ebay honesty

Post by **Ye Olde Syncrospares** » 09 Jan 2008, 09:29

as someone who buys a lot of syncros i get this really often,can anybody tell what the seller has omitted from his description on purpose and what untrue he has told, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-TYPE-25-SYNCRO ... dZViewItem cj.

Post by **manxman** » 09 Jan 2008, 10:32

propshaft removed, why!!?? must be something fooked!

Post by **Russel** » 09 Jan 2008, 11:38

Why buy that when u can buy mine in better body condition with 1.9td and everything works proply with extras.
Well prop is always a give away and the same old story "THIS IS SO RARE" think not!
Never been offroad? it was owned by a builder.

Post by **Mudlark** » 09 Jan 2008, 12:46

You have to love the upbeat tone of the ebay ad ....

Post by **orcecaveman** » 09 Jan 2008, 20:22

He's forgot to say that its a f**kin dog, and only fit for the 'Westcountry Grim Reaper'

Post by **bigbluebus** » 09 Jan 2008, 21:44

hmmm, roofing business is hardly lugging cement / sand / rubble is it?

them aluminium ladders & rolls of felt can get mighty heavy though

Post by **Pete Nice** » 09 Jan 2008, 22:17

It does look a bit suss with the prop not fitted.

I will look a bit more closely if I ever buy another one. My stupidity has just cost me the price of a new TD engine!

If someone tells you the oil buzzer is an electrical fault, don't believe them!

Post by **Ye Olde Syncrospares** » 10 Jan 2008, 10:08

thing is,if its fu£$%d why not say so rather than (oh ive removed the prop so it can be towed away) bo$$ocks,i dont care if its kerfurtled or not but someone brand new to t3's gonna get a shock,cj.

Post by **KarlT** » 10 Jan 2008, 11:10

If you were to tow a syncro a long way. Shouldn't you remove the prop?

Post by **manxman** » 10 Jan 2008, 13:25

bigbluebus wrote:hmmm, roofing business is hardly lugging cement / sand / rubble is it?

them aluminium ladders & rolls of felt can get mighty heavy though

pallets of slates etc.

think you would only need to remove the prop if you wer towing it on a dolly, with the front wheels of the ground and unable to spin.

Post by **edmundator** » 10 Jan 2008, 16:07

If you were to tow a Syncro a long way... shouldn't you use a trailer or a flatbed truck?

Post by **Ye Olde Syncrospares** » 10 Jan 2008, 17:37

ive towed syncros back from sweden,not doing it again,its fine to tow with all 4 wheels on ground,cj.

Post by **simple** » 10 Jan 2008, 17:44

IF YOU'RE READING THIS, YOU MUST KNOW HOW RARE THIS IS

too rare for me

Post by **syncroandy** » 10 Jan 2008, 18:37

C'mon CJ, I don't think the description is that bad, the seller is honest enough to mention the duff engine and bodywork.

Caveat emptor I say, anyone who buys that sight unseen without asking any questions get what they deserve.

The guy even says he's giving peeps a chance to view by making it a two week auction. Frankly I think it's a pretty fair auction.

Obviously it's a breaker tho.