So much to unpack here......
VolvoGuru wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:06 pm
What angers me most, is that you've got no idea what you're talking about and it's utterly laughable
No idea what you're referring to but please, feel free to point out where I'm going wrong. I'm expressing my opinion, that's what forums are about you know? An exchange of ideas, discussion about a common subject and suchlike.
VolvoGuru wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:06 pm
Having already got two 480s that me and my dad have restored and spent a lot of money on, we came across the opportunity to have these four cars and couldn't say no, like anyone else would have.
Except you could have; I did. Several people contacted me to ask if these could be rescue candidates, but I didn't pursue them, because, like you, I wouldn't have been able to manage them. The key difference, is that I didn't sniff an opportunity to capitalise on them. I mean, it's not exactly the first time you've done this is it? It's a bit of an ongoing theme isn't it?
VolvoGuru wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:06 pm
The cars have all been saved from the scrap so? Going to enthusiasts who aren't negative, jealous people like yourself.
Jealous? Of what exactly? I've got 4 personal 480's, 7 ongoing 480 projects where I'm giving free labour to people who actually care about their cars, and you think I'm jealous? And whilst the cars HAVE been saved from the scrapyard, there was already plenty of interested parties, who could commit to saving them.See that?
SAVING them, not selling them on at profit and expecting to be hailed some sort of hero for doing so. Do you seriously expect anyone to believe you're passing them on at cost because you care so much about saving cars?
VolvoGuru wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:06 pm
Deceiving potential buyers? Really? People understand the cars are a project and we've done some light work to help them get started.
The price advertised that you assume to be the selling price is by far away from the actual sale price.
Your own Rescue cars...how qualified are you to say the work has been carried out to a good standard?
Qualified you say? 34 years of experience, Qualified and time served AutoElectricain, Mechanic and MOT tester, but don't get hung up on that. Project cars start at project car prices, I've bought enough to know.Or perhaps you'd like the world to think you "overpaid" for all of these?
Rescue cars you say? Shall we compare our GT's?
Our GT got fully decomtaminated, and cleaned up, before getting a full service, timing belt, filters, new ignition components etc, New handbrake cables, brake fluid flush, replacement front and rear lights, backbox, and countless other bits, followed by an MOT and then a full respray. It then sold £3750. I'm sure anyone doing the math can work out the margins.
Your GT was dragged from owners and advertised for £1500, coming complete with free dirt and grime - because "barn find" eh? Or perhaps you specially ordered the grime?
VolvoGuru wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 3:06 pm
Have helped numerous people with info and parts
Any "profits " made (you all know how much goes into these cars) is spent on the cars and helping people where we can."
Yes, we can all see that from your massive activity here and equally on the facebook group where you are equally active.... Shall we compare how many people we've helped? Because I don't think you'll like that either.
Meanwhile, here in the real world, I'm actually fixing rescue cars, at zero labour costs, donating parts to members, have spent over £5k having parts remanufactured that are then sold at cost price (currently making me a whole £520 of my investment back), as well as posting on and administrating the forum. That's on top of actually helping real life people fix their cars, offering advice, sourcing spares, etc. And its not just me; People join this forum to ask for help, to give help where they can, because they too, believe in saving and enjoying 480's.
Now, you could of course, take up the rescue challenge. Do exactly what we do and take the three remaining cars, a bring them back to an MOT'd and running condition, then, like us, pass them on to enthusiastic owners for the cost of the process, with a small donation. We'd positively welcome that sort of stuff. Because we're about saving the remaining 480's.
However, I suspect you'll be sticking with your Heroic "saving them from scrap" story, and "too busy" to save because you only care about pieces of paper with our Late monarchs picture on, rather than 480's.