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POSSIBLE CLOCKED CAR: Buyer beware!

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    GERMAN ROCKS
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,796 ✭✭✭GERMAN ROCKS


    in the carzone it says its in laois and in the ebay one its in england. also in the england one it says it comes with a full service history. interesting


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    wba88
    Registered Users Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭wba88


    ......screw the irish lads :(

    also says private sale in carzone


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    GERMAN ROCKS wrote: »
    in the carzone it says its in laois and in the ebay one its in england. also in the england one it says it comes with a full service history. interesting

    Well obviously the guy bought it from the guy in the UK and is trying to sell it here for a profit. While I realise everyone wants to try and make a few quid, doing it by clocking a car and potentially deceiving (sp?) people is just wrong. This kinda cr4p pisses me off. I'm sure the Revenue would love to hear of someone (possibly an IRish resident) trying to sell a car for profit, on UK plates (Which is illegal on a private sale)


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    #5
    Silvera
    Registered Users Posts: 4,033 ✭✭✭Silvera


    Personally I think it's also totally wrong for the Buy & Sell to be allowing people advertise their "services" to 'clock' cars!!


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    #6
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    These ****ers make my blood boil :mad:


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    #7
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Stephen wrote: »
    These ****ers make my blood boil :mad:

    Like I said, i'm sure Revenue would love to hear that he's trying to sell a car, for profit, on UK plates. Also if the law could prove he clocked a car he could be done for it. Ah if only I was a rat :mad:


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    vestanpance
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭vestanpance


    Stephen wrote: »
    These ****ers make my blood boil :mad:

    +1


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    Captain Slow IRL
    Registered Users Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Captain Slow IRL


    What will happen if you're caught selling an english reg car in Ireland? Will revenue actually track you down and fine you?!


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    #10
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    Where in Laois is this joker located?


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    #11
    T J Hooker
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭T J Hooker


    JohnCleary wrote: »

    Anyone fancy giving him a ring? :D


    email sent to him via carzone :p


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    vectra
    Registered Users Posts: 15,554 ✭✭✭✭vectra


    T J Hooker wrote: »
    email sent to him via carzone :p

    Snap :D


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    T J Hooker
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭T J Hooker


    also taken from another forum regarding the same car

    "I sent him a text from an old phone I have. Asked him if the car was still for sale as I was interested..

    His reply was: "Sorry, I don't have that particular car. I just used its picture while I awaited on one similar to come over.     "

    weird.


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    T J Hooker
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭T J Hooker


    I've just noticed, the carzone seller has removed the images from the advert now. Maybe he was genuinely using the image for illustrative purposes.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,750 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    T J Hooker wrote: »
    I've just noticed, the carzone seller has removed the images from the advert now. Maybe he was genuinely using the image for illustrative purposes.
    I was wondering how people arrived at the conclusion that it was clocked.


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    T J Hooker
    Registered Users Posts: 95 ✭✭T J Hooker


    kbannon wrote: »
    I was wondering how people arrived at the conclusion that it was clocked.

    I'd say this thread has now lost all purpose with the images taken down. He must have had an overwhelming amount of interest all of a sudden and realised the confusion he was causing.


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    caze
    Registered Users Posts: 120 ✭✭caze


    http://cars.ifsconline.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=850662

    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=736632

    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=796291


    Not really a private seller I'd say, hope the buyer of that M3 got a HPI check done first.


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    #18
    E92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭E92


    What's the point in having "an M5 replica" when anyone into cars(and that person has to be if he/she is after spending all that money on an E60) would know straight away that a 53 reg = September 03-March 04, and the m5 didn't come out till I think it was 2006(could have been 2005, can't remember but I know there was no E60 M5 back in 03 or 04):confused:.

    The "Audi RS4" is guilty of a similar crime too.

    The M3 apparently was sold on the 28th of December 07(who buys a car on the 28th of December:confused:?).


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    kikel
    Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 2,584 ✭✭✭kikel


    i wonder is the seller watching this thread!!!!! ;);););)


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    #20
    Senna
    Registered Users Posts: 8,800 ✭✭✭Senna


    E92 wrote: »

    The M3 apparently was sold on the 28th of December 07(who buys a car on the 28th of December:confused:?).

    Do some garages still register a bunch of cars at the end of the year so their figures of sales look better? then sell them on for cheaper in the new year.
    Silvera wrote: »
    Personally I think it's also totally wrong for the Buy & Sell to be allowing people advertise their "services" to 'clock' cars!!

    Its not illegal to alter the millage on a car, it is illegal to not tell a buyer its been done. thats how they justify it.


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    #21
    kikel
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    Bond-007 wrote: »
    Where in Laois is this joker located?

    850662_20071119041121_3.jpg

    This image is taken in Portlaoise. Can't remember the name of the estate.

    Worth doing a HPI check on any car bought from the UK


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    kikel wrote: »
    i wonder is the seller watching this thread!!!!! ;);););)

    This same topic on the seller has been brought up on many Irish car forums. I've a feeling his phone number and e-mail address (if he replies to anyone who emailed him) will be signed up to some gay donkey porn if it does turn out he's clocking cars. Not that i'd have the time to be doing that, but i'm sure there's someoone out there that does ;)


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    #23
    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    E92 wrote: »
    The M3 apparently was sold on the 28th of December 07(who buys a car on the 28th of December:confused:?).

    I imported a 525i that was registered on the 23rd of December, the car was used by the dealer as the manager's car. It was registered to the dealer till September the following year.
    March & September are the key years over in UK. Clever for two reasons, it avoids the panic of sourcing new cars in January when every other country are looking for them. It also gives the dealers effectively two "new year" sales periods in one calendar year.


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    #24
    Lex Luthor
    Registered Users Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Lex Luthor


    looks like he's moved to Mayo since he was found in Laois....!!!!!!!

    http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=Car&carID=876611


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    #25
    BnA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 616 ✭✭✭BnA


    If he paid the full asking price in the UK, (about 14.5k yoyo) he's not really working off much of a margin is he.

    Sure, if he didn't clock it, it'd hardly be worth his trouble.

    Poor fella


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    #26
    cashmni1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 629 ✭✭✭cashmni1


    poor fella my ass, he is going to make €3k off the top. Thats if he paid £10k in the first place. It might be a different car also. Nobody seems to have any proof that this is the same car, or do they?


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    #27
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    kikel wrote: »
    850662_20071119041121_3.jpg

    This image is taken in Portlaoise. Can't remember the name of the estate.

    Worth doing a HPI check on any car bought from the UK
    Looks nothing like Portlaoise. :D


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    #28
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    No proof of anything so far....


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    steve06 wrote: »
    No proof of anything so far....

    Title edited. Need to get the reg of the eBay ad


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    #30
    smash
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34,809 ✭✭✭✭smash


    there is no reg on the ebay ad.... enjoy getting sue'd lads!


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    #31
    Our man in Havana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,476 ✭✭✭✭Our man in Havana


    I seriously doubt he would bother suing anyone.


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