Banger sells in a couple of hours

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Thu 22 May 2003 12:49
Banger sells in a couple of hours - Wee Willie Winkie
My better half has just acquired a Corsa 1.4, leaving her with an ageing L reg Fiesta 1.1LX to dispose of.

It went in the local paper yesterday with a price tag of £500 (rust is getting the better of it). Within two hours of getting home, two phone calls came our way, with two more today. One woman came to see it in the pouring rain with a 'man who knows'.

He poked around for a while - but didn't bother checking things like oil and water. Didn't even check any documents! She said she didn't want a test drive and was happy with the way it looked (!).

Result? Offered £430, settled on £450.

Is this the easiest private sale ever?

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Thu 22 May 2003 13:01
Banger sells in a couple of hours - Wales Forester
Bought an 'R' reg LDV Convoy with 80k warranted miles in mid Feb for £2850.
Had a change of plan a few weeks down the line and sold it via the Autotrader website within 48hrs of the ad going live for the grand sum of £3200!

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Wed 28 May 2003 00:24
Banger sells in a couple of hours - Richard Turpin
Bought my wife an engagement ring in 1985 for £1000. Took it to the next shop about 50 yards away and offered it for sale. £300 was the offer. Yesterday took it to be mended as a "diamond" had fallen out. (there are lots of them don't you know) Quote for repair---£1000. Well, what do you know?
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