What a shit storm...

"Big Bubba Ray" (eganward01)
05/09/2014 at 22:27 • Filed to: None

If anyone remembers, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! about going to check out/buy a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! for my brother tomorrow. Now, I live in the great state of Missouri where all cars that are sold are required to be safety inspected and emissions (if newer than 1996) before they legally can be sold. The BMW, because of it's age, only required a safety inspection.

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I texted the owner this afternoon, around 4:10, to see if he had gotten the car safety inspected yet. Our conversation is as follows -

Me: Hey [NAME REDACTED] have you gotten the car safety inspected yet?

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Him: I'll do it first thing in the morning

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Me: I need you to do it today. I literally cannot leave my house without the safety inspection being done and passed. I'm coming all the way from St. Louis and if the car doesn't pass for any reason, I've wasted 6 hours round trip driving. If you're getting it done in the morning, I need an answer by 9 a.m. at the latest so I can make it to Springfield by 12 as originally planned.

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Him: Sure...I'll go there shortly...

At 4:39 p.m., he claims that he is getting the inspection. Awesome, right? Wrong. I ask him to send me a picture of the inspection report so that I can verify that it indeed passed. The inspection report was hand written and looked as though it was done by a child. Needless to say, I was highly suspicious so I started doing some digging. How in god's name could he have gotten an inspection at 4:40 on a Friday?? I ask him to text me pictures of every page from the report so I could check them out.

The inspection report states that it was done at a trucking center, whose name I will not include, in Springfield. Yes. A trucking center. Like, for semis. I Googled the name of the trucking center, found the phone number, and called them immediately.

The conversation is as follows-

Me: Hi, I was wondering if you guys do state safety inspections for cars?

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Trucking Center (TC): Ummmm, we don't normally do inspections for cars, but I guess we could? Why?

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Me: I'm thinking of buying a car. The owner supposedly had his car inspected at your place earlier and I'd like to verify that it was actually there and that it passed.

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TC: Do you know the owner's name? Or the car that was inspected?

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Me: Yes, his name is [REDACTED] and the car is a 1988 535i.

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TC: Oh yeah! That's [NAME REDACTED] he works here! He was filling out a safety inspection report for his car earlier so it's good to go!

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Me: Ok, thanks! *click*

Ya. I told the guy last Sunday (May 5th) that I'd be coming down tomorrow (Saturday) to check out the car and to have the safety inspection done by then. He didn't have it done so he had it "inspected" where he works. The guy was obviously far too shady so I decided to back out. No way I'm buying a car from somebody that lazy and dishonest.

Now I'm in a bad mood because I was so close to getting a car for my brother and I'm back to square one. Well at least I can get drunk tonight and sleep in tomorrow instead of driving all day.

DISCUSSION (14)

Brian Silvestro > Big Bubba Ray
05/09/2014 at 22:29

Goddammit I was looking forward to seeing more of that car, what a dick.

M54B30 > Big Bubba Ray
05/09/2014 at 22:30

good move backing out. Yikes.

Big Bubba Ray > Brian Silvestro
05/09/2014 at 22:31

Dude I know. I'm monumentally pissed off right now. Guy had a week to get his shit in order and he waits literally until the last minute.

Big Bubba Ray > M54B30
05/09/2014 at 22:32

It was a tough call, but I couldn't on behalf of my brother, spend four grand of his money on a car that could turn out to be a total turd. Safety inspections don't mean much, but the fact that he avoided doing it really made me nervous.

Brian Silvestro > Big Bubba Ray
05/09/2014 at 22:33

I guess doing arbitrary processing work just isn't his thing.

Big Bubba Ray > Brian Silvestro
05/09/2014 at 22:38

That's an understatement. Safety inspections cost $20 and take 20 minutes. I've sold three cars in the past year and never had trouble getting everything done. The guy was obviously just a bum.

Brian Silvestro > Big Bubba Ray
05/09/2014 at 22:49

I don't know about that. That's clearly an unreasonable amount of money and time, I'm surprised anyone's gotten one done!

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Big Bubba Ray
05/09/2014 at 22:58

Jesus Christ, what a shitty situation. That car looked really nice too.

Big Bubba Ray > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/09/2014 at 23:02

The whole situation was a disaster. I was really looking forward to driving this home tomorrow. Hopefully I'll find something else soon.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Big Bubba Ray
05/09/2014 at 23:06

I'll sell him a now-mechanically-solid van for 1k! It does donuts and stuff even!

Big Bubba Ray > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
05/09/2014 at 23:11

Haha he'd actually love a van like yours but he needs something with good mpgs cause of driving to and from Columbia for school.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Big Bubba Ray
05/09/2014 at 23:12

It hits double digits... Sometimes..

Actually I don't have a damn clue what that thing gets. 2? 25? Shit I dunno.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Big Bubba Ray
05/10/2014 at 00:40

Damn, what a dick.

Big Bubba Ray > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut
05/10/2014 at 00:55

Tell me about it. Buying cars in Missouri is a pain in the ass cause of inspections. In a few years I'm going to move out of here to a state with no inspections so I can flips cars for money on the side.