Shitty Buyers Trick

[Bren]

My mum's old neighbour (RIP) admitted bunging a spud up the exhaust of a mk1 capri at auction. He won the car and said it was a cracker. I bet the spud lasted longer than the capri's bodywork.

[Bren]

I wonder if the dickheads have tried it on K series?

[overrun]

£1750 for an E39?

 

I agree, its criminal.

 

M Sport facelift bits as well?

[gadgetgricey]

Dont know if this falls into the "trick" category, but nearly got caught out a couple of years ago when was thinking about selling our P reg 1.4 Polo. We were not using it that much, just very short occasional journeys so thought about selling. First guy turned up, and was very interested in the car, test drive, then looked at the fluids etc.

The oil cap seemed to be caked in mayo. I had not checked but was surprised as the car does not use any oil or water.

He made a really low offer due to OMGHGF, which I did consider, but then said No, as wanted to find out what was wrong myself.

 

He still seemed really keen to buy it, and increased his offer. Luckily I still said no.

 

Turns out the 1.4's dont like to be used for short journeys and you get a bit of condensation build up. Used it for the next couple of days including a couple of long drives and all was well again. No mayo at all anywhere.

 

The only problem was, this made me realise what a good little car our Polo is, so took it off the market.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

When selling a car, at what point does one make enqiries as to the nationality of the prospective purchaser?

From e39 selling Norvern Monkey kerbside traders to respected Autoshiters everyone seems to know what country their customers were born in.

I have never asked anyone I'm selling a car to, or buying a car from, their nationality. And I definitely can't tell the difference between a Romanian and Bulgarian accent , or come to that an Italian, Polish, Czech, Spanish or fuckin' Peruvian.

[castros_bro]

When selling a car, at what point does one make enqiries as to the nationality of the prospective purchaser?

From e39 selling Norvern Monkey kerbside traders to respected Autoshiters everyone seems to know what country their customers were born in.

I have never asked anyone I'm selling a car to, or buying a car from, their nationality. And I definitely can't tell the difference between a Romanian and Bulgarian accent , or come to that an Italian, Polish, Czech, Spanish or fuckin' Peruvian.

 

 

That's because a normal person (like yourself) doesn't confuse the Daily Mail's diarrhoea with reality.

[Tamworthbay]

Dont know if this falls into the "trick" category, but nearly got caught out a couple of years ago when was thinking about selling our P reg 1.4 Polo. We were not using it that much, just very short occasional journeys so thought about selling. First guy turned up, and was very interested in the car, test drive, then looked at the fluids etc.

The oil cap seemed to be caked in mayo. I had not checked but was surprised as the car does not use any oil or water.

He made a really low offer due to OMGHGF, which I did consider, but then said No, as wanted to find out what was wrong myself.

 

He still seemed really keen to buy it, and increased his offer. Luckily I still said no.

 

Turns out the 1.4's dont like to be used for short journeys and you get a bit of condensation build up. Used it for the next couple of days including a couple of long drives and all was well again. No mayo at all anywhere.

 

The only problem was, this made me realise what a good little car our Polo is, so took it off the market.

To be fair he was probably just covering his arse and taking a chance. It turned out to be lack of use, quite common, but could have been HGF, quite expensive, so you make an offer based on that. If it was me a blown head gasket wouldn't stop me buying a car but I wouldn't pay the same as one that didn't need it doing. I don't think he was trying to scam you, just making an offer based on the worse case scenario.

[Bren]

That's because a normal person (like yourself) doesn't confuse the Daily Mail's diarrhoea with reality.

The mail would bring back the stocks if they could.

[Tamworthbay]

The mail would bring back the stocks if they could.

for crimes such as 'not looking British enough', 'wearing a foreign accent in a built area after the hours of darkness' and 'not singing the national anthem loudly enough at the drop of a hat'.

[Richard]

IIRC it says later in the article that the buyers were actually Romanian, not Bulgarian as first assumed.

[sierraman]

As above I would sack it off if it had something serious up with it

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

With all these Calais jungle children coming here things are only going to get worse.

 

 

You read it here first.

