Who's been through this???
29-10-2004, 03:41 PM
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Who's been through this???
Travelled 250 miles round trip last night to view a Fiesta Si for the misses, discribed as immaculate, low miles 2 previous owners, small bit of rust on each back arch but other than that mint!!!
Now we all tell fibs when selling a car and mint is the biggest overstatement, but this was a knackere on it's last legs
I asked this guy to make sure the car wasn't started before I got there as I wanted to see it from cold, I arrived to find the block warm???
It was burning oil, running unevenly, nocking top end and squeeling belts, the bodywork was all dented, the sill had a big hole in it, the interior was well worn with alloy pedals and gearknob.On a test drive the clutch felt vague, the suspension was shot and it had sluggish response, the seller said that sometimes the started missed on start up and would go the second try (he put this down to an idle controll valve needing adjusting???), I heard it and it was either starter knackered or ring gear gone £££
Ok we all keep some of the bad points back on selling a motor, after all it's upto the buyer to find the probs, not always fair but thats life and if you told a prospectus buyer every fault they would never come to view it expecting it to be the tip of the ice burg. But this was a complete knacker and a million mile away from the discription.
Oh well, just makes me more determined to find my misses a good one.
Rant over and £50 quid down the drain
Now we all tell fibs when selling a car and mint is the biggest overstatement, but this was a knackere on it's last legs
I asked this guy to make sure the car wasn't started before I got there as I wanted to see it from cold, I arrived to find the block warm???
It was burning oil, running unevenly, nocking top end and squeeling belts, the bodywork was all dented, the sill had a big hole in it, the interior was well worn with alloy pedals and gearknob.On a test drive the clutch felt vague, the suspension was shot and it had sluggish response, the seller said that sometimes the started missed on start up and would go the second try (he put this down to an idle controll valve needing adjusting???), I heard it and it was either starter knackered or ring gear gone £££
Ok we all keep some of the bad points back on selling a motor, after all it's upto the buyer to find the probs, not always fair but thats life and if you told a prospectus buyer every fault they would never come to view it expecting it to be the tip of the ice burg. But this was a complete knacker and a million mile away from the discription.
Oh well, just makes me more determined to find my misses a good one.
Rant over and £50 quid down the drain
29-10-2004, 03:45 PM
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Did similier mate... Went to Doncaster (300miles thee and back) to view A Vauxhall Astra. Was described as mint, but when we got there it was trapped in between 2 rusted cars and the car had dink, dents and rust everywhere... Wasn't impressed...
Luckly I tied the trip with a cruise up North that night, so we went there straight after seeing the car
Luckly I tied the trip with a cruise up North that night, so we went there straight after seeing the car
29-10-2004, 03:53 PM
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i went all over the midlands looking for a 306 d turbo a couple of years ago thier was 1 in matlock a trader to described as vgc i got thier and spotted it in the middle of the lot dirty as fook scratches all over and all sorts the dealer came out i shouted "this the 1 in the trader?" yes he replies i have the keys holding them up "dont waste my fuckin time you coont" i hate it proppa winder upa 
29-10-2004, 04:16 PM
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Rudey, top one.
Went to see a Fiest Turbo a couple of years ago, nothing really said about the car over the phone other than that it was good condition.
Got there, he opened the garage and I nearly fell over, it was beautiful, perfect mods and really well done, had it away quick smart and sold it a year later, still love it even today and wish I had never sold it.
Nice when that happens, but it ain't often!
Went to see a Fiest Turbo a couple of years ago, nothing really said about the car over the phone other than that it was good condition.
Got there, he opened the garage and I nearly fell over, it was beautiful, perfect mods and really well done, had it away quick smart and sold it a year later, still love it even today and wish I had never sold it.
Nice when that happens, but it ain't often!
29-10-2004, 04:32 PM
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when i was lookin for a fiesta turbo travelled bout 150 miles for 1 the blokes said was mint and hpi clear
got there was blatently stated on the hpi that was a complete write off, it was even an xr2i shell with a turbo lump in it
not to upset cos got a minter a month later
got there was blatently stated on the hpi that was a complete write off, it was even an xr2i shell with a turbo lump in it
not to upset cos got a minter a month later
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yeah i viewed Car in Reading, he wanted me to travel to dartford, lucky i didn't the car was described as "As new condition" i was not pleased when i turned up.
The car had 2 new front wings front panel, and all the joins were fillered over. so there were no joins anywhere. Lot of things hidden on it, the interior was described as mint, the dash was cracked right the way along, Recaro ripped all the way up to shoulder and he said it was Mint.
Full of shite he was.
The car had 2 new front wings front panel, and all the joins were fillered over. so there were no joins anywhere. Lot of things hidden on it, the interior was described as mint, the dash was cracked right the way along, Recaro ripped all the way up to shoulder and he said it was Mint.
Full of shite he was.