Have I been scammed?
02-03-2008, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Tod74
WHAT KIND OF CAR? JUST CURIOUS.
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02-03-2008, 10:04 AM
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WoW I have been saving up to have them do me a nice old car....Well over 35,000.00 I guess I dont even have to call them now. They just Kissed this sale goodbye.. I will be letting all my UAW brothers know about this ..... thanks for the heads up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
02-09-2008, 12:29 AM
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Well, it never ends. The more I look this car over, the madder I get. Nothing major that I know of yet, but just a ton of little things that should have been found in thier famous "pre-ship inspection". What a joke. They told me the e-brake cable couldn't be replaced because as KEN said "I've never seen a rearend like this. There are no holes in the backing plates for the e-brake cable". It's a standard 12 bolt rear. The holes are there. But they never sent the cable. And the wiper arm they were holding the car to replace? Nope. No arm either.
I've asked for the parts to be sent to me.
***WARNING*** These people only want your money. Once you pay, they forget about you. Well Ken old buddy? I don't forget.
I've asked for the parts to be sent to me.
***WARNING*** These people only want your money. Once you pay, they forget about you. Well Ken old buddy? I don't forget.
02-09-2008, 01:17 AM
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Originally Posted by hotnewmach
I'm getting a little nervous. On 12/24/07 I contacted Golden Classics of Clearwater Florida with a required $2000. deposit on a car. I then recieved a contract that DEMANDED full payment by 1/10/08. I paid the car, in full (28,500) on 1/3/08. Since then, I've gotten excuse after excuse as to why they haven't shipped the car. (I paid the shipping in full with a seperate check, also on 1/3/08). First they wanted to replace the rear window. Then it was the e-brake. Then the wipers. Now, 3 weeks later, only after I called them several times to see what the holdup was, they tell me that the quote THEY gave me, was to low and they can't get the car shipped. I'm a month into a car loan with no car. Have I been scammed?
02-09-2008, 07:20 AM
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Mach Its a shame that buying a classic car has become an unhappy experience. Many members have undergone the exact same thing. I would suggest to everyone to spend $100-200 for an inspection report from an independent appraiser-Of course ask them for any affiliations before you send them out. Its what I call cheap insurance.
Perhaps you could post a pic of the car? I went to the site and was not able to locate-They show their sold stuff.
Good luck, and based on what you described so far-the problems are a hassle yet workable.
BTW, if you have documentation of what they were supposed to do, and pics of the problems on receipt, since they are a corporation I am sure, and do business in all 50 states, you could litigate against them. Filing suit and having them served might allow you to recover some of you $$.
Just my two cents, of course.
Perhaps you could post a pic of the car? I went to the site and was not able to locate-They show their sold stuff.
Good luck, and based on what you described so far-the problems are a hassle yet workable.
BTW, if you have documentation of what they were supposed to do, and pics of the problems on receipt, since they are a corporation I am sure, and do business in all 50 states, you could litigate against them. Filing suit and having them served might allow you to recover some of you $$.
Just my two cents, of course.
02-09-2008, 11:09 AM
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Thanks Scorpion, I intend to take this to court, I've just been waiting , thinking maybe they would make some sort of attempt to contact me or at least send me the parts needed to fix the car. So far, its like they forgot about the deal. The car was quickly removed from thier site when I mentioned legal aspects of all this. They still have cars that were sold long before mine on the site. Something stinks here. But if nothing else comes out of this, I will make it known world wide, what kind of shady promises these people make. $28500. and the car will not pass NY state inspection.
02-12-2008, 10:24 PM
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I went to the website and seen the eBay ads, what I seen was allot of overpriced, highly polished turds. I bet they really talked a good line of crap on the phone and via email. I'm sure they promised the earth, moon and stars. They've clearly marketed themselves to the unsuspecting online buyer who doesnt take the time to see the car in person and then once they get your check they gotcha.
These jerks have their day coming.
Funny thing about karma, "you do wrong and wrong will follow you"
I hope you nail them to the wall larry.
Goodluck, Charles
These jerks have their day coming.
Funny thing about karma, "you do wrong and wrong will follow you"
I hope you nail them to the wall larry.
Goodluck, Charles