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Title: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: CaptainJack on November 03, 2010, 08:10:27 pm
We've seen choppers go in five seconds at an asking price of 23k, another lad is asking 21 for his and VC is asking 27k for his.

This one has been on for ages and is looking like bargain of century. It's also one of the original 7.

Anyone know of this one's history?


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2117501.htm
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: Moschops on November 03, 2010, 08:16:30 pm
Try and get the reg of it, MN08 or something like that, if so it had been "reclaimed" shall we say by a finance company. Has some dubious history to it as well.  :happy2:

Was based in Manchester area.. :driver:
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: CaptainJack on November 03, 2010, 08:28:40 pm
I must say, i've never understood why people selling cars hide the reg. first thing i do is do a dvla enquiry. had a trade seller would not tell me the reg until i came miles to view it. i don't get it.
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: ILoveTuna on November 03, 2010, 08:41:51 pm
Leave well alone.. If it looks too good to be true probably is!!
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: 182_blue on November 03, 2010, 08:47:07 pm
I must say, i've never understood why people selling cars hide the reg. first thing i do is do a dvla enquiry. had a trade seller would not tell me the reg until i came miles to view it. i don't get it.

Because they don't want the reg cloning and some muppet driving round through speed cams and congestion charge areas and bilking etc etc etc, well that's the reason I won't do it, a friend on another forum posted his pic up with his car reg in it and he had nothing but trouble with the aforementioned incidents.
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: CaptainJack on November 03, 2010, 08:51:24 pm
I must say, i've never understood why people selling cars hide the reg. first thing i do is do a dvla enquiry. had a trade seller would not tell me the reg until i came miles to view it. i don't get it.

Because they don't want the reg cloning and some muppet driving round through speed cams and congestion charge areas and bilking etc etc etc, well that's the reason I won't do it, a friend on another forum posted his pic up with his car reg in it and he had nothing but trouble with the aforementioned incidents.

Ah..so that's why. I am very naive about this kind of stuff. Makes sense.
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: CaptainJack on November 03, 2010, 08:55:01 pm
Leave well alone.. If it looks too good to be true probably is!!

I wouldn't say "too good" as it doesn't have the full  leather or nav. Still, very cheap really and you gotta wonder what the hell is going on.
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: Nasir on November 03, 2010, 09:16:29 pm
Which R32 came with half leather?   :confused:
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: CaptainJack on November 03, 2010, 09:18:03 pm
Which R32 came with half leather?   :confused:

Good question
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: QD MBE on November 03, 2010, 09:20:07 pm
Most of them!  VW leather is mainly plastic!
 :fighting: :fighting:
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: Greeners on November 03, 2010, 09:21:23 pm
Most of them!  VW leather is mainly plastic!
 :fighting: :fighting:


 :signLOL:

Strange there are no pics of the interior................ :chicken:
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: Nasir on November 03, 2010, 11:02:22 pm
Most of them!  VW leather is mainly plastic!
 :fighting: :fighting:


And it's more expensive than Mercedes-Benz leather :signLOL:
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: CaptainJack on November 04, 2010, 01:33:23 am
pics of the interior in this ad on autotrader

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201042371142534
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: TurboTrev on November 04, 2010, 10:23:21 am
Try and get the reg of it, MN08 or something like that, if so it had been "reclaimed" shall we say by a finance company. Has some dubious history to it as well.  :happy2:

Was based in Manchester area.. :driver:
It does seem cheap, but it looks okay.  Being reclaimed by the finance company is not necessarily a problem - what is the "dubious history"?
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: Richn83 on November 04, 2010, 10:37:20 am
Look at the head rests in the rear picture, those seats have had a teriible re-trim job done on them!  so it has clearly been tamperred with, so I would guess the price reflects the fact that it isnt standard, I would want it professionally inspected by a trained mechanic.  you can also see the reg and its on a private plate.
Title: Re: Anyone know what's the deal with/history of this motor?
Post by: CaptainJack on November 04, 2010, 06:09:01 pm
I think I'm gonna go look at it.