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Old BMW 316 car (1987)
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Friday, August 27, 2010
Future Classics
Classic cars: a hobby/obsession that has caught the attention of people all over America. For decades people have been buying old cars and fixing them up to become daily drivers, as an investment, or just for fun. There are clubs for owners of classic cars, websites for some, catalogs, and even magazines for others. We can learn anything we want about the cars of yesteryear. It’s a big business.
What about the cars of today? What cars are in showrooms now that will one day be seen in 4th of July parades and at car shows on Saturday afternoon? I believe that the future classics are cars that are unique in some way. Either they were especially pretty, or fast, or pricy, or cheap, or reliable. Or, they were really ugly, slow, or unreliable. The point is, though, they have to be memorable.
Some are obvious. Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, 911s, and any Italian exotics will inevitably be classics some day. They always are. Some, though, are much less obvious.
For example, the Ford Taurus SHO has what it takes. It’s good looking, it’s practical, and it’s a normal car that’s sold in a normal showroom. It’s also very fast: 365 horsepower and 0-60 in 5.2 seconds. This is a collection of numbers that can worry people in BMW Z4s and Nissan 370Zs, all in car you can take the kids to school in. At less than $40,000 it’s a pretty good deal as well.
How about the Cadillac XLR? It is basically a Corvette underneath its pretty body, and it’s also a more luxurious alternative to its fiberglass brother. It also didn’t sell very well during its short life which is good for a classic car. Rarity is always a plus.
The Toyota Prius is another safe bet to be a classic. It’s a love or hate car (I hate it), but it was also groundbreaking. It wasn’t the first electric-
hybrid car, but it was the first to really catch on which makes it a poster child for the green movement in the auto industry. Besides, I’m all for other people using less gas… more for me.
Future classics are all around us, and you don’t have to spend much to get one. You just have to know what to look for.
What about the cars of today? What cars are in showrooms now that will one day be seen in 4th of July parades and at car shows on Saturday afternoon? I believe that the future classics are cars that are unique in some way. Either they were especially pretty, or fast, or pricy, or cheap, or reliable. Or, they were really ugly, slow, or unreliable. The point is, though, they have to be memorable.
Some are obvious. Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, 911s, and any Italian exotics will inevitably be classics some day. They always are. Some, though, are much less obvious.
For example, the Ford Taurus SHO has what it takes. It’s good looking, it’s practical, and it’s a normal car that’s sold in a normal showroom. It’s also very fast: 365 horsepower and 0-60 in 5.2 seconds. This is a collection of numbers that can worry people in BMW Z4s and Nissan 370Zs, all in car you can take the kids to school in. At less than $40,000 it’s a pretty good deal as well.
How about the Cadillac XLR? It is basically a Corvette underneath its pretty body, and it’s also a more luxurious alternative to its fiberglass brother. It also didn’t sell very well during its short life which is good for a classic car. Rarity is always a plus.
The Toyota Prius is another safe bet to be a classic. It’s a love or hate car (I hate it), but it was also groundbreaking. It wasn’t the first electric-
hybrid car, but it was the first to really catch on which makes it a poster child for the green movement in the auto industry. Besides, I’m all for other people using less gas… more for me.Future classics are all around us, and you don’t have to spend much to get one. You just have to know what to look for.
WHATCAR?: Used car - selling scams
WHATCAR? UK: Selling your car - Used car - selling scams
10 August 2010
Car sellers can find themselves scammed, even before they've sold their car.
If you use a website to advertise your car for sale, you may receive an e-mail from a foreign buyer agreeing to pay full advertised price.. This is almost always a scam so ignore any requests that ask you to contact a shipping agent on the buyer's behalf.
They may also try to send you a cheque, which later turns out to be fake, and ask you to send the car to a shipping agent, or then cancel the sale and ask for a refund. Either way you could loose your car and maybe your money, too.
By waiting for six full business days for funds to clear, you're protected from fake cheques. Banking rules introduced in 2007 guarantee that the bank has no comeback if the buyer's cheque later turns out to be fraudulent. CHAPS payments or direct money transfers are safest when selling. They're quick, and you'll know the money is real once it's in your account.
Money transfer and escrow companies are not especially common in the UK, and they're an easy way for criminals to exploit buyers. Escrow is a method of holding a payment in trust until the car has been delivered. It's not a bad system, but you need to be sure that you're really dealing with a legitimate Escrow company and that the person collecting the money is who they say they are. Money transfer companies are just as prone to fraud, and the use of forged passports and identification documents means that anyone could walk in and collect the money.
END OF ARTICLE:
SOURCE:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/selling-your-car/used-car---selling-scams/217159
That's all folks, thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry.
10 August 2010
Car sellers can find themselves scammed, even before they've sold their car.
If you use a website to advertise your car for sale, you may receive an e-mail from a foreign buyer agreeing to pay full advertised price.. This is almost always a scam so ignore any requests that ask you to contact a shipping agent on the buyer's behalf.
They may also try to send you a cheque, which later turns out to be fake, and ask you to send the car to a shipping agent, or then cancel the sale and ask for a refund. Either way you could loose your car and maybe your money, too.
By waiting for six full business days for funds to clear, you're protected from fake cheques. Banking rules introduced in 2007 guarantee that the bank has no comeback if the buyer's cheque later turns out to be fraudulent. CHAPS payments or direct money transfers are safest when selling. They're quick, and you'll know the money is real once it's in your account.
Money transfer and escrow companies are not especially common in the UK, and they're an easy way for criminals to exploit buyers. Escrow is a method of holding a payment in trust until the car has been delivered. It's not a bad system, but you need to be sure that you're really dealing with a legitimate Escrow company and that the person collecting the money is who they say they are. Money transfer companies are just as prone to fraud, and the use of forged passports and identification documents means that anyone could walk in and collect the money.
END OF ARTICLE:
SOURCE:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/selling-your-car/used-car---selling-scams/217159
That's all folks, thanks for having the time and patience to read this blog entry.
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