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    [SOLD]FOR SALE: My Beloved R35 GT-R Track Pack Edition

    in Member Traders

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    Assuming it has to be a car on sale now, and assuming it isn't daft money (i.e. not a Maclaren), not German, Italian or American, I'm voting for this:

     

    https://www.jaguar.co.uk/jaguar-range/f-type/coupe-models/f-type-svr.html

     

    Beautiful GTR by the way Alex.  I've sent the link round but my friends are all too poor.  If you want to charge a pound for each person drooling you may get a few quid :)

     

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    The EV problem.

    in Other Cars

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    14 minutes ago, ilogikal1 said:

    But it doesn't take 45+ minutes for an A45 AMG to be able to do its pedestrian 0-60 time...

     

    Incidentally, that is why an electric hot hatch won't be able to do sub 3 second launches. ;)

     

    No, but as someone hinted at earlier, the AMG owner better take 15 minutes to fully warm up their oil or their engine might go pop at some point :surrender:

    Z prices

    in 350Z General

    Posted

    Have to agree its the steering wheel and the rubbish induction kit that would put me off.  Change them both or at least the wheel. Sell the induction on or swap it for an original (believe me, its not a great one)

    Forum Traders vs outside agencies

    in Off Topic Discussion

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    20 hours ago, glrnet said:

    I always point people to yoiu Alex becuae I know there's a more than a very good chance that you will have the part, I however, would always compare ebay prices if the part was available there too.

    I woudl always point people to Alex regardless, even if on the odd occasion something on ebay is a pound or two cheaper.  What you get with Alex is someone who will genuinely offer you the right part and if its something substantial can offer advice too.

    Thankfully most people don't need aftersales, but when you do need it, it really matters that you can get it.

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    Credit hire car agreements in non-fault claims - The law as it stands June 2017.

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted · Edited by Toon Chris

    It says same type, not same model that is true, but there are many 'types' of SUV.

    If you drive a powerful, luxury car then what is wrong with having a loaner that is a powerful luxury car, so long as the cost is reasonably as low as you can get it for.

    It does not say 'functionally the same', it says type, i.e. similar in more ways than only function.

     

    That said, I'd clear it with the insurers first if only to save an argument later on  :) 

    Grinding noise after wheel alignment

    in 370z Technical

    Posted · Edited by Toon Chris

     

    You need a decent garage that specialises in high power / sporty cars and really knows their stuff about suspension and wheel alignment.  Any of the Z specialists on here would be a fine choice also as they ought to be able to spot dodgy bushes etc. Clearly the alignment and suspension are fighting over something. 

    I know of somewhere like that in Gateshead but that's a long way from you. 

     

    Perhaps bite the bullet and travel to a Z specialist?  I don't expect a Nissan garage to have much more effect other than have higher hourly rates and recommend you replace pretty much every part and then still not fix it.

     

    Oh, one more idea, is there anywhere near you that has a chassis jig?  That would test if the rear chassis has been bonked out of shape and rectify it if it isn't too bad.

    Ebay help - ripped off

    in Off Topic Discussion

    Posted

    On 04/07/2017 at 19:57, marzman said:

    The seller has also told me they didn't pay for insurance, so even if it was lost in the post we wouldn't be able to claim for it.

     

    Am i in the wrong to assume an item of this value should have been insured by default by a responsible seller?  Would this give me any recourse to claim a refund from a poor seller?

     

     

    I totally sympathise with the PITA that this is, but as a seller on ebay myself I have to stick up for the seller in this case.

    It is the seller who is at risk if they choose not use insurance.  If an item gets lost in the post or disappears it is the seller who has to refund or replace.  Often they can reclaim something from the deliverer but for a £60 item they are the ones who would lose out.  Why not use insurance? Because it's expensive and the buyer will go and get their goods from someone cheaper.  I know that if I am a few pence more than a competitor my sales drop off, so cost is the primary factor in a like-for-like item sale.  Many items are shipped with simple royal mail stamps and the seller has to suck it up if someone says it didn't arrive.  It is open to abuse but thankfully 99.9% of people are honest.

     

    On 04/07/2017 at 20:04, Roicey said:

    2) Bit of a dick move to the seller, but if you paid via PayPal and open a dispute with them, from past experience they seem to just side with the buyer regardless and will probably refund you.

     
    A very kind seller might refund or replace but really they have no obligation to do so. Sellers and ebay rely on the delivery company to validate delivery, presumably to prevent fraud but also to keep sellers in line to delivery timescales.  Raising a pay dispute pushes your problem back onto the seller and takes their money away for no fault of theirs

    As Roicey says, a bit of a dick move.

     

    Both the seller and ebay have done everything right and have good working practices, its the courier that is in the wrong and the courier that needs to be beaten until they too get better working practices.  They must get this sort of complaint a lot so will have mechanisms to follow to get your item.  Do not be fobbed off with them saying the item wasn't insured as that is their contract with the sender for damage and loss.  In this case the loss is their failure due to a delivery mistake (in which case they should rectify) or fraud (in which case they should rectify) and a full refund of the full value is reasonable.

     

    It's still a royal pain for you though.

     

     

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