ebay

davestar7 · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 2:16 pm Post subject: ebay

am looking at this car right, the description is very vague, says its been in a barn for past two years, has a picture which is apparantly taken 2 years before it was put in the barn...so 4 years ago. it might have just failed on an mot, or it failed 2 years ago, from the wording i'm not sure.

have asked the guy about viewing it, and if it runs! twice now, couple days ago, and again today.

NO F^&*ING ANSWER! mad

squeak · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject:

What is the car under on ebay mate?? Confused

davestar7 · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject:

its not a mk1. its a calibra.

I was just having a rant as its frustrating when the seller doesn't answer your questions!

squeak · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject:

Yeah i know mate.I was after some gsi bits for my mk3 astra.you email them but dont get back to you!Do they want to sell the stuff or not.know what i mean. Mad

davestar7 · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:14 pm Post subject:

Yep.

Only want to know if the car runs!! If it does I'm having it!

Nrj · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:50 pm Post subject:

work on the theory that they might have a life and not sit on ebay everyday like you.

I answer my ebay email ever 3days or so.

davestar7 · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject:

I first asked him two days ago.

tbh looks like this guy buys and sells daily...

squeak · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 4:53 pm Post subject:

Yeah but when your at work and bored it is a must! laughing

.sometimes people dont even reply to your emails!.that pis*es me off mad

TurboTom · King of Bling Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 1701

plenty more lumps in the sea! Dave you need to have at least 10 options then pick which one YOU want, f#@k people and their slow tardy behaviour time waits for no man.

davestar7 · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:46 pm Post subject:

ah ha the gent rang me earlier!

reckons the only thing major wrong, is the crappy alarm thats fitted. its fooked, so the engine won't start.

reckoned jump leads on the starter motor or something, and it started fine.

any ideas guys???

TurboTom · King of Bling Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 1701

bollocks forget it move on plenty more n u need one with a coscats head dont forget!! cheaper in the long run!!

Nrj · Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 10:43 pm Post subject:

TurboTom · King of Bling Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 1701

no, you really want a conscast head trust me, u can say what u like but if money matters n you drive hard then you want a coscast head as well as many other things, but a v6 you dont need, heavy and pointless for horse power to wait gain. common sense mte!

Jacko · Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 12:36 am Post subject:

davestar7 · Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 4:24 pm Post subject:

HMMMM

Went to see it today, was in a dirty DIRTY barn, and was parked in a well awkward place, couldn't get down underneath to check the head. The guy selling reckoned that only cossie heads came with a red cover? I dunno...he also said that the fan belt had snapped two years back, a bit got lodged in the...err, the round cam, jobbers. Slipped a tooth and bent one valve, was fixed, so guessing the gasket was done as well. Milage, 120 thou. The car itself will clean up nicely (with alot of elbow grease).

Am going back tomorrow so get the motor started and see what its like. The guy said to get it going, just need to 'prime' the starter motor? As the alarm is looped through the ignition to the starter motor...