bcworkz said:
To those that fancy themselves better buyers than the OP: Should have, could have, what ever. Give the guy a break. He let his emotions get the better of him. Surely everyone has done something similar at one point or another. Or are you cold and calculating and have no emotions?

And who could blame him, if the potential for Zed ownership doesn't get your heart racing, not much would, I feel sorry for you. :evil:
The past is past, lesson learned. What's the best way forward?
Well said , Buying a used car is a learning curve & we never stop learning ,
There so many things to check & at times we can get carried away & here,s my biggest faux-pas
A few years back i was after a BMW & came across a private sale at a reasonable , though not a bargain price .
I went to view & was greeted with a small country mansion & the most charming & delightful disabled guy in a wheelchair .
The car was his , owned for 3 years & all main dealer history , registered to him at the address i was at , it had all the correct papers,no HP & we struck a deal .
I left a deposit & returned 5 days later to collect
Approx 15 miles down the motorway heading home i almost had a seizure ! The car was showing 92000 on the speedo but the advert had stated 82000
I pulled over at first opportunity & phoned the seller almost on fire with rage , , , , he huffed me by saying he had genuinely thought the car had done 82000 & that if i returned to demand my money back he would call the police & that the car was not his anymore . .

BUSTED ! my own fault & have to say it wrangled me until i sold the car just months later .
So a couple of dodgy tyres aint so bad