The girlfriend sold her Saxo VTR last night, and we've been hunting around for a Polo for the past few days.

 

First thing this morning, there was a newly listed one on pistonheads that ticked all the boxes for us. At the end of the information it said that the car is in very good condition.

 

I rang the chap to make sure it was still available, and the first question I posed to him was regarding the condition, to which he backed up the advert and said yes its very good, so I told him we'd make our way over with the intention to leave a deposit if we liked it.

 

So we set off to Bradford, some 85 miles each way; when we arrived there the chap was just seeing to another customer so told us where the car was parked. We had a look round it before he came, and WHAT A MESS!! The first thing we saw was on the rear 1/4, there were 3 or 4 long key scratches, one of which was a spiral as if someone had some fun doing it, there were key scratches on the bonnet, both doors and boot.

 

When the chap arrived (a local Bradfordian) we greeted him, then the first thing I said was that its not 'THAT' good condition, is it?! to which he replied well its got a few scratches on, but generally its good condition for a Y reg!!

 

Am I missing something here, but when did a load of key scratches become 'acceptable' wear for a used car to be classed as 'good condition' ?

 

Needless to say, we didn't buy it. What a complete time wasting tosser. :cursing::cursing:

mate i just brought a 1999 pug 306 hdi and i would say that was in good condition. its not got one single scratch one it and interior is brill. People like that just tell you that so you go and look at it then think ill buy it now im here save a wasted journey. if he was a trader if he thinks the exterior was acceptable then i wouldnt like to look underneath the vehicle. glad you walked away.

You'll meet a lot of people like that in the used car scene i'm afraid.

Whats acceptable to him is obviously not acceptable to you, or many

other 'punters'.

He should've come clean about the scratches on the phone, maybe

they'd have buffed out?

What makes me laugh is the ads you see stating 'no timewasters', when

in reality it's the people selling the car that are the timewasters.

My Mrs has a v-reg Polo 1.4cl, only got 36k on the clock! It's absolutely

mint condition (she aint sellin' it!), but it is awful to drive, like an old

barge, wallows all over the road. Handles like a school bus.

 

Good luck with your search, you'll find the right one eventually.

Thanks mate, she's after the later model (2000 onwards) 1.4 so its all round cheaper tax etc, but then she wants to get some coilovers and some porsche or audi wheels - I aint gonna argue with that, should look good!

 

There is no way the scratches would have come out, they had been badly touched up, but it was an absolute mess, just annoyed me after I asked him on the phone about the bodywork condition. Never mind, I think she's found another but this one does seem very good, 3 hours away though. My poor alfa, its gonna clock up some miles this week! lol :cry:

what alfa you got baz?

156 of (no) doom :thumbup:

you learn from your mistakes though. when im buying a second hand car i have a list of questions written down in front of me that i ask over the phone (at least 10). if i find some of the questions are answered wrong when i arrive, i demand them to pay my petrol for my wasted time.

After going through 25 cars I'm pretty used to knowing what questions need asking, but theres nothing you can do when the person selling it dresses it up over the phone and holds back information. :(

I went to view a car described as in mint condtion to arrive and find it in a right state.

The bloke then said well its in mint condition for its age!

What a load of *****cks, if something is described as mint, it should be mint. Age should have no bearing when describing condition, it is what it is.

I went to view a car described as in mint condtion to arrive and find it in a right state.

The bloke then said well its in mint condition for its age!

What a load of *****cks, if something is described as mint, it should be mint. Age should have no bearing when describing condition, it is what it is.

 

amen to that :bow:

What can i say, Bradford car dealers :xxx:

 

It's mint innit, it's a 2 litre :D