ian.lewkowicz

Nice to see the roof problems are sorted Mart, just in time for the nice weather we're having for a few days (allegedly) as well, and the meet today

Yeah

I have just recently installed the Pioneer AVH-P4200dvd and think it's amazing, prob a bit OTT for what you want. All I would say is, if you just want ipod might be worth going down the Alpine route as they were the first ones to do a proper iPod connection and as such might still have the best connections. I know they were the only manufacturer for a long time that did connections that could operate the iPod and at a fast speed too. Sommat like this possibly

Like people have said, about the only way to actually get the refund will be civil suit, as PayPal have every right to say, the money was sent as a gift and as such they cannot act on this. Whether or not this will bear any ground on the possibility of a refund or not I don't know.

I know that people will often try to save a bit of cash in places, but sending the money as a gift will cut out one safety net that you have. I have done it so I can't say your doing the wrong thing etc. My advise however (and don't take this as gospel just considering circumstances on forums with for sale sections etc might be wise taking it into advisement) would be to only send the money as a gift if you are certain you can trust the person etc. Like Paul has said, the only person that will know whether the item was really sent is the seller. If he hasn't then he should just give the refund. If he has then he should still give the refund but he can try and get some of his money at least back from Royal Mail. If he lets it go to court all he's gonna do is end up paying legal fee's on top of the refund

Keep us all updated with how you get on Craigus

Saw a Roadster in Clayton today about 3ish i think. Gave me a wave. Just wondered if it was someone from here?

My personal opinion is that the sender is responsible for getting the goods to you. If you do not receive the goods, the sender should refund you. The seller is then free to take up the case with whomever he had courier the goods.

This is 100% correct, end of the day, the seller can choose any way he chooses to get the part to you. He could even pay a mate to come and drop it off etc. But at the end of the day unless you receive your item then you want your refund. There is no chance he can say you should be chasing Royal Mail etc as the sender has to chase them, not the would-be receiver.

+1 regarding threats, if you do end up in county court, you don't want him producing print outs of you publicly threatening him! (not that you have...yet)

Definately think twice before commenting on a public forum people. They can print off the comments (so even think about it when it's PM's) and these can be used as evidence. Also as a side note (not that anyone has) but be careful hinting at doing anything, either to the person or their property. Even if you don't intend on doing anything (which most people won't even when they say they will) because if sommat happens you'll be prime suspect

EDIT: Also meant to say, a seller should always send it recorded at least anyway. Otherwise what's to stop the buyer (I know we should live in a world where people can trust each other but obviously we don't) saying they've never received it when they have (Just to clarify not saying that this is the case in this instance). If that did happen the seller would have no comeback because they can't prove it one way or the other

Yes Digsy. Its also got lots of toys to play on.

Cool!

Sold it to him now

I'm going along to this, anyone else coming?

Welcome to the forum

I have a 350z and use it as a daily driver to work and back, I travel approximately 10 - 15 miles each way and mine is made up of mostly 70mph roads. On average I tend to get about 24 mpg and that's not just with conservative driving. It won't be great (afterall think of the engine that's powering it) but considering the engine it's not too bad and on a run can get high twenties at least. I went on a job down south and got 28 mpg easily. A couple of piece's of advise, like other have said, don't rush into buying the first one you've seen, make sure it's the right one for you. Also if you find yourself with high running costs in the first few months don't despair, the fuel you'll be using will be high in the first few months for definate as you will be getting used to the smile on your face because of the engine power and exhaust sounds

I have never driven a Civic Type R but my mate has one and loves my car, lol. One good thing with the Z over the Type R (imo) is that the Z will get a lot more respect and not just from young lads.

My argument would be, its like 10 quid for temp-cover, if your a serious buyer your going to cough up 10 quid for the sake of a test drive, if not then tbh they must be faffing about or not that keen...

+1

Let's face it, anyone who is honestly gonna buy a car, if the person said to you about getting insurance and you weren't willing to spend the £10 on temp cover, surely your not interested anyway. Garages can cover your insurance, but if it's a private sale why should the seller be the one risking loosing out? Worth mentioning to prospective buyers to give their insurance companies a ring? Surely they'd be willing to give temp cover on sommat?

