Previous Car being sold on Ebay

[Flintstone]

I need to know the registration to continue my questioning.

Jimmy?

[Jimmyarm]

Flintstone said:

I need to know the registration to continue my questioning.

Jimmy?

W386 KUY iirc

[Kiltox]

hora said:

At that price your chancing it to a degree anyway. No one would buy a. Banger then change the csmbelt!

I'm actually thinking about doing just that if I can find a friendly home mechanic that'll take payment in beer. Need to do 3000 mainly motorway miles in said banger and don't fancy being stuck at the side of it.

[TheLurker]

Just got a reply when asking about the cambelt;

Hi
It was done @ 90,000 miles at an independant garage, service book has been stamped stating it.
Regards
Simon

[AndySpecD]

Well I had a bid, but been outbid straight away

I've sent him a message asking for more details including info on the cambelt change.

[Twincharged]

Sent this last night, and received a reply today:
Q:
Hello,
I was just wondering if you have the receipt/service stamp from when the cambelt was changed?
I've heard it can be very expensive to repair these engines if it goes.
Thanks.

A:
The garage that replaced the cambelt stamped the service book at the time.

I think if they get several hundred questions asking about the cambelt, they may begin to smell a rat- keep them coming!

Edited by Twincharged on Saturday 14th May 12:34

[AndrewW-G]

Just sent this one to him . . .

"Hi,
Could you please tell me who changed the cambelt and if you have a receipt stating that it’s been changed (I know it’s probably stamped in the book, but I'd need to know there is a receipt stating it was changed before bidding)

sorry for asking the question as no doubt you've been asked it many times, but as I'm sure you know it costs £250 just for the parts and I know somebody who recently sold an almost identical car because it wasn’t worth changing the belts."

[maser_spyder]

Bookmarked, the sneaky git.

[hornetrider]

LOL @ this most excellent thread!

[Flintstone]

Just replied to him with the reg and a message:

Flintstone said:

Shall we say until midnight to change your ad or I start the ball rolling?

[tomsugden]

The auction finishes before midnight.

[Adz The Rat]

TheLurker said:

Just got a reply when asking about the cambelt;

Hi
It was done @ 90,000 miles at an independant garage, service book has been stamped stating it.
Regards
Simon

I got the same reply this morning too.

[AndrewW-G]

Apparently the OP told the seller that the belt had been changed . . .

ebay bod said:

Hi. The cambelt was replaced by previous owner so unfortunately, I don't have the receipt for it

[tercelgold]

Pistonheads said:

The cambelt was replaced by previous owner so unfortunately, I don't have the receipt for it

Common problem, FSH but no evidence apart from stamps in an owners manual

[Flintstone]

tomsugden said:

The auction finishes before midnight.

<Captain Manwairing> I was wondering when you would notice that </Captain Manwairing>

[Garett]

Bidding over and it managed just under £500, bet he's gutted as it didn't reach the reserve!

[TheLurker]

Garett said:

Bidding over and it managed just under £500, bet he's gutted as it didn't reach the reserve!

And with all that interest too...

[Flintstone]

He's getting really arsey with me via email. I am so tempted to send him a link to this thread

[Egg Chaser]

Flintstone said:

He's getting really arsey with me via email. I am so tempted to send him a link to this thread

Do it! Then post whatever he says after

[hornetrider]

Flintstone said:

He's getting really arsey with me via email. I am so tempted to send him a link to this thread

Don't do that, post the emails!