Our local police station had a transaction area where everything can be done in front of a camera and a bunch of cops.
Just got hit by the "head gasket scam"
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I've heard of this one, unfortunate indeed. I always do deals like this or even furniture in public places. Don't like people coming to my home.
^ That is awesome, what a great way to multipurpose publicly funded assets and resources. Kind of like a co-op flea market I guess.
Had something similar happen on the last car I sold. Guy calls me on Saturday morning and immediately makes me a low-ball offer over the phone. I told him that maybe he should come see the car but if that amount was all he was going to offer, save both of us time and don't bother coming to see the car. Guy shows up with his brother and we go for a drive. Come home and they start looking under the hood. Don't know exactly when they managed to do it, but somehow they dribbled oil on the engine and low-balled me even further claiming that the car needed work due to an oil leak. I knew for a fact that there were no oil leaks and told the guy as much, and then he starts to try to guilt me by pointing out that they drove all the way out to see the car and I should sell it to them for the ridiculous price. I responded that I told him on the phone that his first low offer wasn't going to fly and trying to offer me even less was ridiculous and that they should leave if they're going to play that game. Fortunately, that was the end of it with them.
On the bright side, I wound up selling the car the next day to a couple who were looking for a first car for their daughter who just started driving. Turns out the wife's father and grandfather were mechanics and she grew up in the family's garage. She had a thing for late 70's Impalas (this was a '79) and expected the car to be in worse shape than it was.
On the bright side, I wound up selling the car the next day to a couple who were looking for a first car for their daughter who just started driving. Turns out the wife's father and grandfather were mechanics and she grew up in the family's garage. She had a thing for late 70's Impalas (this was a '79) and expected the car to be in worse shape than it was.
You know, the guy at first was trying to point out oil leaks on top of the engine but I just shrugged it off because, yeah at 250,000 miles and 15 years you're probably going to have a few grimy spots on the engine if it hasn't been cleaned. But it's not a leaker in the sense that it doesn't leave oil spots where it's parked and doesn't need (much) oil between changes. But maybe he did slop some oil on there - I know it's a common part of the scam and would be pretty easy to do at the same time as the overflow tank.
This similar crap happened outside my place, it was nicely recorded on camera too, guy adding oil to the degas bottle of a c class mercedes.
when it was notified, bossmans cousin who owns the car got suspicious and asked for camera footage as he was the car owner and present and the car was facing the bays.
Yep, clear as day, little slim bottle of something appeared from the guys pocket and he poured it in.
The car had a new upper and lower rad hose put in with fresh coolant.
Lowlife cheaters wont stop with their actions, its literally stupid.
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