JamRocky
Active Member
Some of you on here know I’ve been looking at an older Merc recently to buy. A W203 or CLK diesel. I saw an advert for one … a .2.7Cdi with a private seller. 160k miles and MOT until 2022.
Only when I check the MOT history it is only MOT’d until December and the last MOT reads 166k miles so goodness knows what the true mileage is now.
So, I mention this and ask about service history. The response contains no info about service history. I ask when was the last service done. The response doesn’t mention servicing again, but says the car will “fly through its next MOT”
I say oh that sounds encouraging. If you are that confident in the car how about you get it MOT’d and if it does fly through I will pay for it. If it doesn’t you pay for it. Funnily enough he declined … He’s actually asking top money for the car and claims it’s brilliant. Won’t talk about servicing and the advert has both the wrong mileage and the wrong MOT information. I might be foolish thinking this could be anything other than an avoid situation, but thought you might enjoy the tale on this fine Sunday morning!
Only when I check the MOT history it is only MOT’d until December and the last MOT reads 166k miles so goodness knows what the true mileage is now.
So, I mention this and ask about service history. The response contains no info about service history. I ask when was the last service done. The response doesn’t mention servicing again, but says the car will “fly through its next MOT”
I say oh that sounds encouraging. If you are that confident in the car how about you get it MOT’d and if it does fly through I will pay for it. If it doesn’t you pay for it. Funnily enough he declined … He’s actually asking top money for the car and claims it’s brilliant. Won’t talk about servicing and the advert has both the wrong mileage and the wrong MOT information. I might be foolish thinking this could be anything other than an avoid situation, but thought you might enjoy the tale on this fine Sunday morning!