The Unfortunate dealings Options

[914nb]

Hi all,

Unfortunately today I have to voice myself, I appreciate this may not sit well with some people but the truth is the truth.

Mark (mepstein) contacted me in regards to a wanted ad for a car, after some back and forth I purchased the car.

Unfortunately it isn't a good story, Its rotten where he stated it was solid, parts missing where he confirmed they were complete and I even have pictures confirming parts were swapped after my purchase and before the collection. The 4 reconditioned injectors are very dangerously leaking and iv been unable to verify engine condition because the running when parked car has relays missing- it has been suggested by a member that the injectors have been swapped for the broken ones he suggested he had returned from Mr injector- who knows.

I have contacted Mark to see if he will rectify some of the issues or missing parts who was very unhelpful.

Mark knew my health issues and i believe took advantage of my uk location.

I have all messages and picture proof, its clear im going to get no help and im stuck with what iv got but be careful when you hand over your hard earned cash because Unfortunately not everyone has good intentions.

Thanks for those who have messaged me, your support is very much appreciated.

For those who won't like what iv said l, I apologise but whatever side of the pond you are wrong is wrong and iv not listed anything I haven't got valid proof of.

He says he gave me some parts that were missing in the photos but that doesn't give him the right to steel parts from my then car.


Oh and the last thing he had to say?

LOL, have a good life!


Feel free to hate on me, iv told the truth- and if you have some parts for sale please keep a look out for the wanted advert I will need to post.

All the best.

Nathan.

[MM1]

Just for reference @914nb - I jumped in with no knowledge a few years ago and bought a '73 basketcase "roller" . . .ruined the rear bearings "rolling" it because I didn't know better.

The drivetrain was literally in boxes and what I thought was a solid hellhole was years of mud and leaves masquerading in the darkly lit garage.

Paid nearly $4k for a beat up old highly chipped original paint money pit. Over 2 years later - despite a necessary and crushing frugality, I have spent more than you did just for a portion of the used parts that Mark gave you for free. . .all inside a 914 project with a title.

Wish I were that lucky . . .even if you spent 1500+ pounds to ship it, your ahead of me, mate.

Now here's the community "reference" . . . I have learned more from Mark and most "Teeners here in 2 years of slightly obsessed attention, than I would have in countless hours of expensive trial and error. I have had the honor and pleasure of meeting and driving with a number of members here, and I can honestly say my life is richer because of them and 914 World . . .period.

Yours could have been too - and perhaps it still can, if you focus on recovering from your unfortunate illness and searching your soul (not your mind and emotions as I too often do) for the center . . .the middle way . . .the truth.

If you honestly do so, and make amends, as we all should, you'll be able to travel on the journey to having, apparently, one of the few 914's in the British Isles.

Have I felt burned on a few deals - whether that was the actual unbiased truth or not? Of course - who hasn't - but jurisprudence demands that facts be presented so that impartial, rational entities may attempt to discover said truth - without, as far as humanly possible, succumbing to human emotion.

As an impartial observer, I do not see sufficient evidence - presented in this argument - to call into question the benefit of doubt that is afforded to the members of this forum - and humanity as a whole - who have proven their integrity over years of service to their fellow enthusiasts.

We are here for learning, sharing, camaraderie and a pleasurable escape from the troughs and tragedies of our daily lives . . .try, now, Sir, to do the same - "bury the hatchet" . . .you (and we) shall all be happier for it.