03 Cobra: Salvage Issue - Northern California Ford Owners

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Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

Hey Guys,

Im new here but ive been over on SVTP for a while. Anyways, i drove up north last weekend to the redding area to look at an 03 cobra. Car was clean and ran and drove good, and the price was right, so I gave the seller a deposit of $200. Now he had told me on the phone and in person that the car had a clean title. I am supposed to pick the car up saturday. So, last night i run the carfax, and it was wrecked back in 03 and carries a salvage title.

I would still like to purchase the car, but I feel the seller either needs to

A: refund my deposit
B: Sell the car for cheaper due to the title issue.

If he refuses either, what should I do? Its only $200, so im not going to loose sleep over it, but at the same time....its $200 ya know.

Any thoughts boys?

Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :

Make him lower the price for bullshitting you kuz he MIGHT be lying about something else too, you never know.

Posted by RONIN (Member # 9987) on :

That's a bad sign.... If he did not tell you that it was salvaged and what happened there's something wrong with the deal. He should have known it was salvaged because it would say so on the title.

A salvaged title 03/04 Cobra is worth considerably less than one with a Clean title. We're talking thousands.

All the signs of a deal that I would stay away from. Get your deposit back and keep looking.

[ March 08, 2012, 06:50 PM: Message edited by: RONIN ]

Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :

He should give you the money back because if the car is a prior salvage title then its obviously not what he advertised it to be.

You can go to court and get that back.

Keep in mind, cars can have a salvage title out of state and then come out clean when it gets registered in california.

This is why i always do a carfax no matter what the title says here.

Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :

Get your money back and find a different car. He should compensate your gas in my opinion as well.

Posted by Greasy (Member # 5258) on :

Get your money back and find a clean title car

Posted by SIC9250 (Member # 8216) on :

quote:
Originally posted by RONIN:
That's a bad sign.... If he did not tell you that it was salvaged and what happened there's something wrong with the deal. He should have known it was salvaged because it would say so on the title.

A salvaged title 03/04 Cobra is worth considerably less than one with a Clean title. We're talking thousands.

All the signs of a deal that I would stay away from. Get your deposit back and keep looking.

+100

Posted by Blu50Stang (Member # 489) on :

Get your deposit back a run... [burnout]

Posted by triple b (Member # 8763) on :

fuk the deposit tell him suck it for lying and blast his craigslist ad for it cut your losses so what you drive all that way and spend $80 bux to recomp the 200 and gas you already lost dont buy it live and learn atleast you were smart enough to carfax it before you bought it dont waste any more dinero screwing around

[ March 09, 2012, 12:08 AM: Message edited by: triple b ]

Posted by kingroy (Member # 7736) on :

Give you the money back. If not you can sue I'm for fraudulent misrepresentation.

Posted by 02angrybird (Member # 11259) on :

Silver 1 in cottonwood

Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

^^^thats the one.

Looks like im not getting my deposit back. Live and learn I guess. Fuck those hillbillys

Posted by a302juGRnuat (Member # 10163) on :

if i were you, id make him give you your money back or lower the price at where you want it. however, it is a bad sign that hes lied to you so id double check everything else. gl

Posted by Wrench Monkey (Member # 9529) on :

Put link up so we can flag the piss out of it!

Posted by 306mustang (Member # 9204) on :

http://redding.craigslist.org/cto/2874553659.html

Posted by A$VP (Member # 9996) on :

find him fuck him up get ur money back steal his car run him over with it.....thats what peter grifiin would do

Posted by 02angrybird (Member # 11259) on :

That's hilarious, he emailed me and said someone was buying it Saturday, and no need for carfax

[ March 09, 2012, 04:47 AM: Message edited by: 02angrybird ]

Posted by Greasy (Member # 5258) on :

I just E-mailed him for a little fun [Big Grin]

Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

yeah this hillbilly is gonna wish he was just a reasonable seller after i finish fucking with him

Posted by wilber650 (Member # 10360) on :

Lol I called him nd said I was REALLY interested bt I needed a carfax.. Nd then he was like oh clean tittle no accidents ever.. Nd I couldn't hold on no more nd started laughin. So he ask was funny soo I offered him $200 bucks for the car hahaha he hung up. Next I'm havin my buddy call him [patriot]

Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :

what was the phone number post it up so we can have fun

Posted by wilber650 (Member # 10360) on :

5305292941.... But it says is disconnected now [Frown]

Posted by Greasy (Member # 5258) on :

I haven't gotten an Email back yet either

Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

see what i mean? Scumbags.

anayways, here is the kids cell

1-937-619-7303

Posted by 94 N.C.F. GT (Member # 3946) on :

Make him lower the price if you really want it and definitely take it to a shop to get the cylinder test done

Posted by Wrench Monkey (Member # 9529) on :

I would tell him you want your money back in a text, then you to his house with a cop. And get it back, if he says no I didn't get his money then just show text and number

Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

I would, but its a 4 hour drive and would cost me $100 in gas to get there, plus a full day of my time.

