'Enthusiasts will tell you the CITROEN BX19 TZS...

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:03 am

... was the best ever produced... My, I hadn't realised that! But then read the description!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CITROEN-BX19-TZS- ... dZViewItem

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:33 am

`Direct from a main Nissan dealer` actually means direct from his local auction where the dealer sends his older cars and sold `all good` is another auction term used by traders, plus his ott description just gives it all away. Still a nice looking car and despite his poetic licence it should be a good motor for someone, though starting it at £400 I think he may struggle.

tim leech · Post by **tim leech** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:21 am

Looks lovely, think the hand controls may put someone off! quite right cavmad £400 to start is a bit steap, I bought the same car albeit in less tidy condition with less miles for £25!

sleepy0905 · Post by **sleepy0905** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:31 am

Those hand controls could be a potential hassle to remove and the Insurance will be a lot higher as it is not standard and is as they say Adapted and you cannot keep quiet about it because it will of been informed and it will have a marker so the insurance know, I have been bitten by this before and it is a nightmare in paperwork to get it put back as standard, That was a while ago but the laws have probably been tightened up now. I ended up selling the car for £10 just to get rid of the hassle as i could not get insurance on it.

tom · Post by **tom** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:06 pm

Rather oversold!
Enthusiasts will tell him that the 16V is more sought after, the GTI much better and the Diesels better still. But then this is just some used car chav trying to polish a turd. If anybody is daft enough to buy into his bullshit then they deserve all that they get.

M · Post by M » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:15 pm

eBayer wrote: However when they produced this current model they completely redesigned the interior and made some very nice cosmetic changes to the bodywork which brought it into the 21st century

Hmmmmm

21St Century?

Widgit · Post by **Widgit** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:40 pm

When I read the long and overblown sales pitch I had the feeling that this guy might have African connections.......It read just like those emails that promise you a large commision on several million dollars for just "assisting" with the transfer of funds from Nigeria to a bank account in Europe .

Tim.

Ian_Fearn · Post by **Ian_Fearn** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 6:43 pm

I have a feeling that the ad itself can mean the difference between selling and not selling.

You have to put some good pics in but write as little as possible in the ad.

I found this ad quite hard to digest. I think i put far too much detail in my Xantia ad.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:10 pm

I get very wordy in my eBay stuff (no suprise to any of you!) and I`m all for it. I`m absolutely certain I get less money for my cars but nobody has ever complained because my descriptions are honest without any punches being pulled. The pictures alone will sell a car but this bloke just comes across as trying too hard. I`m sure most of us will have walked into a second hand car showroom at some point in our lives to be patronised and bullshitted to by someone who goes way overboard and comes up with daft sayings like `completely revamping` and `bought into the 21st century.
I always wonder who would fall for talk like that on what`s essentially an old car? How many people will be lloking to upgrade a car that`s, say, ten years older than this one and would actually think this is a state-of-the-art latest modern designed automobile?
It`s all meaningless (and pointless) bollocks to me and makes the seller seem a bit of a smart arse.
As I say nice car and we know the enjoyment we get from BX`s but this isn`t a two year old Bentley, it`s an old Citroen.

artic-steel · Post by **artic-steel** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:42 pm

Madtoad1 fell for it, the rest of us just got a bloody good laugh out of it

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Mon Jul 10, 2006 11:14 pm

Fell for it or not, I hope the goods are 'as described'

and we can welcome Madtoad 1 to our ranks. It is a BX after all.

cavmad · Post by **cavmad** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:24 am

Call me cynical but this seller has sold a Ford Escort 3 times to different people and had feedback left from `delighted buyers`. The winning bidder of the BX has also won something else off seller & has previously (recently) bid on another car of his.
Distinct aroma of rodents anyone?

Barnsley BXer · Post by **Barnsley BXer** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 11:46 am

Poooooo

Philip Chidlow · Post by **Philip Chidlow** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:29 pm

Ah ha! Holmes. I suspect all is not what it seems!

Ian_Fearn · Post by **Ian_Fearn** » Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:37 pm

A couple of friends offered to bid on my Xantia but i said no. For one its dishonest and for 2... WHY?

Unless you've got seriously strong bidding which rarely happens then i dont see any benefit other than putting real buyers off.