Avoid at all costs

Mynewz4 · Post by **Mynewz4** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:26 pm

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing ... d%20search

Just bought and returned this deathtrap.

Rumbling, from rear and front wheels, dodgy broken random steering, rusted underside and right wing.

Corroded brake lines sprayed with silver paint to obscure it.

Rotten rear and front suspension and driveshafts. Subframe rusted beyond belief.

Engine noisy idle. Valves never been adjusted. No hot air from heating even after 45mins driving. Warm or cold at best.

10 owners.

This dealer cannot be trusted. He's been reported to all dvla, motor ombudsman etc.

Guys a slimey conman. You've been warned.

bigwinn · Post by **bigwinn** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:37 pm

I’ve said it before and I will again I’m sure…

Scottish cars…

Sorry to hear but glad you got your cash back

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:41 pm

Yep, mistake I made with a Scottish car. Cost a lot more to get it fixed.

The dealer pics - the car doesn't even looked washed at all.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:59 pm

MOT history does show corrosion for many years. It also tells a story of a very unloved car from early on.

Personally wouldn't have gone near it in the first place just from the MOT history.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:04 pm

Mynewz4 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:26 pm He's been reported to all dvla, motor ombudsman etc.

Can't see what he has done wrong TBH. The car has an MOT, so unless he had a dodgy one done, he would just plead ignorance. Even if he did get a dodgy MOT, the MOT tester would be in trouble, not him.

Being a slimy conman is a pre-requisite for being a car dealer IMO. They can't lock them all up!

Zed Baron · Post by **Zed Baron** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:52 pm

Not all Scottish Z's are rust buckets!

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:02 pm

Not quite sure why Scotland is deemed so bad, every country in the UK has a coastline.

Aberdeen seems to be the worst area in the UK, but central Scotland is no worse than the rest of the UK and better than some parts.

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raymond.harper · Post by **raymond.harper** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:08 pm

New time you want to buy a car, put the details up on this site. The members will give you their unbiased opinions and in this case, they would have given you good advice.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:18 pm

I am not sure why Scotland fares so bad, perhaps the cars are less likely to be parked in garages? Or if it is colder, more salt on the roads?

I see the same with the Porsches - anything from Scotland has issues with the exhaust bolts that are impossible to get off.

Gwest44 · Post by **Gwest44** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:21 pm

Zed Baron wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 3:52 pm Not all Scottish Z's are rust buckets!

I've bought two from Aberdeen - both were like sieves underneath

Funnily enough I went to see an E89 that this trader had for sale last year - walked away within 5 minutes of seeing the car

Scubaregs · Post by **Scubaregs** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:22 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:18 pm I am not sure why Scotland fares so bad, perhaps the cars are less likely to be parked in garages? Or if it is colder, more salt on the roads?

I see the same with the Porsches - anything from Scotland has issues with the exhaust bolts that are impossible to get off.

Why is Barnsley worse than Glasgow?

B21 · Post by **B21** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:49 pm

Mynewz4 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 2:26 pm https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing ... d%20search

Just bought and returned this deathtrap.

Rumbling, from rear and front wheels, dodgy broken random steering, rusted underside and right wing.

Corroded brake lines sprayed with silver paint to obscure it.

Rotten rear and front suspension and driveshafts. Subframe rusted beyond belief.

Engine noisy idle. Valves never been adjusted. No hot air from heating even after 45mins driving. Warm or cold at best.

10 owners.

This dealer cannot be trusted. He's been reported to all dvla, motor ombudsman etc.

Guys a slimey conman. You've been warned.

I bought my 35is from him..looks like I got away lightly..

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:50 pm

Scubaregs wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:22 pm
pvr wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2023 4:18 pm I am not sure why Scotland fares so bad, perhaps the cars are less likely to be parked in garages? Or if it is colder, more salt on the roads?

I see the same with the Porsches - anything from Scotland has issues with the exhaust bolts that are impossible to get off.
Why is Barnsley worse than Glasgow?

Because they keep their whippets and pigeons in the garage, and their cars outside....of course!

Spriteracer · Post by **Spriteracer** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 5:06 pm

I was advised my my usual MOT tester not to buy a local car (of any kind) here in West Wales due to the salty air. We are about 8 miles from the coast.

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Thu Nov 09, 2023 5:52 pm

We don’t have much salt on our roads here in the Torquay area on account of it being so nice and sunny all the time

However we do have a lot of salty air from the sea

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