No one wants to buy my impreza
15 October 2012, 08:29 PM
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No one wants to buy my impreza
Is it just the time of year but I cant seem to get any interest in my car... I'm practically giving the thing away and still no bites 
15 October 2012, 08:36 PM
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if not interest then to expensive, markets flat as a salt lake at the min, what you think is giving it away might not actualy be the case.
more details are needed to tell you
more details are needed to tell you
15 October 2012, 08:38 PM
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Its a 2001 WRX bug eye 95k on the clock and is completely standard. Nothing special but spotless inside and pretty tidy outside. I'm only asking £1600
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15 October 2012, 08:42 PM
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15 October 2012, 08:44 PM
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£1600 seems OK - but, it is too close to the price of the preferred Classic ... the bugeye is the very least desirable of all the Impreza's I'm afriad.
But, that said, £1600 is pocket money - has it had the full big service? 2nd Cambelt? FSH?
But, that said, £1600 is pocket money - has it had the full big service? 2nd Cambelt? FSH?
15 October 2012, 08:47 PM
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Its got pretty good SH but yeah it could do with another cam belt change. I bought it specifically due to the fact that its the least desirable as I've never liked imprezas but it seemed to have a good mix of practicality and poke compared to the other cars i was looking at. That said its still bloody slow.
15 October 2012, 08:50 PM
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15 October 2012, 08:56 PM
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I've had it up on autotrader, pistonheads, ebay. Pretty much no interest at all. I've bought and sold a lot of cars, usually through forums and owners clubs and have never had this sort of lack of response... shame but I have had an offer of 1500 so I guess i'll have to let it go for that.
It's a bloody lot of car for 1500 quid. If i hadn't just upped my daily commute by 180 miles i'd have kept it.... Crying like a baby
It's a bloody lot of car for 1500 quid. If i hadn't just upped my daily commute by 180 miles i'd have kept it.... Crying like a baby
15 October 2012, 09:10 PM
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I've had it up on autotrader, pistonheads, ebay. Pretty much no interest at all. I've bought and sold a lot of cars, usually through forums and owners clubs and have never had this sort of lack of response... shame but I have had an offer of 1500 so I guess i'll have to let it go for that.
It's a bloody lot of car for 1500 quid. If i hadn't just upped my daily commute by 180 miles i'd have kept it.... Crying like a baby
It's a bloody lot of car for 1500 quid. If i hadn't just upped my daily commute by 180 miles i'd have kept it.... Crying like a baby
16 October 2012, 06:18 AM
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Tips to sell on eBay..
Put stupidly big scoop on bonnet.
Stick imitation roof vent on.
Put garishly coloured stickers on.
Paint wheels in a bright green.
Fit loud exhaust.
Paint brake calipers bright red.
Tell porkies about the BHP.
But, the most important mod is to put a Monster sticker on the back windscreen.
You will get a long queue of people willing to part with their readies for the fastest bugeye on the road.
Hope this helps.
Put stupidly big scoop on bonnet.
Stick imitation roof vent on.
Put garishly coloured stickers on.
Paint wheels in a bright green.
Fit loud exhaust.
Paint brake calipers bright red.
Tell porkies about the BHP.
But, the most important mod is to put a Monster sticker on the back windscreen.
You will get a long queue of people willing to part with their readies for the fastest bugeye on the road.
Hope this helps.
16 October 2012, 06:41 AM
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Tips to sell on eBay..
Put stupidly big scoop on bonnet.
Stick imitation roof vent on.
Put garishly coloured stickers on.
Paint wheels in a bright green.
Fit loud exhaust.
Paint brake calipers bright red.
Tell porkies about the BHP.
But, the most important mod is to put a Monster sticker on the back windscreen.
You will get a long queue of people willing to part with their readies for the fastest bugeye on the road.
Hope this helps.
Put stupidly big scoop on bonnet.
Stick imitation roof vent on.
Put garishly coloured stickers on.
Paint wheels in a bright green.
Fit loud exhaust.
Paint brake calipers bright red.
Tell porkies about the BHP.
But, the most important mod is to put a Monster sticker on the back windscreen.
You will get a long queue of people willing to part with their readies for the fastest bugeye on the road.
Hope this helps.
However this only applies to classics nobody wants to buy a bugeye wrx they are minging
Do the world a favour and break it and crush the shell
16 October 2012, 06:59 AM
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As nick said a bug wrx for £1600 I would be asking myself what was wrong with it.
