is a test drive really necessary?

[pheran]

That veteran Audi appears to have escaped from the Ashes to Ashes thread in the Lounge.

 

[SeaDave]

Go for a 'sea trial' if you feel you need to. But if I was the vendor, I would ask for a £250 deposit. This would be refunded if a) you went ahead with the purchase or b) the trial showed up sufficient 'true defects' to make it reasonable to withdraw your offer. I certainly wouldn't refund it to anyone who was clearly taking the p*ss by complaining that the boat was 'too slammy for his back' (see post above). This would also be true of all boats of this type (and probably all makes) and it would be totally unfair to expect the vendor to bear the time, cost and trouble of letting the potential buyer use him to work out what sort of boat he wanted. Buyers? Most of them need shooting!

My thoughts exactly. Rejection should only be for good reason.

 

[Imperial One]

That veteran Audi appears to have escaped from the Ashes to Ashes thread in the Lounge.

Ha!
I was just getting my head around is oldgit really being Gene Hunt or not and you beat me to it...........

 

[sundancer9000]

buy the feckin thing and horse the engine for all its worth. Do gt it insured see if u can gat some nutter company to insure the engine old for new in the event of it going bang!!!!!! laughing all the way to the funny farm.

 

[oldgit]

How can you possibly say Porto Lewisham is too far from any water to use a boat when the majestic Deptford Creek is right on its doorstep?

Are you sure that pix is of Deptford ?..looks like the Promenade des Anglais, Rue de France Nice, in the background