Importing cars from abroad and how not to get done over?

[bababoom]

Ive think ive found bit of a bargain buy in the form of a E type jag convertible rust free left hooker for £13000 witch just seems a little to cheap.
The cars in grease and the seller a classic car garage has said he can ship the car over to Southampton for 750 euro

This seems a little to good to be true as the car was first advertised as being in France but the seller has said this is where his restoration garage is.

How do you go about finding out if the company and car actually exist?

[Lost soul]

bababoom said:

Ive think ive found bit of a bargain buy in the form of a E type jag convertible rust free left hooker for £13000

And there is the answer

[crispyshark]

Take off and nuke the entire site from orbit, it's the only way to be sure.....

[bobfett]

bababoom said:

This seems a little to good to be true

Then it probably is. First rule of "could this be a scam?"

[was8v]

Go to Greece and pick it up and pay cash. Flights are cheap!

[Mr Classic]

Cash on collection or similar available? Can probably work something out with a courier

[Matt UK]

was8v said:

Go to Greece and pick it up and pay cash. Flights are cheap!

Agreed. Make a roadtrip of it. Or fly home knowing it was a scam.

[MGZTV8]

bababoom said:

The cars in grease

No wonder its so bloody cheap.

Getting it out of the grease and cleaning it up will be a bloody nightmare. That stuff gets everywhere.

Id run a mile if I were you.

[TooMany2cvs]

The location is irrelevant. Doesn't matter if it's Athens, Aberdeen, Abergavenny or Aldershot.

You've seen a car advertised that "seems too cheap", and you're thinking of buying it unseen, sending the vendor the money and he'll arrange transport. What could _possibly_ go wrong...?

[divetheworld]

MGZTV8 said:

bababoom said:

The cars in grease

No wonder its so bloody cheap.

Getting it out of the grease and cleaning it up will be a bloody nightmare. That stuff gets everywhere.

Id run a mile if I were you.

But that's why its rust free.

[was8v]

Does it run?

Would make an epic roadtrip back....

[supertouring]

TooMany2cvs said:

The location is irrelevant. Doesn't matter if it's Athens, Aberdeen, Abergavenny, Nigeria.

You've seen a car advertised that "seems too cheap", and you're thinking of buying it unseen, sending the vendor the money and he'll arrange transport. What could _possibly_ go wrong...?

This is probably more accurate.

[TooMany2cvs]

supertouring said:

TooMany2cvs said:

The location is irrelevant. Doesn't matter if it's Athens, Aberdeen, Abergavenny, Nigeria.

This is probably more accurate.

Have you never heard of Abuja...?

[LukeR94]

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[bababoom]

Yeah i guess i was a bit slow on this, Normally spot theses scams from a miles away.

[DanielSan]

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