406 hdi 90 rapier estate

[jamjar1383]

hi guys, i am with regret having to sell my 406.
it is in realld good nick
112,000 miles
mot 1ill 15 june 2011
tax til 31 may 2011
re furbed tsw alloys with good rubber all round
omp strut brace
timing belt done at 110,000k
upgraded jbl front speakers

come's with intercooler kit from a 110bhp complete (not fitted)
egr blanking plate (not fitted)

the only thing it need are the abs rings need replacing
other than that its good to go.


£950 no offers as it worth way more but quick sale needed

[lozz]

Aww sorry to see your selling the 406 mate,
she looks a nice clean motor ,

good luck with the sale shouidnt have any problems selling it at that price

[jamjar1383]

cheers lozz.

and bump need this sold asap

[jamjar1383]

now on ebay

[jamjar1383]

lol at the toss bag that offerd me £600 to ent the listing early

yeah right

[waue1978]

People will always chance their arm with silly offers. The way they see it is that if you say yes, they get a bargain, if you say no, it's not like they're ever going to bump into you. Should at least get the start bid though.

Please don't take this the wrong way though, but mentioning that you are a mechanic with 10 years experience when selling a car with a fault (abs rings) that needs repairing & a short MOT may not help. A lot of people (including myself in most cases) would look on that as "why didn't he fix it?" & assume that it's a very expensive (or time consuming which I think is the case with abs rings) job.

Thought you'd already replaced the abs rings anyway?

[waue1978]

People will always chance their arm with silly offers. The way they see it is that if you say yes, they get a bargain, if you say no, it's not like they're ever going to bump into you. Should at least get the start bid though.

Ok, maybe not then...

[lozz]

Jam jar,
why dont you replace the abs rings that way idiots wont be offering you silly money for it,
its anice car that mate,

iwouid get them sorted and then itl fetch the money it deserves,

[jamjar1383]

repaired the old ones or so i thought.

and i can understand why i didnt sell for half of its value.

mabie ur right i shouldnt have said anything about my trade but its got to the point where i cant be botherdd to do anymore work to it.

got my ford to work on now.

i been trying ti tempt bailes to buy it but dont think he can atm.

[jamjar1383]

Jam jar,
why dont you replace the abs rings that way idiots wont be offering you silly money for it,
its anice car that mate,

iwouid get them sorted and then itl fetch the money it deserves,

cant afford to lozz i have been off work now for 2 months and it doesnt look like im gonna be able to go back.
i have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and the tablets i was on while i was working dont seem to help anymore

[lozz]

Jam jar,
why dont you replace the abs rings that way idiots wont be offering you silly money for it,
its anice car that mate,

iwouid get them sorted and then itl fetch the money it deserves,

cant afford to lozz i have been off work now for 2 months and it doesnt look like im gonna be able to go back.
i have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and the tablets i was on while i was working dont seem to help anymore

sorry to hear that mate

[jamjar1383]

Jam jar,
why dont you replace the abs rings that way idiots wont be offering you silly money for it,
its anice car that mate,

iwouid get them sorted and then itl fetch the money it deserves,

cant afford to lozz i have been off work now for 2 months and it doesnt look like im gonna be able to go back.
i have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and the tablets i was on while i was working dont seem to help anymore

sorry to hear that mate

its ok ive had it since i was very young but my hands are getting worse so its kinda hard to weild a spanner some days and i would need to many days off when its bad.

[waue1978]

If Bailes was ever going to buy it, he already would have by now with his £6k gift coming. He's either going to get a really nice, really late 406 or (& here's the most likely) something fairly new, nice & cheap to insure. Wouldn't blame him either - a 406 is a nice car for people on a budget, but if you've got an offer of £6k to buy whatever you want, you need to aim a little bit higher than 10 year old family & fleet cars. I like mine because of what you can get for the money under £2k, but if any of my family said they'd pay £6k to buy me a new car I'd be back in a Beemer again. Bailes just has to be realistic about what he can insure at his age.

As far as selling the estate goes, with no faults & a full years MOT the car is worth £1000 minimum as long as it's presentable with no obvious damage. You may not be bothered to do the rings, but if they aren't too expensive to do, it has to be worth the hassle for an extra £200. If you're not physically able due to the arthritis, how about finding a young apprentice who can do the manual bits for you (under your step by step instruction) for a nominal fee? Puts a few quid in a novice's pocket & gives him a smidge of car maintenance experience.

[lozz]

ive had Arthritis for years idosent bother me much unless ive been out in the cold,
My hands /feet swell up alot, idont think theres much out there doctors prescribe that does help, My father as Arthritis worse than me he carnt hold a cup of tea most days, so ithink im lucky realy as ican still use my hands,
ithink all the years of working out in the cold is whats caused it for me working on the railways was good at 1st but im regreting it now Me thinks,

[jamjar1383]

If Bailes was ever going to buy it, he already would have by now with his £6k gift coming. He's either going to get a really nice, really late 406 or (& here's the most likely) something fairly new, nice & cheap to insure. Wouldn't blame him either - a 406 is a nice car for people on a budget, but if you've got an offer of £6k to buy whatever you want, you need to aim a little bit higher than 10 year old family & fleet cars. I like mine because of what you can get for the money under £2k, but if any of my family said they'd pay £6k to buy me a new car I'd be back in a Beemer again. Bailes just has to be realistic about what he can insure at his age.

As far as selling the estate goes, with no faults & a full years MOT the car is worth £1000 minimum as long as it's presentable with no obvious damage. You may not be bothered to do the rings, but if they aren't too expensive to do, it has to be worth the hassle for an extra £200. If you're not physically able due to the arthritis, how about finding a young apprentice who can do the manual bits for you (under your step by step instruction) for a nominal fee? Puts a few quid in a novice's pocket & gives him a smidge of car maintenance experience.

problem is having the cash to do the repair and then mot it and tax it as i dont have anywhere off road to keep it anymore it has to be parked on the road.