MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Degudodger on June 02, 2012, 07:39:57 pm

Title: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: Degudodger on June 02, 2012, 07:39:57 pm: Guys,

So after nearly two years of owning the Jetta i have decided a change of car is on the cards. Nothing wrong with the Jetta just that i fancy a change. As much as i would like a GTI my daily commute is circa 80 miles means Diesel and German.

Spent the past couple of days mooching round Autotrader and found a 2007 Golf GT TDI 2.0 within my budget and after talking to the seller it seems to be a genuine car but i have my suspicions it might be clocked. The advert states the car has 115k miles on the clock but when i did a mileage check it states the last recorded mileage was in Jan 2012 at 115,854. So if the car is genuine what has it been doing for the past five months!

Advert
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201221473447417/sort/default/usedcars/transmission/manual/maximum-age/up_to_7_years_old/price-to/6000/price-from/3000/model/golf/make/volkswagen/page/2/postcode/so224ea/keywords/tdi_2.0/radius/60?logcode=p (http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201221473447417/sort/default/usedcars/transmission/manual/maximum-age/up_to_7_years_old/price-to/6000/price-from/3000/model/golf/make/volkswagen/page/2/postcode/so224ea/keywords/tdi_2.0/radius/60?logcode=p)

Should i be suspicious? :scared:
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: n13cah on June 02, 2012, 07:52:46 pm: Maybe the turbo blew in Jan and been waiting to get it fixed?
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: Andy on June 02, 2012, 08:02:03 pm: Ask the seller about the issue
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Post by: Degudodger on June 02, 2012, 08:13:26 pm: Sent the guy an email so lets so why he says. :grin:
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Post by: jhtrophy on June 02, 2012, 08:31:04 pm: Just check mot certificate, service history etc, can't see point in clocking a car and putting to 115k :signLOL:
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Post by: MC71 on June 02, 2012, 08:33:08 pm: Sure theres a genuine reason. It's already done 115k so no point in knocking off 5k - 10k or so, he/she wouldn't really be making any extra money from the sale.
:happy2:
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: edd666999 on June 02, 2012, 09:27:21 pm: personally if in doubt walk away.

You will always have a voice in the back of your head that it could have been clocked
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Post by: Frodo-anni on June 02, 2012, 09:32:15 pm: Does it have to be 5dr?

http://www.automotive-cars.co.uk/285934/used-cars.htm

3dr model, similar money, with highline, mfsw, 95k. good clean car.
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Post by: Oli on June 02, 2012, 09:32:49 pm: The advert states its a dealer, maybe he just hasn't managed to shift it for the last 5 months?.
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Post by: PSW on June 02, 2012, 10:41:23 pm: Quote from: edd666999 on June 02, 2012, 09:27:21 pm
personally if in doubt walk away.

You will always have a voice in the back of your head that it could have been clocked
x2 plenty out there
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: pipston on June 03, 2012, 05:35:36 pm: it looks very suspicious to me, the steering wheel is so shiny its a massive giveaway this car has done A LOT of miles, like others have said its a buyers market so if i were you id move on.
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: Degudodger on June 03, 2012, 05:47:39 pm: Completely agree. The seller has yet to reply to any of my mails and when i phoned him earlier this afternoon the first thing he said was "Ah yes, the guy who wants the moon on a stick" kind of says it all really!
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: Greeners on June 03, 2012, 09:10:26 pm: Really don't understand why traders treat customers like this!! :stupid:

It's not like it's easy out there at the moment!! I hope he never sells another car!! :fighting:
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: rich83 on June 03, 2012, 09:45:23 pm: Quote from: Degudodger on June 03, 2012, 05:47:39 pm
Completely agree. The seller has yet to reply to any of my mails and when i phoned him earlier this afternoon the first thing he said was "Ah yes, the guy who wants the moon on a stick" kind of says it all really!

To which you should have responded... "ahh and you must be the guy who wants it ramming up your ass..... " :signLOL:
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: Degudodger on June 03, 2012, 10:38:52 pm: Pretty much it, just couldn't be bothered to argue with him so called him a jackass and put the phone down on him.

The search for a sub £6k GT Tdi Golf with less than 100k on the clock continues........
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: sub39h on June 04, 2012, 09:31:05 am: Quote from: Degudodger on June 03, 2012, 05:47:39 pm
... when i phoned him earlier this afternoon the first thing he said was "Ah yes, the guy who wants the moon on a stick" kind of says it all really!

You're effing kidding me. Call me untrusting but to me that's a sign that he knows he can't pull the wool over your eyes so he's trying to get you to stop wasting his time.

Leave it mate, there's loads out there
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: Degudodger on June 04, 2012, 10:41:18 am: The car will sell but to somebody who hasn't done their research.

I am in no hurry to get one so will just wait for the right car to come along :)
Title: Re: Car advert - would you be suspicious?
Post by: jimojameso on June 04, 2012, 11:27:56 am: That salesman - what a tool. A really good way to run a business. :rolleye:
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Post by: dmac1969 on June 08, 2012, 02:06:58 pm: Haha what a great way to run a car dealership! :scared: