Went to look at the Grancabrio at Imperials London today ...Oh Dear

[roocarl]

Was Told it was in stunning condition !! stunning if you are a short sighted donkey standing 20ft away !!!!

really winds me up ! took an afternoon of work 5 hours driving with the traffic grrrr

List of issues

Both doors had 3-4 small dents along leading edge
overspray front bumper
o/s wing decent size dent
n/s wing lots of scratches
o/s front wing dent and scratch
every wheel Curbed
Front Discs and pads both shot
Soft top several marks scuffs wear
Interior scuffs and marks
But by far the most impressive the n/s front wheel had been sprayed black with a rattle can in situ so wheel black , overspray on tyres and nice black stripes on the bright red brake calliper underneath ... (really on a nearly £50k car !!)

But apart from that Stunning !!

 

[StuartW]

Wow, that sounds horrendous! I assume that it was a private sale, surely a trader wouldn't present a car for sale that poorly.

Good luck with the next one - the only way is up!

 

[roocarl]

No it was a dealer Imperials they have 3 dealerships in Essex and have some really high end cars but obviously not high end quality ...

 

[GeoffCapes]

Was it the silver one at Chadwell Heath?

It looked ok when I saw it Monday. Although I didn't look closely as it just started tipping it down.

 

[allandwf]

You should bill them. Very annoying.

 

[roocarl]

at Romford , looks ok 20ft away but any closer all becomes clear .....

 

[GeoffCapes]

at Romford , looks ok 20ft away but any closer all becomes clear .....

I looked at loads of 4200's/GS's before finding mine. I put it down to experience.
Even though I had some stupid drives to look at piles of ****.

 

[Andyk]

Thats a shame....so thats the reasons its cheaper than all the others then....Makes sense but they should have been honest.

 

[Wack61]

But apart from that

Isn't it something you could negotiate about and put right, most 6 year old cars will have parking dings and wear and tear and if you find a mint one it's probably had the work done which will be reflected in the price

 

[Contigo]

Makes me feel that I have got a real bargain in great condition then if this is as bad as it sounds! What a crying shame someone let the car get like that in the first place!

 

[Scaf]

I had this when looking for a DB9 and when looking for the GTS.

Badly repaired alloys and damaged trim, then the dealer says don't worry we will get that sorted........ I just walked away ..

I have just sold a 2008 Mustang GT and it goes to the owner with all known faults and flaws sorted....... take it straight to a show room and sell it on or to a car show and enjoy it, not to the repair shop !

You can be sure there are other faults hiding in that car that you could not see, so did right to run away.