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So you buy it and soon after there is a major problem. Another 18 months of non contact while you try and get him to meet his legal responsibilities?
Money back or small claims.
Hook.
Line..
&
Sinker..
Man, he's got you well and truly caught.
The car might be rare, might be sought after, might be a figment of someone elses imagination because for sure it's not yours..
You came on here asking our opinion, you've been honest enough to open up to all your lack of action and inaction and distraction and lack of traction.
There will be other cars, sure there will. If this Guy is the only one in the country to do up cars of this ilk i'd eat my Gym Slip.
I'd get my money back and go elsewhere.
There will be other cars, sure there will. If this Guy is the only one in the country to do up cars of this ilk i'd eat my Gym Slip.
If it's an MX-5, and you know nothing about cars, why does it need to be some super limited edition with bells and whistles added?
I always thought modifying cars for the sake of it was a daft game. Either buy a car you want to drive fast, do some track days and get faster. Or go racing and modify the car within whatever the rules allow (which may or may not ban coil-overs anyway meaning your expensive upgrade is of use to neither man nor beast).
So a car drove into a garage for a clutch but then they couldn't re-fit the gearbox? It must fit, as its the same gearbox and it drove in? Also how mangled does a car have to be for that to happen given that on an mx5 the gearbox is in the centre of the car?
So then what happened, they just broke the car for bits?
Too many lies for my liking..
I always thought modifying cars for the sake of it was a daft game. Either buy a car you want to drive fast, do some track days and get faster. Or go racing and modify the car within whatever the rules allow (which may or may not ban coil-overs anyway meaning your expensive upgrade is of use to neither man nor beast).
One thing I have learnt from years of racing and tracking cars is to buy one already done. You never get back what you spend to get them modified and you can get one with all the trick bits you want on it for not a lot.
crikey o' mary, its not the only car and dealership in the world.. clearly you've been duped. textbook case of people taking advantage because you let them.
I bought me an illusion
An I put it on the wall
I let it fill my head with dreams
And I had to have them all
But oh the taste is never so sweet
As what you'd believe it is - well I guess it never is
It's these prejudiced illusions that pump the blood
To the heart of the biz
Oh dear Lord... Mate, get in a car/ on a train, go see this fella in person, demand your money back or go legal cos cash is cash and it's yours not his. It's that simple. It sounds like you're going to track the car going by the mods, I do hillclimbing and there are loads of good, bad and indifferent MX-5s out there so sure there's a one out there with your name on it that doesn't involve this monumental grief.
Well I did ask for initial opinions and got that and a bit more - both an insight into myself and also of some STW'ers who obviously took the pulling wings off butterflies training completed during childhood into mature adulthood. Hey-ho.
One thing I did note during the conversation was the use of past rather than current tense.
For amusement, let's see what happens next week.
Anyone got a decent Exige they want to sell me 😉
Give me a couple of grand as deposit, I've got just what you want arriving next week/month/decade. Paypal gift ok?
PS what's an exige?
let's see what happens next week
Yep, you have already waited over a year to get nothing except another promise, what harm is there in waiting another week 🙄
OP you're being taken for a ride. I know comparatively nothing about cars, but I do know a fair bit about human nature. Being a bit of a soft git myself I've been on the receiving end of similar behaviour myself (builders in my case). Fact is that broadly speaking, when confronted with decent, trusting people, there is a type of human that merely sees weakness that can be exploited. Sounds like this is the situation in which you find yourself. He knows he can fob you off and will continue to do so until you man up and sort it out..
Random thought perhaps but,
If you really are dead set on this vapourware vehicle that it's taken them a year to discover is actually ruined, or its hypothetical replacement for that matter, why don't you just buy the smegger and get it to a local garage on a low loader?
Or to quote the immortal wisdom of Randal Graves: either you need to shit or get off the pot.
Don't know much about butterflies, but I do know that as the saying goes about death and taxes, the other near certainty in life is if you leave yourself open to being shafted- you will be shafted 😐
OP you're being taken for a ride.
Not in his MX-5, tho.
OP you're being taken for a ride.
Not in his MX-5, tho.
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A fool and their money.
For amusement, let's see what happens next week
Have you been amused then?
Some say he died laughing 🙁
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update?
Thanks for not forgetting the Cookie Monster!
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Still no updates...
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Got the reg? See if it's currently insured?
Why doesn't he get his money back?
Has the car sold?
Pick up the phone O.P!
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we need answers OP....
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Anything?
http://singletrackmag.com/forum/topic/when-to-name-and-shame
c'mon OP this thread has been open for a month
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I haven't even posted in this one and I want to know the outcome...
No-one's going to mention it on his tandem parachute jump thread then... ?
no news is good news
Well.....
The potential replacement car came to nothing and more chasing had to be done.
On Tuesday agreement reached that monies would be refunded. Email sent with account details.
No monies received yet.
And yes, this is seller of 2 seat Japanese cars which aped the Lotus Elan.
Messages left.
Am sad
Are you entitled to charge interest? Could make you a millionaire..
If the op goes through small claims he can claim interest though I suspect he would just be happy with his money back at this stage
Small claims is less than satisfactory re interest. I waited a year to receive the guest instalment of 12, after winning judgement and the defendant claiming he couldn't afford to refund the £300 I'd paid him in the first place, no interest added. I appreciate it would be c£10 but I'll wait 2 years to get my money so it's the principle!
Benz - did you messages work and have you received a refund?
Yes, monies received and 're-invested' in a VX220 from a dealer 10 mins down the road. Plan to pick it up this coming weekend after it gets serviced and fresh mot, etc. Nice relatively low miles with FSH and a very thick history file.
Interestingly enough a VX was what I originally sought to get but the other car I saw as a cheaper but has 90% of the fun of a VX.
Of course a VX is also a poor mans Elise.... 😈
Maybe wait till you pick it up before posting? 😉