Car check results are not the same as advertised.

k.p.h

So looking at some cars for my girlfriend and she spotted an Astra that she likes, just out of interest I put the reg from the pics off the dealer website into a check website and it's after returning some different info.

As advertised its the 1.3 Diesel but showing it's 1.4 Petrol. Same colour etc...

How reliable are these sites.? She was extremely interested in this car, would this be a warning sign to steer clear.?

Big Nasty

Has to be loads of Astroids out there - don't waste your time, walk away.

k.p.h

Fecking chancer, you would imagine when start talking about money if an engine has been changed it would be mentioned.

Question, would dealers in the north take trades on cars from the south..?

ShadowHearth

Lads, sorry for offtopic, but is there still that free car check up online? Or they removed it?

Big Nasty

k.p.h wrote: »

Fecking chancer, you would imagine when start talking about money if an engine has been changed it would be mentioned.

Question, would dealers in the north take trades on cars from the south..?

I'm sure they'll take it alright - what they'll give you for it is another question.

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Lads, sorry for offtopic, but is there still that free car check up online? Or they removed it?

Mywheels.ie - now charge €7 for a basic check and have done for cq. two years.

Pov06

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Lads, sorry for offtopic, but is there still that free car check up online? Or they removed it?

http://motorcheck.ie/

Free info like car colour, fuel type, engine capacity.

ShadowHearth

MCMLXXV wrote: »

I'm sure they'll take it alright - what they'll give you for it is another question.



Mywheels.ie - now charge €7 for a basic check and have done for cq. two years.

Would it give info on where's the car was imported from? Jap or uk?

Anan1

k.p.h wrote: »

Fecking chancer, you would imagine when start talking about money if an engine has been changed it would be mentioned.

That's extremely unlikely. Have you asked the dealer? It's most probably a simple mistake in the ad.

George Dalton

It is more likely to be an administrative error of some sort than an actual problem with the car. The chances of a relatively new Astra having been converted from petrol to diesel are remote IMO.

ShadowHearth

okay, confused...

cheers for those links, even the free check up did some job.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3324535

on check up it says: Aero kit, so it shuld be a UK import. thing is: Aero kit gives you a rear spoiler and lowered suspension etc. i dont see spoiler on that mazda.
i dont mind it being a UK import, but i really dont want it to be a JAP import.

http://mywheels.ie/car-history-check/free-car-check-results/?VRN=07D120023

Big Nasty

ShadowHearth wrote: »

i dont mind it being a UK import, but i really dont want it to be a JAP import.

http://mywheels.ie/car-history-check/free-car-check-results/?VRN=07D120023

This is the fastest 2WD car ever made

With a quote like that I wouldn't bother with it.

knifey_spoonie

ShadowHearth wrote: »

okay, confused...

cheers for those links, even the free check up did some job.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3324535

on check up it says: Aero kit, so it shuld be a UK import. thing is: Aero kit gives you a rear spoiler and lowered suspension etc. i dont see spoiler on that mazda.
i dont mind it being a UK import, but i really dont want it to be a JAP import.

http://mywheels.ie/car-history-check/free-car-check-results/?VRN=07D120023

Just so you know that for sale from a dealer/trader i would think. The insurance disk has a name instead of a reg on it.

Not that there is anything wrong with that, unless he is trying to hide the fact he is a dealer/trader. Then run.

dar83

MCMLXXV wrote: »

With a quote like that I wouldn't bother with it.

Haha. Exactly what I was going to say.