warren t claim Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, Sheefag said: That's Moderator material right there.... The dealer is clearly TRANSPHOBIC Sheefag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treehugger Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 You lot drunk? BlankFrank and warren t claim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 14 minutes ago, Schaefft said: It's called hoovies garage and is extremely successful. Watching others misery is entertainment, that's how much of TV works and it still does with YT. You just need to know how to monetize it. He really has capitalised on failure. Every single car he's bought starts off with a video like "I've bought this and it's GREAT!", and then the next video has a thumbnail with him with his head in his hands and Car Wizard agog with the title "THIS CAR WAS A MISTAKE!" Rinse and repeat and have a fast food chain on the side, and you have a very good chance of YouTube success warren t claim, skoda_fan and Barry Cade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skoda_fan Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 25 minutes ago, Schaefft said: It's called hoovies garage and is extremely successful. Watching others misery is entertainment, that's how much of TV works and it still does with YT. You just need to know how to monetize it. Yes and no. I can't relate to Hoovie as he's obviously very wealthy. Plus to me there comes a point beyond which watching suffering like this just becomes a bit depressing. I actually worry about DW/Hubnut. I don't know how one man can live with so many non-runners in need of serious attention. I was up to twelve cars myself years ago and at least they were all runners but it became overwhelming trying to keep on top of them all. If I were DW (ok, I'm not) I'd have an urgent clear out for the sake of my sanity and keep the cars that matter and which give the most YouTube enjoyment namely Ellie and TWC , plus I guess Betty as he's gone to all the trouble of importing it and seems very fond of it. I'm not sure of the logic behind buying the Camry which appears to do the same job as Betty. But if there's a need for a reliable family car that can withstand normal use I'd spend a bit more and buy something decent from a reputable dealer. Personally it would cheer me up to see DW/HN doing servicing jobs on something in better condition, rather than buying yet another dog that becomes too much in a short time and gets moved on. Anyway I'm not HubNut nor do I have a YouTube channel to keep up so what do I know. Keep it up, Ian, we're all rooting for you and I hope you get the Camry sorted. BlankFrank, Split_Pin, Remspoor and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Sham said: I've never known anyone with car knowledge have such a poor run with car buying. Let's be totally fair here, It's not like he's usually going around buying up minters and finding they all have big problems. This is probably the exception in as much as he has went and bought something rare, at a 'dealer', for fairly strong money. (Maybe the first time since the GSA?) The rest of the time he's generally been buying low end of the market cars (read as disposal) with largely known issues...shock horror, they have those issues and a few more to boot. This one probably 'hurts' most because of the cost, and the fact the warning signs were probably there to run for the hills, but haven't most of us all done something similar with a car at some stage? Especially when it's something you really want. Ultimately, it comes down to the seller/dealer.... the fact he turned up the heater on the test drive i think says it all. Underneath it all, i think there's a cracking car there, so it's a shame. I don't know either how to proceed regarding getting involved with the seller, refunds partial, repairs or whatever, but i would say if fixing is on the agenda....do it properly. SiC and GMcD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Well, I feel better about some of my balls ups. Suck it up; get a head gasket kit in and fix it; isn't that what Autoshite is about? Shite Ron, Yank Tank, BlankFrank and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Wouldn’t it be better to do a bit of diagnosis before tearing the heads off? SiC, Toe and Sheefag 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Tank Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 28 minutes ago, Rod/b said: Wouldn’t it be better to do a bit of diagnosis before tearing the heads off? much more fun to assume that the bloke did it out of pure spite and to go full judge rinder on him. 🤣 camryv6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colino Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 No. If this does go through legal remedy, you absolutely don't mess around with the car. You contact the seller, lay out your complaint and if necessary, indicate the solution you require. They are the experts, you are a mere injured party. Mess around with it and you will be blamed for wrecking a pristine item. AxWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod/b Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Aye and claim you've got whiplash and that the trader used the wrong pronouns when he spoke to you too. It’s a 2 grand car at a time when 2 grand doesn’t really buy a lot, especially not from a trader. warren t claim, Yank Tank and Sheefag 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceRupert Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Shame this one did not turn out as planned. This is why I try and avoid traders at this end of the market, they seem to be almost exclusively shysters selling auction cars or part-exchanges that nobody else wants for more money than a private sale yet with no real recourse if it all goes wrong. AnthonyG, Barry Cade and ProgRocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 45 minutes ago, colino said: No. If this does go through legal remedy, you absolutely don't mess around with the car. You contact the seller, lay out your complaint and if necessary, indicate the solution you require. They are the experts, you are a mere injured party. Mess around with it and you will be blamed for wrecking a pristine item. I went through this when i bought a w210 300td from a small time trader. Was chuffed when I got underneath it to find it wan't rusty, was less chuffed when it shat itself with OMGHGF symptoms 3 days later. Citizens advice said I had a case but that i had to jump through so many hoops to pursue a claim that it wasn't worth the hassle. I got a few quid back from the trader by negotiating and pulled the head off it myself to find it'd gone porous. