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Hi everyone. Someone's asking to px a Transit Sport Day Van. ST seats, Rock and Roll leisure battery (whatever that is)

Does anyone know how well these sell? Thanks.

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Anything like a day van should do well IMO.

Rock n Roll bed is a bench seat in the rear that unfolds to make a bed (like a Futon).  Leisure battery is to run the domestic supply, make sure it has a separate starter battery.

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16 minutes ago, Mark101 said:

Anything like a day van should do well IMO.

Rock n Roll bed is a bench seat in the rear that unfolds to make a bed (like a Futon).  Leisure battery is to run the domestic supply, make sure it has a separate starter battery.

Thanks Mark!!

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Not that I have ever understood them like cars- but any van in PX seems to have done well over the years for me.

No-doubt if I had a site full of them, they wouldn't prove so popular.  (I wonder if van sellers sell the odd car well on the site when it comes in px.  'Cheapest car on the pitch scenario is another one.)

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Well he's asking to px on a £8700 car, with "a little money on top". I don't know what these are worth, but if it's going to tie up £7000 of capital, I'm a bit nervous.

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6 minutes ago, tradegirl said:

Well he's asking to px on a £8700 car, with "a little money on top". I don't know what these are worth, but if it's going to tie up £7000 of capital, I'm a bit nervous.

Whats the year colour mileage etc a company i buy cars for sometimes has started to stock a few and they always seem to sell and do well

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22 minutes ago, Casper said:

Whats the year colour mileage etc a company i buy cars for sometimes has started to stock a few and they always seem to sell and do well

Still waiting on the mileage and the spec, Casper. Will update once I know.

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Anyone that refers to it as "money on top" ain't a proper buyer.

Wanna buy a dag?

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7 minutes ago, Mojo121 said:

Anyone that refers to it as "money on top" ain't a proper buyer.

Wanna buy a dag?

Remember advertising an old px escort on gumtree years ago had it advertised with company name as contact etc and had a guy phone up and ask if we would take a three piece suite in px  

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i know i shouldnt tell you how to do the job but someone who's trying to shove an old ransid in you with a futon thrown in and a leisure battery should be giving you all the signs that the deal is a bad one for you

lets be honest if it was a proper day van you wouldn't be getting even a sniff

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42 minutes ago, jason doyle motor sales said:

i know i shouldnt tell you how to do the job but someone who's trying to shove an old ransid in you with a futon thrown in and a leisure battery should be giving you all the signs that the deal is a bad one for you

lets be honest if it was a proper day van you wouldn't be getting even a sniff

Jason, I welcome any advice when someone means well. He's sent me the ad he was going to place on eBay, and to be honest I'm already put off.

Should probably post this in the private section but who cares:

TRANSIT SPORT 260 SPORT 140BHP Low roof SWB 4 seater Camper van/Dayvan in PERFORMANCE BLUE 134k & recently had full overhaul. below is a large & probably not full list of what’s been done/replaced/added or modified since owning the van 
new belts pulleys bottom arm from tlc ford weeks before I purchased it
- [ ] 22.11.18 had brand new Bosch s4 battery 5.12.2018 full service new fuel filter housing £180 from ford new injector rail seals replaced clutch flywheel and release bearing £1340 parts and labour got all the garage receipts Fully insulated & boarded with grey stretch carpet
- [ ] company “van bond”fitted the windows one slider window & one normal there 80% tinted 
- [ ] 6 chrome led lights integrated into roof blue checked roof high quality materials looks the part had custom wheel arch cover made out same stuff
- single seat conversion seats ST recaro's & brand new 3/4 black/grey Edition rock and roll bed Bentley stitch it’s got bonnet/window deflectors 
- [ ] brand new numax leisure battery set up 4.3.19 brand new turbo, intercooler flushed ,fresh oil & filter brand new complete rocker cover & diaphragm  gasket & seals new injector seals ,re seated new timing chain cover and gasket new inlet manifold gasket and new rear shock, engine stabiliser £1200 garage bill and a new sump couple weeks ago the only defect I can pick with this van is 2 very minor scratches and a blister size of 5p a CHIP on the windscreen no cracks just had wheels painted Nardo Grey

How long am I going to sit on it until I find someone who wants recaros in a van? I think I would rather flip the capital into 2 cars I actually know will sell, than keep £7k+ in this.

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1 hour ago, Mojo121 said:

Anyone that refers to it as "money on top" ain't a proper buyer.

Wanna buy a dag?

Luck money!

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26 minutes ago, tradegirl said:

Jason, I welcome any advice when someone means well. He's sent me the ad he was going to place on eBay, and to be honest I'm already put off.

