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[Gee-dub-ya]

this car



is now back with fingers21.

A few members, tunnie, jimbob and joshwyatt, helped me discover, that it had nearly 1/4 million miles on it, not the 94k as advertised. After a lot a digging and phones calls to garages and a previous owner, not to mention the MOT website i've ended up with a massive wad of evidence that it's been clocked. Unfortunately he contradicted himself so many times and told so many outright porkies. I had built up such an accurate time line of events and mileages he had no choice but to swap back our cars.

Future buyers beware.

Oh and the precats fubar , but he's lifted the emmissions bulb 

[PhilRich]

this car



is now back with fingers21.

A few members, tunnie, jimbob and joshwyatt, helped me discover, that it had nearly 1/4 million miles on it, not the 94k as advertised. After a lot a digging and phones calls to garages and a previous owner, not to mention the MOT website i've ended up with a massive wad of evidence that it's been clocked. Unfortunately he contradicted himself so many times and told so many outright porkies. I had built up such an accurate time line of events and mileages he had no choice but to swap back our cars.

Future buyers beware.

Oh and the precats fubar , but he's lifted the emmissions bulb 

Bloody Shocking! If he is a member here, his arse wants kicking as far out as it will go!
I'm really glad you got a good resolution mate, the guys you got help from really are among the best & there are lots more just like them too

[feeutfo]

thanks for posting, and also thanks to Tunnie Josh and Jimbob for the heads up, i showed interest at the time. Saved me some agro there gents.

Glad your all sorted. And sorry the situation arose. Shame.

[Mr Skrunts]

It would be so easy to reply with a negative post in this situation but at least there was help to hand to find out the truth.

Weldone to all those that helped you. 

[tidla]

old thread quote..

 Re: fault code 0430
Reply #5 - 06. Feb 2010 at 11:57     no worries, i pulled the bulb until i get chance to move the sensors. Just out of interest, how much am i looking at for a new precat?

new clocks while modifying?

[Mr Skrunts]

Bloody Shocking! If he is a member here, his arse wants kicking as far out as it will go!
I'm really glad you got a good resolution mate, the guys you got help from really are among the best & there are lots more just like them too

A point for us all to learn here.

Not allways the things advertised are what they seem.

[feeutfo]

is this a matter for the Police though, seems as fraudulent as its possible to get re clocking?

[Mr Skrunts]

is this a matter for the Police though, seems as fraudulent as its possible to get re clocking?

Has had more removed than was left. :-/

[Gee-dub-ya]

To be honest i don't really deal with the police, i have my own way of dealing with situations that normally gets me the results i want.

I gave him my word that if i got my car back it wouldn't go any further,

he did state in feb

Mint condition with full service history and by the time its up for sale, will have 95k miles.

perhaps you could've ordered any mileage you wanted 

[Jimbob]

Glad you got it sorted, and good luck in your search for another car 

[Gee-dub-ya]

Glad you got it sorted, and good luck in your search for another car 

Cheers mate, unfortunately i doubt it will be another omega as the wife really didn't get on with it in the few days we had it, lol

[albitz]

He was online about an hour before this thread started. Should be banned imo. I also think the post count limit for selling cars should be raise to at least 250. It would go someway to stopping this sort of thing.

[Lazydocker]

He was online about an hour before this thread started. Should be banned imo. I also think the post count limit for selling cars should be raise to at least 250. It would go someway to stopping this sort of thing.

Kind of agree but, TBH, his posts weren't all the "Hello" type posts or even drivel some of us post, they were genuine questions :-/ :-/

Be a shame to increase it further :-/

At least there was a happy(ish) ending

[Mr Skrunts]

He was online about an hour before this thread started. Should be banned imo. I also think the post count limit for selling cars should be raise to at least 250. It would go someway to stopping this sort of thing.

Kind of agree but, TBH, his posts weren't all the "Hello" type posts or even drivel some of us post, they were genuine questions :-/ :-/

Be a shame to increase it further :-/

At least there was a happy(ish) ending

At most up to a 100 posts.  But this is a rare situation.

There have been a few members recently argue the 50/250 rule but as soon as they achieve the 50 they post, then sell the car and fade away.

[Omegatoy]

sorry guys, glad you got it sorted
BUT!!!
it will prob be sold to some unsuspecting person who is going to be ripped off and then say omegas are really bad cars?
so my vote goes to a anonymous call to either trading standards or dlva,
 if this is allowed to just die with nothing done how many more cars will be clocked?