Selling car, what to do lah?

Selling car, what to do lah?

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HappyGoLucky

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1,159 posts

219 months

Monday 1st March 2010
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Ok, per my other thread I'm picking up and packing off which means the old bluebus has to go. In the past 14 or so months of my careful, loving ownership she's picked a few trolley dings and such. So the choices are...

Do I get her valeted to within an inch of her paint thickness in the hope that it will blind everyone to the few bad points such as the go faster black bonnet.

Do I get a chipsaway type (assuming there is one here) to sort the obvious of leave it at that.

Do I get the whole thing blown over for that fresh from the box Singapore approach.

Suffice it to say I've been in Singapore long enough to want the hightest possible return for the lowest amount of effort on my part.

Over to you chaps!

Rich_AR

1,969 posts

211 months

Thursday 4th March 2010
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What car is it?


HappyGoLucky

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Friday 5th March 2010
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Rich_AR said:
What car is it?
It's an E36 BMW 320i of '91 vintage.

XJSJohn

16,034 posts

226 months

Friday 5th March 2010
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knowing how much you paid for it ..... wink

how much you hoping to realise for it?


XJSJohn

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226 months

Friday 5th March 2010
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HappyGoLucky said:
Rich_AR said:
What car is it?
It's an E36 BMW 320i of '91 vintage.
its an auto too ... bag 'o ste ...

hehe

Rich_AR

1,969 posts

211 months

Friday 5th March 2010
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XJSJohn said:
HappyGoLucky said:
Rich_AR said:
What car is it?
It's an E36 BMW 320i of '91 vintage.
its an auto too ... bag 'o ste ...

hehe
Oh ok! hehe

HappyGoLucky

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219 months

Saturday 6th March 2010
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XJSJohn said:
knowing how much you paid for it ..... wink

how much you hoping to realise for it?
Lots more now that it has a new COE and I've sorted quite a few of the issues it had when I bought it.

Never thought I'd say it but I'm glad I got a slushbox in the end, I find it helps me stay calm when constantly cut up be idiots with no concept of safe breaking distances, indicators or personal space!

Not too many out there with decent COE left on them and prices would appear to be on the up too!

Edited to fix linking fkwittery by HappyGoLucky on Saturday 6th March 05:00


Edited by HappyGoLucky on Saturday 6th March 05:04

XJSJohn

16,034 posts

226 months

Sunday 7th March 2010
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HappyGoLucky said:
XJSJohn said:
knowing how much you paid for it ..... wink

how much you hoping to realise for it?
Lots more now that it has a new COE and I've sorted quite a few of the issues it had when I bought it.

Never thought I'd say it but I'm glad I got a slushbox in the end, I find it helps me stay calm when constantly cut up be idiots with no concept of safe breaking distances, indicators or personal space!

Not too many out there with decent COE left on them and prices would appear to be on the up too!

Edited to fix linking fkwittery by HappyGoLucky on Saturday 6th March 05:00


Edited by HappyGoLucky on Saturday 6th March 05:04
So Kiasu lor!!

it is true that COE's have been rocketing however.....

Guess we need to discuss this over a few negotiating beers some time smile


HappyGoLucky

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1,159 posts

219 months

Sunday 7th March 2010
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XJSJohn said:
So Kiasu lor!!

it is true that COE's have been rocketing however.....

Guess we need to discuss this over a few negotiating beers some time smile
Sooner rather than later.

XJSJohn

16,034 posts

226 months

Sunday 7th March 2010
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HappyGoLucky said:
XJSJohn said:
So Kiasu lor!!

it is true that COE's have been rocketing however.....

Guess we need to discuss this over a few negotiating beers some time smile
Sooner rather than later.
ears desparate seller??? wink

HappyGoLucky

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219 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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XJSJohn said:
ears desparate seller??? wink
No, not at all. It's just that my social diary is filling up rapidly! beer

XJSJohn

16,034 posts

226 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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HappyGoLucky said:
XJSJohn said:
ears desparate seller??? wink
No, not at all. It's just that my social diary is filling up rapidly! beer
scratchchin four and a half weeks you say ???

To sell an old bimmer you say ???

scratchchin


HappyGoLucky

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219 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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XJSJohn said:
scratchchin four and a half weeks you say ? scratchchin
Plenty of time for you to raise the readies!

-DeaDLocK-

3,367 posts

258 months

Monday 8th March 2010
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I'll trade a pint for it. Kenanot?

HappyGoLucky

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219 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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-DeaDLocK- said:
I'll trade a pint for it. Kenanot?
Not, but thanks for asking!

XJSJohn

16,034 posts

226 months

Tuesday 9th March 2010
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HappyGoLucky said:
XJSJohn said:
scratchchin four and a half weeks you say ? scratchchin
Plenty of time for you to raise the readies!
got the reddies, and more importantly the bluies and yellowies too .....

just have to see how much you will sweat ....

HappyGoLucky

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219 months

Wednesday 21st April 2010
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XJSJohn said:
HappyGoLucky said:
XJSJohn said:
scratchchin four and a half weeks you say ? scratchchin
Plenty of time for you to raise the readies!
got the reddies, and more importantly the bluies and yellowies too .....

just have to see how much you will sweat ....
Well, cool as ever no sweat on me & I'm sorry to say the old girl has gone so no cheeky offers from you John! She eventually went for S$21000 after a brief bidding war between a dealer and a civilian!

So my year n a bit of motoring has cost me S$1150 + petrol! Loving it!!!

XJSJohn

16,034 posts

226 months

Wednesday 21st April 2010
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HappyGoLucky said:
XJSJohn said:
HappyGoLucky said:
XJSJohn said:
scratchchin four and a half weeks you say ? scratchchin
Plenty of time for you to raise the readies!
got the reddies, and more importantly the bluies and yellowies too .....

just have to see how much you will sweat ....
Well, cool as ever no sweat on me & I'm sorry to say the old girl has gone so no cheeky offers from you John! She eventually went for S$21000 after a brief bidding war between a dealer and a civilian!

So my year n a bit of motoring has cost me S$1150 + petrol! Loving it!!!
congratulations!!! can't be bad!!! Just goes to show that car ownership in singapore doesn't mean huge losses, you just have to think smart and accept that you will have some cash tied up in your car for teh duration!

As fate would have it (you may see on another thread) the stick a bigger engine with a manual in it as a track slag idea would not have got off the ground since i have bksed my knee!!


OZHCR32

23 posts

176 months

Thursday 22nd April 2010
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If i can do the same thing with an S15 or something i would be stoked....but for now have to be happy wth rickshaws as I was shipped back to India frown