Utterly Reprehensible

"StoneCold" (StoneCold)
05/05/2015 at 16:35 • Filed to: None

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > StoneCold
05/05/2015 at 16:44

Definitely an unimaginable ripoff and horrible. I’m not sure how I can relate to the wires’n’battery level authentics, though - it just leaves a baffled hole in my brain.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > StoneCold
05/05/2015 at 16:46

This concourse stuff just makes me sad. Oooo look original plug wires and tyres, who gives a flying fuck. I once went to an informal classic car show, most were peoples pride and joy but also regular drivers like classic Minis and MG Bs etc. Then there was one guy in an old TVR S2 with a sign saying that it was so untouched it even had it’s original washer fluid in it. He trailered it there to keep miles off it.

That said expecting an extremely original car and receiving something with different parts is pretty shitty, although if you were buying a high dollar show car surely you’d have someone check that stuff before purchase?

MonkeePuzzle > StoneCold
05/05/2015 at 16:47

to a far lesser extent, you see this nonsense all the time on sites like craigslist. Cars with fantastic pictures, but then mention “not being sold wiht these wheels” or similar. Or its not mentioned and you turn up and its not really the car pictured.

that drives me crazier.

would drive me so much crazier if they were hiding it, and real parts were swapped for fake as in the article.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
05/05/2015 at 16:54

Watch “Black Air”, it’ll make you cry. I regret buying it, because for the most part, it’s just guys talking about how much they don’t drive it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/05/2015 at 16:57

I hate stuff like that. Fair enough only take it out on nice days once a week to avoid putting too many miles/ wear on it, but tucking it away under a car cover and doing only 100 miles a year like some seems like a huge waste.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
05/05/2015 at 17:01

You know what gets me? When you go to a car show and some bloke has his street rod out there all pretty and he gets annoyed when you start asking questions about it. I’m like, really? You brought it here why? Waaah!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MonkeePuzzle
05/05/2015 at 17:02

Or you show up and they wait until then to mention the salvage title.

MonkeePuzzle > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/05/2015 at 17:05

yes!!!

so I was buying a car for a friend, so I made a printed checklist so I woudlnt forget anything I usually check for. called and went through the list. turn up to drive the car, and its got a check engine light on. “ahh you said it didn’t have a check engine light” “yeah sorry about that” “umm, ok, bye”

grrr. anyway

MonkeePuzzle > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
05/05/2015 at 17:08

I fully with you on this. OEM manufacturers have to make so many compromises for price or safety or mass manufacturing. OEM plug wires, yeah I bet I can do better at literally any auto parts store. I’m pretty unimpressed by all original. I’m impressed by well maintained.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/05/2015 at 17:08

Yeah I’ve experienced that a couple times. Generally people are friendly and happy to chat about their hobby, but every now and again you get someone who seems to be offended that you’re engaging them. I though car shows were meant to be a social event?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
05/05/2015 at 17:10

Nah, cars were built to be driven. Unless it’s just dangerous to drive in wet conditions, I have no problem with driving cars in the rain.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > StoneCold
05/05/2015 at 17:10

What does N.O.S. mean? New original stock?

DoYouEvenShift > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/05/2015 at 17:11

Bubble Buick!

Me and a buddy watched it on Amazon Prime. Disappointted, just a bunch of guys talking about how they never drive them. Exactly.

crowmolly > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
05/05/2015 at 17:16

although if you were buying a high dollar show car surely you’d have someone check that stuff before purchase?

This.

Caveat fucking emptor.

That’s not to say it’s OK to rip people off. Not at all. But if you are buying something super rare or preserved you need to do your homework.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > MonkeePuzzle
05/05/2015 at 17:17

Lesson Number Two: If you’re selling a car, make sure the buyer brings a utility bill with an address that matches his driver license. I sold a car to a LOSER named Rico Herring who never registered the damn thing and I received his parking and bridge toll fine tickets for a year.

thebigbossyboss > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/05/2015 at 17:18

The bubble car was the saddest.

thebigbossyboss > MonkeePuzzle
05/05/2015 at 17:19

Depends, I like cars “true to original” as in it had a V6 and now it has the same V6. I couldn’t care less if the oil filter is not oem.

thebigbossyboss > DoYouEvenShift
05/05/2015 at 17:19

The bubble was the saddest.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > StoneCold
05/05/2015 at 17:21

Or, you’re selling a pony and somebody calls to ask to come look at it and maybe they do and maybe they don’t, but you come out in the morning and the backseat is gone.

Moral of the story: If it’s rare or collectible, don’t show it at home.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
05/05/2015 at 17:30

Or he gets sniffy because you wouldn’t understand if he explained it to you.

haveacarortwoorthree > StoneCold
05/05/2015 at 17:53

This is called fraud.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
05/05/2015 at 17:55

Oh I definitely wouldn’t hide my cars from the rain, but I can kind of understand it on really high dollar cars though.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > crowmolly
05/05/2015 at 18:04

Agreed. I did research on my car which was worth about a 100th of these super original show cars. If I was laying down that kind of cash I’d hire an expert to inspect it.

crowmolly > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
05/05/2015 at 18:47

Can’t even trust them 100%

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > crowmolly
05/05/2015 at 18:51

True but it’s better than nothing.

SALfan > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/05/2015 at 23:11

New old stock. Made back in the day, been sitting on a shelf somewhere ever since.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > SALfan
05/06/2015 at 08:29

Gosh. I own a fleet of four vehicles, the newest being an ‘05 Impala and the oldest being an ‘89 and a ‘90 Toyota. The Toyotas both have about 250k miles on them and I keep them in good running order. But the idea of having a car with a 50-year-old muffler or battery that is new of a shelf somewhere boggles my mind. Does not compute.

That doesn’t mean I think it’s somehow not cool. But if I could have a ‘68 Mustang GT500 KR at my disposal, and not drive it at least once in a while, it would be criminal. And if I were to drive it, I’d want 21-century rubber on it for safety reasons. But that’s another discussion...

Thanks for the reply.

Destructive Tester > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/19/2015 at 08:43

From my experience, that's usually an indicator of someone who's knowledge of their car is limited to how big the number was on the check he wrote for it...