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From: Kev on 7 Jul 2010 03:38 Diesel Damo wrote: > On Jul 7, 12:01 am, "Clocky"<notg...(a)happen.com> wrote: >> Diesel Damo wrote: >>> On Jul 6, 10:03 pm, Kev<kev...(a)optunet.com.au> wrote: >>>> Got $7500 for my 2003 BA Falcon XT >>>> Held out against all the sub $5000 offers >>>> 2 months to sell >> >>>> Time to fit out the tray of the ute with some nice new custom made >>>> alloy Tong Boxes >> >>> That's a very good price. I only comment because I have a mate who is >>> trying to move a similar vehicle and is having no such luck. He is >>> getting rained on with 4-5K offers. >> >> That's because that's all they are worth but if you're patient you will find >> someone prepared to pay more. > > Yeah I told him to just take one of the $5K offers, but he can't let > go of the idea that someone who will pay more might be just around the > corner. He's the type that continues to shop for a car even after he > bought it (e.g. 1 year down the track "oh this one has power floor > mats and cross-drilled ash tray and is only $500 more, did I get > ripped off???") so I don't think I have much chance of convincing him. mine had the advantage that it had pretty low klms and good unmarked paint and was clean inside and everything worked and all the panels lined up. I've seen some real dogs for $5000 or less Kev
From: D Walford on 7 Jul 2010 04:54 On 7/07/2010 5:33 PM, Kev wrote: > George W Frost wrote: >> "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message >> news:4c33c7ea$0$14154$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> On 7/07/2010 1:39 AM, Kev wrote: >>>> D Walford wrote: >>>>> On 6/07/2010 10:52 PM, Diesel Damo wrote: >>>>>> On Jul 6, 10:03 pm, Kev<kev...(a)optunet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>> Got $7500 for my 2003 BA Falcon XT >>>>>>> Held out against all the sub $5000 offers >>>>>>> 2 months to sell >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Time to fit out the tray of the ute with some nice new custom made >>>>>>> alloy >>>>>>> Tong Boxes >>>>>> >>>>>> That's a very good price. I only comment because I have a mate who is >>>>>> trying to move a similar vehicle and is having no such luck. He is >>>>>> getting rained on with 4-5K offers. >>>>> >>>>> Interesting to compare values of 2003 Falcons, Commodores and >>>>> Camrys on >>>>> drive.com.au. >>>>> Their sh values are about the same yet the Camry cost approx $5000.00 >>>>> less to buy new. >>>> >>>> >>>> Same with utes >>>> Falcon utes cost less than sedans when new, but try getting a good one >>>> for under $9000, I paid $10,000 for mine(XLS) and that was around >>>> $2000-$3000 cheaper than anything else I could find >>> >>> Its been that way with utes for a very long time, brother in law used to >>> make a bit of cash by buying and selling old utes, sometimes all they >>> needed was a bit of a detail a RWC, he resprayed quite a few and could >>> easily sell as many as he could get his hands on but no one wanted >>> sedans >>> especially in central Vic where he lived. >>> >>> >>> Daryl >> >> Friend of mine in Central Victoria was doing the same thing, >> maybe it is the same bloke? >> >> There is a bloke in Central Victoria who was converting station wagons >> into >> a double cabin ute >> >> > > > Talking of twin cab ute conversions > At Marburg just west of Ipswich there is a neat looking(well from the > road it is) CL/CM valiant twin cab ute for sale > looks really well done > > saw my first new 79series cruiser wagon converted to a twin cab ute > > I think if they are going to go that far the higher roof from a troopy > would have been a better option Mate in Bris had his 80series converted a couple of yrs ago, cost him something like $17,000.00 so not cheap but it was an excellent job. The work included extending the chassis, the huge tray has built in toolboxes and a pull out drawer underneath plus a removable canvas top with roof racks. Daryl
From: George W Frost on 7 Jul 2010 05:37 "D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c340c95$0$14139$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 7/07/2010 1:50 PM, George W Frost wrote: >> "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message >> news:4c33c7ea$0$14154$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>> On 7/07/2010 1:39 AM, Kev wrote: >>>> D Walford wrote: >>>>> On 6/07/2010 10:52 PM, Diesel Damo wrote: >>>>>> On Jul 6, 10:03 pm, Kev<kev...