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What about a new little section.
« on: February 12, 2013, 04:53:53 pm »
I was thinking of asking SteveP to add a small new section, no child boards or stickies, just a simple section for car valuations only.
Called  ' Whats my car worth'.
We get lots of threads asking 'Whats my car worth'  and half of them are well meaning IE people don't seem able to evaluate their cars worth, based on whats currently for sale. And the other half are just thinly vialed attempts at advertising their car, pre sale.
I personally cant see the value in asking current owners 'whats it worth' but clearly lots do.
We have to remove some threads, get complaint's about others and also a lot of For sale threads end up getting people telling them what it is worth in their opinion.  :fighting:
Hopefully this new section might cure a bit of this and the above problems.
What say the masses. Also SteveP might just say no anyway.  :laugh:
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2013, 04:54:53 pm »
Just set up and auto delete....  :signLOL:
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2013, 05:11:37 pm »
^^^^ what he said  :signLOL:
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2013, 06:46:47 pm »
Just have an automated response 'less than what you think'
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2013, 06:53:10 pm »
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I think that there are some folks who genuinely are not sure what their car might be worth and they would prefer to read the opinions of other forum members rather than be told by an untrustworthy dealer who has only his/her own interests at heart.

So, although it often is "less than what you think" it is still very helpful to hear unbiassed owner's opinions.
« Last Edit: February 12, 2013, 08:23:21 pm by RedRobin »
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2013, 07:04:06 pm »
But who would go there other than people selling their cars?
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #6 on: February 12, 2013, 07:32:43 pm »
What about a sticky thread instead of an entire subforum?
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #7 on: February 12, 2013, 07:40:36 pm »
Or a link to Pistonheads and Autotrader.  :grin:
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« Reply #8 on: February 12, 2013, 07:50:05 pm »
How about...."Been caught speeding..."  :scared:
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #9 on: February 12, 2013, 08:09:23 pm »
Quote from: andrewparker on February 12, 2013, 07:04:06 pm
But who would go there other than people selling their cars?

I reckon loads would. Everybody who has recently bought one, and those who think they know the values. Those possibly looking to learn what they can get for their money.  And importantly you could ask 'who won't go their'.   :smiley:
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #10 on: February 12, 2013, 08:27:23 pm »
Quote from: andrewparker on February 12, 2013, 07:04:06 pm

But who would go there other than people selling their cars?


....Does that matter?

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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #11 on: February 12, 2013, 08:33:03 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on February 12, 2013, 08:27:23 pm
Quote from: andrewparker on February 12, 2013, 07:04:06 pm

But who would go there other than people selling their cars?


....Does that matter?


Well if the only people who go there are people who want a valuation on their car, then there isn't anyone going to give the answers. But as Topcat says there are lots of know-it-alls helpful people round here.
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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #12 on: February 12, 2013, 08:35:51 pm »
Quote from: andrewparker on February 12, 2013, 08:33:03 pm

Well if the only people who go there are people who want a valuation on their car, then there isn't anyone going to give the answers. But as Topcat says there are lots of know-it-alls helpful people round here.


^^^^  :signLOL:

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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #13 on: February 12, 2013, 10:20:32 pm »
Shouldn't this thread be in the suggestions area??

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Re: What about a new little section.
« Reply #14 on: February 12, 2013, 10:22:19 pm »
It could be usefull, especially of people that have recently sold up post what they got for their cars and the spec of the car

What someone thinks a car is worth and what it actually sells for can often be miles apart

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