Cars with spurious claims in private ads

[carinaman]

ging84 said:

GiveItSomeWellie said:

Very nice V12 DB7 Vantage for sale on CarAndClassic, ad is well written except..

The Ad said:

The car was delivered new on 6th July 2000 to a Mr P Reading, of Walton-on-Thames, to a house now worth just over £2.5 million pounds.

Possibly a Daily Mail journalist?

I thought this was a joke, but it's genuinely there in the ad, that's the final straw, I'm gonna do something, not sure what yet, but it will probably involve a drink.

but hey ho, is anyone bothered by scuffed alloys...

[cayman-black]

lovely looking car though.

[MuscleSedan]

Don't know about spurious but certainly cringeworthy ….

" SLIP THIS IN YOUR GARAGE AND YOUR MATES WILL CREAM WHEN YOU SHOW IT THEM AND MESS EM SELVES WHEN YOU FIRE IT UP "

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DODGE-CHALLENGER-HEMI-U...

[RazerSauber]

MuscleSedan said:

Don't know about spurious but certainly cringeworthy ….

" SLIP THIS IN YOUR GARAGE AND YOUR MATES WILL CREAM WHEN YOU SHOW IT THEM AND MESS EM SELVES WHEN YOU FIRE IT UP "

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DODGE-CHALLENGER-HEMI-U...

That would be lovely with a different colour, different wheels, no stupid stickers, and without an absolute tool as a previous owner.

[talksthetorque]

RazerSauber said:

That would be lovely with a different colour, different wheels, no stupid stickers, and without an absolute tool as a previous owner.

He doesn't bite

[The Vambo]

jdw100 said:

StefanVXR8 said:

Not spurious per se, but legendary waffle!

http://www.hicalibrecars.com/showroom.htm

The guy used to have a serious badge fetish too, it was not uncommon to find one of his V8 cars such as a Mercedes with an old Rover V8 badge glued on the lower grille

Stef

That website gave me a seizure.

I had to go to Lingscars.com to give my eyes a rest after that

[untakenname]

The amount of cars I viewed which were described as 'mint' when in fact were clearly rusting/bubbling away under the arches when I was looking at Mazda's and Subaru's was depressing, think a lot of the owners were just lying to themselves.

Loplop said:

GiveItSomeWellie said:

I remember there was a 1995 or 1996 Ferrari 355 for sale a year or so ago.

The ad read something along the lines of "XYZ bought the car new, he was well connected and a good friend of Ayrton Senna, who has probably ridden along in this car"

Ayrton Senna died in 1994.

Makes me think of how everyone selling an NSX up until around 2 years ago claimed that it was 'developed by' Senna. When in reality he drove the pre-production on car on one, maybe two occasions before the car was released.

This one supposedly had the actual footprint of Senna still on the floor mat!

https://leftlanenews.com/acura/is-this-ayrton-senn...

[WarrenB]

The Vambo said:

jdw100 said:

StefanVXR8 said:

Not spurious per se, but legendary waffle!

http://www.hicalibrecars.com/showroom.htm

The guy used to have a serious badge fetish too, it was not uncommon to find one of his V8 cars such as a Mercedes with an old Rover V8 badge glued on the lower grille

Stef

That website gave me a seizure.

I had to go to Lingscars.com to give my eyes a rest after that

Bloody hell I forgot Lingscars existed! That website is something else...

[xjay1337]

jdw100 said:

StefanVXR8 said:

Not spurious per se, but legendary waffle!

http://www.hicalibrecars.com/showroom.htm

The guy used to have a serious badge fetish too, it was not uncommon to find one of his V8 cars such as a Mercedes with an old Rover V8 badge glued on the lower grille

Stef

That website gave me a seizure.

"Please note we do not operate an organised distance selling scheme as defined by The Consumer Contracts (Cancellation, Information and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. Therefore, even if you choose to not view your vehicle at our premises prior to purchase, you will not be entitled to cancel your order under any 14 day cancellation period. All other statutory rights remain unaffected. "



Is that even legal?

