E280 CDI - Surely this is a bargain?

[Mr Jadefox]

Not sure if it's just me, but this looks REALLY too cheap?

18K miles, with a Panoramic Roof and seemingly all the toys, in a good colour and only 4 years old?

Mercedes : Mercedes-Benz E 280 CDI SPORT

 

[jaymanek]

scam

 

[Mr Jadefox]

scam

Well that's what I was feeling......

 

[Mactech]

Yes, almost too good to be true! 17k miles in 5 years? I would need some convincing. But if it actually checks out as straight, then it certainly seems like a good buy. Trade pric is £13.5k.

 

[jaymanek]

the pics are scanned in.. probably from a magazine or something.

 

[oscarisapc]

I agree the price seems wrong but it looks too cheap to be a convincing scam - more likely this is a typo and the asking price is £16+k and not £10+k. The vendor has given his name and presumably the car is there to be inspected and have its history checked? How would a scam work?

Oscar

 

[Skintia99]

Saw a lot of these on AutoTrader last year 'Phone not working - only by e-mail' type ad's, apparently they just take pictures from anyway (even parked cars in the street) and upload them for sale.

Be nice if it was that price though

 

[umedc]

scam

Spot on tel no not working

 

[renault12ts]

I've emailed him telling him the no. doesn't work and maybe he could send me a better number. I'll let you know what happens.

 

[Rory]

the pics are scanned in..

How can you tell that?

 

[MD5]

"Advert Age: 22 days. Location: berkshire, United Kingdom. Contact: oli caytor. Phone: 07071018935 What is PH PhoneSafe? Email: CLICK HERE TO EMAIL ME ...
www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/764524.htm - Similar pages"

Same phone no, different name and location.

 

[Mr Jadefox]

Spot on tel no not working

Probably just me being stupid, but what is the Scam?

I appreciate it isn't genuine, but what is the point of this??

 

[Mr Jadefox]

Same phone no, different name and location.

Phonesafe:
If you have ever sold a car privately there is a good chance you will have been pestered by canvassers at some point. PistonHeads is now offering sellers the opportunity to eliminate this aggravation by using a 'PhoneSafe' number in place of their own telephone numbers.

So it isn't his number anyway, its a PistonHeads supplied one.


PhoneSafe blocks calls from known canvassers and leaves you free to answer queries from people genuinely interested in buying your vehicle.

That must be you then umedc, they're blocking you as a canvasser

 

[renault12ts]

Everyone's being blocked.

 

[st4]

The after market exhausts are chavy, but at that price its too good to be true and therefore a scam.

 

[jaymanek]

these sorts of scams usually work by extracting a holding deposit out of you befor you even see the car..

get 10 people giving him £200 a go and thats good work for a week..

 

[st4]

these sorts of scams usually work by extracting a holding deposit out of you befor you even see the car..

get 10 people giving him £200 a go and thats good work for a week..

I nearly fell for one of those a few years ago. Audi A3 3.2 Quattro sport 1 yr old 15k miles was on eBay for £6800 (it was worth about £17k at the time) and there was some sop story about it being sold to pay for a relatives health care.

I did think it was a scam, or I was dealing with someone very stupid and I was going to get a nice car very cheap. I emailed him saying that I would be on the 1st plane down to London with £6800 cash and I'd collect it then and there. He demanded a deposit of £2k via western union (as soon as you see that there is a scam) as this was the quickest way to seal the deal. I said no as this would "slow up things", as I'd be with him 1st thing the next day with cash but I'd have to see the car, SH (and I'd HPI it). Never did get that Audi A3. The email exchanges then degenerated a bit but it was fun trying to watch him weasel the money from me

 

[renault12ts]

I've emailed him telling him the no. doesn't work and maybe he could send me a better number. I'll let you know what happens.

I've had a reply to my email:

Hello,
The car is located in Madrid, Spain and so am I. We've recently moved to Spain and brought it with us.It's in showroom condition, no scratches, no dents, accident-free.2005 Mercedes-Benz E 280 CDI SPORT and still UK registered. RHD, UK supplied (NOT AN IMPORT).17,600 miles.The price I'm after is 10,999 pounds sterling including delivery to your home address and full insurance during shipping.Please let me know if you're interested so I can provide you with further details.
Thanks for your interest,
Russ Godwin

What do you think?

And I have replied:

Russ,

Thanks for your quick reply. I will be flyinbg to Alicante on Friday. Could we meet half way. I will bring cash or bankers draft what ever you prefer.


Let's see what happens now.

 

[st4]

I've had a reply to my email:

Hello,
The car is located in Madrid, Spain and so am I. We've recently moved to Spain and brought it with us.It's in showroom condition, no scratches, no dents, accident-free.2005 Mercedes-Benz E 280 CDI SPORT and still UK registered. RHD, UK supplied (NOT AN IMPORT).17,600 miles.The price I'm after is 10,999 pounds sterling including delivery to your home address and full insurance during shipping.Please let me know if you're interested so I can provide you with further details.
Thanks for your interest,
Russ Godwin

What do you think?

Total scam. How much would it cost to "ship" a car from spain. Either have some fun but really you should report it...

 

[renault12ts]

Total scam. How much would it cost to "ship" a car from spain. Either have some fun but really you should report it...

As you say, I'll have some fun first...did you see my reply above...