Could also be worth asking prospective buyers to bring evidence they have a license? Afterall whether they are insured or not, if they don't have a license the insurance isn't worth the paper it's written on. Also it'll give you peace of mind of at least knowing where the person lives should anything happen

I'll agree with the above. Only people liable to look at it are ones who will try to knock your price down because of it (so be prepared for it) or ones who want to change the bonnet anyway. Best bet is probably to look around for one the same as yours and replace it, or the Smart repairs. Only other option really is to change for a Carbon bonnet, or possibly get a price for a vinyl wrap or sommat like that?

There's mine

Its a tricky one. In the past with other cars i've taken people out in it myself and then let them drive a short way third party. I'm not keen but who will buy a car without driving it first? And how do you get fully comp to test drive a car? Is this possible?

I know what you mean, people wouldn't buy without test driving, well most wouldn't. A mate of mine did once, but he learnt his lesson the hard way.

Yes you can get temporary insurance to cover things like test drives etc.

Make it obvious to them, If they break it they buy it! even get them to just sign a bit of paper stating this.

Whether you got them to sign a piece of paper or not, if they weren't gonna pay up, they wouldn't have to. Nothing signed gives legal implications unless signed with a witness able to legally witness contract signing etc (as far as I'm aware)

I would be very careful about it. Most common thing seems to be a car park or something similar. Car park is ideal if there's no cars about as it's private land so the police wouldn't be able to do anything. But you need to trust them to not smash into anything like lamposts or curbs etc.

Only other possibility I suppose would be to look into the price of getting insurance yourself for any driver on the car for a few weeks?

Ah yeah I see it now, ok then, will try to be there for around that time then

So what time are we meeting?

And have I got the right place here. Where about's on this road is the pub?

I agree, I wouldn't let someone test drive the car without insurance. If it was a friend or someone you at least knew it is one thing, but a total strange is a definate no-no.

When I was buying mine Nissan wouldn't even let me test drive it without me first agreeing to buy it following a successful test drive. This being me having to sign the paperwork saying I would buy it. I wasn't about to do this as I wanted to test drive one to ensure I wanted one, before having them to get the colour and spec I wanted in. I wasn't about to sign saying that if the test drive was good I'd buy the one they had in, so I left it thinking well a garage will probably let me test drive one. Nissan then rang me about a week later and said I could test drive one

Silver Coupe on the A50 which then turned up to the A38. Driver gave an indicator flash but not sure if it was someone from here?

Remember that feeling from not too long ago having 2 instances of 2 weeks without driving. I thought it was bad enough when I had my previous car in the bodyshop and couldn't drive it, but it's even worse when you can see the car but just can't drive it

The thing is, like you've mentioned, you spend a lot in fuel in the first few days after getting back behind the wheel. I found I'd spent almost as much as I would have if I had been driving for the 2 weeks, lol

The wheels look great, matt black certainly looks good against the red, especially with the red lip.

Think the suggestions of the door handles will look great too

Sorry to hear about that, hope it heals well and quickly. I know what it's like, I broke a bone in my foot playing football and couldn't drive for 2 weeks then broke the same bone again not long after being cleared to play football again

I've seen contractors at work (and been close myself while working with my company) cracking themself in the face with a drill as they've been too close and the drill has caught and spun round and smacked their cheek. One of the lads who did it knows someone who has broken their jaw doing this, lol

Cheers for the update mate. Looking forward to getting this and putting it on the car

Nice motor, lovely colour if I do say so myself lol. Same goes (to any of ya in the area), if ya see us about give us a beep / a flash

How much longer is it gonna be coops?

I had thought maybe at some point close to that pic being taken you'd been on the grass

Bloody hell, that's a bit worrying. Good that it didn't do any more damage other than the battery

Not suprised the AA bloke was crapping it. I remember when I had to get my Audi A4 towed, they sent out a normal patrol van, who then said there's no chance I'll be able to tow that (it was kitted and had a pretty low RS4 kit on it) so he called for a recovery truck. When he got there (it was getting late by this stage and the garage would have shut) he said I could probably get it on the truck but not many of the blokes could get it off so I don't wanna risk it incase one of the other lads needs the truck in the morning (he didn't wanna leave the car outside the garage without letting them know etc so was gonna leave it on the truck in their yard) as they'll end up ripping your bumper off. So he then rang and arranged for another recovery truck in the morning. This one was a bit more special though. The whole of the flat bed came off and was flat on my drive and you could pretty much push the car onto it. It's apparently what they use for things like Ferrari's and others cars which have almost no clearance. I just remember thinking how nice it is to get someone from a recovery company who respects the cars they are working on, not getting pi**ed that things are a lil harder because it's not a standard car