Just trying to live and learn at this point, and prevent anyone else from wasting their time with these lowlifes.

Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Vancityman:
I would, but its a 4 hour drive and would cost me $100 in gas to get there, plus a full day of my time.

Just trying to live and learn at this point, and prevent anyone else from wasting their time with these lowlifes.

Hey at least all you lost was 200 bucks, if you would have paid 16000 you would have overpaid by almost 8 or 9K.

Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

Well I had gotten them down to $12500 thinking it had a clean title which obviously would have been a STEAL.

Salvage title though? 12500 isn't such a good deal anymore.

Posted by 02angrybird (Member # 11259) on :

Find out how bad the damage was and where

[ March 09, 2012, 05:06 PM: Message edited by: 02angrybird ]

Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 02angrybird:
Find out how bad the damage was and where

don't care to anymore. Salvage or clean these guys are scumbags and trying to hide something. And even if it was a light hit, $12.5k for a branded title cobra is a pretty average price. I want a GREAT price

Posted by AL STOCK (Member # 1852) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Blu50Stang:
Get your deposit back a run...

This.

Stay away.

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Vancityman:
Well I had gotten them down to $12500 thinking it had a clean title which obviously would have been a STEAL.

Salvage title though? 12500 isn't such a good deal anymore.

If it was salvage in 03 it must have been real bad

Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

haha it only gets better.

He has now made himself up as being a 3rd person who has looked at the cobra, and me as a person who lowballed him on a 2005 truck? haha

http://redding.craigslist.org/cto/2895133362.html

Also, apparently he has a form now that can just make the salvage title go away. Stupid people are stupid

Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :

http://redding.craigslist.org/cto/2895315730.html

Just trying to help out man, if you see the cobra up again and if its still saying clean title. Let us know and it will be handled.

Posted by RONIN (Member # 9987) on :

quote:
Originally posted by Cobra 93-4992:
http://redding.craigslist.org/cto/2895315730.html

Just trying to help out man, if you see the cobra up again and if its still saying clean title. Let us know and it will be handled.

Respect

Posted by 2T0NE (Member # 4216) on :

prank called him today ftw

Posted by triple b (Member # 8763) on :

lol his shit is flagged i bet hes like wtf!

Posted by stock fox (Member # 9211) on :

Someone put his # up on craigslist for a free riding lawnmower lol [Big Grin]

Posted by x93chp (Member # 6046) on :

quote:
Originally posted by stock fox:
Someone put his # up on craigslist for a free riding lawnmower lol

Posted by 707iiii (Member # 10923) on :

Is this it? Came across it today and was reminded of this thread.

http://redding.craigslist.org/cto/2894899185.html

Posted by 88FOX (Member # 9969) on :

quote:
Originally posted by x93chp:

quote:
Originally posted by stock fox:
Someone put his # up on craigslist for a free riding lawnmower lol

i did this to a friend of mine haha 150 calls in like 2 hours

Posted by 02angrybird (Member # 11259) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 707iiii:
Is this it? Came across it today and was reminded of this thread.

http://redding.craigslist.org/cto/2894899185.html

Yep lol

Posted by RONIN (Member # 9987) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 707iiii:
Is this it? Came across it today and was reminded of this thread.

http://redding.craigslist.org/cto/2894899185.html

Yup I believe so.

Posted by stock fox (Member # 9211) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 88FOX:

quote:
Originally posted by x93chp:

quote:
Originally posted by stock fox:
Someone put his # up on craigslist for a free riding lawnmower lol

i did this to a friend of mine haha 150 calls in like 2 hours

Haha someone did this to me like 2 years ago and lets just say those 150 calls wernt shit compared to the calls i got lol

Posted by Vancityman (Member # 11569) on :

yeah thats the one. gotta flag the shit out of it

Posted by 50Reasons (Member # 6452) on :

quote:
Originally posted by 707iiii:
Is this it? Came across it today and was reminded of this thread.

http://redding.craigslist.org/cto/2894899185.html

This car sold already

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