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Title: spot the mistake
Post by: cossied on 05 March 2009, 17:22

take a look at the pictures of this GTIs interior see if you can see whats wrong with the advert.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-VW-GOLF-1-8-GTI-TURBO-5-DOOR-RECARO-LEATHER_W0QQitemZ270353308259QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item270353308259&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: ineson on 05 March 2009, 17:24

Close up of Recaro is not the same as the overall interior shot. No recessed headrests!  :grin:

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: shepgti on 05 March 2009, 17:38

real dodgeey seller! check the feedback! sold a written off car.. :shocked:

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: jamrock on 05 March 2009, 17:42

spot the mistake or the misrepresentation??
ad states recaros, if someone one the car and went to view, they would he very disappointed if it did not have any.

ineson got the eagle eyes!!!  :cool:

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: cossied on 05 March 2009, 17:54

this is the response I had after I questioned the ad

these are recaro seats
i put old phots on here of an old car sorry

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: shepgti on 05 March 2009, 18:07

Quote from: cossied on 05 March 2009, 17:54

this is the response I had after I questioned the ad

these are recaro seats
i put old phots on here of an old car sorry

haha did he bollocks!

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: DubFan on 05 March 2009, 19:08

Notice that the car he'd originally sold that the buyer later found out had been written off, he put it back on and sold it with a little "insurance claim but repaired good condition" on the ad.


Mistakes can be made though.

When I was trying to sell one of my old cars one potential buyer ran a full HPI check which showed up with a supposed mileage irregularity, so he claimed I was trying to scam him. But the reason the "mileage irregularity" had been flagged up was because the car covered a large number of miles in one year compared to other years, so had jumped up in between services/MOTs when the mileage had been recorded.
If the mileage had gone down, then that would be something to worry about, but the mileage going up was normal (if quite high) usage.

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: Wayne on 05 March 2009, 19:48

Looks very dodgy to me.

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: golf newbie on 05 March 2009, 20:12

glovebox looks fecked too.

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: barry-gti on 05 March 2009, 20:20

i swear thats a pic of MY interior? because i have that phone holder in mine when it came and my glovebox had something wedged in it to stop it from opening because the lock is fecked. i only bought the car about a month ago

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: barry-gti on 05 March 2009, 20:23

the tax runs out in may 2010 somehow aswell. its march now so he has 14 months tax?

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: MowatGTI on 05 March 2009, 20:35

Mabye its Ricky the scammers new alias!

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: GOLF_STU on 05 March 2009, 20:38

Quote from: barry-gti on 05 March 2009, 20:20

i swear thats a pic of MY interior? because i have that phone holder in mine when it came and my glovebox had something wedged in it to stop it from opening because the lock is fecked. i only bought the car about a month ago

run a hpi check on yours to be safe  :wink:

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: barry-gti on 05 March 2009, 21:29

well i did get one in the paperwork but i will double check

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: Wayne on 06 March 2009, 11:04

The more I look at the listing the more I think it is a scam maybe.

Title: Re: spot the mistake
Post by: the_stink on 06 March 2009, 11:09

well its easy to go on a firum nick someones photos and psot as your own, and the eats thats well dodgy! and 14 months tax is impossible