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Bubbs
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PostPosted: 21:30 - 23 Jan 2015    Post subject: Websites for 2nd hand cars? Reply with quote

So far using:

- Autotrader
- Ebay
- Gumtree
- Piston Heads

Any other ones to try?

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PostPosted: 21:38 - 23 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nah, looks good to me.

Though I avoid gumtree like the plague.

Only other suggestion would be local facebook car selling groups, yes, you get a lot of tat on there but occasionally there will be someone with a brain cell and half decent car, local too.

What car is it your after?

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PostPosted: 21:39 - 23 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

You are spending tree fiddy or eleventy gazillion ponds?

If you're looking at the tree fiddy end of the market then local freeads are worth having a look at but the best bargains will sell on the day the paper comes out.

If it's a particular model you're after then owners clubs forum can be worth a look.
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PostPosted: 08:57 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

bikertomm wrote:
Though I avoid gumtree like the plague.

Why?
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PostPosted: 09:15 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Buying or selling???
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PostPosted: 12:07 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rogerborg wrote:
bikertomm wrote:
Though I avoid gumtree like the plague.

Why?


Meh. It seems like every advert on there is written by a member of the 'pit bike for sale' facebook page.

If I was looking for a 200 quid shitter then I probably would, but I'm not!

What does it say about the owner if they don't want to advertise it properly and can't spell. Wink
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PostPosted: 13:15 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Preloved?

https://www.preloved.co.uk/category/home/2108/cars.html
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PostPosted: 15:28 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gumtree is ok as long as you keep your sensible head on
but that applies to any ad you read
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PostPosted: 15:39 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mmm, most of Gumtree is the "lol m8 swop 4 why" persuasion, but you only need one good car, right?
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PostPosted: 15:48 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Auto trader is still not bad for everyday easy to find cars.
Ebay can give you an idea of what certain car's are selling for if there's a good number of them.

Pistonheads is generally more like owners clubs and forums in terms of the car's you would typically expect to find.

As said owners clubs and forums can be the best if it's an old/classic/specialist/rare or performance car your looking at.

There are plenty of car's out there that I simply wouldn't buy unless it was from a specialist, a forum or owners club.

You could find a nice clean Golf or Focus in your local paper, but the chances of buying a looked after and un abused Subaru Impreza etc are pretty slim!
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PostPosted: 19:06 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

bikertomm wrote:
Though I avoid gumtree like the plague.


I don't think Gumtree is too bad. I've advertised my two previous bikes on there (both adverts were well worded in a doomed attempt to ward off the pedbois.

A lot of the "prospective buyers" for the RXS were the sort you would likely find on the local pitbike/125 for sale Facebook page. The rest of the prospective buyers were of the "is this still for sale?" type which after a while gets even more annoying that the previous lot.

I find Gumtree prices to be more reasonable than eBay, but there's a lot of crap on there too.
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PostPosted: 21:08 - 24 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

MC wrote:

One thing that annoys me about gumtree's the search terms are too specific, so you spend a long time trying different combinations (or at least I do Embarassed).


I've never actually found that to be honest. I do think searching on Gumtree was made infinitely better when they allowed you to sort by Distance, rather than having to work out where everything is located... Because using your brain is not something the internet was designed for!
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PostPosted: 01:46 - 25 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

Swapz have a for section now to Thumbs Up

https://www.swapz.co.uk/
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PostPosted: 02:35 - 25 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

sidewinder wrote:
Swapz have a for section now to Thumbs Up

https://www.swapz.co.uk/


Careful Now on swapz, have come across a fair few dodgy characters over there
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PostPosted: 05:53 - 25 Jan 2015    Post subject: Reply with quote

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