Bad luck buying a car...

pretty much had the same experience as you trying to find my car.
when we were looking at VX's, somebody tried to sell us a series I, although they advertised it as a series II.
people claiming their cars had never been in an accident, yet when we would looked into them they were repairable write offs.

so i ended paying a bit more to get a newer model, with a good history.

 

just wondering was the first vs ute on gas with a clubby kit??

 

I'd be reporting that to the police. A deposit is refundable no matter what. Your putting a deposit on the car so he doesn't sell it, while you check it out and make sure everything is fine (and clearly it wasn't)
If your in the habit of giving money away for nothing, i'll send you my bank details

 

it comes down to finding a car you know you really want & doing a revs check. its a little pricey if you have to do it a few times but it saves hassles in the long run. the other option is to buy at auction as revs checks are already done for you,go to a dodgy car dealer or buy from a wrecking yard(not all wrecking yards though as some are dodgey,lol) as for the vehicle that had water immersion,it wouldnt bother me personally. if the vehicle had been in salt water or been immersed for more than 48 hours it becomes a statutory write off & cant be put back on the road. in my time i have seen cars with a little water in the foglights,car still drives well but a little damp & there written off for good. some cars that become stat write offs are better than some cars on the road. i think the funniest water immersion i've seen was in sydney at a wreckers i worked at. the car(a bmw) had been in the sea for something like 6 months!! when it came in it had barnacles & coral growing on it. there was shellfish,starfish & all manner of left over sea life in the bloody thing. what was even more amazing was the thing still started after the engine was drained,flushed & re-filled with oil! i'm still amazed it did. the car was actually still under new car warranty,the bloke who bought the engine stuck it in his car drove for 6 months & blew the engine up. it was then replaced for free under a manufacture warranty,lol.

 

Keep at it, I was almost going to give up hope until my current car chose me

 

Unless he got a written receipt signed by the seller saying he paid $XXX as a deposit on *insert car details* on the condition it has clear title/not written off etc, the the cops wont even want to know about it. Unfortunately I know a few people who have had the same thing done and they just had to cop the loss.

 

exactamundo unfortunately. thats why i always ask for a receipt & give a receipt with clauses saying clear title etc. it may sound mean but i usually add on the receipt that a certain amount is non-refundable,i mean it costs to sell the car so if the buyer doesnt come through you need to re-coup some cost.

 

A fool and his money etc.....
A deposit is exactly that, its not a gift.....

If anyone asked me to put a non refundable deposit on a car, i'd just walk away (thats a clear indication there IS something wrong with the purchase, and they just want your money)

I couldn't find the relevent info from my state, but theres 2 different types of deposits. Holding deposit and purchase deposit. Holding deposit is refundable! Purchase deposit isn't.

 

thing is though,if your going to buy a car you should have the money to buy the car. theres no point going to buy a car,be unsure if you want it or can afford it & ask the bloke to hold it for you. if i was asked to hold a car for someone i would be telling them to go get buggered politely. i have held cars for people before & 9 times out of 10 its turned to a pile of poo,so i dont anymore. if they wanta think about it whatever,fine but i dont want your money & the cars still for sale. if you miss out,tough bickies for you. if i was given say 100 bucks for a deposit to purchase the car & they changed their mind for whatever reason,fair enough you can have 50-70 bucks back depending on advertising costs. i even tell the buyer beforehand as well as write it in the receipt. i have never had a complaint yet & only 1 car i had didnt sell(his mommy wouldnt let him buy it,lol). i gave him all his deposit back because he was a young bloke in need of a first car so i knew where he was coming from. 2 weeks later he knocks on my door,gives me a box of beer & thanks me. i have even been nice enough in the past to let people pay off the car but never again as the last few times i have had to go repo the car & thats not nice,i wouldnt want to have a car repo'd from me & i dont like doing it to other people.

it comes down to a simple case of do your homework,have the bucks,get receipts & a bit of gut instinct about who your buyng a car off

 

How much was the deposit - if $100 no biggy. If $1,000 - fight like hell.

 

If the cars been written off in a crash but obviously repaired well who cares? The VN-VS arent worth **** all anyway.

 

Once again, anyone wanting to get rid of $100, you can come and look at my car (its not for sale tho, but we'll pretend it is just so i get your $100)

 

c'mon stealthy....... we get the joke but the bloke feels bad enough...no need to rub it in....we all get screwed sometime especially when we're new to the game and decide to cut our losses and move on...you'll always find monday experts after you make a expensive mistake..do what you can to get it back but if its not worth the effort .....learn from it....

 

I looked at his whole post and I read into it that he is a little concerned about getting his money back. (but did not say how much the deposit was) He may have felt that the few $$ deposit was not worth the fight - or out comes from a fight. Would you demand your money back from a tough looking bikie if he says "get stuffed"?

 

Have you purchased the ute - or just forked out a heap of cash with nothing to show for it - but a reciept and some rego papers?