Potential Owner!

Post by **Stubee** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:28 pm

Hello, I'm looking at becoming a Minor or traveller owner soon, I think hopefully a traveller. I've been looking at a few and the seem to go for around £3k for a reasonable examble with good wordwork and solid bodywork. Is this about the going rate? I'm in the Southwest and note there are two specialists down here. Has anyone any experiences with them?
Any advice you may have is appreciated.

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:42 pm

Which two? And yes, I've "had experience" of at least one of them, and probably both

Post by **Stubee** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:39 pm

Both with initials MM! Send a PM if need be.
Cheers

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:45 pm

Wherever you buy from - inspect twice - and buy once.

Post by **bigginger** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:54 pm

PM sent, btw
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Post by **Stubee** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:44 pm

Seen a few now and what a difference it seems seeing them close up compared with description! Never seemed so bad on other classics I've had. I think some people put more value on them than they're really worth or is the Traveller quite in demand? I'm being a bit cautious as this will possibly be the most I've ever spent on a car.

Post by **bigginger** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:56 pm

The Trav (for reasons I can't comprehend

) is the most in demand of all the car variants, certainly

Post by **Stubee** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:22 pm

By heck this is proving difficult! Just about every car I wish to see (as most seem to be on Ebay), the blinking sellers end early

. Why do they do this

I'm now finding that cars seem to be £4k for a good un or have I got high standards?
Can't let 'em get me down.

Post by **rayofleamington** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:38 pm

I'm now finding that cars seem to be £4k for a good un or have I got high standards?

Persevere and you'll get the right one.
There's a wonderful expression I heard in Africa - In europe we have watches, in Africa they have time (anothe version of 'manyana')

The more patience you have the better deal you'll get.

When it comes to travellers they are very often overpriced despite below average condition - helped on by a bit of TV coverage in a wierd program called Eastendings (convertibles had a long period of exagerated prices - maybe caused by a farcical antique/drama program called 'loveboy' or summink ;-) )

Post by **leafie** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:56 pm

Stubee wrote:By heck this is proving difficult! Just about every car I wish to see (as most seem to be on Ebay), the blinking sellers end early . Why do they do this
I'm now finding that cars seem to be £4k for a good un or have I got high standards?
Can't let 'em get me down.

Don’t give up looking, it took me nearly two years and miles of driving around looking at junk to find the right car but it was worth it in the end.

Leafie

Post by **Stubee** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:20 am

I appreciate what you're saying, bad night lastnight! It's just when you arrange to drive up country and the listing gets pulled, oh well think of the petrol I've saved

Post by **rayofleamington** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:14 pm

It's just when you arrange to drive up country and the listing gets pulled, oh well think of the petrol I've saved

I know the feeling.
Imagine spending 4 hours one evening adding towbar electrics so you can fetch a vehicle back the next day... only to find out they sold it when you phone just before setting off.
Unless you've given a deposit, it's always a gamble that someone else turns up with cash before you.

Post by **theminorsite** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:25 pm

Thats happened to me more than once, and its (to put it nicely) mindnumbingly frustrating. The only thing you can say there is that the seller has his own interests to cover too - he has no idea that you're a genuine buyer and not one of those time-wasting toerags that we all seem to find when we're selling, and for all he knows you wouldn't have shown up and he'd have lost a potential sale. He certainly wont have deliberately mucked you about, because it wasn't in his best interests to - his ideal scenario is to have you AND the other punter there, because then he's in the best position to minimise any haggling!

Post by **aupickup** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:11 pm

and yes that has happened to me, and from a member on this site, twice

Post by **theminorsite** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:19 pm

Hmmm, well that really shouldn't happen - we should have enough faith in each other as members here (presuming of course that the 'potential buyer' isn't a brand new account just registered). I know things move on and all that, and that every hobby has their less savoury characters, but I always, always remember going to my first ever National and having some trader give me a funny look when I offered a guarantee card for a cheque; "we dont need none of that stuff here, we're all friends, right?" he said!

Post by **aupickup** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:04 pm

well have to say members or not, they can still do the dirty

and i suppose some rough cars as well

Post by **timetrax** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:04 pm

hi Everyone, I have just purchase a Morris Minor van and wanted to find out where to join a branch in scotland, can anyone help .
thanks
pete

Post by **ASL642** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:16 pm

Welcome to the Board Pete, the nearest contact to you would be our Scotland NE branch run by Dave Fisher email snemmoc at ya hoo dot co dot uk. Hope this helps

Post by **Stubee** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 1:54 pm

Well I've seen a few now so at least I'm getting familiar with what to look for. There's a place down here in Devon called Minor Miracles, they look to a have a few in at the moment, might try there, although I don't normally buy from traders it could be worth it.
Quite looking forward to getting one as it's the first time my wife has expressed an intrest in driving one of my cars!

Post by **ASL642** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:13 pm

Go and have a few "test drives" and see how they handle. Sometimes its a little more reasuring to buy from a trader especially, if they give you a 3 month warranty and 12 months MOT!