The blunt history of this car.
It was kindly given to be by a forum member / reputable motor trader, as scrap, a couple of months ago, because it had an immobiliser problem preventing it from starting, and when it did run, it was only running on three, and had no MOT.
I got it home, the immobiliser problem was a broken wire, so no issue there. The misfire was because the 2-4-6 coil pack wasn't plugged in, so easily sorted.
I then took it for an MOT, and got it through the test with just a headlight from a breaker, and some exhaust bandage.
I was assured the change of keeper to me was immediately done online, but for over a month didn't get a logbook.
Decided it was too tatty to keep and wanted it gone, so I listed it on eBay, zero reserve, in the mindset that if I got the £150 it cost me to all sort out, I'd be happy. The listing was very honest, described the numerous tatty aspects, listed the MOT advisory (corrosion) and the fact a logsheet needed to be applied for via V62.
On the second day of auction, a nice chap called Neil sends me a message, saying "What are you doing selling this car, it's mine, and I left it with a trader to either fix sell on my behalf"?!
Which frankly filled me with terror
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We have a long chat on the phone, he's a very decent bloke, we agree that neither of us wanted the Omega, so reached an agreement whereby we sell it on ebay. The ending price was in the region of £550.
A Chap who sells ex police cars won the auction, and sent a couple of his lads to pick the car up, a perfectly hassle free sale in fairness.
The car has a bill for £1850ish, for work done 500 miles ago, but I've looked through this in detail tonight, and it does raise questions about the integrity of the garage who undertook it.
Here are the photos I took a few weeks ago.
I'll post details of the invoice / £2000 of work done, very shortly.