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Old 06-02-2005, 05:28 PM
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had a guy email me on a price for a 2wd ap 4 pot kit ,he asked loads of questions ,which i answered ,even arranged to meet at the motorway junction close to me ,so i got the kit in paid the money for them ,2 hrs before we arranged to meet i get a text saying he cant make it and he will have to put them on hold for a while ,in other words he cant afford them
by the way its nobody off here
Old 06-02-2005, 05:29 PM
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Old 06-02-2005, 06:21 PM
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what a nob head
Old 06-02-2005, 06:27 PM
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that does really get on my tits!

nothing worse than getting fooked about.



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i know what you mean, a bloke emailed me saying he had a clean and tidy back bumper also said he had a gearknob for my capri drove 50 miles to telford get there and the bumper was rusty as fck and full of dents looked like some one had been hitting it with a hammer and he said the gearknob was at his lockup on the other side of town. rite pissed off cost me £20 in petrol to get there and ended coming back with nothing
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so how cheap is the ap4 pot kit going for then now its second hand
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Originally Posted by b19bal
so how cheap is the ap4 pot kit going for then now its second hand
i was gona ask that or just what they cost?
Old 06-02-2005, 07:02 PM
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what a TWAT!
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Originally Posted by peteh
Originally Posted by b19bal
so how cheap is the ap4 pot kit going for then now its second hand
i was gona ask that or just what they cost?
get to the back of the que, your second in line not first
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its not the first time this has happened to me ,and i suppose i will be caught out again because i trust people to keep up there end of a deal
i have sent you both a pm as to the cost of the kit i will take the best offer close to a the price i gave you
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maybe you need to start to get a deposit, even if its only £50, at least you know people are serious.

but its a pisser when you try to help someone out & they let you down, especially
when you've laid out a large sum of money.
best of luck for the future anyway.
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