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Re: LE No 197
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#504041
17/12/2007 06:36
17/12/2007 06:36
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Posts: 6,572 Northampton England
Sedicivalvole
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1 in 4? nice odds ![frown \:\(](/forum/images/graemlins/default/frown.gif) makes me look alot more happily at all the MOT's and services tracing the mileage.
Vinci Grey LE Alfa 147 GTA 3.2 V6 BMW E92 M3 4.0 V8 Fiat Tipo Sedicivalvole 2.0 16v ABS
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Re: LE No 197
[Re: sugerbear]
#537250
07/02/2008 02:15
07/02/2008 02:15
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carlt
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carlt
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And rather interestingly mentions he thinks its due a turbo? Another?
Hmmmmmm thats the rings still wiffing like i knew.
Ah well thats just one more clocked coupe on the forum. There's a few hundred more just like his.
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 16:01
07/02/2008 16:01
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Jamest
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Jamest
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Hey chaps, Wish I'd read this thread before I bought the car! I went up to Leicester last weekend to view the car, I'd had 2 coupe's before but wanted the LE one ideally. He picked me up from the station in it, took me back to the garage and from there I inspected it. No, there was no red key, a few dents and the odd niggly thing but overall it looked like a really good car which drove really well! There was no smoke from the turbo and everything seemed fine! What should I do next in light of this? Cheers, James.
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 16:02
07/02/2008 16:02
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Jamest
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Jamest
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P.s. I paid £3,800 for it!
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 16:15
07/02/2008 16:15
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Vickster
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Vickster
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Well, if it has been clocked and it was a trder, then trading standards the next stop... Did you get any sort of warranty for it?
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Re: LE No 197
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#537528
07/02/2008 16:23
07/02/2008 16:23
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Jamest
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Jamest
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Well I got a receipt from the guy, but shouldn't i just phone him and ask for my money back etc?
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 16:26
07/02/2008 16:26
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Vickster
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Vickster
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You can try of course - do you really think he'll play ball though ![crazy](/forum/images/graemlins/default/crazy.gif)
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 16:27
07/02/2008 16:27
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Jamest
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Jamest
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probably not...on the phone to trading standards now!
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 16:41
07/02/2008 16:41
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Jamest
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Jamest
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They said I'd need proof of the mileage and proof of it being clocked etc....this sounds hard but there must be a way!
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Re: LE No 197
[Re: stan]
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07/02/2008 16:57
07/02/2008 16:57
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Jamest
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Jamest
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cool thanks printed it off so at least i've got the first piece of evidence!
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Re: LE No 197
[Re: stan]
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07/02/2008 17:22
07/02/2008 17:22
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Jamest
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Jamest
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Ok, spoke to DVLA, spoke to VOSA who found an MOT failure in 2005 with 93,000 miles on it! I've gotta write to him now asking for my money back and if he dooesn't respond within 7 days then trading standards take it on from there!
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Re: LE No 197
[Re: JimO]
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07/02/2008 17:36
07/02/2008 17:36
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Gouki
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Gouki
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I bet there are loads of clocked examples out there.
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Re: LE No 197
[Re: JimO]
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07/02/2008 17:37
07/02/2008 17:37
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Jamest
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Jamest
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I've printed off the MOT history report from VOSA and it's so clear that this guy bought the car off ebay, clocked the miles and charged me 3,800 for it! It had exactly 102,369 miles on it on the 19/12/2006, was sold to this guy (from ebay) and then the next MOT (which he carried out) has only 82,430. What a twat. He's going down. He's not answering my call's unsurprisingly so i'll just do it the right way and write to him. cheers chaps for all your help! James.
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 17:56
07/02/2008 17:56
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carlt
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carlt
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Did you not HPI it or NMR it??
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 18:20
07/02/2008 18:20
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Jamest
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Jamest
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 18:22
07/02/2008 18:22
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Jamest
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Jamest
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And no, stupidly I didn't HPI it, he said he had a report already, which looking thgough the book is from 2002!!!! I feel a little bit stupid for not carrying one out!
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Re: LE No 197
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#537606
07/02/2008 18:25
07/02/2008 18:25
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jallen
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jallen
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National Mileage Register, this is checked on a £5 Rac HPI Check. John
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Re: LE No 197
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#537609
07/02/2008 18:30
07/02/2008 18:30
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Jamest
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Jamest
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oh right, little price to pay for something quite important! You just don't expect it from a trader!
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Re: LE No 197
[Re: sugerbear]
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07/02/2008 18:58
07/02/2008 18:58
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Jamest
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Jamest
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yes thanks mate, I'll pop down to the post office with the letter and a copy of the documents just so he can see what i've found. I've already found my next coupe and after this one I'll be extra wary of anything a bit dodgy!
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 19:30
07/02/2008 19:30
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Vickster
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Vickster
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Most traders are dodgier than private sellers! That's why they are car traders ![crazy](/forum/images/graemlins/default/crazy.gif) Always seen as a slightly shady profession (no offence to any traders on here ![laugh \:D](/forum/images/graemlins/default/laugh.gif) )
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Re: LE No 197
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07/02/2008 19:32
07/02/2008 19:32
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Jamest
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Jamest
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Yeah I know, Some more things have come to light....following on from the ebay sell on here, i looked through some of the things he'd bought...a second hand turbo being one of them. So he blatantly fixed the turbo then clocked the speedo. Is it easy to clock a speedo?
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Re: LE No 197
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#537648
07/02/2008 19:34
07/02/2008 19:34
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Vickster
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Vickster
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You can just buy replacement dials from a crashed coupe with a lower mileage
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