hmmm suspicious.
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chrisxr2

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1,127 posts

215 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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If it looks too good to be true. Mobile number cars way underpriced. Anyone heard of these guys??

http://www.nccarsrickmansworth.co.uk/

Must be a catch surely.


frosted

3,549 posts

198 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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No catch , why dont you go there with cash ?

Jakg

3,917 posts

189 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Email only ads, and if you look at the Passat its outside a "Bilsbarrow Car Sales", which is in Lancashire!

jas xjr

11,309 posts

260 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Pictures are really low res though. But they do give an address. Maybe somebody local could have a look.
Prices are a bit too low

Rollcage

11,345 posts

213 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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frosted said:
No catch , why dont you go there with cash ?
I'll bet there is!

chrisxr2

Original Poster:

1,127 posts

215 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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On autotrader as well, not that that counts for much nowadays.

Jakg

3,917 posts

189 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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jas xjr said:
Pictures are really low res though. But they do give an address. Maybe somebody local could have a look.
Prices are a bit too low
I'd geuss there all stolen from AutoTrader or similar - several of them are blatently private sellers cars (i.e. the red BMW)

Whois says the owner of the site is "Nerijus Mazintas", registered on the 25-October-2010... suspicious? No...

Steamer

14,095 posts

234 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Does seem slightly odd that they have a showroom - yet all the photos are showing cars in different locations (at very good prices!)

Anyone looked on 'street view' yet?

rottie102

4,033 posts

205 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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chrisxr2 said:
If it looks too good to be true. Mobile number cars way underpriced. Anyone heard of these guys??

http://www.nccarsrickmansworth.co.uk/

Must be a catch surely.

yes

Jakg

3,917 posts

189 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Steamer said:
Anyone looked on 'street view' yet?
There in an industrial unit there, but doesn't look like the sort of place you'd try to sell cars from.

Streetview doesn't index that street, though...

simion_levi

257 posts

243 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Result of WHOIS query:

Domain name:
nccarsrickmansworth.co.uk

Registrant:
N C Cars

Trading as:
Nerijus Mazintas



http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cac...

"Four years in prison for gang who defrauded the public by wiping 6½ million miles from 83 cars


Brent & Harrow Trading Standards Service have smashed a large scale car clocking operation in North West London.

On Monday 17th December 2007 at Harrow Crown Court, Aidas Auksutis (29) of Crest Road NW2, Nerijus Mazintas (26) of Hillcrest Garden, NW2 and Edgaras Aukstuis (23) of Dollis Hill Avenue, NW2, all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud."

I wonder...

Steamer

14,095 posts

234 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Jakg said:
Steamer said:
Anyone looked on 'street view' yet?
There in an industrial unit there, but doesn't look like the sort of place you'd try to sell cars from.

Streetview doesn't index that street, though...
Ummm just tried myself - convenient that street view doesnt cover it - something about an auto salvage yard noted though.

MattyB_

2,243 posts

278 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Steamer said:
Does seem slightly odd that they have a showroom - yet all the photos are showing cars in different locations (at very good prices!)

Anyone looked on 'street view' yet?
Street view doesn't cover that road. Isn't that handy?

sh010272

98 posts

210 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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No street view and I agree with all the other comments, I would look elsewhere

chrisxr2

Original Poster:

1,127 posts

215 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Was just browsing on autotrader, and the coopper s 2k cheaper than anything else with close to similar mileage did arouse suspicion.

Jakg

3,917 posts

189 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Try calling the company opposite to see if they've ever heard of them - or if they actually have any of these cars...

http://www.jbynehaulage.co.uk/contact.html

Jem0911

4,415 posts

222 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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anonymous said:
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Beautiful.
We bought one of those wiffy cabs for my sisters brood!
Cracking motor

hyperblue

2,850 posts

201 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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chrisxr2 said:
Was just browsing on autotrader, and the coopper s 2k cheaper than anything else with close to similar mileage did arouse suspicion.
Yep, it's probably less than half the actual value.

sn00per

79 posts

181 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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a 57 plate Focus with 28k for £1400.... scratchchin

Rollcage

11,345 posts

213 months

Sunday 5th December 2010
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Cant think these are clocked motors, there really isn't the margin in them at these prices, so must be some sort of other scam . The cars exist as the plates check out, but almost certainly not owned by our chum Mr Mazintas!