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 10 minutes ago, dome said: pulled the head off it myself Thats one way to cheer yourself up . . The Moog, paulplom, Amishtat and 12 others 3 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 20 minutes ago, Andyrew said: Thats one way to cheer yourself up . . Well, I say myself. I had some help. Here's @Fraz holding my shafts. The Moog, Coprolalia, Fraz and 9 others 1 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 It's a brave man who gets a photo of another man holding his shafts. .... ahem. Coprolalia, Fraz, Fumbler and 8 others 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Rod/b said: Wouldn’t it be better to do a bit of diagnosis before tearing the heads off? Sniff test, compression test? There's plenty that could be tested without the need to completely strip the engine in case you want to return it. It may well be worth doing the head gasket(s), they're a rare car and someone seemed to have spent a lot of cash on it recently (mind you, you'd be only be repeating a lot of the work anyway). Wish you better luck next time @dollywobbler. I got stung the first Suzuki Jimny I bought, looked lovely outside, didn't do my homework and bought it in the dull light. Stuck my head underneath it the following morning and realised I'd effed up, the body was rotten. I'm sure we've all done it at some point.... MJK 24 and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I think collectively, we might be being a little harsh! I spent a lot of money on a Merc 190 from one of the most prominent Merc specialists for older Mercedes in the UK. The blurb said that every car is throughly checked top to bottom, inside out blah blah blah When I went to pay for it, he wrote ‘Sold for Spares’ on the invoice. Faults evident in the first few weeks: Rear calipers seized Hand brake only working on one side NS Sill holed in two places Heater Matrix leaking Thermostat stuck open Dash illumination incomplete 9 previous keepers (advertised as 4) Ignition barrel failed Wrong size tyres fitted Electric aerial broken Rear brake lines corroded to excess Boot leaking like a sieve ProgRocker, Lacquer Peel, Nullzwei and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrinceRupert Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I mean have any of us not bought a crap car at some point? Uncle Jimmy, brownnova, UltraWomble and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 11 minutes ago, PrinceRupert said: I mean have any of us not bought a crap car at some point? Only one I knew was crap, with an obviously dodgy MOT. But I paid less than scrap and only needed it to survive less than 500 miles. Otherwise, no, not really. I've been lucky/wary enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Tank Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 44 minutes ago, MJK 24 said: I think collectively, we might be being a little harsh! I spent a lot of money on a Merc 190 from one of the most prominent Merc specialists for older Mercedes in the UK. The blurb said that every car is throughly checked top to bottom, inside out blah blah blah When I went to pay for it, he wrote ‘Sold for Spares’ on the invoice. Faults evident in the first few weeks: Rear calipers seized Hand brake only working on one side NS Sill holed in two places Heater Matrix leaking Thermostat stuck open Dash illumination incomplete 9 previous keepers (advertised as 4) Ignition barrel failed Wrong size tyres fitted Electric aerial broken Rear brake lines corroded to excess Boot leaking like a sieve who was it please because i might be about to buy car from one of the most prominent Merc specialists for older Mercedes in the UK. MJK 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 22 hours ago, Noel Tidybeard said: blimey another Camay! who'd of thunked it!🤣 You may joke, but i thought that until i looked closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 55 minutes ago, PrinceRupert said: I mean have any of us not bought a crap car at some point? I've never bought a Vauxhall, or Ford. loserone, Fumbler, Remspoor and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Tank Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I have had a good end to the year and work has been fiscally kind. If you want to cut your losses Dolly then I’m all ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 28 minutes ago, Yank Tank said: I have had a good end to the year and work has been fiscally kind. If you want to cut your losses Dolly then I’m all ears Grand. £2k please. 😉 Not up for getting rid really. Seems a bit defeatist when this is a car I've genuinely always wanted, in the best colour with a soundtrack I adore. Was it a crap purchase? Yes. Do I regret it? No, not sure I do. GrumpiusMaximus, wuvvum, brownnova and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Tank Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Just now, dollywobbler said: Grand. £2k please. 😉 Not up for getting rid really. Seems a bit defeatist when this is a car I've genuinely always wanted, in the best colour with a soundtrack I adore. Was it a crap purchase? Yes. Do I regret it? No, not sure I do. wasn’t going to turn you over. there is a strange argument for buying broken and fixing - that way you know it’s done. for that reason I keep poring over zelandeths mercedes. im sure you will be keen to video the whole miserable process but if you bought it to have a working car then I’d cut my losses and give it to a proper jap specialist over xmas when all garages are quiet. you would likely have it back by wk2 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 9 hours ago, dome said: Well, I say myself. I had some help. Here's @Fraz holding my shafts. Bloody silly place to leave a set of Bagpipes. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 I mean, it's a 25 year old car. It's going to go wrong, sometimes small things, sometimes major ball aches. The shyster that sold it knew it was crapping out and is obviously a morally vacant shit. But I really don't know why you don't buy something suitable to use daily? Something under ten years old, cheap to run and (probably) dependable. That way you can make a start on your projects and focus on those to keep the Ewechoob bizzzniz going in the right direction. I can't imagine having to depend on old cars to get me and my family through a harsh winter. Minimad5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 I can't bring myself to spend more than £2k - that was a bit of a leap. Decent family wagons that aren't old are darned pricey at the moment, and I'm not sure newer actually means more reliable. loserone, Nullzwei, Remspoor and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yank Tank Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 there was a Dacia Sander access on here for £795 the other day. As a kid we did 400 miles to the Lake District in smaller. tell the kids to have a word with themselves. its character building anyway. St.Jude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 That's the thing, a low mileage Camry wagon would usually be at the absolute top of the reliability scale unless you spend 15 times as much on a brand new car. Anything just out of warranty will probably cost you just as much as doing the head gasket will cost within 2 years of ownership, with the difference being that you probably spent 15k more for a 3 year old car. It might not be a head gasket but a variable valve solenoid, failing power steering motor or screwed cylinder deactivation instead. Buy any loaded luxury car and expect to go bankrupt the moment the warranty expires, and that complexity is trickling down into the lower market, too. loserone and wuvvum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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