Sold Car / Money Back / Complex One?

[InitialDave]

Deerfoot said:

He’s also got a Touareg for sale..

It's pronounced "toerag"

[bennno]

[Mirinjawbro]

id keep messaging and booking viewings which of course never turn up or keep changing times during some spare time at work.

does he have a website?

[bennno]

I’ve just told him I think it worth more than he’s asking - could he give me first refusal next week at £1k more than he’s asking

[ChrisH72]

I'm actually amazed to read all this.

What does this guy say or do when a buyer turns up and finds he's been lying?

He says he's had it 2 years but the log book will show he's just bought it. He says full history but he doesn't actually have any.

It really does put you off private sales sadly.

[selym]

I've asked if he has all the servicing stamped up and if he has an invoice for the timing chain. It'll be interesting to see how he answers - guaranteed waffle incoming.

[Muzzer79]

At the risk of being a party spoiler (and believe me, I think the buyer is a scumbag who deserves everything he gets)

I suggest that people do not wind the buyer up on Facebook with booking false viewings, wasting time, etc.

We do not want to cause recriminations for the OP should this thread be discovered.

[BenS94]

Muzzer79 said:

At the risk of being a party spoiler (and believe me, I think the buyer is a scumbag who deserves everything he gets)

I suggest that people do not wind the buyer up on Facebook with booking false viewings, wasting time, etc.

We do not want to cause recriminations for the OP should this thread be discovered.

It won't cause recriminations. The tool will sink into his shell.

[YorksLS18]

Some people are just numpties. Someone tried this on my mum's partner, who's in his 70s, when he sold a Honda motorbike.

I suspect it was a similar scam, to flip it and get an extra few hundred pounds in immediate profit.

The buyer, who had test-ridden it, brought it back several days later requesting a partial discount and complaining it didn't perform as well as he wanted. The bike was made in 1983!!!

Edited by YorksLS18 on Saturday 12th August 10:20

Edited by YorksLS18 on Saturday 12th August 10:22

[valiant]

selym said:

I've asked if he has all the servicing stamped up and if he has an invoice for the timing chain. It'll be interesting to see how he answers - guaranteed waffle incoming.

It’s easy enough to get hold of new service books and have a stamp made up.

[hunt123]

Just goes to show folks, believe nothing unless you have hard evidence in front of you and have done due diligence when buying a car, especially when buying privately.

Edited by hunt123 on Saturday 12th August 11:39

[OverSteery]

valiant said:

It’s easy enough to get hold of new service books and have a stamp made up.

I typical PH poster would spot all the issues with this car/seller and walk (or indeed run)

I suspect there are plenty who will turn up - see a shiny car and buy it....

The last car I sold, the buyer didn't really do any of the basics checks..

Edited by OverSteery on Saturday 12th August 11:34

[hunt123]

BenS94 said:

Who listed it at £6,990 in July this year on 132,000 miles? Big drop in price.

How do i find what prices a vehicle has previously been on sale for?

[hunt123]

[bennno]

OP did you fill out the V5 to transfer ownership, or just the transferred to trade section?

If its the latter then you can entirely ignore his spurious request for a discount to make repairs etc.

[Cockaigne]

hunt123 said:

How do i find what prices a vehicle has previously been on sale for?

totalcarcheck.

i use it for my hpi checks lots of free info.

[loskie]

bennno said:

based on this and the later quite different conversation stating he is a trader this is worth reporting to his local Trading Standards Service. Perhaps HMRC and the benefits agencies would be interested too.

[N Dentressangle]

a311 said:

What an absolute whopper this guy is. His behaviour will catch up with him sooner or later.

By the looks of his gruesome FB selfies I'd say it already has

[Drive Blind]

anonymous said:

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there's a car dealer near me, and every car with the 'twin power' engine he advertises as 'twin turbo'

I'm sure he knows they are not twin turbo's, it's just another wee scam, a wee white lie to make a car appear more desirable and therefore more £££'s to the trader.

[BenS94]

hunt123 said:

BenS94 said:

Who listed it at £6,990 in July this year on 132,000 miles? Big drop in price.

How do i find what prices a vehicle has previously been on sale for?

totalcarcheck.co.uk