(a)optunet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>> Got $7500 for my 2003 BA Falcon XT >>>>>>> Held out against all the sub $5000 offers >>>>>>> 2 months to sell >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Time to fit out the tray of the ute with some nice new custom made >>>>>>> alloy >>>>>>> Tong Boxes >>>>>> >>>>>> That's a very good price. I only comment because I have a mate who is >>>>>> trying to move a similar vehicle and is having no such luck. He is >>>>>> getting rained on with 4-5K offers. >>>>> >>>>> Interesting to compare values of 2003 Falcons, Commodores and Camrys >>>>> on >>>>> drive.com.au. >>>>> Their sh values are about the same yet the Camry cost approx $5000.00 >>>>> less to buy new. >>>> >>>> >>>> Same with utes >>>> Falcon utes cost less than sedans when new, but try getting a good one >>>> for under $9000, I paid $10,000 for mine(XLS) and that was around >>>> $2000-$3000 cheaper than anything else I could find >>> >>> Its been that way with utes for a very long time, brother in law used to >>> make a bit of cash by buying and selling old utes, sometimes all they >>> needed was a bit of a detail a RWC, he resprayed quite a few and could >>> easily sell as many as he could get his hands on but no one wanted >>> sedans >>> especially in central Vic where he lived. >>> >>> >>> Daryl >> >> Friend of mine in Central Victoria was doing the same thing, >> maybe it is the same bloke? > > Was he a police sgt based in Benalla? > > > Daryl No copper, whether in Benalla or elsewhere, regard me as a friend
From: D Walford on 7 Jul 2010 06:49 On 7/07/2010 7:37 PM, George W Frost wrote: > "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message > news:4c340c95$0$14139$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >> On 7/07/2010 1:50 PM, George W Frost wrote: >>> "D Walford"<dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message >>> news:4c33c7ea$0$14154$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... >>>> On 7/07/2010 1:39 AM, Kev wrote: >>>>> D Walford wrote: >>>>>> On 6/07/2010 10:52 PM, Diesel Damo wrote: >>>>>>> On Jul 6, 10:03 pm, Kev<kev...(a)optunet.com.au> wrote: >>>>>>>> Got $7500 for my 2003 BA Falcon XT >>>>>>>> Held out against all the sub $5000 offers >>>>>>>> 2 months to sell >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Time to fit out the tray of the ute with some nice new custom made >>>>>>>> alloy >>>>>>>> Tong Boxes >>>>>>> >>>>>>> That's a very good price. I only comment because I have a mate who is >>>>>>> trying to move a similar vehicle and is having no such luck. He is >>>>>>> getting rained on with 4-5K offers. >>>>>> >>>>>> Interesting to compare values of 2003 Falcons, Commodores and Camrys >>>>>> on >>>>>> drive.com.au. >>>>>> Their sh values are about the same yet the Camry cost approx $5000.00 >>>>>> less to buy new. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Same with utes >>>>> Falcon utes cost less than sedans when new, but try getting a good one >>>>> for under $9000, I paid $10,000 for mine(XLS) and that was around >>>>> $2000-$3000 cheaper than anything else I could find >>>> >>>> Its been that way with utes for a very long time, brother in law used to >>>> make a bit of cash by buying and selling old utes, sometimes all they >>>> needed was a bit of a detail a RWC, he resprayed quite a few and could >>>> easily sell as many as he could get his hands on but no one wanted >>>> sedans >>>> especially in central Vic where he lived. >>>> >>>> >>>> Daryl >>> >>> Friend of mine in Central Victoria was doing the same thing, >>> maybe it is the same bloke? >> >> Was he a police sgt based in Benalla? >> >> >> Daryl > > > No copper, whether in Benalla or elsewhere, regard me as a friend > > Is that your fault or theirs? I knew at least 3 retired cops who I regarded as very good friends, unfortunately one died of cancer a few years ago and I don't see much of the other 2 these days. Daryl
From: George W Frost on 7 Jul 2010 08:33
"D Walford" <dwalford(a)internode.on.net> wrote in message news:4c345bb0$0$28652$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com... > On 7/07/2010 7:37 PM, George W Frost wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Its been that way with utes for a very long time, brother in law used >>>>> to >>>>> make a bit of cash by buying and selling old utes, sometimes all they >>>>> needed was a bit of a detail a RWC, he resprayed quite a few and could >>>>> easily sell as many as he could get his hands on but no one wanted >>>>> sedans >>>>> especially in central Vic where he lived. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Daryl >>>> >>>> Friend of mine in Central Victoria was doing the same thing, >>>> maybe it is the same bloke? >>> >>> Was he a police sgt based in Benalla? >>> >>> >>> Daryl >> >> >> No copper, whether in Benalla or elsewhere, regard me as a friend >> >> > Is that your fault or theirs? > I knew at least 3 retired cops who I regarded as very good friends, > unfortunately one died of cancer a few years ago and I don't see much of > the other 2 these days. > > > Daryl > I was sort of jesting a little Daryl when I said that. My Brother-in-law was a copper and I had a few friends who I could regard as friends who were coppers, I used to get a visit from a couple of coppers every week, they brought with them, a box of beer and a couple of pizzas. One of them is now an Inspector somewhere and I heard that he was in my neighbourhood, so I went along to search him out and have a few more beers with him, but the mesage got back to him that I was in town and he bloody well cleared out. Maybe he doesn't like me any more. Maybe he didn't like me in the first place. |