Should the forum have another For Sale & Wanted section just for motors?
Yes
89%
89%
[41]
No
10%
10%
[5]
Total Votes: 46
Discoed
Member Since: 16 Jun 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 1020
Great idea
19th Dec 2014 7:33 am
Gazellio
Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Chilterns
Posts: 4130
I have asked Martin for this a couple of times I think its workload, or so he say's
19th Dec 2014 7:36 am
J@mes
Member Since: 10 Nov 2008
Location: Bomber County
Posts: 4547
Great Idea 2014 D4 XS
2005 D3 SE - Gone
19th Dec 2014 8:04 am
euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
Location: Borders
Posts: 11027
I think its a decent idea (and there is a 25 post/1 month rule),but if there was a dedicated section,might it not lead to people joining just to advertise their car for free ?....remember that anything sold on here is subject to a voluntary donation....
I suppose,from Martins point of view,he could try it for a while,and see how it went "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
19th Dec 2014 8:13 am
DG Site Moderator
Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
Posts: 50978
Arif wrote:
as it seems like a lot of people are keen on the idea.
14 out of 32,350
The observations I have is that with the magic of vision you can just look down the list here http://www.disco4.com/forum/for-sale-wanted-vf6.html and see the cars for sale ...in 30 seconds I could see that there are 9 for sale on pages 1 & 2
The other for us mods is that many people don't post in the right sections now let alone with more ..e.g. yesterday alone I moved at least 4 wheel or tyre related threads to the Wheels & Tyres section....and that's just one subject on one day
Anyway I'll add a poll and then if you can get say 100 for then that might have Martins attention 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
19th Dec 2014 8:27 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73086
Member Since: 08 Aug 2011
Location: North of the south
Posts: 1795
I like this idea.Man with no D3 anymore, but cant leave the forum....how sad.
19th Dec 2014 10:16 am
armalites
Member Since: 17 Aug 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 1918
I like the idea but I think there should be some specific rules for selling vehicles which would negate the need for separate section.
If there was a format rule for the thread title that had to to include year,model,mileage and price then they would stick out better and you wouldn't have trawl through posts listing "retrofitted with 2014 screenwash" only to find it's £2k more than it should be.
So the thread title could follow the format
55 D3 HSE Auto,125k, £9750IID PRO
MSV Extreme
Nanocom One
As armalites says, any different formatting etc. would make it more worthwhile but even just a separate section would be good. It would help prevent those selling cars from being flooded with other stuff pushing the ads down the page.
If age, model, mileage, price etc could be shown in columns that would be great.
Would it be for any cars or just the D3s? I'd say the latter.
I wouldn't want Martin to have to put too much time into though if he doesn't want to.
Virtual coffee machine compulsory, of course. Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
19th Dec 2014 12:38 pm
WOODY179
Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 3654
To be honest, I'm afraid I don't really think it's necessary, as DG say's it doesn't take long to scan a page to see if there is a car for sale, and the owner can always bump it up the page if necessary.
19th Dec 2014 1:22 pm
Bill Wright
Member Since: 03 Nov 2007
Location: Glorious Devon
Posts: 3254
Just click on "New Posts" at the top of the page and you can quickly scan for vehicles. It updates every now and then so a new Ad will be near the top.
Bill Wright Never take life too seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
D4 SDV6 SE Tech Kaikoura Stone MY15.
19th Dec 2014 1:35 pm
Oswiperus D3 Decade
Member Since: 02 Apr 2010
Location: Chelmsford, Essex
Posts: 1600
I like the idea but only if it not too much trouble to do it.
Could even save the Mods some time by having a 'price' box to complete, which if not filled in would not allow add to be posted. Easy for me to say all this but then I can only just about work a PC!
Stu.
19th Dec 2014 2:44 pm
biskit
Member Since: 23 Dec 2009
Location: in my Mancave.
Posts: 1376
A good idea also would be for people to put SOLD on the title if an item has been sold. Mantec sump guard.
Prospeed tree slider/steps.
Flack duel battery system.
18"Compomotive/AT3 tyres
Brembo 4pot front brakes
19th Dec 2014 3:07 pm
Martin Site Admin and Owner
Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
Posts: 18563
I take it all of you in favour will help out moving the vehicles for sale across to the new forum when they get posted in the wrong areas?
It's been asked a couple of times (including moving Wanted ads out as well, and non-Disco stuff out) but it does end up being fragmented and more moderator time needed to move ads which are put in the wrong place.
What's probably going to be better, longer term, is a proper ads system rather than another patch/hack on top of the forum to support this.
A project for the New Year I think 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
Any issues with the site let me know!
22nd Dec 2014 12:51 am
Paddy0174
Member Since: 27 Apr 2014
Location: Munich
Posts: 173
Why not make something other to differentiate this via the type of the thread and make that searchable with a button?
If you make the type mandatory and then make a button on the top of the page to simply select the proper type.Cheers Patrick from Munich
*******************************
Disco4 HSE / corris grey / MY 15
Harley Davidson FLHTCU / red / MY 91
VW Beetle Cabrio / toffeebrown / MY 14
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
)
