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Trade-IN Question

tk123 · 2005-12-22 10:28:02

Happy xmas everyone!! :D I'm planning on trading in my 03 VanVan against a shiny new Dragstar 250 and was going to bring it up to the bike shop tomorrow to get a trade in price. There's a bit of rust here and there on the carrier - am I likely to loose much for this or would I be better off painting over it? There's only…

22-12-2005 11:28am

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tk123

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Happy xmas everyone!! I'm planning on trading in my 03 VanVan against a shiny new Dragstar 250 and was going to bring it up to the bike shop tomorrow to get a trade in price. There's a bit of rust here and there on the carrier - am I likely to loose much for this or would I be better off painting over it? There's only abt 4000 miles on the clock btw...

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#2 22-12-2005 11:45am

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Rust on the carrier - not an issue. So long as there aren't too many scratches or any significant dents, you shouldn't lose any of its value.

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#3 22-12-2005 2:35pm

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cheers seamus!

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#4 23-12-2005 4:12pm

madrab

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get a tube of autosol / peak and a bit of elbow grease will take alot or the corrosion off (if its chrome it will do wonders for it)

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