Adrian_CNC Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) http://www.autotrade...01407065585750/ I went to see this car on Friday, looks great in pictures and the seller seemed genuine over the phone although he was selling it for "his girlfriend's son in the army". I asked about all the bad bits and was told that there were some service records missing, a scuff on one of the front wings (no pictures from that angle, should have triggered alarm bells) and some stonechipping, everything else was supposed to be spot on. I drove 100 mile down to Loughborough with intention to buy it and as soon as I parked 20 yards away I knew I've wasted my time... There is a thick layer of cracked filler on the left front wing which the seller described as "scuff which needs some TLC", both front wings and doors have been resprayed (very poor job) and they were all covered in bad stonechips. Inch gap between the hazed left headlight and the bumper, interior scratched all over - looked more like 180k. In short - steer clear! Edited July 13, 2014 by Adrian_CNC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleR Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Shame because it looks like a decent buy from the ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_CNC Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 Shame because it looks like a decent buy from the ad. Yeah, that's what tricked me into driving to view it - whoever took the pictures must have picked the angles very carefully... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian_CNC Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share Posted July 13, 2014 (edited) I'm new on here so just to add some credibility to this post I am pasting the HPI check which I've done before deciding to view this car, the damage must have been unrecorded because it was all clear. Edited July 13, 2014 by Adrian_CNC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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