More MoT amnesia on Ebay.

[white944]

Looks great but massive fail on corrosion, seller appears to have forgotten.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm...ame=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[jackois]

Wow! That's one of the scariest fail sheets I've seen in years.

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Where's the fail list?

 

[Roadrunner1000]

Pop the registration in here :

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/

 

[white944]

• Vehicle make PORSCHE
• Vehicle model 944
• Date first used 31 December 1985
• Fuel type Petrol
• Colour White

[h2]MOT history of this vehicle[/h2][*]Test date 26 October 2015[*]Test Result Fail[*]Odometer reading 92,095 miles[*]MOT test number 9831 8932 2249[*]Reason(s) for failure
rear Fuel pipe insecure (7.2.1)
nearside rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
offside rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)
nearside front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Jacking Point (2.4.A.3)
offside front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded Jacking Point (2.4.A.3)
nearside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering Sill Panel Section (6.1.A.1)
offside Vehicle structure has excessive corrosion which adversely affects braking or steering Sill Panel Section (6.1.A.1)
nearside front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Inside face Cracked, Corroded (3.5.1i)
offside front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened (3.5.1i)
nearside front Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)
nearside rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)
offside rear Brake pipe inadequately clipped (3.6.B.1)
Battery insecure (1.9.1)

[*]Advisory notice item(s)
offside Windscreen Has damage to an area outside Zone 'A', outside the 'Swept' area over 40mm
NSF OSF NSR OSR Tyres all showing signs of Perishing. Advise replacement
Fuel lines heavily corroded
NS and OS Side skirts obscuring extent of corrosion to Sill Panels
Gearbox Oil Saturating Starter Motor


Oh, and he's listed it twice, so there's two lots of bidding going on. Going to end in tears....

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[blade7]

Gearbox oil on starter motor, that's quite a leak .

 

[pse_SC]

Unfortunately, there are plenty of these clowns about selling dangerous rubbish to unsuspecting novices[]

 

[white944]

Gearbox oil on starter motor, that's quite a leak .

Yeah, thought that was amusing, maybe he reversed it all the way to the test station.

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Crikey. Way not to sell a car!

That'll be coming back to haunt him. I know it's buyer-beware, but if you're knowledgably failing to disclose a list like that there must be some comeback.

 

[gothatway]

Amazing - and all those fail points have arisen in the 12 months since the last MoT !?
I guess the cookie cutters might fetch £200, and you'd have to get £600 for other bits at the current bid. Possible if you're prepared to take the time breaking it.

 

[JM1962]

Always suspicious when I see a car with those box sills on.

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Always suspicious when I see a car with those box sills on.

Indeed. But sills can also look perfect on the outside with a bit of paint.

Who would ever consider buying a 944 without seeing the inside of the sills? If you're buying, then pictures of the insides would seem a basic to look for.

The internet must have educated potential buyers about the basics? :-(

 

[JM1962]

Always suspicious when I see a car with those box sills on.

Who would ever consider buying a 944 without seeing the inside of the sills?

There will be some out there who will not have been near a Porsche forum and others who will buy from ebay without seeing it. Caveat emptor.

 

[wolfie308]

Sent the vendor a polite mail as follows.....

Hi there, I'm very interested in your tidy looking 944, can you tell me if the MOT is due? listing says expires 11/2015. Thank you, Richard

10 mins later I received this response.....

is no mot At the moment I did not do it because i want to sell so...

what an absolute lying bar steward and sausage jockey []This will definitely end in tears

 

[pauljmcnulty]

Asked why it was listed twice, got the response "I'm rubbish at Ebay, just bid on the highest price". Now I know.

Asked if there was any rust present. Not heard back on that one.....

 

[white944]

OMG. Someone just won it for £1750. Hope it wasn't someone on here.

 

[pauljmcnulty]

OMG. Someone just won it for £1750. Hope it wasn't someone on here.

I complained to Ebay about the double listing. That is against the terms, and if the buyer wanted to I'd say they'd have a clear case for a refund.

If it is anyone here I'd happily pass on the dates/times of my registering a complaint. []

 

[white944]

Relisted. Buyer must have run a mile.

 

[John Sims]

Always good to see eBay listings by people with odd names and no history. I appreciate that everyone has to start somewhere, but to kick off with selling a car? Unless it is a new account as previous accounts had such poor history?

 

[wolfie308]

Just read over the complete MOT history and very worryingly, the same excessive corrosion resulted in a fail back in 2005. Imagine how much worse it's got over the last 10 years![:-]