Seems too cheap...

[broken biscuit]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Just seems cheap. Too cheap. As does everything else they have for sale on Autotrader and their website. It's a genuine garage - I have driven past it.

I have googled but can't find any horror stories / avoids. Really interested in this Audi. Anyone offer any comments, good or bad??

[CYMR0]

It's either a typo or a scam.

Could be that the dealer number's been changed, that the hacker hasn't finished the job yet, or that the dealer is advertising the car based on a suggested finance deposit.

What it isn't, is a six-year-old Audi A3 with a desirable specification for 75% off. Even if the dealer had conned a little old lady out of one by giving her a grand for it, he'd not then pass on those savings to his buyer.

[Toaster Pilot]

Not the same car but I'm pretty damn sure it's the same parking space.... http://www.promotors.co.uk/cardetailsV2.asp?ID=114...

[ShampooEfficient]

Very fishy.

[broken biscuit]

The website is linked to Autotrader. The prices are the same on their site as Autotrader. Every single car seems too cheap. I shall be driving past the garage tomorrow, so will be calling in. If this is a genuine price (which I very much doubt) then I shall be putting a deposit down (pending HPI etc). Even if it has been a Cat C write off or something, if the price is genuine, I don't see why its still up for sale and not been snapped up.

[ShampooEfficient]

Actually, the number plate on the OP's ad looks photoshopped.

[Toaster Pilot]

The photos have been stolen from the garage I linked to above.

ShampooEfficient said:

Actually, the number plate on the OP's ad looks photoshopped.

They seem to have put a slight blur on it to hide the fact the plate bezel quite clearly says the name of the garage I linked to above. Not sure if the whole thing is a photoshop or not.

[PoleDriver]

There's a low mileage BMW 120D on there too, at a price I'd travel up there tomorrow for!

ETA

http://www.wisbechvehicleexchange.co.uk/used-cars/...

[daemon]

For the avoidance of doubt, its a misprint or a scam.

[broken biscuit]

Toaster Pilot - see what you mean - this is the website - http://www.wisbechvehicleexchange.co.uk

[Toaster Pilot]

Looking through the ads with photos, I don't think there's two that have been taken in the same location, probably all just ripped from other dealers. The 320D one looks like it's had lens flare applied in photoshop to hide something too.

[Toaster Pilot]

Here's the £1695 TDI Polo http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/used-cars-for-sal...

[neilbauer]

broken biscuit said:

Toaster Pilot - see what you mean - this is the website - http://www.wisbechvehicleexchange.co.uk

[soad]

Scam for sure.

[FellowPazzini]

Oh dear.

[0a]

Must be a scam. How does it work? Does the scammer go looking for garages without a website/Autotrader profile?

The domain was only registered this year:

Domain name:
wisbechvehicleexchange.co.uk

Registrant:
Wisbech Vehicle Exchange

Relevant dates:
Registered on: 15-Feb-2012
Renewal date: 15-Feb-2014
Last updated: 15-Feb-2012

Registration status:
Registered until renewal date.

Name servers:
razsorns1.autotrader.co.uk 193.243.130.151
razsorns2.autotrader.co.uk 193.243.131.151

[Toaster Pilot]

I'd have thought they'll have hijacked the autotrader profile of the garage and changed the number, then will pull some kind of deposit forwarding scam...

Worth noting that Google reports the phone number of Wisbech Vehicle Exchange to be 01945 589 681. Might be worth someone giving them a ring and letting them know what is going on!

[broken biscuit]

I shall be calling in tomorrow as I am passing anyway - will see what they have got on the forecourt and let them know.

[Jw Vw]

soad said:

Scam for sure.

[Toaster Pilot]

Here's the real garage http://g.co/maps/9cv96