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Post by Daveperc » Wed Dec 23, 2009 7:52 pm

End of an era - but I'll wager you'll be back!

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Post by woodlum » Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:31 pm

PS, I've got a Daytona avant and am in Aberdeen if you want to see it some time (although its minging at the moment as you can imagine)! give me a shout.
Tis a really nice colour when polished up, was my first choise for me when looking for my car.

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Post by batty » Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:45 am

This daytona rs6 first came onto the market on 7thSept09 - I know because I was seriously searching at the time and it was on the shortlist, but overpriced. It started off at £24,995 with 36000 miles.
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Post by RichRS6 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:23 pm

Colour good.
Bluetooth kit, Folding mirrors, Black leather, Black optics also good.
I like carbon trim and a load safety net is useful.
Cam belt done, DRC recently done, Good.
Miltek cat back (nice).
Never tracked or mapped (if You believe this) Good.

RNS-D not so good (and TV will not work for long due to death of analogue).
And it may need disks soon as they were last done 10,000 miles ago.

I think its a good un and if it is as advertised then I dont think its too overpriced but as mentioned it will depend on the warranty situation.

I would offer £20,000 cash although it doesnt look like He's exactly in a rush to sell !
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Post by HYFR » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:29 pm

RichRS6 wrote: I would offer £20,000 cash although it doesnt look like He's exactly in a rush to sell !
.... :?

as opposed to 20,000 hobnobs ?!?

sorry mate, not having a pop, its just funny how people still throw that "cash" argument into an offer in as if it means something, i know as I recently had to sell me car

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Post by stumpyrs4 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:49 pm

Who would accept £20k cash for their car seriously?
Ridiculous.

It would ONLY be a secured electronic transfer or a cheque for that amount, and then the car would only be released once funds had cleared....
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Post by RichRS6 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:52 pm

No David, 20,000 chocolate raisins much better currency ! (LOL)!

But cash can make things so much simpler (so long as You don't get jumped for it or its not forged !)

I just bought an R32 Golf as a private sale (so much cheaper than the d(st)ealerships) and the paranioa levels on My part (and the seller) were sky high, we were both worried that the other party was going to try to pull a fast one.

From a sellers point of view paying by Bankers Draught is not really safe either as even the banks can't really tell if the cheque is a good one when You pay it in and I have heard of stolen ones being used to pay for cars being paid into banks and the keys and documents being handed over and the seller thinks everythings cool until the bank ring to say the cheque's a dud and bad luck, no cash no car.......

Otherwise You should wait until the B.D. clears and then the seller has Your cash but You dont have the car !

I ended up paying with a bankers draught for 2/3rds of the price and paid the rest in cash.
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Post by RichRS6 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:58 pm

Hey Stumpy whats wrong with cash I would be happy to take £20,000 in cash for a car and have done (althought it was from someone I knew anyway).

See My comments above about Bankers Draughts.

If You pay some one by Personal Cheque and wait for it to clear how do You know they'll give You the keys ?
It does happen !

And Electronic transfers can happen from Bank accounts that don't belong to the purchaser.
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Post by stumpyrs4 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:09 pm

If it was a complete stranger, and most of the time it is right? What';s to say it's real money? And not forged. Wouldn't risk it, not expect a reduction of the price just because it's cash either. Most garages wont accept that sort of amount these days either.
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Post by HYFR » Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:29 pm

the guy who bought my RS 6 simply wired me the money, once it cleared, he picked up the car.

trust is so forgotten in todays society

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Post by RichRS6 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:33 pm

I did mention the possibility of forgeries and it is possible to check using various methods.

If I was buying from a dealers then I wouldn't want to pay cash and even though most of them are robbing ba$tards I think I could trust them with a Cheque or a transfer !

I paid for a big chunk of My 6 on the Visa card !

Hey if I was really paranoid then You could worry about paying a dealer by cheque, the money could go into their account, they go bust You've paid for the car but they are in administration.

This has been know to happen too !

But hey lets not worry about it ! Its not My car or Your were discussing is it ? Maybe I should ring the Geezer up and see if He would be happy to take £20,000 in Cash for it ! LOL!
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Post by RichRS6 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 6:39 pm

David You're so right and life would be so much better if a Mans word was his bond.

The chap who bought Your Car had discussed it with You via this forum I believe so Your reputation here would have helped.

Would You have transfered such a large sum of money to someone You dont really know and waited for the keys and Docs ?

I would have been reluctant to do that but thats just me.
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Post by stumpyrs4 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 7:19 pm

Every car I've sold, it's been by transfer, and the buyer(s) has/have been happy to wait for the funds to clear...
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Post by RichRS6 » Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:13 pm

Well, You do it Your way My Friend I prefer to Pay and drive away same Day !
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Post by spurtle » Mon Dec 28, 2009 2:29 pm

With FastPay most account transfers under £10,000 will go through in less than five minutes anyway. When I bought my '6 I did an online transfer (half from my account and half from the wife's) from my laptop in front of the seller. They checked their account online, money had gone through, deal done. All very Hollywood.

When buying from a dealer, I would always use a credit card (for the extra level of insurance in case of problems) - if the credit limit won't cover it most companies will give you a temporary increase or you can always transfer a credit balance onto the card.

All that said, it is quite cool to walk around with a bag containing £20,000 in 20s or 50s... For private sales you tend to know where the seller lives, which discourages them from walking away with the cash and the car...
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