Ebay Jerk Alert!
- Thread starter GKW05GT
- Start date
Gotta admit that his new ad is much better. If he would have listed it that way to begin with, this thread would not even exsist.
GT38
GT Owner
What's the difference between a 4-WD and a rental car? A rental car can go anywhere! :eek
There's no mention of the rent-a-car history as yet, so a thread might still have been possible.
FBA
GT Owner
If anyone starts shit on his page, he'll be right back to square one. The only reason he re-listed the car, is because his previous page got so polluted with negative comments, there was no way anyone would touch the car. Anyway, it sounds like a good winter beater for someone...LOL Worth the 80k he's starting at...
soroush
Ford Gt Owner
- Aug 8, 2007
- 5,256
if it truely has a clear title and there is no history of previous major damage wouldnt it be worth at least 100K?
would you guys rather have a 50K mile car with no major accident history, or a 4k mile salvage title car, which you know was in a bad wreck?
would you guys rather have a 50K mile car with no major accident history, or a 4k mile salvage title car, which you know was in a bad wreck?
I could not agree with you more. The guy advertised it originally on the "Dealer Only" network at $105 and I thought that was an excellent price. If someone wanted a second GT on a budget and as a daily driver this would be a great value, perhaps even as a track car. The only unknown is the quality repairs that took place.
Depends on how bad the "Salvage" car was. With a salvage car thats been repaired, if repaired correctly, could be a better car. If it was repaired correctly with new OEM parts to OEM specs with no frame damage, I would rather have the 4k mile salvage car for my personal self. The 50k+ mile RENTAL car has been driven hard and I guarantee has quite a bit of wear all over and wil most likely require more maintenance in the near future. Further, this 50k+ mile car was a RENTAL car (so in my eyes, DOUBLE those miles as they were not pampered miles I assure you) and it has an accident report on the carfax showing the car had to be towed, so most likely that damage was more significant that one might want you to believe.
Now, if we are talking about YOUR 50k mile car soroush, that a whole different story. It was not a rental car, does not have previous damage history that I am aware of, etc.
Just my .02
Now, if we are talking about YOUR 50k mile car soroush, that a whole different story. It was not a rental car, does not have previous damage history that I am aware of, etc.
Just my .02
soroush
Ford Gt Owner
- Aug 8, 2007
- 5,256
It would depend on who had owned the 50K mile car and how he'd driven it. 'Could be the 50K and salvage car wouldn't have 10 cents difference between 'em in actual $$$ cost to the new owner down the road.
MAD IN NC
Proud Owner/ BOD blah bla
over my 25+ years of traveling on the road.....
.....the most feared words I know of are..... "It's a rental!"
.....the most feared words I know of are..... "It's a rental!"
GTNJ
GT Owner
Kayvan
GT Owner
- Jul 13, 2006
- 4,782
I know this club...its a few blocks away from me. Not bad guys, just a rental agency catering to wannabes. Not a club, enthusiast group, or collector...just a glorified rental counter.
The last stunt they pulled was to park a GT on park ave with two dancers handing out cards...class act:ack
I have personally seen this car & the red one they had before.
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?22219-Gt-nyc
In summary...these cars are ridden hard and put up wet.
They are driven by amateurs to the hamptons or jersey shore and usually pock marked with stone chips, dings, etc. The clutch was burnt on the red one often.
The rubber around the door button was shredded.....a sign this thing was rented every weekend 24/7
As i mentioned before, Ebay does zero to police their offerings.
The last stunt they pulled was to park a GT on park ave with two dancers handing out cards...class act:ack
I have personally seen this car & the red one they had before.
http://www.fordgtforum.com/forums/showthread.php?22219-Gt-nyc
In summary...these cars are ridden hard and put up wet.
They are driven by amateurs to the hamptons or jersey shore and usually pock marked with stone chips, dings, etc. The clutch was burnt on the red one often.
The rubber around the door button was shredded.....a sign this thing was rented every weekend 24/7
As i mentioned before, Ebay does zero to police their offerings.
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Honstly, ebay does more than Autotrader, Cars.com, Dupont, etc. eBay is one of the more Regulated sites than the others
GTdrummer
GT Owner
makes sense! but mine has 65K miles
I love it. I am getting nervous about hitting 10,000
zrchris
GT Owner
A shame titles are not branded for rentals. In a way I see this car as better than most salvage cars, but certainly it isn't worth any more as it needs some restoration of its own. Interesting that although the structural integrity of the car is probably not compromised so much of it might need attention that it could take similar work to restore. Still I think $105k is/was reasonable. I wonder how much profit the rental car company made on it, and how that compares to the residual value....
Kayvan
GT Owner
- Jul 13, 2006
- 4,782
Well its classified as their Carbon or Platinum at $1000/weekend
So in two years they probably made $100K
Having purchased on Item on Ebay for $1100., the Item never arrived as scheduled..........After notification to Ebay/Paypal.......my monies were refunded within a week..........I was told the guy took the money and ran......I dont know of any other site that would stand up like that...........I do buy a lot of stuff on Ebay...99% of my trades are very pleasant, and correctly described........Cars.com/Dupont/Autotrader......I believe your on your own.....Life teaches you to get a feel of whom your dealing with...especially for a big ticket item.......and my father always told me, when buying a car, never assume anything....dont buy sight unseen, at night or in the rain..............now....I have a mercedes for sale..........::lol
I try extremely hard not to drive my car because we're either going to or at car events in far away lands so frequently. I've driven it once since I got back from Utah and hardly drove it this year before I went out there, and it still has 25,000 miles. If I actually drove my car throughout the year like I did the first year I had it, it would probably have 60,000 miles by now.