Stitched up like a kipper?

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teaboyjim

I've sold a vehicle recently and I wanted to ask if it's a ploy for the crafty buyer to pretend there's things wrong with the car or holes underneath to try to get the price lowered?
 
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Everyone wants a bargain mate - but you can say ‘it has a full MOT’......(hopefully)!
I sold a Bedford petrol van - a CF- a good while ago......the punter swapped two plug leads around and announced it needed a new head gasket :)
There is nothing as vicious and untruthful as the motor trade.
John :)
 
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Burnerman said:
Everyone wants a bargain mate - but you can say ‘it has a full MOT’......(hopefully)! I sold a Bedford petrol van - a CF- a good while ago......the punter swapped two plug leads around and announced it needed a new head gasket :) There is nothing as vicious and untruthful as the motor trade. John :)
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This is what I'm talking about and he exaggerated so as to get money off of the price.
 
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teaboyjim said:
This is exactly the type of thing I was talking about. So he just lied to try to steal some money off of the price. Isn't this illegal and an offence as in fraud which is the deception to gain pecuniary advantage. Lying to get a price reduction should fall in that category of crime shouldn't it? Could someone get arrested for doing this?
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You’ll never prove anything so best just to be on your guard.....leave them to look at the vehicle alone by all means but don’t let them drive it - drive it for them. Always say there are others interested but do have a realistic price.
John :)
 
I was watching a TV program where they were distracting the seller and filling header tank up with oil etc.

They can also squirt stuff up the exhaust to cause excessive smoke.

A chap at work got done over when selling his BMW.
 
teaboyjim said:
This is exactly the type of thing I was talking about. So he just lied to try to steal some money off of the price. Isn't this illegal and an offence as in fraud which is the deception to gain pecuniary advantage. Lying to get a price reduction should fall in that category of crime shouldn't it? Could someone get arrested for doing this?
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Criminals don't get arrested, they get rewarded and encouraged.
Welcome to UK 2021...
 
When I sold my A4 a guy turned up with his "mechanic" and started to find all sorts of faults.
Then the test drive: more faults.
The still wanted it.
I remained on the asking price, didn't give in.
They paid the full price.
 
Last time someone tried this I told him to stop being F***ing stupid and your not bulls***ing some old lady who's never been under the bonnet of a car, it was a £180 car with a years MOT. He then tried offering me less than scrap value told him to either buy it at the price of F*** off, he bought it.
 
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Burnerman said:
Everyone wants a bargain mate - but you can say ‘it has a full MOT’......(hopefully)!
I sold a Bedford petrol van - a CF- a good while ago......the punter swapped two plug leads around and announced it needed a new head gasket :)
There is nothing as vicious and untruthful as the motor trade.
John :)
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It can get much worse than this. Some years ago, a friend's father was selling an Alfa which was about 4 years old at the time. On the test drive the father drove first and later the 'buyer' asked if he could drive. When he pulled over and got out, the buyer leant over and locked the driver's door from inside, slid over into driving seat and the car was never seen again.
 
In my limited experience it's probably more common for the seller to try it on rather than the buyer. Years ago I went to view a Renault Fuego (well I did say it was years ago :) ) and as soon as I started it up the oil light was flickering. Seller tried to claim it was a faulty oil pressure sensor. Well if it was it was a very unusual sensor fault to also cause a very slight knocking noise from the bottom of the engine. I made my excuses and left. :eek:
 
ReganAndCarter said:
It can get much worse than this. Some years ago, a friend's father was selling an Alfa which was about 4 years old at the time. On the test drive the father drove first and later the 'buyer' asked if he could drive. When he pulled over and got out, the buyer leant over and locked the driver's door from inside, slid over into driving seat and the car was never seen again.
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Who would have the brazen audacity to do that in front of the owner?
 
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