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Conor Popes Consumer 999 - Clocked cars

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  • #2
    flyingsnail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭flyingsnail


    The first car the original mileage was written on the service book in the glove compartment. :eek:


  • #3
    coylemj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,622 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    That show had a very limited budget so effectively was done on the cheap by an independent production company. Via Conor Pope, they put out a call a few months ago for people to come forward about rogue traders in the motor trade so I contacted them with details of a few operators whom I knew had ripped off me and friends of mine with inflated and unnecessary parts replacements and 'repairs'.

    What I suggested they do was to get an ordinary car which was due a routine service, say 7 years old. Have it checked out from tip to toe by a reputable mechanic and then submit it for a service or a pre-NCT inspection to any one of several (named by me) auto shops to see what happened. I exchanged e-mails with them and I spoke to one of the production team on the phone but it quickly became clear a sting operation along the lines I was suggesting was not what they had in mind. They started talking about clocked cars at which point I realised that they wanted the case to be presented to them on a plate, after the event i.e. not involving any expense on their part. So I said there was no point in discussing it further and we left it at that.


  • #4
    bigroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,219 ✭✭✭bigroad


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Anyone watch this, basically investigating clocked cars, it showed what idiots consumers are not doing basic cheap and free checks when purchasing cars...

    http://www.tv3.ie/3player/show/1031/115656/0/Conor-Pope%27s-Consumer-999
    One dealer looked like a Volkswagen Dealer.
    Would i right in saying they were in the west of the country.


  • #5
    Comhrá
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    bigroad wrote: »
    One dealer looked like a Volkswagen Dealer.
    Would i right in saying they were in the west of the country.

    Now, who the Hell could that VW dealer possibly be, I wonder???? :rolleyes:;)


  • #6
    s14driftking
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 645 ✭✭✭s14driftking


    bigroad wrote: »
    One dealer looked like a Volkswagen Dealer.
    Would i right in saying they were in the west of the country.
    tippman1 wrote: »
    Now, who the Hell could that VW dealer possibly be, I wonder???? :rolleyes:;)

    Think I know Portuma sells a lot of cars. A.h??


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