What a waste of time and money

[thunderoo]

As some of you guys know, Mel and i went down to Melbourne ( with the kids ) by car ( around 13 hour drive each way with no stops ) to purchase this vehicle. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....tab%3DWatching Sounded good, looked good, so we thought it was worth the drive to buy it and drive it home. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!!! The new paint was falling off, not just little pieces....but in large chunks, yes it was new paint and was a very nice colour, but i think the guy didnt know how to prepare the body for paint. There were rust bubbles all around the petrol cap, and in the rear quarter pannel on both sides, you could see clearly that all under the rear window was all bog very poorly done and just sprayed over. The paint was only sprayed on the outside and all the inside areas were a crappy fadded light blue that look like chalk, no rear parcel shelf that had holes drilled in it every where. The bonnett pins were fitted incorrectly so there were problems with opening and closeing the bonnett. It had no power at all, the family Kia bus would beat it. The only good thing with the car was the wheels and tyres. The rear wing was off a celica and did not suit or fit the car, it had aftermarket A/C fitted and when switched on made it go even worse than before so a 3 cyl charade would drag it off. Mel offered him 3 grand, but i dont think he liked that and refused, so we came home empty handed :

[killerjoolz]

Well I hope it was a nice drive after all that,a long way to go for that to happen.Things can only get better......

[IAM58L]

I guess he lived up to his user name then in the way he described the car lol!

[killerjoolz]

Originally Posted by IAM58L

I guess he lived up to his user name then in the way he described the car lol!

lol....I didn't even look at that....

[nj351]

That sucks its a good drive but should of found a nice xb down there and bought that back as we will never see yours.

[nj351]

Hey gordo check your posts 393.

[killerjoolz]

Originally Posted by nj351

Hey gordo check your posts 393.

have another look 383...lol

[MY TY]

Geez, what a buggar but look on the bright side, you got to see some different scenery, visited another state, had bonding time together....ok, I'll stop now, before you strangle me.: cheers, Trisha.

[XYGT 1]

"Mint condition" :

Bad luck Gordon and Mel, it wasn't meant to be.

Fuel = $250.
Food = $200.
Cortina = -$3000.
Weekend away with the family = Priceless.

:evil3:

Cheers,
Toby.

[Mr_Monty]

sorry to hear that guys, that guy deserves a kick in the nads for mistreating his ford, GRRRRRR.

Should have been:

Fuel:$250
Food:$200

Kicking a ford abuser in the nuts for false advertising: Priceless.

same thing happend when i went to get the mont from sydney, they guy posted pics of the car pre its dammage, got there and found it with the damage... but he knocked 2grand of asking price so the story ended better.

Speakin of wich anyone know an affordable panel beater to get the scars off the mont?

[Flaming Jack]

Dunno about down your way, but everyone here keeps talking up Clint from Spray Pain Perfection in Port. I can vouch for his work on both our cars. Especially on Sal's, cos her door and front quarter needed considerable work. He does a good price for club members and was pretty much level with the other cheapest quote I got for my car.

[GRNKPR]

This is why i love E Bay ,cars arnt what they seem to be .I would ve asked for more detail pics of the car before i travelled that far or got someone else ,either a friend or fellow forum member to check it out.Life is full of lessons and WWW.ankers

[moeytf]

hey ive got a tf cortina for sale which is currently on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/A-FORD-CORTIN...QQcmdZViewItem

thats the link...if your interested give me an offer...

thanks

[moeytf]

Originally Posted by thunderoo

As some of you guys know, Mel and i went down to Melbourne ( with the kids ) by car ( around 13 hour drive each way with no stops ) to purchase this vehicle. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....tab%3DWatching Sounded good, looked good, so we thought it was worth the drive to buy it and drive it home. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF !!!!! The new paint was falling off, not just little pieces....but in large chunks, yes it was new paint and was a very nice colour, but i think the guy didnt know how to prepare the body for paint. There were rust bubbles all around the petrol cap, and in the rear quarter pannel on both sides, you could see clearly that all under the rear window was all bog very poorly done and just sprayed over. The paint was only sprayed on the outside and all the inside areas were a crappy fadded light blue that look like chalk, no rear parcel shelf that had holes drilled in it every where. The bonnett pins were fitted incorrectly so there were problems with opening and closeing the bonnett. It had no power at all, the family Kia bus would beat it. The only good thing with the car was the wheels and tyres. The rear wing was off a celica and did not suit or fit the car, it had aftermarket A/C fitted and when switched on made it go even worse than before so a 3 cyl charade would drag it off. Mel offered him 3 grand, but i dont think he liked that and refused, so we came home empty handed :

hey ive got a tf cortina for sale which is currently on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/A-FORD-CORTI...1QQcmdZViewItem

thats the link...if your interested give me an offer...

thanks