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I've booked a WBAC appointment for Thursday. What have I done?!
I've booked a WBAC appointment for Thursday. What have I done?!
Yeah although it has only crossed my mind due to the increase in value, not because I'm not enjoying the car. Having second thoughts today, might need to head out to the Costa coffee round the corner, park it in my eyeline and have a proper ponder.
if nothing else it might be worth seeing (as I'd be interested) how close WBAC are willing to come to their actual offer price when they are stood in front of it. I've heard the perception is the phone app offer is rarely matched when they start nit picking.
if it was me and the phone app offer has tempted you enough to book the appointment, there's nothing wrong with you playing hardball saying I want that and not a penny less. I wonder how much they'll try and chop out for the "fast payout" fees too.
if nothing else it might be worth seeing (as I'd be interested) how close WBAC are willing to come to their actual offer price when they are stood in front of it. I've heard the perception is the phone app offer is rarely matched when they start nit picking.
if it was me and the phone app offer has tempted you enough to book the appointment, there's nothing wrong with you playing hardball saying I want that and not a penny less. I wonder how much they'll try and chop out for the "fast payout" fees too.
Ended up selling mine for about £2k more than I paid for it brand new.Wasn't considering selling at all, but it really is tempting!
Mine is going tomorrow. If anyone is after 2 unmarked OEM 20"'s with Continental Tyres for pothole/puncture/kerbing insurance let me know. Also have a set of OEM FK8 Winter Wheels with Continental Winter Contact Rubber as well. Please PM me. I'll stick 'em on the bay in a couple of weeks if there's no interest, happy to offer first dibs here.
and just like that it's gone. never again will I suspect I'll get paid money just to own and drive a modern car around for 20,000 miles over 3 years and be quids in.
I feel a little empty, but heck the wedge in the bank balance and the non-FK8 friendly winter salt and pot holes fast approaching makes me think I've done the right thing. I'm just not driving the car while I continue to primarily work from home and who knows what the used car market will look like next Spring.
I made the decision when I found out there weren't many left that it was going to be a keeper. I had 1 of only 4 remaining Rallye Red cars and being one of the last UK built Type R's it feels special to me.