owners, mileage cannot be verified, serviced by Billy (who knows a bit about Imppies), raced regularly, good on the track, cool mods. 600BHP Yeah!! £9999
Car 3. Impreza Turbo, Import, History? whats that then? £9999
Car 4. Impreza Turbo, Gold Wheels, Luvverly Gold Wheels, £9999 contact Gay Boys 'R' Us
Which car gets the money????
DERRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!
Form an orderly queue now please!!
Pete
erm pete...
lets face it...
at £9999 no ****** will buy it...
and no matter what be it main dealer or mug punter... as long as you get what you want... you dont care!!!!!
bloody hell i can see who victor meldrew was based on!!!!
i can just see you at the main dealers...
mechanics just about to start on your car for the service..
up rushes pete.....
oi you young erbert, i hope you realise this is a japanese quality car, is that spanner calibrated?? has it got a c of c?? in my day we wernt let near a toolbox until we had swept the workshop floor and analysed the material found..
that bolt needs a 12.98430 mm spanner sonny not 13mm, huh call your self a technician..
wheres your procedure for undoing that bolt... are you trained..
etc
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Originally Posted by pslewis
Oh, well, done ................... and the Village Idiot Award 2004 goes to Johnfelstead - the Dork of SN!!
Pete
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Originally Posted by pslewis
I have a 5 year warranty and my Impreza is the one everyone will want when its up for sale - So I shall keep it up together at whatever it costs
I have seen you on here asking what the cheapest available brake pads etc are
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Originally Posted by mart360
i can just see you at the main dealers...
mechanics just about to start on your car for the service..
up rushes pete.....
oi you young erbert, i hope you realise this is a japanese quality car, is that spanner calibrated?? has it got a c of c?? in my day we wernt let near a toolbox until we had swept the workshop floor and analysed the material found..
that bolt needs a 12.98430 mm spanner sonny not 13mm, huh call your self a technician..
wheres your procedure for undoing that bolt... are you trained..
etc
Mart
mechanics just about to start on your car for the service..
up rushes pete.....
oi you young erbert, i hope you realise this is a japanese quality car, is that spanner calibrated?? has it got a c of c?? in my day we wernt let near a toolbox until we had swept the workshop floor and analysed the material found..
that bolt needs a 12.98430 mm spanner sonny not 13mm, huh call your self a technician..
wheres your procedure for undoing that bolt... are you trained..
etc
Mart
In reality he's nothing like it, otherwise they wouldn't have done what they did to his car and neither would he be still taking it to a main dealers.
If he talked as good in real life as he attempts on a keyboard then the garage would be totally aware of who he was and done the job properly.
Wallflower Lewis.
Oh and what a classic calling JF a dork, it kind of sums up Píssy a treat after his recent outing.
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Originally Posted by Iwan
I'm tempted to print this thread out and drop it round to the garage concerned, since I know most of the people working there.
Should be a giggle.
Should be a giggle.
Maybe get one of them to register on SN and give us all their gossip on the withered old mint and píss smelling dork.
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Originally Posted by Iwan
I'm tempted to print this thread out and drop it round to the garage concerned, since I know most of the people working there.
Should be a giggle.
Should be a giggle.
Like I said the old mechanic was great and the apprentice was perfectly ok - the fact that they handed my car back in pieces was the issue (and it was addressed at the time with them)
Spoon - you're a clown!
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Originally Posted by MTR
Pete,
By the time you can detect play in the wheel bearing by rocking the wheel as you describe it will most likely be ready for catastrophic failure.
With the 4 wheel drive system it isn't possible to 'spin' the suspect wheel/bearing to detect roughness/rumble within the bearing, so other than physically strip the bearing from the hub, the 4 wheel post and driving the wheels with the engine is the the most reliable method.
When I had mine checked mine, I sat in the car on the 4 post lift, driving with the roadwheels going at a fair rate of knots, and my hero mechanic gets hold of each strut in turn , to 'feel' for bearing rumble.
It looks a bit dangerous, but is really the simplest and most accurate method.
Cheers
MTR
By the time you can detect play in the wheel bearing by rocking the wheel as you describe it will most likely be ready for catastrophic failure.
With the 4 wheel drive system it isn't possible to 'spin' the suspect wheel/bearing to detect roughness/rumble within the bearing, so other than physically strip the bearing from the hub, the 4 wheel post and driving the wheels with the engine is the the most reliable method.
When I had mine checked mine, I sat in the car on the 4 post lift, driving with the roadwheels going at a fair rate of knots, and my hero mechanic gets hold of each strut in turn , to 'feel' for bearing rumble.
It looks a bit dangerous, but is really the simplest and most accurate method.
Cheers
MTR
I thought I read somewhere that you had to be careful about running the car with wheels off the ground? Thats why I was concerned.
Pete