Why aren’t people honest?

• Doing the normal surfing of the adverts. I came across a vehicle (not a bay) which from the pics looked reasonable. I’m not gonna name and shame them on here but got me thinking this is a bit out of order really. The advert reads.

“Ready to be used needs nothing as it has been kept all up together and had time and money spent on her as she is 30 years old now.

In Excellent condition as you can see from the photographs and all original nothing has been altered.”

The MOT cert reads

• both rear floor box sections corroded
• offside front door step / floor into chassis rails corroded
• offside centre inner sill holed corrosion - outside prescribed area
• both rear inner sills corroded
• front & rear chassis rails corroded
• both rear lower inner wheel arches corroded around drain holes
• slight play from both rear wheel bearings
• offside front chassis leg drain covering excessively corroded

 

You don’t accidentally forget all those advisories when you write the advert. I know it’s buyer beware but there must come a point when it tips into dishonesty surely.

 

Unfortunately there are too many scumbags about.

Can’t write much more than that otherwise I’d be banned.

 

Thing is. This advert isn’t on eBay. It’s on what should be a reputable site to buy a VW from.

 

sadly it is how some people are, some of them couldn't lay in bed straight, so when it comes to being honest it is a different realm to them.
maybe you should name and shame, people hide behind screens and telephones that is why there is so much abuse on social media.

 

It does sadden you doesn’t it? Does the site it’s on have any buying tips for prospective buyers, especially inexperienced buyers? Checking MOT history is a very good one.

 

It’s happened on here plenty enough times.

 

No need to name and shame if you don't want to, but you could name the site.

Or do you mean its actually advertised on here ?!

 

I’ve thought that too when looking at a vehicle on Ebay. I’ve then checked the MOT history and thought what are they on about. I like where it says never been welded and past history shows fails on corrosion!

 

No not on here. I think there’s probably too many clued up people on here for a ringer to be on here for too long without someone wising up to it.

 

I've had people tell me something obviously knackered is in fact perfect, face to face.
And others trying to trick me into buying something perfect that simply doesn't need lying about.
Some people are born wanting to feel they've conned someone even when they have no need to.
I find, I almost hesitate to say but go on, they generally originate from London or Manchester. Something about these cities makes flannel more important than reality.

 

that would really give me the hump. I’m afraid I’d have to tell them how unhappy I was about having my time wasted.

 

I once travelled a considerable distance to view a polo, after the seller assured me it was mint, and had just had a cam belt service.

It was a right bag o Marmite, running on 3, with the 4th cylinder clanking like feck, oil in coolant etc etc… after me giving him my opinion of his description, he confessed that the cam belt had snapped and bent a valve… “well it’s worth a try innit” was his response

Luckily for him, I’m not a violent man, but he did get called a few childish names.

 

The title of this thread made me howl with laughter when I realised it was started by a Plumber!
Sorry, I meant heating engineer!!

 

I went to look at one that was described as being in immaculate condition, as the clearly scanned in photographs showed. When we got there it was a little disappointing, to say the least. I actually felt sorry for the guy who was selling it due to obvious poor health, but when I asked about the images, he said they were the only ones he had, which he'd taken just after buying it twenty years earlier. It did drive quite well, as his wife demonstrated by thrashing it around single track lanes with high hedges, which left me too scared to ask many more questions. I saw it still advertised in the same way a year later.

 

It still may not have been welded, just creatively repaired using chicken wire and expanding foam.......