FS: BMW 335D E91 M Sport

creepy coupe · 09-01-2010, 08:35 AM

So you let them have the car ?

misterS3 · 09-01-2010, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

So you let them have the car ?

Yeh - i wouldn't normally even take a banker's draft.
But i know where they work and live etc.
I googled them and the father is a director of the business he claimed to be. The numbers on his business card all check out too.

Plus you'll have seen in the news this week how debts get settled in the part of Glasgow my business is in!!

<---never has that smiley been more appropriate!
But in seriousness - i am not concerned. Beats the guy who turned up and claimed to have £20k of cash with him for a 'quick sale'!!

creepy coupe · 09-01-2010, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by misterS3

Yeh - i wouldn't normally even take a banker's draft.
But i know where they work and live etc.
I googled them and the father is a director of the business he claimed to be. The numbers on his business card all check out too.

Plus you'll have seen in the news this week how debts get settled in the part of Glasgow my business is in!!

<---never has that smiley been more appropriate!
But in seriousness - i am not concerned. Beats the guy who turned up and claimed to have £20k of cash with him for a 'quick sale'!!

You're a braver man than me misterS3.

misterS3 · 09-01-2010, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

You're a braver man than me misterS3.

You mean stupider

creepy coupe · 09-01-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by misterS3

You mean stupider

Let's hope not Mate

mistry · 09-03-2010, 09:11 AM

Best sale I had, was a guy came to look at my car, took it for a spin, agreed a price, he then says "can I use your internet, I'll transfer the funds now". as he banked with the same bank as me the funds transfered instantly. After a quick call to my bank to confirm the funds, he drives off about an hour later. Perfect.

P.S. I'm sure you'll be fine (I hope)

m1bjr · 09-03-2010, 07:03 PM

Odd isnt it.
Had no end of time wasting clowns selling the S2000 recently.

The last guy who came had a go in it, and asked to borrow my laptop to wire the money, no haggling or anything.
Then he said ring when its cleared and I'll come get the car. It was three days or so later, he just left to go back home

His comment was "I always buy the owner, not the car".
A Customs and Excise officer, and so I guess he knows just who is who

ICBA with these twats who want to argue down on bottom book because they read in Autotrader that the market is squeezed.
With cars and anything else we sell, if the buyer annoys I tell then its sold and to leave, end of.
There is no need for rude or arrogant behaviour, some of its obviously masking a lack of self confidence and I can allow for that.
But a lot are just plain morons - and I would rather keep the damned car then talk with them.

misterS3 · 09-09-2010, 07:53 AM

Just for closure.

Was at bank yesterday doing business banking and asked girl behind counter to check if the draft had cleared. And indeed it had.

So i'm running around in a 53 E320D at the moment which is like a boat. I now know why my dad drives so slowly and takes ages to pull out at junctions. Totally not confidence inspiring!

davyk31 · 09-09-2010, 08:23 AM

Best sale i ever had was on my Fiat Coupe 5 years ago. I am in Northern Ireland, advertised it on a Fiat Coupe forum and a guy from Birmingham asked for pics. He quickly showed he was keen on the car, we talked about travel over to view the car and arrangments to meet at the airport and ways to transport the car back to England. Last minute he reckoned he couldn't come over due to work, said he was taking a chance on the car as we had communicated a lot via email and he trusted my assesssment of the car which was immaculate, guess its the buying the owner thing. Anyway he arranged to electronically transfer the money which he did on the day my first daughter was born. She was a little early and in intensive care for the first week. I was a little hard to contact for the first day when money came through due to being in the hospital but called him that night thinking he would be up the walls with worry as he had paid me all the money. He said no worries, I had to deliver the car to the transport company to take the car to him and he said not to worry about doing that for a week or so as he knew I was busy with my daughter. There is no way I was going to keep him waiting as if the shoe was on the other foot I would naturally have been a bit worried. Got the car delivered to the company the next morning on way to hospital and he got it a couple of days later. Had a call saying he couldn't believe how good condition the car was in and how it exceeded what his expectations were and he was delighted.

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creepy coupe Lieutenant General 1867 Rep 13,043 Posts Drives: BMW M340I G20 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2015 BMW 435d [0.00] 2009 335i [0.00]	So you let them have the car ?
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09-03-2010, 09:11 AM	#28
mistry Captain 43 Rep 827 Posts Drives: F11 530D Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: South West iTrader: (1)	Best sale I had, was a guy came to look at my car, took it for a spin, agreed a price, he then says "can I use your internet, I'll transfer the funds now". as he banked with the same bank as me the funds transfered instantly. After a quick call to my bank to confirm the funds, he drives off about an hour later. Perfect. P.S. I'm sure you'll be fine (I hope)
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m1bjr LSD - No, you're not seeing things 72 Rep 3,302 Posts Drives: Baby F36 Gran Coupe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Plymouth UK iTrader: (4)	Odd isnt it. Had no end of time wasting clowns selling the S2000 recently. The last guy who came had a go in it, and asked to borrow my laptop to wire the money, no haggling or anything. Then he said ring when its cleared and I'll come get the car. It was three days or so later, he just left to go back home His comment was "I always buy the owner, not the car". A Customs and Excise officer, and so I guess he knows just who is who ICBA with these twats who want to argue down on bottom book because they read in Autotrader that the market is squeezed. With cars and anything else we sell, if the buyer annoys I tell then its sold and to leave, end of. There is no need for rude or arrogant behaviour, some of its obviously masking a lack of self confidence and I can allow for that. But a lot are just plain morons - and I would rather keep the damned car then talk with them. Last edited by m1bjr; 09-03-2010 at 07:11 PM..
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misterS3 Lieutenant Colonel 70 Rep 1,733 Posts Drives: X70 on the way Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0)	Just for closure. Was at bank yesterday doing business banking and asked girl behind counter to check if the draft had cleared. And indeed it had. So i'm running around in a 53 E320D at the moment which is like a boat. I now know why my dad drives so slowly and takes ages to pull out at junctions. Totally not confidence inspiring!
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09-09-2010, 08:23 AM	#31
davyk31 Major General 1042 Rep 6,946 Posts Drives: Macan GTS :-) & F40 M135i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern Ireland iTrader: (0)	Best sale i ever had was on my Fiat Coupe 5 years ago. I am in Northern Ireland, advertised it on a Fiat Coupe forum and a guy from Birmingham asked for pics. He quickly showed he was keen on the car, we talked about travel over to view the car and arrangments to meet at the airport and ways to transport the car back to England. Last minute he reckoned he couldn't come over due to work, said he was taking a chance on the car as we had communicated a lot via email and he trusted my assesssment of the car which was immaculate, guess its the buying the owner thing. Anyway he arranged to electronically transfer the money which he did on the day my first daughter was born. She was a little early and in intensive care for the first week. I was a little hard to contact for the first day when money came through due to being in the hospital but called him that night thinking he would be up the walls with worry as he had paid me all the money. He said no worries, I had to deliver the car to the transport company to take the car to him and he said not to worry about doing that for a week or so as he knew I was busy with my daughter. There is no way I was going to keep him waiting as if the shoe was on the other foot I would naturally have been a bit worried. Got the car delivered to the company the next morning on way to hospital and he got it a couple of days later. Had a call saying he couldn't believe how good condition the car was in and how it exceeded what his expectations were and he was delighted.
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