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Cartell (etc) information

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  • 28-09-2008 8:07pm
    #1
    Keedowah
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I have seen a few cars on carzone (all from the same dealer) - and put their reg numbers into Cartell. For a few of the cars the information coming back was incorrect - i.e. I was looking at a Audi and it said it was an Opel. Do you think the car dealer is up to something dodgy, like selling stolen cars, or could it be that Cartell has incorrect information stored about this car reg?

    Thanks,

    K


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    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Keedowah wrote: »
    Hi,

    I have seen a few cars on carzone (all from the same dealer) - and put their reg numbers into Cartell. For a few of the cars the information coming back was incorrect - i.e. I was looking at a Audi and it said it was an Opel. Do you think the car dealer is up to something dodgy, like selling stolen cars, or could it be that Cartell has incorrect information stored about this car reg?

    Thanks,

    K

    Could you show an example, just out of curiousity. I've only ever seen unknown come up, never one with a different make etc.


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    frag4
    Registered Users Posts: 163 ✭✭frag4


    I'd say Cartell are wrong.
    Saw a 911 carrarea 4 with the reg 04-C-911 (nice reg).
    Inputted into Cartell comes up with a honda civic.

    Unless the honda slayed the porsche at the lights and by the rules of the road takes it reg:p


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    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Lol, you sure it wasn't 03 or 05.


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    Keedowah
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Keedowah


    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Audi/A6/2.5-TDI/1129872/

    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Avensis/2.0-D/1129880/

    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Volkswagen/Passat/2.0-TDI/1147771/


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 38,980 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    The Passat is coming through as a focus on several different sites (didn't check the others).
    http://www.aaireland.ie/car%2Ddata%2Dcheck/
    http://www.carsireland.ie/car-check.html


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    copacetic
    Subscribers Posts: 16,564 ✭✭✭✭copacetic


    Keedowah wrote: »
    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Audi/A6/2.5-TDI/1129872/

    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Toyota/Avensis/2.0-D/1129880/

    http://www.carzone.ie/used-cars/Volkswagen/Passat/2.0-TDI/1147771/

    using repayment as 'price' is also dodgy. wouldn't fill you with confidence in buying off them


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    Keedowah
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Keedowah


    The dealer is meant to be calling me today about arranging to see one of the cars - I am going to ask her about the number plate issue.


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    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Lol fact that they are all from the same garage could mean that they are english imports, and to stop people being turned off by the yellow plates, and paying vrt and all that craic, they;ve just made up a random plate. Unless i'm completly wrong, i'd say that's the reason.


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    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 38,247 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Limerick-man wrote: »
    and to stop people being turned off by the yellow plates, and paying vrt and all that craic, they;ve just made up a random plate. Unless i'm completly wrong, i'd say that's the reason.

    I'd be thinking along the same lines but I'd imagine he'd stick plates on them off other cars he has in his own stock. sure if he's going to go to the bother of getting new (false) plates done up for them, and extra 2 mins research would get him the numbers of cars that are at least the same make/model.


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    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Stekelly wrote: »
    I'd be thinking along the same lines but I'd imagine he'd stick plates on them off other cars he has in his own stock. sure if he's going to go to the bother of getting new (false) plates done up for them, and extra 2 mins research would get him the numbers of cars that are at least the same make/model.

    Ah ya but sure if it's keeps the tax man's eye's away anything will do. Hopefully the OP will be able to answer for us.


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    Keedowah
    Registered Users Posts: 979 ✭✭✭Keedowah


    She never contacted me - and because of the whole issue with the number plates I am not going to bother calling her. Pity - I liked the look of the Focus they were selling.


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    -Chris-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,035 ✭✭✭✭-Chris-


    Top spec Avensis with SatNav, A6 Avant 2.5TDi quattro with SatNav, Passat 2.0TDi DSG...

    They all smell like UK specs to me...

    Ignore the reg's, if you like the look of the cars then go and take a drive.


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