A MATE in Sydney!!! (Probably Kick myself for putting this on here.)

I am Interested in a Charcoal Grey GXL Turbo 80 Series that lives in Sydney.

thinking about trading the missus XR6 Turbo in on it, the problem i have it's in Sydney and i'm in Bundaberg. Doh!!!!!

If anyone is interested in helping (Not Buying for themself, Ha ha).

Cut80......HELP......

hey mate i dont quite understand what your trying to do ???????

I think he wants someone to go check it out... report on it... but not buy it.

Oh, thats what he wants, I thought he wanted someone to drive it to Qld, but couldn't figure out the trade in bit, pretty obvious now that you think about it.

Anyone could go look at a car but is our opinion worth anything, I am a Diesel mechanic by trade but have not worked on a car for 20 odd years, would you trust me to look at this thing, or there are wanna be's around that have a theoretical ability that far exceeds their real ability that can look at it for him.

Really, if it is not too far away I would give it the once over for you but if you were serious, I would, after an initial inspection pay to have it looked at and get a proper report. Problem is that if you wait to long and the deal is reasonable it will be sold, if it's not reasonable then are you gonna pay too much.

I can say the above from experience, I drove to Qld to get my 80 series, saw it on Friday drove up on Saturday and got it on Monday (Queenslanders dont like to work on Sunday). The dealer had 18 calls while I was in the yard inspecting it, if the deal is good it will be gone already.


Anyway I love to rant, if you want to tell me the dealer's address and it is reasonably close I will take a look at it for you, Can't buy it cause the one I got sent me broke but I still recommend a second inspection while you drive from Qld.

Barry

ah ok now i get what it was all about

Yeah when I read the subject I thought they wanted to mate in Sydney, then I checked the profile and saw he was a 33 year old guy from Bundy, well that aint gonna happen Send your Missus down and I might be able to help out

Barry


Barry

That's not the impression you were giving us in that for sale ad Barry.

Seriously though if you are really keen and the yard is a quality operation with a good truck you should hopefully be able to negotiate with them to take it to a reputable inspector if you can line one up not too far from them. Otherwise as stated it'll be gone before you can line up a stranger from a forum and if it's not it was possibly way too dear or crap or both.

Buying interstate is always difficult and best left to last choice. We bought a van that way by getting heaps of additional photos agreeing to a deal in principal then flying (by car) down on the hope the vendor was honest and accurate with cheque in hand. Luckily he was on elder gent from a time when honesty and courtesy was valued so we didn't waste our time.

I wouldn't mind knowing the name of the yard just in case it's the mob I got one off and wound up fighting in court

Yep buying interstate is a bitch and as said, option of last resort only, I was also lucky got a dealer that was honest and ended up with a good truck after all the effort.

Barry

surely someone in sydney can go and have a quick look.. I would but I moved to brissy a few years back.

Also, I picked up my 80 from melbourne then drove it back to brisbane, good fun, but a bit easier when your work for a national airline.

I have offered to go and look at it, but I need the details first just in case the car yard is 100 miles away.

Barry