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colm_mcm

Epic detective work

GoGoGadget

colm_mcm wrote: »

Epic detective work

They don't call me GoGoGadget for nothing..

Minister Boyce

Dancor wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2507699

Some miles though

Yea the drivers seat is a giveaway, poor driver must have been welded to that seat covering all those miles

Nforce

Minister Boyce wrote: »

Yea the drivers seat is a giveaway, poor driver must have been welded to that seat covering all those miles

234,000 Miles in almost 12 years=19.5k miles a year


I managed to put up ~320k miles over the course of 4 years in one of my rep mobiles.

Minister Boyce

Nforce wrote: »

234,000 Miles in almost 12 years=19.5k miles a year


I managed to put up ~320k miles over the course of 4 years in one of my rep mobiles.

and how did the seat hold up??:D

Nforce

Minister Boyce wrote: »

and how did the seat hold up??:D

better than my ar5e :D

Minister Boyce

Nforce wrote: »

better than my ar5e :D

LOL...but seriously man, what you do in your own spare time.....

unkel

GoGoGadget wrote: »

car only passed nct on first go 2 wks ago

Someones lying about something!

And to be fair to donedeal, once they realise the complainant knows their standard automated reply........

donedeal wrote:

Hi,

Thank you for contacting us.

If you feel that this ad is dishonest or false advertising, please report it to the Gardai as they are the correct authorities to investigate this matter. You can find their contact details here:
http://www.crimecouncil.gov.ie/crimestoppers.html#Crimestoppers or through the Garda Station Directory http://www.garda.ie/stations/

We will of course assist the Gardai in any way possible with their investigation and provide them with all information that we have on this seller and take whatever action they recommend to us.

Please let me know if you have any other questions.

All the best

Doesn't hold up legally at all, at all, and would probably leave donedeal open to be sued in the civil courts once proof is out there...

They are quick to sort things out. Even well after business hours. And all of us (including donedeal) are better off.

Eoin

unkel wrote: »

They are quick to sort things out. Even well after business hours. And all of us (including donedeal) are better off.

I read that to mean that they won't be bothered removing it until they're instructed? They used to actively take down adverts that were reported, but I've not bothered since I got that auto-reply.

unkel

Eoin wrote: »

I read that to mean that they won't be bothered removing it until they're instructed? They used to actively take down adverts that were reported, but I've not bothered since I got that auto-reply.

Yep exactly that. They send their auto-reply (to please fcuk off to the Gardai :rolleyes:). When you explain to them (what they know very well already) that it is a civil matter (nothing to do with the Gardai), that as the publisher of the ad, donedeal is responsible for the contents of the ads. If it is brought to the attention of donedeal that the ad is incorrect / dishonest, it is the responsibility of donedeal to alter or remove the ad

If a buyer bought the car, found out that the ad was incorrect, and subsequently found proof that donedeal were made aware of the error / lie in the ad, then the buyer could sue donedeal in a civil court

Then they act quickly. Very quickly

Have to say, that is pretty impressive from donedeal. The initial standard email is pretty pathetic, but the follow-up once poked is out there, one couldn't expect more or faster really.

E39MSport

.. perhaps we're being monitored

unkel

E39MSport wrote: »

.. perhaps we're being monitored

Perhaps a good thing

Eoin

unkel wrote: »

The initial standard email is pretty pathetic, but the follow-up once poked is out there, one couldn't expect more or faster really.

Ah, I get you now. I gave up reporting them when I got the canned reply, and didn't think of replying to them.

Edit - one of their staff replied on a thread here a few times, and she came across very well.

166man

Nforce wrote: »

234,000 Miles in almost 12 years=19.5k miles a year


I managed to put up ~320k miles over the course of 4 years in one of my rep mobiles.

Wow 80k a year! That's serious driving! Mind me asking what rep-mobile took that mileage?

L-M

166man wrote: »

Wow 80k a year! That's serious driving! Mind me asking whathow many rep-mobiles took that mileage?

FYP

Nforce

166man wrote: »

Wow 80k a year! That's serious driving! Mind me asking what rep-mobile took that mileage?

Mostly Mitsubishi L300 vans....pretty reliable,but an appetite for gearboxes:rolleyes:
I gave that job up several years ago as ,not surprisingly,my social life was non existent (12 hours a day 6 days a week..with administrative work to be done on Sunday's). Over the course of ~13 years I clocked up in excess of 1 million miles...just as well tacho's weren't fitted :eek:

v240gltse

lexus gs3000


for 800e looks really really nice

-Corkie-

v240gltse wrote: »

lexus gs3000


for 800e looks really really nice

Bargain allright because nobody wants to be paying 1300 euro a year on motor tax and the car will do 20 MPG on a good day. A local dealer has a 07 executive model and 12K would prob buy it. The car was 74K new..:eek:

Quazzie

v240gltse wrote: »

lexus gs3000


for 800e looks really really nice

I'm seriously tempted to buy that to put the engine into my is200.

-Corkie-

unkel wrote: »

Perhaps a good thing

Donna from Donedeal has a Boards account..;)

v240gltse

v240gltse wrote: »

lexus gs3000


for 800e looks really really nice

-Corkie- wrote: »

Bargain allright because nobody wants to be paying 1300 euro a year on motor tax and the car will do 20 MPG on a good day....................

No NCT mentioned, I reckon €800 would get one NCTd tbh.

rusty_racer94

Back boards after a long time!

No tax or test but who cares at this price and mileage.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2518692

bryaner

rusty_racer94 wrote: »

Back boards after a long time!

No tax or test but who cares at this price and mileage.
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2518692

Car trailer in the pic.:eek:

EPM

I find it hard to believe there isn't an issue with that car that stops the owner testing it.

-Corkie-

bryaner wrote: »

Car trailer in the pic.:eek:

That Rover will probably spend more time on the trailer rather than pulling it..:pac:

bryaner

-Corkie- wrote: »

That Rover will probably spend more time on the trailer rather than pulling it..:pac:

I was kinda thinking it just got pushed of it..;)

si_guru

EPM wrote: »

I find it hard to believe there isn't an issue with that car that stops the owner testing it.

Emissions?

si_guru

si_guru wrote: »

Emissions?

CATs are cheap for them, CTS is too. The K isn't a difficult engine to sort emissions wise.

A tested 00 Rover 25 wouldn't fetch much over a grand I reckon. The owner may well be not arsed to get it tested. If it needs a tyre or two and trailing arm bushes you're looking at a couple of hundred plus a trip to a garage and the NCT centre. Plenty of folk just want rid.

In saying that I suspect there is something wrong with it.

VolvoMan

I think I might be on to something good here: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2520352

colm_mcm

That looks like its just up the road from me. Will take a look at it if anyones serious about buying it.