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gozz
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #1 on: Jan 23rd, 2014, 9:10am » |
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on Jan 22nd, 2014, 5:40pm, Daniel wrote:| http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-GRANADA-MK1-UNREGISTERED-2-0GL-MANUAL-ONLY-129-MILES-GENUINE-/231142658886?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35d12d1346 |
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Looks as if the high bidder is determined to have it,the body may be sound but it's going to be a labour of love to put right all the other problems eh 
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #2 on: Jan 23rd, 2014, 10:47am » |
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I think I know where a doner car may be, thats unless 5 studs brother has got rid of all of his cars.
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #3 on: Jan 23rd, 2014, 12:46pm » |
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Gosh what an old Dog! I'm mechanically minded and wouldn't touch that with a Barge-Pole. A labour of love is right, it'd take too much to get that looking good again. How much would that have been new?
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #4 on: Jan 23rd, 2014, 2:05pm » |
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on Jan 23rd, 2014, 12:46pm, PJDavis wrote:
Really? I don't think it looks too bad.
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #5 on: Jan 23rd, 2014, 8:09pm » |
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,especially if he's wearing rose tinted spectacles 
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #6 on: Jan 23rd, 2014, 10:33pm » |
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Another old adage is, "you don't look and the 'Mantle-Piece' when your poking the fire, especially if the coals are hot!
I remember years ago having an old MK1 Consul 2.5 Estate, and old 'M' reg if I'm not mistaken. Jeez it was a real old rust-bucket, and it wasn't really that old. I remember thinking I'd rather have my old Zodi' MK4 back, at least it was still fairly rust free. Nah, it's a personal thing, but I never really liked the MK1 Granada, I do remember taking my Consul for an MOT and even with the sills like paper-mash, it passed, something to do with the sills not being structural on these cars I think? It didn't help that it was that horrible light-green colour!
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #7 on: Jan 26th, 2014, 3:16am » |
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The high bidder is probably a mate trying to bump up the price & you can guarantee that the winning bidder will end up not paying for this piece of fire damaged rubbish that is worth £1500 to £2000 max.
It doesn't even have the 3.0 litre V6 Essex engine in it !!....The 2.0 pinto in a car of this weight would struggle to pull the skin off the proverbial rice pudding....& it doesn't sound very Macho either 
You'd have to be either a bit simple to bid this high....or simply, a bit too high 
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #8 on: Jan 26th, 2014, 7:46pm » |
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JC,has Dan seen a picture of the one you had complete with V6 ? I reckon you should put a picture up for him 
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #9 on: Jan 27th, 2014, 8:50am » |
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I hope JC doesn't mind but as he's probably sleeping right now I'll post it for him Gozz.
Prepare to be amazed. 
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #10 on: Jan 27th, 2014, 9:27am » |
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on Jan 27th, 2014, 8:50am, Simmo wrote:I hope JC doesn't mind but as he's probably sleeping right now I'll post it for him Gozz.
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Thanks Mike,now I see why you are 'one of the trusted'
The only thing JC may not like is the tears that come to his eyes when fondly remembering the Granny 
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #11 on: Jan 27th, 2014, 10:40am » |
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Boo Hoo
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #12 on: Jan 27th, 2014, 5:25pm » |
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Very nice like those alloys alot, look good on a mk1.
How long since you sold it?
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #13 on: Jan 27th, 2014, 7:11pm » |
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I must say the big seats in the Granada Mk1 were very comfy on long trips.
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #14 on: Feb 4th, 2014, 2:12am » |
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Sold for £5050.50 to a high bidder with only a feedback of 4
The plot thickens....
Either it's been bought by an eccentric millionaire who likes throwing money to the wind (if he could throw it my way, then it will be very much appreciated & used to pay off the wolves at my door)....or the high bidder is a patient in an institution for the insane who has managed to gain access to the house computer.....
.....Or of course, it could be a selling scam by the dealer, who will readvertise it again 'due to time wasting high bidder' in order to get a price not necessarily too close to what it supposedly was going to be sold for, but to get a price that is far beyond what it is really worth
Or am I just being cynical ?
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #15 on: Feb 4th, 2014, 8:29am » |
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on Feb 4th, 2014, 2:12am, Jonnycab wrote:| Or am I just being cynical ? |
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Who would EVER think that about you Jon ?.
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #16 on: Feb 4th, 2014, 9:12am » |
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On a slightly different tack,but a similar dodgy situation,there is a Commer fire engine on ebay that has been sold by the same man several times,it was sold again last week and lo and behold it's back again.He always goes down the 'private bidder' route,like JC I may be cynical,but am always wary of anything advertised in that way
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #17 on: Feb 4th, 2014, 10:13am » |
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Different theory...if someone was restoring a Mk1 Granada, getting hold of a decent rust-free shell for £5k might work out a better / cheaper option than sourcing replacement panels and fixing up a rotten one. Mk1 panels are now HTF and expensive.
If the car was never registered then the shell is effectively 'new' and could probably be used quite legally for a re-shell.
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #18 on: Feb 4th, 2014, 12:03pm » |
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The common scam is to offer it to the under bidder saying the high bidder pulled out.
It was much easier to catch these shill bidding scams before eBay hid buyers identities. I’ve had a few kicked off eBay in the past when you could track bidding patterns of the other bidders.
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Re: Its back for sale, unregistered mk1
« Reply #19 on: Feb 4th, 2014, 9:01pm » |
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on Feb 4th, 2014, 9:12am, gozz wrote:| On a slightly different tack,but a similar dodgy situation,there is a Commer fire engine on ebay that has been sold by the same man several times,it was sold again last week and lo and behold it's back again.He always goes down the 'private bidder' route,like JC I may be cynical,but am always wary of anything advertised in that way |
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I sold a graphics card 4 times because each time the high bidder failed to pay.
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