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Jul 30th, 2021, 08:03 | #31 | |
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If you are a larger / tall person (like me) I think you've got a better chance of being comfortable getting in, being in and getting out of it; Amazons look great (to my MK1 design eye ball) but when ever I've been along side them I've thought they look a bit dinky for my proportions... ...I do see the advantage of the estate version of the Amazon, however, as it potentially gives a bit more space but would argue that something like a Mercedes W123 estate (if you can find one that hasn't had the **** kicked out of it) would be far superior for similar money.
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Jul 30th, 2021, 10:03 | #32 | |
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If you prefer a PV but need an estate, there is always a Duett ... How about this one in Malmo at SEK 157K (c£13.2K) ? https://www.ooyyo.com/sweden/c=CDA31...83654829.html/ or, if the preference is for a 'project', this one in Stockholm at SEK 40K (c£3.4K) ? https://www.ooyyo.com/sweden/c=CDA31...09134270.html/ Regards, John.
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Jul 30th, 2021, 10:46 | #33 |
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I'm still not convinced this isn't a scam Alan. The fact the DVLA don't recognise the reg number on either the tax or MoT databases smells bad to me, granted other memebrs have had knowledge of the car in the flesh but unless i'm mistaken, we're 2 years on from the last known contact.
A lot can happen in 2 years! Some oyk could have downloaded the photos and bided his time until the car had (possibly) been scrapped due to lack of interest. Then said oyk comes up with a plausible reason why he's not available, neither is the V5 and expects you to cough up based on photos only. Once the funds are in his account, he sends a link to the postcode where the car is and you trundle along with a trailer to collect it (no keys either i expect?) only to find a Volvo shaped hole where your new project should be. If it was a pile of dung creating the smell i'm getting from this so far, said pile would be the size of Everest! I'd say save your money, if you really want an Amazon, wait until one comes along that is firstly in better condition, secondly a bit closer to home (so you don't potentially waste money viewing and/or collecting with a trailer) and thirdly, one that doesn't have so many things against it. Yes, those things could be circumstantial and it may be a genuine car and sale and i could be wrong. However i've seen similar scams many times on a variety of cars from the last available Chevette GL auto saloon, a Datsun C210 Skyline and several others - usually a little "off-beat" for the majority of people which obviously minimises the risk of being found out until after the scam is complete.
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Jul 30th, 2021, 11:10 | #34 |
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There's a nice looking Amazon estate on e-bay, but it's under car spares, not cars, for some reason.
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Jul 30th, 2021, 11:30 | #36 | |
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Sure enough in my spam mail box there was an email entitled 'You've got money' and purporting to be from PayPal (actually an alias from 'customerverifiedcenter@accountant.com' - much more suspicious). I read the email with the preview software without opening it and could see it claimed to have transferred £1950 (the price of the bike was £1500) and asking me to send back £400 via MoneyGram with £50 to cover charges. It was clearly a scam, and one would have to be a little foolish to fall for it (which does not mean that will not happen). I've reported it to the plod at ActionFraud, but I rather suspect it will go in the bin. Ho hum.
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From experience some years back when my credit card got scammed, ActionFraud don't usually bother investigating anything under ~£2k because it's not worth the manpower and they are too busy investigating larger frauds. Usually if there's an element of insurance (such as the credit card company reimbursing the victim) they will issue a crime reference number and that will be about it, unless it turns up as part of a much wider operation based on many small-scale scams rather than one big one. Sad but true and the amount i quoted may have changed now but i'm sure they said £2k at the time.
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Jul 30th, 2021, 13:38 | #38 | |
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It is hard to imagine anyone being taken in by a crude scam, but I suppose that must happen from time to time, otherwise the scammers wouldn't bother. Nothing has really changed over the years, once it was door to door, then telephone, and now scammers operate over the internet. It is just human nature and will always happen. Ho hum
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Jul 30th, 2021, 16:41 | #39 | |
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I can't say why that happened really - I was actually looking for a MK1 Transit van at the time...
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It is a rust bucket, loads of filler, fibre glass over the inner wings, obvious holes, bad welding... The bucket loads of NOS spares he claimed to have were largely rubbish too.... Save yourselves a journey.... its so not worth it.... |
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