trigger Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I suspect this is a scam but if you live near by then this would be worth a call, It's only just been listed. http://www.adtrader.co.uk/north-west/la ... 362097_114 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 It does sound too good to be true Trigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebird Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Scam!! scam!! scam!!Anybody up that way who can call the sellers bluff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futuramic Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 It's a scam. I have spoken at length to somebody who fell for a similar thing involving a VW Camper Van. The words "tool" and "complete" can be applied to this man. He asked to go and see it. They said no. He wired them a few grand's worth of his parents' money anyway. He never heard anything again. No shiter, or indeed anyone who knows the value of classic cars, would even entertain that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 He sent money without seeing a car? Good lord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 C'mon! It was a VW camper - they're worth £5500 even if carved from solid filler ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 If you google the phone number on the advert, it appears they are selling some dogs too!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofive Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 http://www.adtrader.co.uk/north-west/la ... 933756_180 and a bulldog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 And a Merc http://www.adtrader.co.uk/east-of-engla ... s=mercedes Very strange. Mind you i think that's one of those privacy numbers issued by the website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexg Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Probably a misprint, £10,000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Im in PrestonPR12 doesnt exist PR1 2 puts the seller in Deepdale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 070 numbers can be MEGA PREMIUM RATE. Don't ring it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Not mega mega, but 51p max..... not cheap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Not mega mega, but 51p max..... not cheap!Ah, my information is old! My nan got stung for CA$H DOLLAR a few years back, seems they have limited the price now. Fair doos, it might be worth ringing but make sure you don't sit on the phone for many hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autofive Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 about 4 years ago i was in the newsagents reading the yellow ads paper on the morning it came out and spotted an ad for 3 litre capri, needs work 200 quid, (could have been 300, i dont remember) bought the paper, back to the car and rang, it was about 8:30am. The phone was answered by a bloke who sounded annoyed, i asked about the capri and he shouted NO ITS NOT FOR SALE, then he claimed down a bit and told me he thought his neighbour had placed the ad as he had unsuccessfully complained to the council about the cappa on his drive he'd been getting phone calls since 5am about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 PR1 2 puts the seller in Deepdale. Enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Loads of 'Free ads' papers insist on putting premium rate "Phonesafe" numbers on bloody everything. I reckon someone is getting revenge and a Mk1 Mex for £1000 is the perfect way of setting their phone on fire. I'd have rung it, but if there's still a Mex there then something mega hooky is going on. A Mex for a grand will sell in nano-seconds. I had a Modena green N reg Mexico about 15 years ago. Paid £650 from the local auctions for it (they never put anything like a Mex through normally and it went through as the first lot), advertised it in the auto trader for £2k and my mobile never worked properly again after the hammering it got. From 6:45 Thursday morning for a good three weeks the bloody phone just rang constantly. That was just after they'd finally been allowed into classic rallies. The beginning of people realising the true value of a Mk1 / 2 Escort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve austin Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Buy that for a grand and you could take a year off work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro80sboy Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I remember a couple of years ago there was an advert in the local 'quids in' (loot type paper) along the lines of. "1978 Ford Escort 1600 Sport. yellow. complete car, stood in garage for 20 years, too good to scrap. £300 ono." as you can imagine I dropped everyting and rang up straight away, but the number was dead. I even phoned the paper to see if they had the correct number and if it was a printing error, no joy. Probably someones idea of a 'hilairious' wind up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertz Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 When my Dad had his garage in the late Eighties I bought a MK2 Capri for £75 which came in part exchange for a Talbot Sunbeam he was selling. The next day a punter part ex'd his MK2 Escort Harrier against a Fiat Uno, my dad gave him £125 for it. I had my "life" savings tied up in the Capri so had to pass. Oh if you could turn back time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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