I havent seen your ad but give it a good clean and take plenty of quality photos to make it stand out from the rest.
Have you advertised it on here ?
I havent seen your ad but give it a good clean and take plenty of quality photos to make it stand out from the rest.
Have you advertised it on here ?
16 October 2012, 01:42 PM
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I've had it up on autotrader, pistonheads, ebay. Pretty much no interest at all. I've bought and sold a lot of cars, usually through forums and owners clubs and have never had this sort of lack of response... shame but I have had an offer of 1500 so I guess i'll have to let it go for that.
It's a bloody lot of car for 1500 quid. If i hadn't just upped my daily commute by 180 miles i'd have kept it.... Crying like a baby
It's a bloody lot of car for 1500 quid. If i hadn't just upped my daily commute by 180 miles i'd have kept it.... Crying like a baby
You started off by asking for opinions, without giving any detail at all and then go on to call people bellends. Nice one.
as mentioned, £1600 for that is cheap as chips!
I'd go so far as to say that I could sell that within 4 weeks, even with the way the market has gone.
16 October 2012, 06:45 PM
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Lets be honest, who wants a standard bug wrx with nearly 100K on the clock and in need of a cambelt service.
It's just not a very desirable car which means it will take a while to sell, £1600 seems about right but you've just got to sit on it.
What colour is it as that as a huge effect on desirability. If its red or green then that makes a hard sell almost impossible.
But, if someone's offered you £1500 then take that before he/she changes his/her mind.
GLWTS
It's just not a very desirable car which means it will take a while to sell, £1600 seems about right but you've just got to sit on it.
What colour is it as that as a huge effect on desirability. If its red or green then that makes a hard sell almost impossible.
But, if someone's offered you £1500 then take that before he/she changes his/her mind.
GLWTS
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16 October 2012, 10:52 PM
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or so it seems. There's no problem with posting crazy ebay ads, but someone could still buy the related auto-turd. Don't see the diference really but I get ya
17 October 2012, 10:06 AM
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Having just sold my 1994 WRX for £1600 I think possibly I could help.
Start the auction at 1p, set reserve at what you want.
Don't mention "quick sale" In fact state your just seeing what you could get.
List everything that's wrong with it, everything you'd recommend doing.
List positives and negatives of ownership.
Then state you could end the auction early if the right offer came in. Stupid offers will be ignored. Find similar cars on PH etc and put a link to their car, for example....
£2989 - http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/c...-uk-car/351075
(Not sure if its the same car)
Hopefully people will then see £1600 as a bargain.
Start the auction at 1p, set reserve at what you want.
Don't mention "quick sale" In fact state your just seeing what you could get.
List everything that's wrong with it, everything you'd recommend doing.
List positives and negatives of ownership.
Then state you could end the auction early if the right offer came in. Stupid offers will be ignored. Find similar cars on PH etc and put a link to their car, for example....
£2989 - http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/c...-uk-car/351075
(Not sure if its the same car)
Hopefully people will then see £1600 as a bargain.
17 October 2012, 10:43 AM
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A bugeye with nearly 100K on it needing a cambelt is never going to be a hot ticket especially in this climate. Like Matty says if you have been offered £1500 snap their hand off and call it quits. I have a 2001 classic with roughly half the miles which is pretty much iimaculate for the year and I don't think I would see more than £2K for it now. No one wants thirsty 10 year old performance cars that cost an arm and a leg comparitively to keep on the road.
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Its got pretty good SH but yeah it could do with another cam belt change. I bought it specifically due to the fact that its the least desirable as I've never liked imprezas but it seemed to have a good mix of practicality and poke compared to the other cars i was looking at. That said its still bloody slow.
TX.
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I've had it up on autotrader, pistonheads, ebay. Pretty much no interest at all. I've bought and sold a lot of cars, usually through forums and owners clubs and have never had this sort of lack of response... shame but I have had an offer of 1500 so I guess i'll have to let it go for that.
It's a bloody lot of car for 1500 quid. If i hadn't just upped my daily commute by 180 miles i'd have kept it.... Crying like a baby
It's a bloody lot of car for 1500 quid. If i hadn't just upped my daily commute by 180 miles i'd have kept it.... Crying like a baby
holding out for £100?!TX.
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I sold my STI5 Wagon on Gumtree - she wasnt mint but explained that to the seller
Agreed £3,200 in the end.
Heres my add - http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...agon/109668404
Agreed £3,200 in the end.
Heres my add - http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-m...agon/109668404
