This advert on DD just sets alarm bells ringing, you think I have just cause?

NIMAN · 15-03-2014 02:15PM #1

I was looking around for 2011/12 Audi A3 prices, and came across this advert

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/cars-for-sale/audi-a3-1-6-tdi/6510274

Would get a low mileage 2012 A3, changed over to an Irish plate, for €15000, which is about €5k less than the equivalent model from other sellers.

He wouldn't supply the UK reg so I could do a history check, chatted about cloning.

Also, the date on the dash of April 2013 scares me a bit.

I know they always say, if its too good to be true, its probably is.

bazz26 · 15-03-2014 02:22PM

NIMAN wrote: »

I was looking around for 2011/12 Audi A3 prices, and came across this advert

http://cars.donedeal.co.uk/cars-for-sale/audi-a3-1-6-tdi/6510274

Would get a low mileage 2012 A3, changed over to an Irish plate, for €15000, which is about €5k less than the equivalent model from other sellers.

He wouldn't supply the UK reg so I could do a history check, chatted about cloning.

Also, the date on the dash of April 2013 scares me a bit.

I know they always say, if its too good to be true, its probably is.

This makes no sense to me, he is selling the car in Dublin, it's still on UK reg so don't see the concern about cloning. That would be enough for me to say good luck and be on my bike to the next one.

If a car is cheap then it usually is cheap for a reason.

NIMAN · 15-03-2014 02:25PM

This is the 2nd time he has listed it, so I'm guessing most people think its dodgy too.

lifer_sean · 15-03-2014 02:44PM

That car is way too cheap ... would make 13,000 + in the auctions in England. If it was genuine, the guy would be better off to drive it to Belfast and auction it.

Tread very carefully !

colm_mcm · 15-03-2014 04:36PM

Phone number brings this up

http://www.adverts.ie/car/audi/s3/2000-audi-a3-for-sale/4955398

Also on adverts
http://www.adverts.ie/car/audi/a3/audi-a3-sportsback-1-6tdi/4915913

Greenmachine · 15-03-2014 04:40PM

Way to weird. Why is the seller tried to push the car here instead of the north.

Moneymaker · 15-03-2014 04:49PM

Yup, that ad stinks.

Bad photos, no reg shown, 089 phone number(could easily be a cheap phone he throws away), no name given.

I wouldn't give that seller a penny of my worst enemies money.

Truckermal · 15-03-2014 06:36PM

Moneymaker wrote: »

Yup, that ad stinks.

Bad photos, no reg shown, 089 phone number(could easily be a cheap phone he throws away), no name given.

I wouldn't give that seller a penny of my worst enemies money.

Totally agree plus the way the ad is worded makes me think that he is a Bollxx..

zarquon · 15-03-2014 07:55PM

Something is not right. If you cannot do a history check walk away. Too good to be true and relisted so there is definitely an issue.

Noccy_Mondy · 15-03-2014 09:10PM

What ****ty photos, not that difficult to take proper ones. It's the car we want to see, not the buildings in the background!

Guy:Incognito · 15-03-2014 10:58PM

Moneymaker wrote: »

Bad photos, no reg shown, 089 phone number(could easily be a cheap phone he throws away), no name given.
.

All the networks do cheap ready to go sim cards/phones.

road_high · 15-03-2014 11:21PM

Do you think it was stolen or crashed or what could be the story? Mileage looks bonkers

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 15-03-2014 11:34PM

I know this car, do see it around !

normally driven by a late 20ish bloke with the tracksuit, nike runner thing going on.

but couldn't say for the car itself. might be fine or a car that was crashed and he repaired ?

plenty of them crash repair jobs about. especially with the vw golf !

partyatmygaff · 15-03-2014 11:35PM

Everything sounds and looks wrong.

I'm going to take a wild guess and say something's wrong.

Damien360 · 15-03-2014 11:57PM

Look at the user profile on adverts. Seller has recent adverts and lists locations of Sutton, blanchardstown, clondalkin, Tallaght. Had uk reg BMW 3 series advert, NI reg avensis and now the Audi with UK reg, uk reg old Audi , all relatively recent. Dealer of sorts.

If it looks too good to be true then I would follow my gut feeling and walk.

colm_mcm · 16-03-2014 12:01AM

Seller says in the legacy ad that they got banned, that's why they were selling the car!

Xpro · 16-03-2014 11:38AM

Probably an ex -copart UK car. Becoming more and more common over here.

guza81 · 16-03-2014 11:51AM

Guy wrote:

All the networks do cheap ready to go sim cards/phones.

Agree.

Moneymaker wrote:

089 phone number(could easily be a cheap phone he throws away)

So what numbers do you only deal with?

bazz26 · 16-03-2014 02:24PM

Car could well have been a swimmer.

This advert on DD just sets alarm bells ringing, you think I have just cause?

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