13,600 only?

BMcG05

Hi

Im considering buying a new car and am looking at the Ford Focus ST. On carzone (http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carid=698663) this car is priced at 13600 while others of the same engine capacity, year etc all are alot more expensive.

Does anyone know why this is (and no, its not the colour )????

Tyty

Mitch Connor

VRT will add to the price.

mkdon05

its cheaper because its an English import, so you would have to clear the Vehicle Registration tax on it with the Revenue.

C_Breeze

very good value or a scam

I doubt it will be that chaep even on UK PLATES

BMcG05

ye I thought that, but the seller of the car would still have paid alot more than €13k (or equiv in £££) and will be making a massive loss won't he?

Like I mean VRT will only fall on me, not him, so why would he sell the car so cheaply???

whippet

miss print !!! or else it is Mr John who is desperatly trying to sell to and will ship car to your nominated address on reciept of your western union cash payment.

More than likely the seller meant €36000 .. which is a bit steep.

Kimbot

BMcG05 wrote:

ye I thought that, but the seller of the car would still have paid alot more than €13k (or equiv in £££) and will be making a massive loss won't he?

Like I mean VRT will only fall on me, not him, so why would he sell the car so cheaply???

Because its fake!!

Location = Dublin yet look at the phone number provided!!
Also "Submarine" interior!!

Seems like someone extracting the urine!!

Marcus.Aurelius

It's a 3 dr in a crap colour with 2.5 litre engine. Duh. Of course its cheaper

Mitch Connor

C_Breeze wrote:

these cost at LEAST 15,000GBP USED on UK paltes ... i doubt he is selling it for roughly 7500GBP LOL

9000GBP would be closer to the currency exchange.

C_Breeze

these cost at LEAST 15,000GBP USED on UK paltes ... i doubt he is selling it for roughly 7500GBP LOL

Guy:Incognito

Cheapest 06 Focus st I could find on Autotrader uk was stg £16500 ish. How is he selling it for so cheap? Somethign must be up.

BMcG05

ugh thought it was too good to be true.

I'll send him an email though and see what he says...price is so good though that it just has to be massive mistake/scam

Wonder if a posting price on carzone is legally binding...:D

C_Breeze

Tauren wrote:

9000GBP would be closer to the currency exchange.

Yeah well you get my point , tis a scam anyway

Seth Brundle

I mailed the seller so we'll see what they have to say.

Mitch Connor

C_Breeze wrote:

Yeah well you get my point , tis a scam anyway

i'm gonna get my mate, VIKTOR, to pick it up for me.

prospect

Its an orange Ford, offer him €13.50

neacy69

ITS CHEAP COS ITS A SCAM
the number listed
Private Sale (Dublin)
Tel: 015 12130578
is a foreign number

I have seen alot of this on carzone lately for X5's and the like:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=700674
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=699622

A friend of mine emailed the seller of one of the X5's and got an email with the seller saying he is in Lithuania and he will have the car shipped for us and blah blah

SCAM SCAM SCAM
Is there anyway to report these ad's on carzone (like you can on ebay??)

C_Breeze

Tauren wrote:

i'm gonna get my mate, VIKTOR, to pick it up for me.

VIKtor Ogoyufemby?

LOL

Mitch Connor

C_Breeze wrote:

VIKtor Ogoyufemby?

LOL

So you know him too? great guy is our Viktor.

lynchie

neacy69 wrote:

ITS CHEAP COS ITS A SCAM
the number listed
Private Sale (Dublin)
Tel: 015 12130578
is a foreign number

I have seen alot of this on carzone lately for X5's and the like:
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=700674
http://www.carzone.ie/usedcars/index.cfm?fuseaction=car&carID=699622

A friend of mine emailed the seller of one of the X5's and get the email with the seller saysing he is on lithuania and he will have the car shipped for us and blah blah

SCAM SCAM SCAM
Is there anyway to report these ad's on carzone (like you can on ebay??)

Surely the number above is not valid and you cant ring it from here?

zilog_jones

What's the deal with those phone numbers? Surely international numbers would have two zeros before them? Or are they Norn Iron numbers?

Seth Brundle

The dialling code for Liverpool (within the UK) is 0151.
From here it would be 0044151

Henry Ford III

Now marked "Sold". That car is worth €30k+ btw.

