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Sounds like a naive purchaser to me, blowing all his money on his first car with nothing in reserve? Not a good idea. Being his well experience mate you should have given better life advice to him.
When I bought my first car it was $4500, I had a spare $2K just incase and it got used, first service was $650, needed tyres not long after etc etc. With any car you always need some contingency for minor issues. IMO there is no way of knowing if the seller was pulling a shifty, the seller could have been totally unaware and the problem literally happening 1km after taking it off the concrete. Recently after a 1500km trip I parked my car up for a few weeks, jumped in it, brakes were stuff, failed master cylinder while just sitting there.
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However, But when a seller sells a car and has a rear main seal leak, its either a fact or not. If asked by the buyer a direct question "does the car leak any oil", saying no knowing it leaks is a dog act. I once asked a seller some very direct questions about his car, he gave me some answers. I told him that If I drive the is car away and his answers are found to be untrue, Ill be back with a tomahawk.. The seller pooped his pants and said its better he doesnt sell me the car... ![]() |
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So Hulk sells car that have had a dodgy safety check done on them by his own admission of his cars dont get jacked up or put on a hoist.
Does he disclose that to buyers? Something about stones and glass houses rings true here. If it develloped a leak in 1km or was bodged up like you are saying why didnt you tell him when it hemmoraged all over your driveway when he bought it over? |
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You sometimes hear/read about cars that have problems that dealers etc can't fix (battery drain issues, intermittent faults).
If you are stuck with one of these what do you do ? |
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You could of been standing there with a roll of $50s in front of me and when you come out with that id just tell you to **** off. Ive done it before to pains in the **** like you and would have no hesitation in doing it again. Hulk threads are great. It really shows how good some people are at making themselves look really dumb. |
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Some people just get tired of someones cr@p. There are certain people who you know are just here to troll and actually not be useful.
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I have been getting about 2-3 pink slips a year since about 1986, I been getting most of these from different random mechanics all over the state and all over Sydney, not once has any of my cars been on a hoist to get a pink slip, ever.
Back on topic, when buying a car or anything else for that matter, 'Caveat Emptor' - let the buyer beware, Essentially it proclaims that the buyer must perform their due diligence when purchasing an item or service. Seller want to sell, at the end of the day he has to tell you nothing, it is the buyers responsibility to check what he is buying. What is to say the seller is mechanically inept and has no idea about anything (most of the population), then many propels opinion of immaculate is very different to others. I call something average and most consider it immaculate. May be the car has been driven 'nicely' by a family man for all it's life and never had an issue and all of a sudden young fella buys it and drives it like he stole it, instant oil leak. I drove my XB Coupe on the street for years without an issue, every time I took it to a track day the short coming used to show up fast, fuel pumps failed, diff housings cracked, clutches fried, I even bend axle spring saddles and U bolts and axle plates once I bolted on semi slicks. None of these issues were apparent when just cruising the street, but showed up in a few minutes of driving hard on a track. I would not be surprised if the car never leaked, but a bit of a flogging and oil leaks can easily appear in an engine that already has some wear, it only takes one burnout or hard drive to do damage to a car.
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Dog act or not that's life, time to move on ......As others have said it's "BUYER BEWARE" end of story
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Fix it for him hulk,thread over and out...
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$650 you say?
If only all of life's lessons were that cheap...
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As my old man used to say, buying a second hand car starts with Ahhhh ![]() ![]() I remember having some 20K lessons last time I build a house, so there will be plenty more lessons for the young fella in the future, like 'you play you pay'.
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I'll replace the rear main for $650.
So it goes from 146000 no leaks then 1460001 with leaks, to now saying 3 days between. 3 days is tons of time for 18yr old first car shenanigans. If you threatened me with a tomahawk I'd make sure to hide as many surprises in the car as possible. Should've bought a 5sec Camry. |
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I think Hulk 16T misses the point of buying a second hand car that is old, the car will most certainly have problems of parts wearing out eventually whether it is gradual or becomes sudden failure.
Hulk 16T how can you accuse some one of a dogs act when you were not present at the point of sale & not knowing what was actually stated by seller & buyer? Buying any used car has its risks which is a fact of life, get over it! |
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reminds me of tommy buying a caravan in Snatch
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Hulk.. do you work for ACA?? (A Current Affair)
some of your threads and responses, remind me of their so called journalism.. very one sided and also claiming some one has been hard done by, when really its their mistake that they are in the situation they are in. (as with todays society , someone wants to blame someone else, instead of going, my bad and taking reasonability for their poor decisions and actions!) some people are not car people and wouldn't know or care if there is an oil leak, or have assumption that all cars do it at that age and its nothing to be worried about. so don't just say someone is been dodgy. some people don't know or care, and its the risk you take buying a second hand car privately.
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Maybe due to change in driving style the car has blew the rear main seal. You assume to much Hulk, all your threads you make massive assumptions. Maybe get some facts before posting. My own cars, I trade them in. If the dealer does not pick up a fault well bad luck. |
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Man - Like a horse with an injury - this thread should have been put down ages ago.......
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One of life's little lessons. Sometimes you win sometimes you lose. I'm sure he'll be a little more thorough in his next purchase.
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What if you sold a Camry.. and the buyer came back and said it doesn't do 0-100 in 5 sec?
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Wouldn't have been hard to stick a head under there to have a quick look. That's what most people do for friends buying their first car.
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