2018

[AmyRichardson]

Gents,

Looking to get a something cheap, passably sensible and fun little car of a classic sports car type and a GT86 seems the way forward.

Seen this today:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202305277...

Compared to anything else it's suspiciously cheap, one owner etc; it's a long shot but does anyone here know the car?

[LightningBlue]

That does seem cheap. It’s a van dealer so is VAT included?

[ChrisH72]

Unless you live close enough to go and look over the car I think I'd leave it.

If you Google the company many of the reviews are extremely bad.

It says 1 owner. But it did just 17k miles in the first 3 years then almost 40k in the last 2. Could be due to covid I guess but it's a bit sus. And why so cheap? Other similar ones are 19k or so.

[scot_aln]

If it is good then I'm surprised that someone on here hasn't thought so too this morning and already bought it. Anything (not unreasonably) that a trader can take a margin on seems to last a very short time.

[SFTWend]

Doesn't mention service history so perhaps there is none.

Dealers, even van specialists, know what a car will retail for. So very cheap for a reason I suspect.

[Deep Thought]

Listed about a month ago - 27/05/23

Notable price drops since then.

23/06/2023 £14,950
17/06/2023 £15,950
14/06/2023 £16,950

Advisory for worn brake discs at last MOT. Not a biggie but worth bearing in mind they will need done.

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):
Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Front and back (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

[Deep Thought]

£3K cheaper than its closest rival on price.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202306068...

Alarm bells would be ringing for me.

[AmyRichardson]

Cheers all; going from SFA to 20kpa seems very odd with the same owner... Indeed there's quite a lot here to raise eyebrows.