BEWARE!!!
His description on Ebay was not exactly what the car was.
I know it's my fault, but then I'm just trying to warn people about him.
" the car has done nearly 75000, the engine nearly 110000 which was taken out of my mates rotten h reg. timing belt and oil change done about 200 miles ago. "
It's an early engine.. H reg???
"body work is in exceptional condition as is the interior. a couple of very minor dents (trolley dings). there is no rust at all on the arches and only very slight and i mean slight, surface rust below the rear window."
There was/ is rust on the lH turret/Drivers Door edge/sills/rear gate/arches
"a few faults (as always)
small tear on edge of passenger seat"
And a badly retrimmed driver's seat ( Comfort cover over a recaro seat)
"the join at downpipe blows slightly when its started from cold. it's ok when its warmed up. it is not holed, just the join that needs resealing"
I spent 9 hours driving this thing back from Stirling.. it never stopped tapping! I have a strange suspicion that the manifold IS holed (It blows out the back of the manifold, near the bulkhead)
"the sunroof does not open. looking at it from the inside i would say the mechanism is knackered as there are a few lumps and bumps underneath the fabric."
Damn right its knackered! 1 point!
lots of good points though!
17 inch chrome alloys
brand new tyres
timing belt and oil change
kenwood cd player
jbl speakers x 4
recaro seats
"rust free shell with beautifull pearlesent paint job (done a couple of years ago so you know its not got any nasty rust hiding beneath!) the arches are perfect."
See above.. good paint job, but yes.. there is rust!
bilstein suspension kit I'm not sure how to check this.. but it does seem lowered.. but floaty!
"you won't get a more honest description of a car. i am hiding nothing!
thanks for looking and good luck"
Well.. obviously you were!
1 Very not happy chappy!!
DaveyW
Moderator: martauto
he just left me some feedback on ebay..
"I screwed him round with cash"..
I HAVE NO RBS NEAR ME, I DON'T GET TIME OFF, I DON'T HAVE INTERNET BANKING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WAS GETTING SCREWED ROUND WITH MONEY FROM MY END. How was I sposed to know that my bank would only give me a £200 limit on daily withdrwals. I'm not about to go purchase a car with all the cash in hand in case I get mugged!
Oh.. And I was overseas when I purchased it and he knew it.
What a loser!
"I screwed him round with cash"..
I HAVE NO RBS NEAR ME, I DON'T GET TIME OFF, I DON'T HAVE INTERNET BANKING AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, I WAS GETTING SCREWED ROUND WITH MONEY FROM MY END. How was I sposed to know that my bank would only give me a £200 limit on daily withdrwals. I'm not about to go purchase a car with all the cash in hand in case I get mugged!
Oh.. And I was overseas when I purchased it and he knew it.
What a loser!
THATS ME THIS FANNIES GOING ON ABOUT. HE GOT A BARGAIN. HOW AM I TO KNOW IF ITS AN OLDER ENGINE THAN AN H PLATE? IT CAME OUT OF AN H PLATE CAR. I ALSO DROVE THE CAR 100 MILES TO MEET HIM IN STIRLING SAVING HIM ABOUT 6 HOURS (HE WOULD HAVE BEEN WAITING ON TRAINS ETC!) GAVE HIM A SPARE GEARBOX FOR FREE AND DIDN'T ASK FOR ANY PETROL MONEY. HE SEEN THE CAR BEFORE PARTING WITH THE CASH WHICH HE OBVIOUSLY HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING..... I MEAN WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD BID ON A CAR THEN SAY THEY HAVEN'T ALL THE MONEY TOGETHER. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT IF A CAR IS NOT AS LISTED YOU ARE NOT OBLIGED TO TAKE IT. YOU REALLY ARE A COMPLETE ASS HOLE. DON'T DO THIS GUY ANY FAVOURS, HE'LL THROW IT BACK IN YOUR FACE! AVOID HIM LIKE THE PLAGUE!
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fuzzy
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oze30, why did you buy it if it wasnt as described? no point coming on here now and moaning about it id say.any way arent you the the kind chap who offered me an old touring boot lock with key for £4 more than a brand new one cost me from the dealer? 
daveyw wrote: think i must have cataracts judging by all the faults that have been found!
shit yeh!
im sitting on the fence here. as i think colin really cant moan to much as it was his own gamble because he bought a car from ebay. although he had to take the car as he sent you the money via bank transfer but i degress. he really shouldnt have took the car.
but i must admit the add for the car was tripe.....
the engine conversion was done by ray charle"s dog, with a hammer. the lump was an early type. plucked from a crome turd. along with the cooling system. theres about 4 broken manifold studs too.
i think i will finish there as i dont want to be taking the piss out of colins car. i did enough of that the other day.
as for the eye test. yes, you should take that up. along with a bullshit test.
Yes.. well if you read the very first 3 lines fuzzy.. And I don't know how much the locks are worth.. i said offers didn't I? I'm not going to screw zoners round.. i hate that I as I have that done to me before.
Davey..
I'm not resorting to name calling cos I'm not going to sink that low.
Im merely pointing out that your description was not as true in reality. It is a good car, it pulls strong, but there's no reverse lights ( As I found out the otehr day and I don't know where the cable is/comes from), the manifold DOES blow.. as I thought by your description.. it doesn't and had to endure 9 hours of going insane because of it. How it got thru MoT I 'll never know. No reverse lights, blown LH front shock ( Which I found out later when it was on the 4 post to see the blown manifold) and the rust on the turret.. which I found out doesn't go thru the metal. Oh.. and the exhaust flanges ( that bolt together) one is cracked right thru.
Oh.. the drivers high beam is more search light than road light!
I'm over the whole thing. I bought the car, I have to deal with it. I know that it is my fault I bought it, BUT.. I'm just saying that you described something that wasnt really true. NOT once have I slagged you off or defamed and belittled you.
BUT.. I have a question for you..
Do you know the paint code for the car? I need to get some body work done ( Very rusty tailgate) and need to match the paint.
Davey..
I'm not resorting to name calling cos I'm not going to sink that low.
Im merely pointing out that your description was not as true in reality. It is a good car, it pulls strong, but there's no reverse lights ( As I found out the otehr day and I don't know where the cable is/comes from), the manifold DOES blow.. as I thought by your description.. it doesn't and had to endure 9 hours of going insane because of it. How it got thru MoT I 'll never know. No reverse lights, blown LH front shock ( Which I found out later when it was on the 4 post to see the blown manifold) and the rust on the turret.. which I found out doesn't go thru the metal. Oh.. and the exhaust flanges ( that bolt together) one is cracked right thru.
Oh.. the drivers high beam is more search light than road light!
I'm over the whole thing. I bought the car, I have to deal with it. I know that it is my fault I bought it, BUT.. I'm just saying that you described something that wasnt really true. NOT once have I slagged you off or defamed and belittled you.
BUT.. I have a question for you..
Do you know the paint code for the car? I need to get some body work done ( Very rusty tailgate) and need to match the paint.
and all i'm trying to say is i genuinely didn't know about all these faults with the car. if i did i would have listed them. if i was trying to hide anything i wouldn't have listed all the "known" faults with the car. as for the paint code i'll try and find out and let you know.