What Would You Do To A Car Before You Traded It In...

[Haysey]

well, mums vectra is getting traded for a reasonably new audi on friday....

what would you do to make "the most of it" lol

drags? thrashing? maccas trays?

obviously it has to be in running order before we hand it over.. so cant be totally farked.....

[evil_weevil]

I bet it cant run a 17 second pass @ WSID

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I hope you do f**k it up.

[Kujotk]

why does it have to be in good working order? Aslong as it starts it'll be fine, most car yards that sell euro cars don't bother trying to resell the trade in at their own yard, they usually ship them straight to auction.... they usually check general condition inside and outside and if it sounds good at idle, start up and neutral revving....

import is another story but for vectra they shouldnt really bother about much else...

have fun trying to get the vectra to wheel spin lol

[LordMidol]

So basically, you want to thrash the car so that the next person who buys it who is possibly not as mech savvy as you buys a f***** car?

Am I the only one that finds that morally/ethically wrong?

[mattymagoo22]

The car will be wholesaled, if the car is not in the same condition as when inspected then the dealership has the right to reduce the amount of the trade value.

That a side, many times have I been told thw wholesaler just need to get it on the tilt tray, make it so the car drives onto the tilt tray... 30 metres or so.... they are the longest 30 you ever experience

Once I had a 318i that cooked when it was loaned out to a customer without a checkover, it made it like 2 ks from the dealership, we got sent out to drive it back they didn't want to pay for a tilt tray so it was "Drive it till it stops". Got about 1 k back then the bottom end started knocking it got louder and louder until screechhhhhhh engine locked up! So much fun to be told to drive a car till it explodes!

Cheers

[john95ss]

reverse doughies 4 sure

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

wash and detail it?

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

That's not very honest IMO.

When you trade in the car, doesn't the dealer have to inspect the car before trade in?

Or is this for a private seller, who is willing to trade with you?

[Iron Chef]

Jeez and we wonder why we get screwed by car yards...

[bR33nt]

well if u buy a vectra then....... hahaha

dont completey fark it but deff give ye olde maccas trays a run???? handbrake drifties??? aahhaha

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

dealers in general arent interested.. when my father upgrades his, the dealer doesnt even inspect it.. just ask for details (dints, k's, etc) or has asked to email them photos and agreed to a trade-in price..

all the dealers do is round up those cars and flog them off to wholesale yards..

[blind_elk]

How would you expect the seller of a car you were buying to treat the car before you took delivery?

[bozodos]

pretty much, especially when the car's been looked after like a child then the old owner decides to give it an absolute thrashing before selling (I've seen it happen).

I can see the temptation especially when you're gonna take it to a dealer but still, if the dockworkers in japan had done that to your ride before they put it on the boat i daresay you'd be spewing!

[l_uk3y]

Maybe at 25 yo im getting too old for this sort of thing. I say give it a 2 min wash at the servo then hand it in.

What is so exciting about flogging a Vectra anyways? A month after youve dropped the car off you'll barely remember it unless you do completely stuff it.

[Shiraz200SX]

its a POS vectra, not even worth flogging it, unless you're going to do jumps in it, it probably wont spin the tyres...

but JUMPS ftw.... unless you smash the gearbox on the ground and rape the car to pieces..

[ARTZ]

So basically, you want to thrash the car so that the next person who buys it who is possibly not as mech savvy as you buys a f***** car?

Am I the only one that finds that morally/ethically wrong?

No i agree, it is wrong.. .. thats what rentals are for

wash and detail it?

Bahahahahaa!!!!!! f**k off thats what there detailer gets paid for

Maybe at 25 yo im getting too old for this sort of thing. I say give it a 2 min wash at the servo then hand it in.

What is so exciting about flogging a Vectra anyways? A month after youve dropped the car off you'll barely remember it unless you do completely stuff it.

+1

[ARTZ]

So basically, you want to thrash the car so that the next person who buys it who is possibly not as mech savvy as you buys a f***** car?

Am I the only one that finds that morally/ethically wrong?

No i agree, it is wrong.. .. thats what rentals are for

wash and detail it?

Bahahahahaa!!!!!! f**k off thats what there detailer gets paid for

Maybe at 25 yo im getting too old for this sort of thing. I say give it a 2 min wash at the servo then hand it in.

What is so exciting about flogging a Vectra anyways? A month after youve dropped the car off you'll barely remember it unless you do completely stuff it.

+1

[ARTZ]

So basically, you want to thrash the car so that the next person who buys it who is possibly not as mech savvy as you buys a f***** car?

Am I the only one that finds that morally/ethically wrong?

No i agree, it is wrong.. .. thats what rentals are for

wash and detail it?

Bahahahahaa!!!!!! f**k off thats what there detailer gets paid for

Maybe at 25 yo im getting too old for this sort of thing. I say give it a 2 min wash at the servo then hand it in.

What is so exciting about flogging a Vectra anyways? A month after youve dropped the car off you'll barely remember it unless you do completely stuff it.

+1

[ARTZ]

ooops x3