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As a young kid with a dad as a beater i used to see many cars which were repaired with cuts from other cars. Heres a link to the story on today-tonight of a guy who bought a VC Brock Commodore with some really bad repairs. http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-...ng-horror-stories/#video
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You have to feel sorry for this guy. At the same time though, I would of thought that he would have had this car on a hoist if you were going to spend that type of money on a car the seller states is genuine.
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sorry i dont feel for the guy, if you spent that much coin on a car that age he should of done his own home work and had it checked out independtly by a mechanic and panel beater of his and then by a some one who like warren who specialises in that type of car, but i do feel that maybe it should of not passed the rwc because of the cut and shut did you see the sill you could see inside it, cut and shut is fine if done right, probally should of been advertise as such, maybe it,s a genuine brock but it,s not original.
if i was going to shell 100k for a hk 327 i would have indepentent mechanical and panel beater look at it then verified by some one like warren or ben.
my 2 cents worth
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Every car I have bought I have looked at the underfloor pan. Wonder why he didnt look underneath if he was spending this much money? However, I do know of a recent case, where one of my relatives bought a VZ ute on ebay, thinking it was an SS, and then decided to sell it after a few months. At the time of his purchase, he did a REVS check in NSW and it was clear, no encumbrances. However, when he decided to sell it this month, he did another REVS check, which is now Australia-wide, discovered that it was a repairable write off in Qld, and the car was driven to Northen NSW, a new front end fitted, new LS1 (previously a V6) installed and a new interior. It was then re-registered as a SS with all the badges. Lucily, he was able to sell it asap, as the new buyer didnt do his homework.
At the end of the day, it comes back to that Latin term, caveat emptor, or buyer beware. You must do your homework when you are buying a car. Edited by user Tuesday, 28 February 2012 6:47:13 PM(UTC)
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