Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Good luck with the sale. I sent the Car & Classic ad to my dad in the hope he would snap it up but he thinks that as he's about to turn 60 a nice 144 or 240 is more his style...

R36 will be a nice bus to replace it. Rare, sounds good and very understated.

Hah! Thanks. If I lived in the country and had a barn the 850R would be getting parked in it, but I live in a flat in London so it’s got to be one in one out.

The chap who has said he’ll buy it texted me last night to say he’s looking at a silver V70R today- I had a look on eBay and it’s a Motorhub/Keighley Trade Centre car.

I may have done the wrong thing, but I texted him back advising that he Googled “Keighley Trade Centre”.

Just googled. 1.1 in google reviews is pretty bad, think you did him a favour

He's just backed out of buying my car as his Mrs doesn't like the colour of the interior

God-fucking-damnit

Time for a new mrs, that birch interior is super nice

He's just backed out of buying my car as his Mrs doesn't like the colour of the interior

That sucks. Was he trying to sneak past her as a sleeper as well?

He's got a super-charged M5, I suspect the Volvo would have classed as a sensible car.

I'm actually, finally, properly looking at buying a new car to replace the E39.

I'd love to buy @Dammit 's car but the problem is that in my opinion, it's at a strange place, it's had all this amazing work done to it and it's in a near perfect condition. It's only worth as much as it is because it's in the condition it is. If I buy it, within 6 months I'll have knocked 75% of the price of it because it'll be faded, it'll be dirty, it'll have picked up car park dings, and my kid will have smeared banana over the back of the passenger seat.

I can't afford to lose £5k in value, especially not to just using the car.

The right buyer is someone who will use the car but will also lavish it with care, attention, and garage it. So not someone who lives in Zone 2 and lives in a 3rd floor flat.

I'm thinking of buying this instead:

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/subaru/legacy/legacy-gt-b-spec-b--aero-kit--cruise-control--fresh-import/8182459

It does need to be cared for, you are absolutely right. Here's my latest advert - can I get some opinions? https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C959597

@NurseHolliday do it! Just started watching the MCM Gramps/Super Gramps series this morning so might be a bit biased...

Defo get a Scooby!

How come you don't just put it on some rollers Dammit? Everyone loves some some figures, it's the only thing that stands out to me in that ad

Get an insurance quote first. Just in case you struggle with options as it's an import.

Sounds a bit weak, but never got round to it.

excellent series

maaaaad

Just lowball him, he must be getting desperate now

I'll give you £500

It's not standard, but you hide that at the bottom. I would put a bullet point list right at the top with the headline stuff, because otherwise it just looks like a bloody expensive old car. You should be able to see why it's worth the money before you read any further.

Don't use language that makes you sound like a dealer. It's particularly too flowery in the Exterior section - it sounds a bit Swiss Tony. Just stick to the facts. Colour, the condition, list any faults.
Same to a lesser extent with the Interior section. Nobody cares that Porsche helped design the seats; just whether they are clean and untorn.

Finally, there are a couple of pics on the Flickr that look like during or before the paintwork. E.G. https://www.flickr.com/photos/8131181@N05/29956403956/in/album-72157685948864802/
Unless it really does look like that, I'd remove it as it makes the car look like it needs paint.
Should there be a bonnet liner? I see the originals are NLA, but I wonder if either a custom dynamat install or a quick spray with an aerosol over that primer would help?

I've removed that photo, removed a little of the Swiss Toni, moved the text around a little.

Will accept as trade for rocket ship paint..... 😂😉😳

Do you think the high mileage is putting people off before they read all of the work thats been completed?

Wander whether its worth pointing out early in the description that whilst its got a high mileage its had basically every part replaced?

As others have said:

1. Engine power and torque up front or in title
   
2. Make more of fact it has basically been restored
   
3. Less words
   

Much better.
I like the idea of putting "fully restored" and "full engine rebuild 30k miles ago" right up there with the mileage.