It has begun...

[Mr Camouflage]

Hmmm. I assumed it was, because Tom said it was. Maybe he asked the guy on the phone, and thats why he wrote it. It doesnt say in the advert. And I never asked when i talked to him on the phone.

Tom.....

[Mat Big Hat]

I believe he stated it was a coupe when he was reciting the classified.

This is beginning to sound like the problem they've had in the UK with so many of their Datsuns being auctioned off or stolen then shipped to Africa.

That enterprise was lucrative; tons of Datsuns have been siphoned out of the UK.

Some savvy entrepeneur is probably reading this thread right now and thinking "Wow, I could make a bit of cash by picking up one of these 240K's cheap here in Oz and shipping it to my uncle Akhmed who'd sell it for a considerable profit back home."

[khughes]

can somebody PLEASE delete this thread then!! we don't want to give them ideas!

[Mr Camouflage]

I believe he stated it was a coupe when he was reciting the classified.

I cut an pasted the classified ad into a previous post, nowhere does it say its a coupe, or a 4 door.

[moonpup]

You're not alone down there. It's happening here in the U.S. also.

My low milage 83 280ZX was bought by a guy who promptly shipped it off to Kuwait.

[The C110]

The horse has bolted but...I think youre right craig, i was caught in the heat of the moment and theres no specific evidence it was a coupe - and I didnt ask. Maybe that will allow us to sleep a little easier.

However, if indeed it wasnt a coupe, doesnt that just exemplify the demand for 'whatever c110 is available'?

[Mr Camouflage]

Yeah I dont think they mind whether its a hardtop or sedan in Kuwait.

[Cuong Nguyen]

arent they all hardtop? both the 2dr and 4dr ones

[Mr Camouflage]

Hardtop is generally used to describe a 2 door car, same as coupe.

(I just got bored with saying coupe all the time.)

[EricB]

Some sellers have zero patience...

A couple months ago a friend found a perfect daily driven early two headlight Alfa GTV in the classifieds for US$5000. He called the owner immediately, inquired about the condition, was convinced and told him he would come over ASAP as soon as he had stopped by the bank to retrieve said funds. Total elapsed time door to door was about an hour.

He gets there, no GTV. The owner had in the meantime sold it to someone that lived even closer and had litterally just picked it up....

If you can't even make a verbal agreement with the seller when you tell them you will be over in one hour with cash what can you do?....

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[Mr Camouflage]

If I was selling a car, and had a couple of intereted buyers, i wouldnt sell it to the first person that saw it. I'd give all the people a chance to look at it and see who had the best offer.

[Alfadog]

arent they all hardtop? both the 2dr and 4dr ones

No. Hardtop basically means pillarless - ie there is no pillar between the front and rear side windows. The 240K 2-door is technically a hardtop, not a coupe. The 4-door is a sedan, but you can have a 4-door hardtop.

For example, the Cedric in Japan came in 2-door hardtop, 4-door hardtop and 4-door sedan.