this too good to be true?
this too good to be true?
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wioifoiee

Original Poster:

164 posts

210 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2010...

ive heard some scary things about car giant, but then ive had some good things too, i guess its random luck if you get a decent car or not.
but a low mileage ghia x mondeo at 3299?? has to be something wrong surely?

they say its got service history. but then they could have just made the whole thing up, serviced the car themselves and stamped it. they seem big enough to do nasty things like that.

anyone else experienced car giant here??

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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Price looks normal to me?? 2004 car with crap engine.

sklar

1,491 posts

245 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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It's about it's money. They wouldn't have paid any more than £2500 for it.

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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The price seems about right... its only a 1.8 Mondeo.

wioifoiee

Original Poster:

164 posts

210 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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its not a saloon.......
i like the 1.8 as its low insurance and will get to 80mph within 20 seconds which is fine. dont see why i'd need any more.

why is the engine bad? you mean reliability wise or something?

so anyone here experienced car giant before?

Edited by wioifoiee on Wednesday 25th August 14:53

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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wioifoiee said:
why is the engine bad? you mean reliability wise or something?

so anyone here experienced car giant before?
As in it will be very slow & feel underpowered, if that doesn't bother you then fine. I seem to recall even Ford's own brochure saying the SCI engine was not designed for town/stop start driving, why i do not know! & no, it isn't a saloon.

ADEuk

1,911 posts

265 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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wioifoiee said:
anyone else experienced car giant here??
Yep, the car advertised does not exist, just a ploy to get you down there

issey23

173 posts

218 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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ADEuk said:
wioifoiee said:
anyone else experienced car giant here??
Yep, the car advertised does not exist, just a ploy to get you down there
I used to work for them years ago, when you get down there the car 'will have been just sold' then try and sell you something else, anything really..

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 25th August 2010
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ADEuk said:
wioifoiee said:
anyone else experienced car giant here??
Yep, the car advertised does not exist, just a ploy to get you down there
You think that car would get punters IN?
rofl