Be wary of the 914 in Chino CA |
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Be wary of the 914 in Chino CA |
Tdskip |
Jan 2 2018, 04:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Be careful - this car has been hit and is rusty. Seller misrepresented the condition of the car and is refusing to refund my deposit.
https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/p...6445469476.html Attached image(s) |
AmjadY |
Jan 6 2018, 07:29 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 22-September 13 From: Detroit Member No.: 16,417 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Well that sucks!
I hope he burns in 'used car salesman hell' what goes around comes around! Be careful - this car has been hit and is rusty. Seller totally misrepresented the condition of the car and is refusing to refund my deposit. https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/p...6445469476.html |
Tdskip |
Jan 6 2018, 07:34 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Well that sucks! I hope he burns in 'used car salesman hell' what goes around comes around! Be careful - this car has been hit and is rusty. Seller totally misrepresented the condition of the car and is refusing to refund my deposit. https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/d/p...6445469476.html He is trying to sell it on IE and Sacramento Craigslist, I've posted a warning in both places. He has not disclosed the issues on either listing. |
Larmo63 |
Jan 6 2018, 08:44 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
That rear right fender corner above the tail light.....YIKES (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boid.gif)
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Tdskip |
Jan 6 2018, 11:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Yep - undisclosed but he was happy to take and try and keep a deposit.
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Nacho |
Jan 7 2018, 10:20 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 219 Joined: 31-December 16 From: So. California Member No.: 20,716 Region Association: None |
Yep - undisclosed but he was happy to take and try and keep a deposit. Well your first red flag is that your looking at a car in California with Colorado plates! I'm sure the snow has done a number on this car. Did the seller not disclosed to you what was wrong on the phone or in person? because the add does say "Running Project"? Personally I think you might be asking to much from the cars you at looking at in this price range. |
Tdskip |
Jan 7 2018, 10:54 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Yep - undisclosed but he was happy to take and try and keep a deposit. Well your first red flag is that your looking at a car in California with Colorado plates! I'm sure the snow has done a number on this car. Did the seller not disclosed to you what was wrong on the phone or in person? because the add does say "Running Project"? Personally I think you might be asking to much from the cars you at looking at in this price range. I talked to the seller for half an hour and he did not disclose that the jacking points were missing, that the rear fenders were both gone, or that the rear clip had been replaced. None of that was discussed and I asked explicit questions about the car ride ever been in an accident. I have notes from those conversation and screenshots of the text conversations I had where the seller made the representations, not appropriate to share them here but I was diligent with the questions I asked. The "project" part of the car was represented to be needing to freshen up the interior and all of the suspension bushings etc. Servicing the fuel system etc. I don't care about cosmetics, but I'm very concerned about structure. Any price point, regardless of how low or low high, does not give the seller license to blatantly misrepresent a car. |
rhodyguy |
Jan 7 2018, 11:02 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,042 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
Will this be your first 914? Just the rear picture would've had me saying 'no thank you'. Be thankful you didn't get clipped for the full amount.
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Tdskip |
Jan 7 2018, 11:06 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Good morning. Fortunately I spotted the rear clip fit issues immediately in person, I was not knowledgeable enough to see that the clip it been replaced in the pictures and relied upon the sellers representation that there was no accident damage. I asked that question directly several times.
Lying is lying regardless a price point. |
rhodyguy |
Jan 7 2018, 11:18 AM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,042 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
True. How much did you loose?
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Tdskip |
Jan 7 2018, 12:52 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
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ThreeV8s |
Jan 7 2018, 04:04 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 116 Joined: 11-March 17 From: West Chester, PA Member No.: 20,915 Region Association: North East States |
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mepstein |
Jan 7 2018, 04:16 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,142 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
Someone just lost $100k when they purchased a 1965 911 that was really a stollen 67. Reasoning for not seeing it first was it’s too far away and the good ones go fast.
I only send what I can afford to kiss goodby. I usually feel more comfortable with 914world members. Reality is, if you can’t see it first, it’s probably better to just let it go. |
Mueller |
Jan 7 2018, 06:36 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
Send him a certified letter with your intention to take him to small claims court for your deposit. Might be worth the few dollars to get your money back and make him think twice about being such a sleazeball.
Looks like a $1000 car if that. |
Tdskip |
Jan 10 2018, 12:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
1-10-18 update - the seller is now threatening me for posting accurate information about the car and the deposit issue. |
kahluver |
Jan 10 2018, 01:29 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 3-October 14 From: Huntington Beach, ca Member No.: 17,973 Region Association: Southern California |
1-10-18 update - the seller is now threatening me for posting accurate information about the car and the deposit issue. Tell him I promise to forget what you wrote if he returns your deposit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) |
Tdskip |
Jan 10 2018, 01:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Tell him I promise to forget what you wrote if he returns your deposit. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Ha! We will see what happens, I'd certainly report back that the deposit was refunded. Only fair to do that. Not exactly holding my breath on the seller doing that however. I just want to make sure that any other potential buyer simply knows to look carefully before buying or putting a deposit down. |
Beach914 |
Jan 10 2018, 01:46 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 959 Joined: 28-March 10 From: Aliso Viejo Member No.: 11,519 Region Association: Southern California |
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JOEPROPER |
Jan 10 2018, 02:43 PM
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The answer is "no" unless you ask... Group: Members Posts: 1,184 Joined: 21-November 15 From: White Plains New York Member No.: 19,387 Region Association: North East States |
1-10-18 update - the seller is now threatening me for posting accurate information about the car and the deposit issue. Threatening to do what??? Give you a really dirty look??? If you can get your money back then great! If not, then forget about it and chalk it up to experience. Lesson learned. |
Tdskip |
Jan 10 2018, 02:54 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,674 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None |
Seller deleted the ad on Sacramento Craigslist too.
Joe - not appropriate to post his message but it was vague and ominous. Agree it is time to move on, not lose any sleep over it, but I am going to keep an eye out to see if the car surfaces again to make sure that no one else gets taken advantage of. If the car is fairly and accurately described I'll have nothing to say. |
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