[wuvvum]

When selling a car, at what point does one make enqiries as to the nationality of the prospective purchaser?

From e39 selling Norvern Monkey kerbside traders to respected Autoshiters everyone seems to know what country their customers were born in.

I'd imagine because after a successful sale the buyer will fill in the logbook, and it's normally quite easy to tell from someone's name where they are originally from.

[burraston2006]

^ I suppose I'd sort of agree, after all Elizabeth Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is as British as you can get especially as her address is SW1A 1AA!

[castros_bro]

^  but she don't use no numberplates so never fills in the log book when I sell her chod.  (Her daughter drives a Robin Reliant you know)

[oldcars]

Bought a Reliant once, nice seller. He was always taking to me standing at the back of the car. When i got it home found a wheel was missing........................

[rml2345]

When selling a car, at what point does one make enqiries as to the nationality of the prospective purchaser?

From e39 selling Norvern Monkey kerbside traders to respected Autoshiters everyone seems to know what country their customers were born in.

I have never asked anyone I'm selling a car to, or buying a car from, their nationality. And I definitely can't tell the difference between a Romanian and Bulgarian accent , or come to that an Italian, Polish, Czech, Spanish or fuckin' Peruvian.

I did when picking up the Rover but only because it came up in the conversation. Top bloke too, bought me a coffee and everything.

[Alexg]

I punt out about 10 motors a year on eBay/Gumtree and always ask where the buyer is from (if not a UK accent). I usually find out how long they've been here too, how often they get to go back, if they fly or drive, and what they do for a living. It's just small talk, and because I'm interested.  Also building rapport is always helpful before the negotiation.

 

+1 for the Polish, they're ace buyers.

[Alexg]

Fuck me, has anyone read the comments on that article? What a depressing load of wankers.

[Tamworthbay]

It's that Daily Fail, favoured reading of the knuckle dragging moron who go on at length about how brilliant Churchill was whilst being as viciously xenophobic as the very people they acclaim Churchill for saving us from.

[sierraman]

It makes me feel like reaching for the number of the samaritans after I've read the Daily Mail.

[chatsharris]

I sold my ex's Fiesta a while back, it had a bit of MOT left but it was needing welding.  Some polish blokes turned up, including one old bloke.  He had a bit of a whiff about him, I couldn't tell if it was stale piss or Vodka.  I stayed behind with their other car, bollocks to getting in with that!

 

They came back and said the gearbox diff was whining (it wasn't), but I didn't want the car to stick around so I took a bit off the price.

 

3/10 Would consider rejecting next time.

[Tamworthbay]

It makes me feel like reaching for the number of the samaritans after I've read the Daily Mail.

I just wish the Daily Fail readers would reach for the number of Exit.......

[Sheefag]

Some polish blokes turned up, including one old bloke.  He had a bit of a whiff about him, I couldn't tell if it was stale piss or Vodka.

 

This is why the taste test was invented.

[Justin Case]

^ I suppose I'd sort of agree, after all Elizabeth Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is as British as you can get especially as her address is SW1A 1AA!

 I  also understand that a woman of that name has been trying to pass herself off as British by assuming the name of a well-known brown English soup Beware and do not attempt to sell her a car; it is believed that she does not carry any money around with her so you could well be burned. She also drives a car with the number plates removed, so tracing her would obviously be difficult.

[Sheefag]

[Tamworthbay]

I  also understand that a woman of that name has been trying to pass herself off as British by assuming the name of a well-known brown English soup Beware and do not attempt to sell her a car; it is believed that she does not carry any money around with her so you could well be burned. She also drives a car with the number plates removed, so tracing her would obviously be difficult.

Elizabeth Oxtail?

[D Spares & Tyres]

Old tricks...

 

Along with an oily rag on the exhaust, swapped HT leads, gravel inside the oil filler cap etc...

 

By the way almost every person that has done me wrong or tried to has been white British.... 

[plasticvandan]

Its cheating tho, aint it? I take much more pride in uncovering bodged horrors the seller KNEW about

The Minor with 12 months mot that still had yellow chalk drawn around the big holes by the spring hangars springs to mind

[warren t claim]

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