Should probably post this in the private section but who cares:

TRANSIT SPORT 260 SPORT 140BHP Low roof SWB 4 seater Camper van/Dayvan in PERFORMANCE BLUE 134k & recently had full overhaul. below is a large & probably not full list of what’s been done/replaced/added or modified since owning the van 
new belts pulleys bottom arm from tlc ford weeks before I purchased it
- [ ] 22.11.18 had brand new Bosch s4 battery 5.12.2018 full service new fuel filter housing £180 from ford new injector rail seals replaced clutch flywheel and release bearing £1340 parts and labour got all the garage receipts Fully insulated & boarded with grey stretch carpet
- [ ] company “van bond”fitted the windows one slider window & one normal there 80% tinted 
- [ ] 6 chrome led lights integrated into roof blue checked roof high quality materials looks the part had custom wheel arch cover made out same stuff
- single seat conversion seats ST recaro's & brand new 3/4 black/grey Edition rock and roll bed Bentley stitch it’s got bonnet/window deflectors 
- [ ] brand new numax leisure battery set up 4.3.19 brand new turbo, intercooler flushed ,fresh oil & filter brand new complete rocker cover & diaphragm  gasket & seals new injector seals ,re seated new timing chain cover and gasket new inlet manifold gasket and new rear shock, engine stabiliser £1200 garage bill and a new sump couple weeks ago the only defect I can pick with this van is 2 very minor scratches and a blister size of 5p a CHIP on the windscreen no cracks just had wheels painted Nardo Grey

How long am I going to sit on it until I find someone who wants recaros in a van? I think I would rather flip the capital into 2 cars I actually know will sell, than keep £7k+ in this.

I quite like the idea of recaros in a van those st seats are very comfy.

It looks to be the right time of year for selling one but its still a 8k van that's on 134k.

I think im with you trade girl unless its a decent bit of money on top id say no

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I agree with JA although we know a 100k isn't a lot on a modern car or van it will put a lot of buyers off

I also agree with you TG about your money in the two cars you know what to buy and your market in your area etc my advice would be to politely offer a low ball px on the van at a price you can afford to sit on it. remind the customer that camper vans are not really your market and you may have to sit on it for a while and its probably worth more private or on eBay etc 

Good luck whatever the outcome :):):)

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13 minutes ago, Rory RSC said:

Ill buy it off you if you take it in part ex.

Thanks for the input everyone. Mixed opinions, but we'll see. Leaning towards a no unless it's v cheap.

Ok Rory, I'll send you photos once I get them.

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2 hours ago, tradegirl said:

t I'm already put off.

 

good

sounds like a hand grenade

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I would be on We buy any van , end of , far as I'm concerned .

List like that at 134k for that money and I'm out .

He's valuing the DAY VAN bit far to high , those types always think what they have is worth a fortune , , Camper van man near us says Transits don't sell that quick as day vans either .

Trying VW money for a Ford I reckon . Expensive for a rock n roll bed 

But I know nothing about those things I must admit except "I wouldn't want one "

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Even if I wanted it, how would I price it up? As I understand, it's a Transit Custom DIY turned into a camper?

So do I find prices off panel vans and add £ some on?

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1 hour ago, tradegirl said:

Even if I wanted it, how would I price it up? As I understand, it's a Transit Custom DIY turned into a camper?

So do I find prices off panel vans and add £ some on?

No sure really and might be wrong here never really been involved.too much with campers more cars and vans. Though I helped a neighbour add extras to his factory camper . Though to try and help and give my advice ill give you my thoughts I  guess what  you could do it your price the basic van on Autotrader price up what it would cost to buy the parts to spec it out and then ad a bit on for the the work . Also have a look on eBay and gumtree etc there a few on there at minute I had a look earlier .. some nice stuff  

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8 hours ago, NOACROSS said:

Not that I have ever understood them like cars- but any van in PX seems to have done well over the years for me.

No-doubt if I had a site full of them, they wouldn't prove so popular.  (I wonder if van sellers sell the odd car well on the site when it comes in px.  'Cheapest car on the pitch scenario is another one.)

Ive a friend who mostly does vans but sells the odd car cheap pxs etc he stared off with cars but says van customers are a lot less fussy funny thing is another 2 van dealers I was talking to one at his own pitch and one at mainheim said mostly the same thing  

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The transit sports / st’s always sell well up here to the purveyors of Columbia’s marching powder. I buy them whenever I can, all the better if they have crew windows

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23 minutes ago, MarkTVS said:

The transit sports / st’s always sell well up here to the purveyors of Columbia’s marching powder. I buy them whenever I can, all the better if they have crew windows

THEY PREFER BLACK GOLFS HERE

innit

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1 hour ago, MarkTVS said:

The transit sports / st’s always sell well up here to the purveyors of Columbia’s marching powder. I buy them whenever I can, all the better if they have crew windows

Won't one of you just go buy the thing off him, and send him down to me with kesh?

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