Is this suspicious?

dilby00

stator wrote: »

Not at all.
He either buys it or loses the £100.
That's how deposits work.

The delays do sound a bit suspect. Maybe they have found a fault and are trying to cover it up. I doubt they are repairing the bodywork because they wouldn't care about that.
My bet is that an engine management light has come on and they are trying to get rid of it cheaply (check that all the lights work when you start the car, wouldn't be unusual for them to disconnect a warning light)

Good luck OP

Thanks! Yup the deposit thing isn't suspicious - that's normally in many industries. I could have chosen not to put a deposit down, but it would mean I could make the trip only to find it had been sold to someone else in the meantime.

Also, we are talking a 2 hour drive. It's not exactly a voyage of a lifetime. But I agree it's a bit of a distance if there will be problems down the road.

gilbert_and_sullivan

Swansea to that town just north east of Doncaster which the swear filter edits out a two hour drive?

waamo

gilbert_and_sullivan wrote: »

Swansea to that town just north east of Doncaster which the swear filter edits out a two hour drive?

Easy at a steady 130mph.

dilby00

Oops, forgot to mention they are going to deliver it to their Birmingham branch for me!

maninthestreet

dilby00 wrote: »

Oops, forgot to mention they are going to deliver it to their Birmingham branch for me!

Swansea to Birmingham is more like 3 hours than 2.

LHW99

You have checked the reg details etc?
http://www.rac.co.uk/buying-a-car/rac-car-data-check/free-car-check

Billy_Bullocks

stator wrote: »

Not at all.
He either buys it or loses the £100.
That's how deposits work.

The delays do sound a bit suspect. Maybe they have found a fault and are trying to cover it up. I doubt they are repairing the bodywork because they wouldn't care about that.
My bet is that an engine management light has come on and they are trying to get rid of it cheaply (check that all the lights work when you start the car, wouldn't be unusual for them to disconnect a warning light)

Good luck OP

He said it's refundable.

peter_the_piper

Hope that's in writing

dilby00

Yes, its in writing and i've done a HPI check etc.

forgotmyname

Its the best you could find but you have not seen it and its in for repairs?

Recently accident damaged and they wre bodging it enough to pass an MOT?

I hope you know what your looking for with bodu repairs because your going to need to go over that car with a magnifying glass.

Missing or damaged crash bars, check the chassis for repairs etc etc. Unless you know how and what to look for i think your MAD!!

Go and find the old 5th gear Focus crash tests. The car looked mint, but previous unseen accident repairs and it folded when crashed into another focus that had not been repaired.