Avoid at all costs

[Mynewz4]

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15303647?utm_source=pistonheads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=saved%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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Not all Scottish Z's are rust buckets! :x

 

[Scubaregs]

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.

 

[raymond.harper]

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]

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]

Not all Scottish Z's are rust buckets! :x

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

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]

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]

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15303647?utm_source=pistonheads&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=saved%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]

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! :roll: :wink:

 

[Spriteracer]

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]

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 oke: :wink: However we do have a lot of salty air from the sea :thumbsdown:

 

[True-Blue]

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.

The chap who bought my TTS a while back was from up north somewhere and advised me to NEVER but a car from Bradford, he said it was ridiculously easy to obtain an MOT on any vehicle without even taking it to an MOT station

 

[Gwest44]

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! :roll: :wink:

How very dare you - once I've let the dogs and birds have their way with you I'm going to apply my flat cap and throw pork pies at your nether regions.

 

[markplant]

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?

Probably from shrapnel damage as the roads are more like minefields

 

[MikeyH]

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?

Probably from shrapnel damage as the roads are more like minefields

The roads can't be any worse than down here for gods sake

 

[Pondrew]

How very dare you - once I've let the dogs and birds have their way with you I'm going to apply my flat cap and throw pork pies at your nether regions.

By 'eck! Do you keep a ferret in your trousers too?

Pork pies are from Leicestershire. Melton Mowbray have a monopoly now! :wink: