Should I buy??? (If so, expect some killer repair videos)
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Awesome job tracking that one down. That is a Miami/Fort Lauderdale dealer, correct? If it's the one I'm thinking of it's been up for sale for at least 4-5 months now. I always liked the look of it as well, and thought it was a well priced car. I'm interested to hear what it really is like.
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Sam, that exact dealer has some cars I'm interested in on eBay and I'd be thrilled if you could post your buying experience on here when it's concluded, if you can find the time.
Let me know which cars you're interested in and I'll try to give them a glance. I'm not going to have much time, but if you're interested in the dealer's Maseratis and Bentleys, the least I could do is test drive them for you.![Icon Lol](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Congrats on a sweet car!
Let me know which cars you're interested in and I'll try to give them a glance. I'm not going to have much time, but if you're interested in the dealer's Maseratis and Bentleys, the least I could do is test drive them for you.
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Congrats on a sweet car!
The coupes look so much sexier. The vert would be nice, but I think I've outgrown that phase. Plus I couldn't pass up this deal. I was basically looking for an XKR coupe, or an XK convertible. An XKR convertible would have been nice, but I'll settle for the coupe
Awesome job tracking that one down. That is a Miami/Fort Lauderdale dealer, correct? If it's the one I'm thinking of it's been up for sale for at least 4-5 months now. I always liked the look of it as well, and thought it was a well priced car. I'm interested to hear what it really is like.
So I told him I was going to book a flight. He said if I would text him a pic of the itinerary he would hold the car and pick me up at the airport.
So tomorrow I'm picking up a cashiers check and a wad of cash, hopping a plane, and (hopefully) driving home in a badass XKR.
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I'm back at the airport. I have one of those Bluetooth OBD dongles and the Torque app on my phone. Yesterday I was assured that the check engine light wasn't on and the codes had not been cleared. I hooked up Torque and it showed the codes were cleared 0.6 miles ago. The emissions were "not ready" because the codes had been cleared. Despite that, it was already registering a U0100 code. That has something to do with the ECM, so I told them to drive me back to the airport. I had to shell out $32I for a return ticket
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I'm back at the airport. I have one of those Bluetooth OBD dongles and the Torque app on my phone. Yesterday I was assured that the check engine light wasn't on and the codes had not been cleared. I hooked up Torque and it showed the codes were cleared 0.6 miles ago. The emissions were "not ready" because the codes had been cleared. Despite that, it was already registering a U0100 code. That has something to do with the ECM, so I told them to drive me back to the airport. I had to shell out $32I for a return ticket ![Mad](https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/images/smilies/mad.gif)
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You'll get a car soon though, keep us posted!
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Shady is right.
My daughter REALLY wanted to get a VW bug about ten years ago and found one for cheap. I went with her to see it and immediately found the same thing; codes cleared less than a mile prior and THREE in memory, can't remember which ones though.
Daughter STILL wanted it, said she could find someone to register it anyway. I said NO and made her leave without even driving it.
Sellers SUCK sometimes. This one was local though, so no wasted time or airfare.
Sorry, Sam.
My daughter REALLY wanted to get a VW bug about ten years ago and found one for cheap. I went with her to see it and immediately found the same thing; codes cleared less than a mile prior and THREE in memory, can't remember which ones though.
Daughter STILL wanted it, said she could find someone to register it anyway. I said NO and made her leave without even driving it.
Sellers SUCK sometimes. This one was local though, so no wasted time or airfare.
Sorry, Sam.
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That seller is in BIG TROUBLE with you-know-who upstairs!
P.S. If you want to recover all of your out-of-pocket travel expenses, I think you have a pretty good chance if you want to go through the trouble of suing the seller yourself (pro se, without a lawyer) in Small Claims Court (or the equivalent) in the seller's jurisdiction. You incurred those travel expenses because you relied on the seller's representations, which turned out to be blatant lies. That's called fraud in the inducement, and you never would have made the trip if he told you the truth. If you decide that it's not worth your time and effort to do so, you can file a complaint against the seller with his local Better Business Bureau.
I know about turning the other cheek, but why let a crook off the hook without any consequences? All that'll do is encourage him to continue in his evil ways.
Consider this: write him a letter by Certified Mail, Return Receipt, and explain that you thought about suing him for fraud in the inducement and notifying the BBB, but prefer that he atone for his sins by making a $xxx (amount of your travel expenses) donation in to your church within 10 days, and your congregation will pray for his soul.
P.S. If you want to recover all of your out-of-pocket travel expenses, I think you have a pretty good chance if you want to go through the trouble of suing the seller yourself (pro se, without a lawyer) in Small Claims Court (or the equivalent) in the seller's jurisdiction. You incurred those travel expenses because you relied on the seller's representations, which turned out to be blatant lies. That's called fraud in the inducement, and you never would have made the trip if he told you the truth. If you decide that it's not worth your time and effort to do so, you can file a complaint against the seller with his local Better Business Bureau.
I know about turning the other cheek, but why let a crook off the hook without any consequences? All that'll do is encourage him to continue in his evil ways.
Consider this: write him a letter by Certified Mail, Return Receipt, and explain that you thought about suing him for fraud in the inducement and notifying the BBB, but prefer that he atone for his sins by making a $xxx (amount of your travel expenses) donation in to your church within 10 days, and your congregation will pray for his soul.
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Well that sucks.
Used car dealers,you gotta lov... loath them.
Tell them to take it to a Jag dealer and get it fixed, knock a grand off the price to cover your wasted time and plane tickets, and then you might take it.
... Like that's gonna happen...
Oh well, better luck next time. There's good ones out there.
Used car dealers,you gotta lov... loath them.
Tell them to take it to a Jag dealer and get it fixed, knock a grand off the price to cover your wasted time and plane tickets, and then you might take it.
... Like that's gonna happen...
Oh well, better luck next time. There's good ones out there.
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Consider this: write him a letter by Certified Mail, Return Receipt, and explain that you thought about suing him for fraud in the inducement and notifying the BBB, but prefer that he atone for his sins by making a $xxx (amount of your travel expenses) donation in to your church within 10 days, and your congregation will pray for his soul.
Logically, would that not be fraud, extortion and malice. You are leveraging influence that you may not have, then using said influence with ultimate authority to organize group campaign to extract vengeance; because the high priest was denied a luxury car?
The dealer could argue it was God's will. And why we must choose either the courtroom upstairs or the one down here.
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That seller is in BIG TROUBLE with you-know-who upstairs!
P.S. If you want to recover all of your out-of-pocket travel expenses, I think you have a pretty good chance if you want to go through the trouble of suing the seller yourself (pro se, without a lawyer) in Small Claims Court (or the equivalent) in the seller's jurisdiction. You incurred those travel expenses because you relied on the seller's representations, which turned out to be blatant lies. That's called fraud in the inducement, and you never would have made the trip if he told you the truth. If you decide that it's not worth your time and effort to do so, you can file a complaint against the seller with his local Better Business Bureau.
I know about turning the other cheek, but why let a crook off the hook without any consequences? All that'll do is encourage him to continue in his evil ways.
Consider this: write him a letter by Certified Mail, Return Receipt, and explain that you thought about suing him for fraud in the inducement and notifying the BBB, but prefer that he atone for his sins by making a $xxx (amount of your travel expenses) donation in to your church within 10 days, and your congregation will pray for his soul.
P.S. If you want to recover all of your out-of-pocket travel expenses, I think you have a pretty good chance if you want to go through the trouble of suing the seller yourself (pro se, without a lawyer) in Small Claims Court (or the equivalent) in the seller's jurisdiction. You incurred those travel expenses because you relied on the seller's representations, which turned out to be blatant lies. That's called fraud in the inducement, and you never would have made the trip if he told you the truth. If you decide that it's not worth your time and effort to do so, you can file a complaint against the seller with his local Better Business Bureau.
I know about turning the other cheek, but why let a crook off the hook without any consequences? All that'll do is encourage him to continue in his evil ways.
Consider this: write him a letter by Certified Mail, Return Receipt, and explain that you thought about suing him for fraud in the inducement and notifying the BBB, but prefer that he atone for his sins by making a $xxx (amount of your travel expenses) donation in to your church within 10 days, and your congregation will pray for his soul.
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