Hi guys,

 

My birthday was coming up so I decided I was going to get a n/a zx, as I owned one a few years back and always regretted selling it. Two weeks ago today I bought a white n/a 300zx from Paul at SWZ (this forums registered trader) after seeing the car on ebay.

The car was described as 'A nice drive, mechanically sound with a tidy interior', when i picked up the car the exhausts were blowing very loudly even though it had just passed an MOT that day.

I paid for the car and didn't haggle on the price as I believed I was getting a good car. The car didn't even make it home, after 140 miles the car started to misfire and splutter. We pulled into the services and opened the bonnet to hear the bottom end knocking. I phoned Paul straight away and informed him what had happened, he was very apologetic and told me we would sort something out.

The next day the car was recovered to my workplace at a cost of £140 plus vat. I spoke to paul again and he agreed to send me a replacement engine at no cost that would arrive on wednesday 6th August. On wednesday the engine did not arrive and after ringing Paul's mobile 8 times with no answer I called his land line, he answered 1st time and he told me it hadn't been sent yet but it was going out on a pallet that week ETA monday 11th.

Monday has been and gone so I tried to call him again, 3 times no answer. Then I receive a text message saying he would call me later, later on that day I received another text saying the engine has been picked up. I text back asking for an ETA or the couriers details and i would speak to them direct. The reply was 'Will find out tomorrow but i think its pallet direct'. I cant find any details on a company called Pallet Direct. I'm not getting an answer form Paul's mobile or his landline and he is also not responding to my text messages either, even though he was posting on this forum at the time when I called him.

 

So here I am two weeks on and all I have to show for my money is a dead zed. Further investigation into the car I also found out the heater matrix has been by-passed.

 

Where do I stand with this and what would you do?

 

 

 

Many thanks in advance Andy

Cheese shops :hyper:

 

cheddar shops maybe.

 

just remember there are two side to every story and your first reaction was to involve people that didn't need involving and the worst thing you can do to people is get there backs up and upset them.

cheddar shops maybe.

 

just remember there are two side to every story and your first reaction was to involve people that didn't need involving and the worst thing you can do to people is get there backs up and upset them.

 

:smash:good see you CAPTAIN!:D

 

dan.xx:tongue:

:smash:good see you CAPTAIN!:D

 

dan.xx:tongue:

 

you too guys see you next week for our next adventure LOL x :hyper:

just remember there are two side to every story and your first reaction was to involve people that didn't need involving and the worst thing you can do to people is get there backs up and upset them.

 

I never said you did anything wrong or that the buyer had been misstreated at all, only what I would have done in the situation. A new engine to fit myself wouldn't have been accepted by me personly. But as long as he is happy all's well that ends well, you have a good reputaion and I've not said anything to the contrary :duffer: