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Old 23-02-2007 | 02:43 PM
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How many dodgy cars are there for sale

I cant belive it! Doing my fooking head in

So far had Cat C, Clocked what next

Some people you just cant trust


Seems best way is to buy brand new
Old 23-02-2007 | 02:45 PM
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Ops forgot Stolen Recovered too. But at least they said about that once phoned them
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know what you mean mate

iam in the market looking for a decent motor again, and iam looking big power etc and ive got Ł to spend believe me

problem is i dont feel confident in what ive seen i feel whatever i buy ill be spending out on a rebuild very shortly on it doesnt fill me with confidence at all and like you say brand new seems the best option at times
Old 23-02-2007 | 02:49 PM
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Defintley Scott you seem to have to be very wary these days. THe guy was trader to giving it yeah its mint Full dealer history only 58k etc. So i got reg phone dealers up and said last serviced in 05 on 80k
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right bastids aint they - i had troubles 2 months ago just buying my daily runner

best one was told me the mileage over the phone and got there and it was 30k higher than what they said plus they said it ran well - it dropped dead in front of me ! i just walked away

sad as it is - it winds me the hell up you drive somewhere for nothing and i am happy to travel for the right car

its also the prob i got right now whatever i buy i wonder how genuine is the seller do they know something you dont etc and i know a fair wack - i think its hard to find a genuine seller now these days

plus to many people get a problem and then get the hump saying "ah feck it ill sell it"
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many a dodgy motor about, rhys what car wa sit that was clocked?
Old 23-02-2007 | 03:55 PM
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Just Audi A4.

I have kind of shot myself in the foot. there was pefrect car forsale, but i was waiting to see if this other one came avalible as i told it would.... Well of course it didnt come up and the other one sold Doh.
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Default Re: Dodgy car sales....

Originally Posted by Rhys
How many dodgy cars are there for sale

I cant belive it! Doing my fooking head in

So far had Cat C, Clocked what next

Some people you just cant trust


Seems best way is to buy brand new
'Hello local Ford dealer? I want to buy either a brand new Cosworth
or RS Turbo Escort"
"Oh you don't stock them more. Thanks anyway"
Click Burrrrrrrrrrr................................!
Old 23-02-2007 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ivorbiggun
Originally Posted by Rhys
How many dodgy cars are there for sale

I cant belive it! Doing my fooking head in

So far had Cat C, Clocked what next

Some people you just cant trust


Seems best way is to buy brand new
'Hello local Ford dealer? I want to buy either a brand new Cosworth
or RS Turbo Escort"
"Oh you don't stock them more. Thanks anyway"
Click Burrrrrrrrrrr................................!
WTF
Old 23-02-2007 | 04:17 PM
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buying new is not repeat not a guaranteed way of buying a perfect car.
i know 2 proper bodyshops that only do maindealer bodywork
and they always are doing repairs on NEW cars.
imagine how you would feel buying a range rover that costs 60k
and some wally crashed it off the transporter, all fixed up nice and
sold off to a mush who can't tell,and wasn't told.
gotta feel sorry for people like that
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so you not going tomorrow now?

yeah soome fooking dodgy people about
Old 23-02-2007 | 04:36 PM
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Yep, HPI clear means fuck all. I bought a MK4 Astra GSi turbo from a main dealer, only to find out it'd been smacked into the side at some point and someone got it fixed on the cheap (i.e. it was full of filler)


As for clocking, have a look round the net at the amount of people who do it for a living
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Nah Spiky its not worth it now im gutted was ideal car but like i said never trust them

Yeah HPI clear doesnt necissarly give clean bill of health...
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Nah Spiky its not worth it now im gutted was ideal car but like i said never trust them

Yeah HPI clear doesnt necissarly give clean bill of health...

thats a right fooker, you rung him back and told he's a twat and you have reported him????
Old 23-02-2007 | 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Spiky
Originally Posted by Rhys
Nah Spiky its not worth it now im gutted was ideal car but like i said never trust them

Yeah HPI clear doesnt necissarly give clean bill of health...

thats a right fooker, you rung him back and told he's a twat and you have reported him????
Not yet, who would you report him too?

Think hes rigning me back tomorrow morn to confirm viewing, will tell him where to go then save me wasting my money phoning him agian
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trading standards get the fooker, before he sells it on,


or


when he rimgs says, 1 second the man from trading stanards would like a wrod and pass to a mate or ya bro...lol
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