Details of Recent Car Buys here...

CarCity

Ok so to get an idea of what people are paying for cars at the moment, lets get a thread going. I'll start the ball rolling:

Make: Alfa GT
Year: 2006
Mileage: 27k
Seller: Dealer
Advertised price: €17,000
Bought at: €15,500
Extras thrown in (ie not in ad and therefore negotiated with seller): New tyres, 1yr warranty, New Timing belt
When?: Last week

Anan1

How about this one from your website, would it be a good buy? http://www.carcity.ie/item/58?PHPSESSID=81b5a2182a176d68e171c0ca02889dce

CarCity

Anan1 wrote: »

How about this one from your website, would it be a good buy? http://www.carcity.ie/item/58?PHPSESSID=81b5a2182a176d68e171c0ca02889dce

I actually thought that price was a typo when I saw it - looks good to me but I haven't seen it on any other sites so not sure. Send him a mail! Usual caveat emperor should apply.

L-M

Anan1 wrote: »

How about this one from your website, would it be a good buy? http://www.carcity.ie/item/58?PHPSESSID=81b5a2182a176d68e171c0ca02889dce

Looks like the usual carzone type scam. No contact details, only email etc.

CarCity

Limerick man wrote: »

Looks like the usual carzone type scam. No contact details, only email etc.

Possibly.. for what its worth the email address is an Irish name (ie an O'..) at a gmail.com address.

Again caveat emperor...I'll keep an eye on it.

Update: I've emailed the seller to try to verify the ad.

Alanstrainor

CarCity wrote: »

Ok so to get an idea of what people are paying for cars at the moment, lets get a thread going. I'll start the ball rolling:

Make: Alfa GT
Year: 2006
Mileage: 27k
Seller: Dealer
Advertised price: €17,000
Bought at: €15,500
Extras thrown in (ie not in ad and therefore negotiated with seller): New tyres, 1yr warranty, New Timing belt
When?: Last week

Ah the GT, it's been on my wish list for too long now . I'd probably go for the 1.9 JTD myself though.

PauloMN

CarCity wrote: »

Ok so to get an idea of what people are paying for cars at the moment, lets get a thread going. I'll start the ball rolling:

Make: Alfa GT
Year: 2006
Mileage: 27k
Seller: Dealer
Advertised price: €17,000
Bought at: €15,500
Extras thrown in (ie not in ad and therefore negotiated with seller): New tyres, 1yr warranty, New Timing belt
When?: Last week

How come you got a new timing belt @ 27k?

Do-more

Limerick man wrote: »

Looks like the usual carzone type scam. No contact details, only email etc.

It's the Cavan reg that really kills the resale value!

CarCity

PauloMN wrote: »

How come you got a new timing belt @ 27k?

They are recommended on the GT's/156 at 36k . Think the dealer threw it in as he'd given me a 1 yr warranty and was probably worried the engine might go if I didn't change the cam belt myself in time!! :eek:

Anan1

CarCity wrote: »

Possibly.. for what its worth the email address is an Irish name (ie an O'..) at a gmail.com address.

Again caveat emperor...I'll keep an eye on it.

Update: I've emailed the seller to try to verify the ad.

You should really have checked out the ad without someone having to point it out to you. The impression it gives is that you're more interested in ad revenue than in protecting your customers.

PauloMN

I see the three Audi Anglias are still up for sale. :rolleyes:
http://www.carcity.ie/list/21

Come on, how can people take that site seriously?

seasam

Anan1 wrote: »

You should really have checked out the ad without someone having to point it out to you. The impression it gives is that you're more interested in ad revenue than in protecting your customers.

Have to agree it's a bit worrying that this didn't stand out to you straight away and just bscause there is an O' in the email address you think it's legit !!!

Drummerboy08

PauloMN wrote: »

I see the three Audi Anglias are still up for sale. :rolleyes:
http://www.carcity.ie/list/21

Come on, how can people take that site seriously?

I'll take one of those Anglias if he'l take a trade in of my Donkey and cart. The cart only needs one new wheel, and a coat of varnish.


Its a little suspect if you ask me.

peasant

Let's just say that this attempt at plugging your site went 'orribly wrong