Fantastic cars. The colour is not for the faint hearted, although it was an expensive extra.

drdre

I dont think its a scam.I seen it afew times drive around south dublin eg cabinteely,kiliney also i seen it today on the n11.I dont know its the exact reg but its the same colour.Best thing is someone go view it.

drdre

Its already sold
I would have been interested just to vrt it and sell it here as the prices here are abit high

Guy:Incognito

drdre wrote:

I dont think its a scam.I seen it afew times drive around south dublin eg cabinteely,kiliney also i seen it today on the n11.I dont know its the exact reg but its the same colour.Best thing is someone go view it.

there are loads in that colour on Autotrader uk. I'd imagine there are a couple here too. Plus. If some guy in Eastern Europe is pulling a scam, I doubt he's going to travel over here with a real car to take pics. He probably nicked the pics off a different ad/website.

unkel

drdre wrote:

I dont think its a scam.I seen it afew times drive around south dublin eg cabinteely,kiliney also i seen it today on the n11.I dont know its the exact reg but its the same colour.Best thing is someone go view it.

QFP

drdre

unkel wrote:

QFP

Whats QFP
Im to tired to use my brain

bazz26

drdre wrote:

I dont think its a scam.I seen it afew times drive around south dublin eg cabinteely,kiliney also i seen it today on the n11.I dont know its the exact reg but its the same colour.Best thing is someone go view it.

More than likely stolen photos, very unlikely that there is a real Focus ST at the other end of that phone line.

Wossack

drdre wrote:

I dont think its a scam.I seen it afew times drive around south dublin eg cabinteely,kiliney also i seen it today on the n11.I dont know its the exact reg but its the same colour.Best thing is someone go view it.

Ive a bridge that you might be interested in

Hobart

drdre wrote:

Whats QFP
Im to tired to use my brain

Quoted for Posterity (I assume)

drdre

Hobart wrote:

Quoted for Posterity (I assume)

Ah

Seth Brundle

received from the seller:

Hi,

I must apologize for the delay in response, but I'm literally overwhelmed by the number of offers. I have recently relocated to Slovenia for business. The Focus is here as well. I can and will arrange transportation to UK.

As you probably noticed, the price is rather low. But since it's a right hand drive car, not even a dealer will offer me a better price here. The fact that it's still UK registered did not help either. Genuine reason for sale: my business didn't work out the way I planned. Due to amount involved, I only accept bank transfers or third party transaction mediator.

I am the registered keeper and there is no outstanding finance on the vehicle. The car is in excellent condition, the bodywork is immaculate, no scratches, dents or hidden defects as well as the interior in excellent non-smoking condition. I am willing to let the 2006 FORD FOCUS ST-3 go for £ 9,200 GBP.

Please get back to me and let me know if you wish to proceed on this basis.
Cheers !
Christopher.

neacy69

kbannon wrote:

received from the seller:

Thats the exact same email we got when we enquired about the X5!!!!!!!!!!

NiSmO

This post has been deleted.

Cond0r

So has anybody contacted carzone about these jokers?

They really need to add a 'report this ad [for phishing/scamming]' link.

Andrewf20

Car tax 962 euro per year. A few cc lower and it would have been 821 euro/year.

sneakyST

jonny24ie wrote:

Because its fake!!


Also "Submarine" interior!!

Seems like someone extracting the urine!!

Thats actually correct jonny24. The ST has submarine lighting

Henry Ford III

Andrewf20 wrote:

Car tax 962 euro per year. A few cc lower and it would have been 821 euro/year.

An extra €140 p.a. in road tax is the least of your worries.

zilog_jones

kbannon wrote:

received from the seller:
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At least these new guys can write coherent English, unlike the gibberish the typical Nigerian scammers knock up.

jayok

Only getting to read this thread now.

I actually found my own car up for sale on Carzone.ie for an amazing €12,500 (it's an 03 325 Ci circa €30k). Impressed I a friend wrote to the seller and got the exact same response - complete scam.

I contact carzone.ie about this to report the fraud but notice that they've no contact details on the website or registered company names, etc (completely illegal) - anyhow they didn't really give a sh1te and didn't remove the ad.

unkel

jayok wrote:

I contact carzone.ie about this to report the fraud but notice that they've no contact details on the website or registered company names, etc (completely illegal) - anyhow they didn't really give a sh1te and didn't remove the ad.

You'd think they'd at least black list the credit card numbers used to pay for the ads on line

Gary ITR

unkel wrote:

You'd think they'd at least black list the credit card numbers used to pay for the ads on line

They probably use something similiar to a 3v voucher