[RazerSauber]

xjay1337 said:

"Please note we do not operate an organised distance selling scheme as defined by The Consumer Contracts (Cancellation, Information and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. Therefore, even if you choose to not view your vehicle at our premises prior to purchase, you will not be entitled to cancel your order under any 14 day cancellation period. All other statutory rights remain unaffected. "



Is that even legal?

My Google-fu says no. I suspect when you sign for a car, the small print says you're happy to relinquish these rights. It says to me that they're aware it contravenes your rights too. How this would stand up in court, I don't know. Sounds like an attempt at a get out clause if when you find the vehicle is in nowhere near the condition advertised.

[Lazadude]

Goldfever4 said:

xjay1337 said:

shake n bake said:

The one that tickles me is when an advert states “only run on premium fuel”, you then see its had 5 previous owners, did they all run it on the same fuel as well?!

Again to me I don't mind that
Just the owner trying to explain they care about the car...

Agreed but I've seen it on ads for 10+ year old cars where the current owner has had it for six months. Not really a worthwhile selling point

I find it humorous when they say only run on VPower / BP ultimate... Since there is a distinct difference between the two. If it was VPower/Momentum then fine, but general "super" fuels are short a couple RON (which can cause catastrophic knock if the cars mapped for 99)

[texaxile]

oceanview said:

"Genuine sale"

Well, to be honest, I didn't think if I rang about the car, you'd say " Its fake/not for sale"

"Aircon needs regas""

Yes, you must be 100% certain then, its not a leak/ the dryer/condenser or the whole damn pump.

I agree, "just needs a regas" is essentially saying "aircon leaks therefore doesn't work and I'm too tight to get it looked at". I tend to ignore the rest of any ad when I see that.

[thebigmacmoomin]

texaxile said:

oceanview said:

"Genuine sale"

Well, to be honest, I didn't think if I rang about the car, you'd say " Its fake/not for sale"

"Aircon needs regas""

Yes, you must be 100% certain then, its not a leak/ the dryer/condenser or the whole damn pump.

I agree, "just needs a regas" is essentially saying "aircon leaks therefore doesn't work and I'm too tight to get it looked at". I tend to ignore the rest of any ad when I see that.

Followed by the usual 'just needs a £5 part to fix' or similar

[thatdude]

StefanVXR8 said:

Not spurious per se, but legendary waffle!

http://www.hicalibrecars.com/showroom.htm

The guy used to have a serious badge fetish too, it was not uncommon to find one of his V8 cars such as a Mercedes with an old Rover V8 badge glued on the lower grille

Stef

I'd like to quote a portion of advert for a car listed for sale on that website:

"Where the Skoda Roomster really excels is in the interweave of functionality and originality, a fluid mix that flows throughout the car. In profile, the Roomster’s swooping curves and disjointed window lines may appear clumsy and without purpose, but in truth these inject interest and differentiation into a shape that is necessarily boxy and slab sided."

http://www.hicalibrecars.com/cars/others/roomster-...

Simply amazing.

[WarrenB]

thebigmacmoomin said:

texaxile said:

oceanview said:

"Genuine sale"

Well, to be honest, I didn't think if I rang about the car, you'd say " Its fake/not for sale"

"Aircon needs regas""

Yes, you must be 100% certain then, its not a leak/ the dryer/condenser or the whole damn pump.

I agree, "just needs a regas" is essentially saying "aircon leaks therefore doesn't work and I'm too tight to get it looked at". I tend to ignore the rest of any ad when I see that.

Followed by the usual 'just needs a £5 part to fix' or similar

Don't know why I've never suggested paying the seller an extra tenner to get it sorted for me. I mean, they'd be a fiver up at least...

[anonymous-user]

Search for any car on Ebay etc, specifying age/mileage
9 times out of 10 the cheapest are dodgy. Obvious scam/CatD in the tiniest print/10k miles (100000k in the text)