Classic cars forum & vehicle restoration.

[MikeEdwards]

I like that Espada, but as a watcher of Harry Metcalfe's youtube channel where he describes the various bits of work done on his Espada, I think I'd be too scared to contemplate buying it.

?20k-?30k seems very low even for one that needs some work to be done, and I wonder why the title says "For Hire" on the end of it.
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1976 Vauxhall HP Firenza, 1976 Vauxhall Sportshatch (x2), 1986 Audi coupe quattro, 2000 Audi TT

[Ray White]

I thought by using two completely different types of car being sold at auction it might highlight the risks involved with buying at auction.

If one bought an Austin or a Morris and found it needed work that it had not been disclosed, it is not the end of the World.

However, history is everything when buying a rare or exotic car and without it the risk for me would be too high; regardless of the sale price.

Incidentally, I have a soft spot for a Maserati Ghibli...but preferably a rare RHD version.

[mikeC]

[alastairq]

[Ray White]

Car dealers are always trying to sniff out a bargain from auction houses and auctioneers, being aware of this, will doubtless give them the 'tip off' should a tasty morsel be coming up for sale.

In the meantime, we mere mortals are just grist to the mill.

Charging commission to both the seller and the buyer has always seemed to me to be a questionable practice; a conflict of interest, surely. ?

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[bjacko]

"Whereas, via ebay [as an example..other market places exist, such as Facebook marketplace?]...if one does the advised preview visit, and one finds the item not worth what is being asked for it, [to you, the intending buyer?] then one has to face the possible derisory attitudes of a vendor who thinks one has merely wasted their time"

I think Alastair has it back to front. It's not the buyer who has wasted the sellers time but more likely the buyers time has bee n wasted, because the seller did not mention some fault or other that put the buyer off buying it!
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1938 Morris 8 Ser II Coupe Utility (Pickup)
1985 Rover SD1 VDP

[alastairq]

[MikeEdwards]

[ukdave2002]

[Rootes75]

Ah...ebay selling vehicles. We've done that with moderns and a couple classics in the past. But when we do sell we always advise that people come and view first before bidding, both parties need to be happy with the deal at the end of the day.

I have also bought via ebay and not viewed beforehand, when that is the case I always keep it in my head it probably isn't as good as the advert makes out, its in the vendors interest to 'up' their item isn't it?
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Various Rootes Vehicles.

[lowdrag]

[Keith D]

BMW wasn't at war with the UK and the U.S. They were a private company affected like every other company by the war. In my opinion the war reparations were in fact, theft from private companies.

Keith
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1926 Chrysler 60 tourer
1932 Austin Seven RN long wheelbase box sedan
1950 Austin A40 tourer
1999 BMW Z3
Its weird being the same age as old people.
You are either part of the problem or part of the solution

[alastairq]

The UK powers -that-were did make the mistake of returning VW to Germany, however?

To the victor, the spoils?
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Dellow Mk2, 1951 built, reg 1952.
Fiat 126 BIS
Cannon special [1996 registered. Built in 1950's]
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Ford Pop chassis, Ashley 1172 bodyshell, in pieces.

[Ray White]

Don't shed too many tears for BMW.

https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/company/history/BMW-during-the-era-of-national-socialism.html

[mikeC]