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    would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    dont hold bad, give it to me straight

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Depends how much

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by dangerous dave View Post
    dont hold bad, give it to me straight
    Depends how much it was up for

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    lets say £1500

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    I have done, T-Cup. All I saw before I bought it was a picture of the front, covered in mould

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by dangerous dave View Post
    lets say £1500
    For that price i'd want to look at it personally unless its a car i know of and know what its like

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    i myself find one ive not seen as worthless or only worth the price of its parts (second hand), which isn't often alot..

    i dont believe in rust/rot free 5's, there rarer than 16yr old virgins

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by dangerous dave View Post
    lets say £1500
    no no no no dave. unless you know the car stay away.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    No way

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    I bought mine for a bargain price without seeing it first.

    It looked alright in the advert, then needed £900 to get it through an MOT. Just my experience though.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    I would if it was from people I know on here.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    What you've got to ask yourself is ...Do you feel lucky ? Well ? Do ya punk ?

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

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    What if it had a long mot on it?

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by jamie_8 View Post
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    What if it had a long mot on it?
    MOT mean's jack sh*t... i can get MOT's for £50 and they dont even look at the car, i dont use this garage but i know for a fact the mechanic will do it on a saturday.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by jamie_8 View Post
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    What if it had a long mot on it?
    my first grey one had a long mot, and it was a pile of cr@p. there are many good ones out there, dont be daft and buy a 5 without seeing it as you will regret it.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by Penfold View Post
    MOT mean's jack sh*t... i can get MOT's for £50 and they dont even look at the car, i dont use this garage but i know for a fact the mechanic will do it on a saturday.

    No ,course you don't

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by clee View Post
    No ,course you don't
    Dont have a car atm that needs an MOT, plus i prefer to have a car on the road that i know is 100% legit and as safe a possible.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Yep, that's what I said .You just know where to get a dodgy MOT .

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    New poster! (less than 10 posts)

    i suppose you guys are right, i'm just an inpatient git sometimes, although dave did find me the vw i got and thats been a pain in the arse since i got it

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    At 1500 No......

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    might do if it was afew hundred but at £1500 i think id like to look it over!

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    No way Pedro.
    £1500 is a lot of money to spunk if it goes tits up, even if its not alot for a five if you catch my drift.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Right, i'll be the one to go against all others above. I bough my car without seeing it in the metal, however I did request a hundred odd photos most of which showed the car being stripped and rebuilt, and it was 140 odd miles away and on ebay.

    It needed and MOT when i got it, but with what I know from being on here I could have sorted the problems out my self for £0. However at the time I paid and auto electrician £50 to sort out some backwards electrics. It then sailed through after i changed the front springs.

    if your going to buy it before you see it in the metal, make sure you ask the seller to take photos of the known bad area's (sill's etc) also ask if there is any rust / rot etc. If you turn up and its rotting away and the seller said it was mint, i think you quite in your right to walk away and take your money back with you.......

    Just my 2 pence.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    no Would you shag a sheep if it was dark

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?



    My mates currently selling his Exige race car to a guy in Japan for nearly £50k, guys never seen it in the flesh. Happens all the time........ just cover you ass, do your checks.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by jamie_8 View Post
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    i suppose you guys are right, i'm just an inpatient git sometimes, although dave did find me the vw i got and thats been a pain in the arse since i got it
    thats one sexy vw and i told you they were hassle, those vw's love there engine management lights and those vw dealers love having no idea how to correct the faults..

    and dont blame me for fooking up your gearbox, you did that

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    The question relates to individuals. for example some people spank 1500 quid on a horse.. others couldnt... same kettle of fish if you get me....

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    dont see the problem in just going to look at it,even if you got to travel day and night,otherwise why bother,there lots of cars out there..

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Depends how many spares you have got to hand? I buy most of mine over the phone and put right what needs doing when I put them in for the MOT.

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Would you shag a sheep if it was dark[/quote]


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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by tonesGTT View Post
    Would you shag a sheep if it was dark
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    Notice you didnt answer that tone.....

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by jesus in the seat of a 5 View Post
    Notice you didnt answer that tone.....[/quote]

    'Baaaa', you know what us debbon bays is like matty. Anything for a happy farm

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by tonesGTT View Post
    Notice you didnt answer that tone.....
    'Baaaa', you know what us debbon bays is like matty. Anything for a happy farm [/quote]

    , dates are easy find in theses parts.......

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    Re: would you buy a 5 gtt you have not seen in the metal?

    Quote Originally Posted by tonesGTT View Post
    Notice you didnt answer that tone.....
    'Baaaa', you know what us debbon bays is like matty. Anything for a happy farm [/quote]



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