Begging for sale...

[Colapop]

Now I know that none of you want the Shiatzu Jihad!! (Dihatsu Charade alluded to in my sig) I'm not asking anyone here to buy it or swap something for it. What I am asking is;

Does anyone know of anyone that may like to buy it? Could you (KBers) ask around - your freinds, family, workmates.... you get the idea. As I said I know this may be a stretch asking bikers for this kind (Cage) of help but it would go along way to help me get back on a bike - where I'd prefer to be. At $500 it's a good buy, I think, good for a learner or a very cheap commuter (almost as cheap as a bike!!)


To those of you, esp. Flash, that I've given grief about this car before - this is not a wind up. This car has to go to get me either onto a cheapie crapper or contribute to my meager bike savings.


Beg Beg Beg .....:hug: Show me the love people....

*edit*
I have found a rust spot!! Well it's a little ding! Very light surface rust and a little ding, I have circled it in the first pic and taken a close up in the fourth. I there's a shot of the blue door and the interior - is clean and tidy.
I should have put these details up too;

The car is a 1000cc manual. It's done approx 134,000k's. Registered til end of May. No problems for a warrant, it'll get done this week. There are no mechanical or and only one spot of rust. I have replaced the passenger side door (and the cars door lock, so the key works) that had a rust hole in the underside (the car is gold the door blue).
I have also replaced the fuel pump (1yr ago), radiator (2 & 1/2 yr ago) and leads in the past 5 years. It is an awesome runner and $20 petrol takes 3-4 days back and forth to Porirua to use. Never had a problem starting it.

There, that should cover things.

[chickenfunkstar]

Have you tried trademe?
Thats quite often a fast way of getting rid of a car.

[Colapop]

To be honest I wouldn't know how and I'd get less and I'd have to pay to list as well? Just thought I'd ask around here first. Respectful like so as not to upset anyone I've previously upset with the Jihad

[chickenfunkstar]

Costs $20 to list but I know there's heaps of buyers which look there. There's certainly more potential buyers than on KB.

It looks straight foward enough to run an auction / classified ad provided you have a trade me account and some photos.

[bigbadwolf]

ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE, ADVERTISE!!!!

Seriously.

The more places you advertise in, the more people know about it. TradeMe costs $20 to put it on, and that lasts until it sells or you remove the ad. Pretty easy to do, but you need an account first. I'm sure a nice KBer has one and would help you set up the ad. Put it in newspapers, and have a sign in your car with some details on it.

Good luck dude, I sold 3 cars in the last year before ending up with my bike and I know how friggin hard it is to sell them!

Oh and before I forget, advertise it in the foyer of an Islamic church as the Jihad. It will sell in seconds.

Hope ya get a bike soon dude, yours sincerely,

bigbadwolf

[bigbadwolf]

Oh and on TradeMe, make a classified listing rather than an auction, because auctions are GHEY

[N4CR]

Why dont you friggen turbo it... mean street cred.

Or drop some old shitter thou bike engine in it.

[Colapop]

Coz I'm trying to make some money on it not spend money on it.

[ZorsT]

Why dont you friggen turbo it... mean street cred.

Or drop some old shitter thou bike engine in it.
The turbo versions of those cars are over 100hp from 993cc. I've read rumours of 200hp.

[Motu]

I had a GTti,yep - 100hp from a 3 cyl 1000cc motor,very serious get up and go.Definatly up there with Skylines and Legacy's,and on a twisty road would probably run away from those barges.Strong Bros would run theirs at 30psi boost - and never lost a motor,tough stuff.

[Colapop]

Anyone got a *cost me not much* turbo to chuck on it then?

[Motu]

The block is the only thing the GTti has in common with your Charade - forged pistons,lower oil gallery with two oil jets squirting under each piston,higher volume oil pump and an oil cooler.They also have a DOHC 12 valve cyl head.

[Colapop]

Ahhh. So not a good idea just to chuck something turbo "looking" on top then? Still a great little car - economic to run... :wavey:

[crashe]

Colapop - I will give you $1 for it.



So now who will top that... :whistle:



Come on guys lets help this poor buggar out...

Who will bid $2????

[Colapop]

Yeah... we all hate cagers ... let's get this guy on a bike.... (He is saving as well)

[Madguitarist!]

Any pics bro?

[Colapop]

I'll attempt to get a digital cam and take some. My kids have camera fones is that good enough quality? (Hmmpff they've got ones with camera's! Mine doesn't even have colour let alone a camera! And you ask why I haven't got a bike yet....)

Sorry I digress... yep I'll get some pics somehow and post them.

[flash]

put it on damn trademe cola (im trying my hardest here not to bring you down :p)

[marty]

heaps of people put camera pix on trademe.

i sold the tl after 24 hrs on trademe. put a buy now of $500, auction start $400

[froggyfrenchman]

failing that, ill bid $2.75.

Beat that

[froggyfrenchman]

Seriously, what sorta knick is it in? Get some bloody pics! Advertise the thing everywhere..

[Colapop]

It gets up and goes if that's what yer asking! 3 cylinders and 4 forwards gears of absolute power! It's almost as fun round the twistys as a bike. But it has been treated nicely by my wife who doesn't drive over 85k/hr - it's very frustrating as a passenger.... Not that I speed coz that's bad and wrong

[Colapop]

This is probably more for Flash than anyone - seeing as I gave him so much shit about my car!!


It's sold!!!

Thanks everyone for the shit you gave me about it - now you can all give me shit about not being able to afford a decent bike!!

Looking for a 400 - 600cc tidy bike for about a grand ish (can't go too far over at this stage) .... anyone??

[flash]

THANK GOD.... who was the crazy nutter with no taste that brought it?

[Colapop]

He may tell you (KBer) she may not! Being bikers on this site and given the shit that I've stirred with the "Jihad" I'll leave it up to the person in question.....

(May not be a Wellington KBer.... may be close by tho')