Originally Posted by
S1rst
Well now i can 'almost' understand why/how its happened......
But why didnt her boyfriend/husband/dad/someone with a bit of sense/ stop her from doing this!?!?!?!
I wouldnt even pay a main delaer in full without seeing and driving the car so why someone would even consider handing over £20k+ to a stranger is unreal, and actually quite worrying.
She's generally pretty clued up when it comes to motors. She's had some decent motors when they were reasonably new so it's not the first time she would've spent ££££'s on a car. As said above, this car was advertised at circa £25k.
Her last car was a freshly imported EP3 Type R in Champ White iirc. That would've been bought without seeing it in the flesh possibly.
She also had a Mk4 R32 when they were fairly new so that would've cost a fair bit too.
Obviously it's very silly looking back at it but I'm sure there's been less elaborate scams that have caught people.
Personally, I'm the same as you guys. I'd never put ANY money down on a car without seeing it - even if that meant possibly losing the car.