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Ouch - 911 Targa

Thefinn said:
Phil 997 said:
Well according to that lot on FB hes hung drawn and qtred, I get Cassies law but hear the dam facts first . Then the typical socialist comment halfway down starts on about show offs in expensive cars and 6k fines not meaning much to them . For gods sake get a frigging life and stop being bitter and twisted about people who have been luckier in life than you .
guess you know now that type of comment gets me going :floor: :floor:

It's gets me as well when people say how lucky you are, I always reply yes it's funny the harder I work the luckier I get.

Couldn't agree more!! Yes a bit of luck plays a part but hard work and taking a risk plays more!!!
 
I have a different 'Ouch Targa' tale of woe.

Bought one from Williams-Crawford, as it was too far to inspect and so I based my purchase on (misplaced) trust.

Handbrake did not hold car on a slope
Handbrake lever bent (upper) and cracked(!) (lower)
n/s brake cable broken
Odd tyres on rear, not N rated
Peeling lacquer on two wheels (was told were in excellent order)
Badly worn tyre on n/s front
Very cheap brake pads/disks. Masses of black brake dust always evident.
Targa roof ill-fitting, at rear substantially over roof line
Belt and pulleys old and worn, snapped at 30mph.
Numeous oil leaks from engine found on inspection
Oil filler cap leaking
One heater servo not functioning
Degraded footwell pipes
Alarm/immobiliser fitted cannot be left on as runs down battery
Boot stay altered, cut into
Passenger door handle fault, often not opening
Touched-up paintwork less than good
Overcharged on replacement wheels (I've checked)

So far my costs are £4k and will be at least another £6k+ with the needed engine rebuild

Kind of Grand Theft Auto. Naturally the company didn't make good 90% of faults and wouldn't take the car back after 3 months my having hardly used it (surprise surprise - wonder why...). Obviously in some instances 'reputation' counts for nothing.

No exaggeration here. I believe cases like this should be flagged up as warnings to others.
 
Why was the car not immediately returned as misold and a refund demanded ...... I would certainly have not accepted the car after having a check done on it ....... :dont know:

:?:
 
madalaa said:
Why was the car not immediately returned as misold and a refund demanded ...... I would certainly have not accepted the car after having a check done on it

My knowledge of the model was limited at the time (1 year ago) and most of the issues were not apparent until later when putting it with a couple of local specialists. I didn't have an inspection done as I took Williams Crawford's absolute assurances about the car. More fool me.

I subsequently received a rather aggressive call from the company telling me they had no intention of taking the car back. This was within 3 months of ownership. My mother had died and I needed to raise funds at that time. The company is scum.

Good luck to anyone who buys from them. if you run into trouble you're on your own, mate.
 

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