Don`t know if you guys remember but last year reported that a certain dealer in B.ham with a gravel drive was selling poor quality zeds and applying registration plates newer than the real age of the cars, in many cases removing evidence of date of manufacture by cutting out labels etc.
Well they are at it again! despite me explaining in detail to the owner that what he was doing was wrong and even giving him a data sheet of information so he would not "innocently" make the same mistake again.
Was asked by a prospective zed owner to check out a cherry red zed at a garage I did not recognise the name of, but all was revealed by the address, this is the same garage who are advertising in the Trader under a different name.
However when I visted the dealer he still has the old name signs up and the same letter heads in his office, it was some time before he recognised me and in that time he dropped himself in it time and time again!
The zed in question is described as J reg. cherry red with a rebuilt engine and sub 50 k miles on £4,500. This car is actually a 1990 and has had some shady repair work done to the near side rear, and has the most ugliest wheels availble fitted.
The engine rebuild was odd on a supposed low mileage car and when I enquired about this he said it was not rebuilt just tuned and serviced? it was a clean looking engine though and would suspect it was not the engine that was fitted originally.
So be aware these guys know exactly what they are doing and will not stop despite my efforts so be aware be very aware.
Prior to the owner clicking who I was he mentioned how if they need engines or gearboxes for a zed they smuggle them in from Japan in the back of other vehicles like people carriers etc, I am aware of another dealer selling zed engines in B.ham for £1K and they are the same nationallity of the dealer in question....Mmmnot been racist but kind of looks fishy eh?
I am quite sad and embarrassed by the poor level of dealers in B.ham, not exactly my home town but close enough to be a concern
Don`t know if you guys remember but last year reported that a certain dealer in B.ham with a gravel drive was selling poor quality zeds and applying registration plates newer than the real age of the cars, in many cases removing evidence of date of manufacture by cutting out labels etc.
Well they are at it again! despite me explaining in detail to the owner that what he was doing was wrong and even giving him a data sheet of information so he would not "innocently" make the same mistake again.
Was asked by a prospective zed owner to check out a cherry red zed at a garage I did not recognise the name of, but all was revealed by the address, this is the same garage who are advertising in the Trader under a different name.
However when I visted the dealer he still has the old name signs up and the same letter heads in his office, it was some time before he recognised me and in that time he dropped himself in it time and time again!
The zed in question is described as J reg. cherry red with a rebuilt engine and sub 50 k miles on £4,500. This car is actually a 1990 and has had some shady repair work done to the near side rear, and has the most ugliest wheels availble fitted.
The engine rebuild was odd on a supposed low mileage car and when I enquired about this he said it was not rebuilt just tuned and serviced? it was a clean looking engine though and would suspect it was not the engine that was fitted originally.
So be aware these guys know exactly what they are doing and will not stop despite my efforts so be aware be very aware.
Prior to the owner clicking who I was he mentioned how if they need engines or gearboxes for a zed they smuggle them in from Japan in the back of other vehicles like people carriers etc, I am aware of another dealer selling zed engines in B.ham for £1K and they are the same nationallity of the dealer in question....Mmmnot been racist but kind of looks fishy eh?
I am quite sad and embarrassed by the poor level of dealers in B.ham, not exactly my home town but close enough to be a concern
Jeff TT