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Originally posted by Bamford:
TBTH, you have to feel a bit for the last owner who was beaten down to £1,000...

there was no negotiations for the rangey...i offered what i thought it was worth, he mulled it over for several hours, and he let me have it....given that he and his wife are retired doctors who owned a practice, and the size of their house, im sure they didnt need the money...

You thought it was worth £1000?

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Originally posted by Bamford:
A 'good, honest description' only works if the car is good enough though!
Being 100% honest with a shed might not get too many people calling!

but even if your selling a shed, and why you would buy one is beyond me, an honest description is best, it prepares any buyers for the worst...one of the best ads i put in was for a reprehensible diesel escort i had the misfortune of being given....

i put....''94 escort diesel, long mot and tax, though i have presumed the mot tester was blind, starts and stops, accelerates with the same vigour as continental drift, looks horrible, smells horrible but keeps the rain off..though a burberry umbrella and wellies would be more stylish and cheaper in the long run'.......

and it sold within two days..!!!

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Originally posted by Bamford:
You thought it was worth £1000?

i thought it was worth a grand to me bearing in mind i need to make a profit....i knew there was a decent profit in it, but my estimate of £1250-£2k was woefully short..which was a nice surprise....

Like i said at the start, that car was always worth £3K to £3.5K.

well the hundred plus watchers and almost 35 bids certainly seem to suggest you were right..

soon as i have the cash, im gonna buy all the bits n bobs for my coupe and 'future proof' it..it will mean i relax much more while driving it and should make it worth £3k ono when i sell it...(which may be soon, tax is due and i hate taxing cars!!..haha)

I'm tempted--if i get the right money for the Lancia!

What will be new or recent on the Coupe then, in the way of parts/work?

along with its fsh, it will have a new rear hub assembly (bearing slightly noisy) a new thermostat, a new water pump and the pipery round the back of the engine replaced, a new clutch and all the belts done....all common coupe faults, and all things any new owner should budget for doing...(or buy one like mine that has had it all done...)...

I thought Nox was having that, thinking about it?

that was when it was £1500..haha...and i took it off sale when i realised it may/may not need a clutch in the next 6 months or so....better to have a proper honest car for sale than one that may/may not got pop......

You're all heart, G!
I think!

just dont like staring quarrels with karma....to a certain extent you make your 'luck' in this world....ya get what ya give...

To quote a fabulous Beatles song.
"And, in the end----the love you take----is equal to the love-----you make.

a quote i loved from 'the office'

'life is what happens to you when your busy making other plans'......john lennon said that....but he also said ..'i am the egg man, i am the walrus'....so what did he know?...

He knew an awful lot. RIP.

I have been playing bass guitar in a covers band and we do that song!