Disregard - just me sounding off!

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Thu May 09, 2024 7:00 am

I didn’t say finger pointing. What I said was that if someone new wanted to buy a car I’d advertised, then read the related posts they would start to see all these issues and assume I’d sold a dud.

Ah forget it!

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Thu May 09, 2024 8:17 am

Martin, I think it's more your ego that's taken a bashing here than your confidence. You pride yourself, rightly so, on the quality of your work and it's obvious to us all that you work on these cars for love, not profit.
It's a numbers game mate, even a certain amount of brand new cars rolling off the production line have faults showing up a few weeks later, so with the amount of cars you work on, it was bound to happen.

Keep selling here, the buyer isn't complaining or throwing any blame your way. This thread, coupled with all your other threads giving help and selling cars you've put back into good condition, is great provenance for future buyers.

Hope the head is not too bad this morning.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu May 09, 2024 8:37 am

Must have been via PM then as did not find anything either.

On my very first outing with my Z I had a flat, just meant I had to replace the tyres way sooner than I planned and bought new wheels instead as well. Part of the expected unexpected costs of an old car (not to mention the 2.2k bill for the hand brake failure a week later).

paddy wright · Post by **paddy wright** » Sun May 12, 2024 2:46 pm

As everyone has Zed- you’re one of the good ones mate- don’t get put off doing what you do! As always it’s appreciated!

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sun May 12, 2024 2:49 pm

And if you think the cars are bad, just wait for the jokes

N4LLY · Post by **N4LLY** » Sun May 12, 2024 3:11 pm

Enuff,

Shame you have beaten your self up over this. We know the score.

Shame you don't do E89's

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Sun May 12, 2024 3:32 pm

N4LLY wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 3:11 pm Shame you don't do E89's

Never tried one tbh. Bit more electrickery to confuse me, but I'm sure the basic mechanics underneath are much the same.
Once they get cheap enough I may pick one up to learn on.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sun May 12, 2024 3:41 pm

Isn’t there a cheap ginger one in the garage?

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Sun May 12, 2024 4:00 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 3:41 pm Isn’t there a cheap ginger one in the garage?

It passed within a mile or so of you on Tuesday.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Sun May 12, 2024 4:34 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 4:00 pm
pvr wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 3:41 pm Isn’t there a cheap ginger one in the garage?
It passed within a mile or so of you on Tuesday.

So you really didn’t like the coffee then

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Sun May 12, 2024 4:41 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 4:34 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 4:00 pm
pvr wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 3:41 pm Isn’t there a cheap ginger one in the garage?
It passed within a mile or so of you on Tuesday.
So you really didn’t like the coffee then

After an hour not moving on the M25 we were late for a lunch booked for my Dad's 82nd birthday.

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Sun May 12, 2024 11:03 pm

Stop moping around and get back to work, our Zeds need you

Ole gits rule · Post by **Ole gits rule** » Mon May 13, 2024 8:14 am

Martin, never let this type of stuff worry you, for me if I was buying any car I would check the tyres, if they were bald and it worries me I wouldn't take the car.

Rad can go at any point - just keeping help everyone and doing up the old cars to sell on.

Roof - how often people come on here with roof has an issue, must be 4 or 5 a month now the weathers better, it happens and it no ones fault cars are 20 years old now.

Its has already been said, people buy £3k bangers and expect the thing to be perfect for the next 6 years, that is not realistic and people that expect that are crazy.

I would buy off you any time (when your doing e89).

I am sure you don't sell cars with know faults but always try to document what may need doing so there is proof of what you know before it goes so no one can comeback with this happened, that happened.

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Mon May 13, 2024 9:24 am

Ole gits rule wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 8:14 am Roof - how often people come on here with roof has an issue, must be 4 or 5 a month now the weathers better, it happens and it no ones fault cars are 20 years old now.

Many thanks. Think I was just having a down day.

It seems the roof was a one off as now appears to be working ok?
Had replacement parts and fitted in the boot, so my initial thought was maybe a connector knocked off.

Ole gits rule · Post by **Ole gits rule** » Mon May 13, 2024 12:33 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 9:24 am
Ole gits rule wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 8:14 am Roof - how often people come on here with roof has an issue, must be 4 or 5 a month now the weathers better, it happens and it no ones fault cars are 20 years old now.
Many thanks. Think I was just having a down day.

It seems the roof was a one off as now appears to be working ok?
Had replacement parts and fitted in the boot, so my initial thought was maybe a connector knocked off.

See your not all that bad then - crack on with the next one

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