View Full Version : Incorrectly Advertised turbo prelude
Timsfifthgen
06-06-2013, 05:04 PM
Here's the ad: http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/hebersham/cars-vans-utes/turbo-prelude-vtec-sleeper-lots-of-money-spent-p-late-legal-car-/1019534415
engine is 100% factory, not rebuilt. He's claiming 30,000km on the rebuild when the car's done 204,000. I sold it to him with 200,000 and the motor was still stock, never opened. leaks from everywhere
The turbo is some old Garrett sleeve bearing with heaps of shaft play not a GT35/40 as claimed.
it burns more oil than fuel. Whatever some idiot will buy it
edit: rego number is CGO86F. Just wanted to add it in case someone searches it
tripleuse
06-06-2013, 05:20 PM
how much did you sell it to him for?
Timsfifthgen
06-06-2013, 05:49 PM
Traded for a Magna VRX
I had it advertised for 7k.
I sold the magna a month later for $6500
curtis265
06-06-2013, 06:14 PM
IT's times like these where i wish we could comment on ads
RenzokukenJ
06-06-2013, 06:54 PM
Honda Prelude VTIR - Custom turbo sleeper! looks and sounds stock till you hit boost!... lost of Money spent! ... Very quick car... and best thing is no cop hassle as it looks and sounds stock even a P plater can drive it! Quicker them most turbo cars with basic mods will beat wrx, s15, 200sx, silvia, skyline, evo etc.
Garret Gt35/40 Turbo
Forged pistons and conrods
External tial wastegate
Screamer pipe
Apexi blow off valve
Custom cold air induction
3inch turbo back exhaust
Stage 4 competition clutch
550cc injectors
Upgraded fuel lines
255lph walbro fuel pump
Upgraded dba slotted front rotors with upgraded breaks
Batery relocated in engine bay
Type R Gearknob
Fully adjustable coilovers with koni shocks
Pioneer head unit
Sunroof
Power windows
Cruise control
Blitz front mounted black intercooler
Apexi pencil turbo timer
Safe tuned on hondata s100
Honda Accord Euro type r rims
5% tints all round.
Custom built boost / oil/ temperature gauges
30xxx K's on rebuilt motor. 204xxx Ks on body
Please note the car has a few dings and scratches though nothing major.
Reason for sale I have 2 cars and one needs to go!
fuk m8 thats so nice and subtle ay
the engine bay looks shocking wow
Timsfifthgen
07-06-2013, 04:51 PM
fuk m8 thats so nice and subtle ay
the engine bay looks shocking wow
Yeah and it's missing a cat too. I was lucky to get a pink slip.
Also it got filled with water when my old street flooded and 10 cars were written off. Not mine, I didn't have insurance, so I took off the timing cover and dried the crank angle sensor with a hair drier. replaced the P72 ECU and wiring loom as it was rusted, the S100 I sent to the ECU guy in Adelaide and he moved it over to the new P72. When I got it back, it plugged in and fired up so I kept driving it; got lucky there.
edit: sorry not the loom I meant OBD2-1 harness was corroded beyond repair
wastingtime
24-06-2013, 01:49 PM
Always wondered when I've seen this car for sale! says a lot for h22a's still going with boost and abuse, that thing is a time bomb lol, would love to see how it goes though.
trism
24-06-2013, 02:48 PM
lol sent a message asking for receipts for the rebuild.
"sorry mate, i just bought it like this"
so how do you know if big money spent?
what should i reply?
RenzokukenJ
24-06-2013, 02:49 PM
lol sent a message asking for receipts for the rebuild.
"sorry mate, i just bought it like this"
so how do you know if big money spent?
what should i reply?
How much vtec oil does he use a tank?
IEVAQ8
25-06-2013, 10:15 AM
Can i undertand something here....
U where also selling this same.piece of shit car...
So ur no betta than he is...
Maybe his just trying to get bak wateva he lost ...
Since u couldnt sell it,.u found some1 dumb enuf to.swap for .magna whih u sold...
So.now he is stuck with ur junk...
If i was a moderator on here, id ban u...
Just my 2 cents...
bennet654
25-06-2013, 10:31 AM
Can i undertand something here....
U where also selling this same.piece of shit car...
So ur no betta than he is...
Maybe his just trying to get bak wateva he lost ...
Since u couldnt sell it,.u found some1 dumb enuf to.swap for .magna whih u sold...
So.now he is stuck with ur junk...
If i was a moderator on here, id ban u...
Just my 2 cents...
Gotta agree with you. So its ok for you to sell this shonky bucket of bolts, but not him.. Sounds like the poor guy i stuck now with your junk!! Shame
croanth
25-06-2013, 10:32 AM
Tim why are you complaining, you sold your junk to someone else?
Did you ever advertise to him that your car had all these problems ?
His the true victim in this case...
curtis265
25-06-2013, 10:33 AM
Disagree - I don't think OP lied to the new seller, but the new seller is falsely advertising.
Chulos2k
25-06-2013, 11:34 AM
I don't understand why ur hating on the guy trying to sell this junk of crap that u obviously got rid of becuase it has all those issues.. Did u mention all those problems when u were selling it? How do u know if the seller hadn't built the engine soon after he purchased this heap from u and is now trying to recover costs?? Anyhow were obviously not getting the full story..
Renaissance_x
25-06-2013, 12:18 PM
Disagree - I don't think OP lied to the new seller, but the new seller is falsely advertising.
This.
charliebrown
25-06-2013, 12:38 PM
Disagree - I don't think OP lied to the new seller, but the new seller is falsely advertising.
Doubt he revealed everything that he's saying now to the poor bloke at the time that he swapped. Same shit, both scumbags.
If you **** up, be honest about it and take the loss. Otherwise your house gonna take it when the buyer finds out
TRaNz
25-06-2013, 06:09 PM
leaks from everywhere
So it 'leaks from everywhere' and its fine for you to sell it in that condition to him, but when he tries to sell it and the issue still exists, its not fine.
So its okay for you to do it, but not him? wut?
trism
26-06-2013, 08:05 AM
I'm a little confused as to why everyone is giving OP a hard time?
Who gives a flying fck if he sold it in this condition. As long as it was all communicated to the buyer, then it becomes the buyers problem, as he accepted the vehicle in that condition. Now the dude is lying, making shit up like the engine having forged internals etc.
Every cnt in here is jumping to conclusions.
Can i undertand something here....
U where also selling this same.piece of shit car...
So ur no betta than he is...
Maybe his just trying to get bak wateva he lost ...
Since u couldnt sell it,.u found some1 dumb enuf to.swap for .magna whih u sold...
So.now he is stuck with ur junk...
If i was a moderator on here, id ban u...
Just my 2 cents...
Talk about an over reaction. Like i said, youre jumping to conclusions. Do you even know that OP lied to this guy in order to make a sale? And who gives a shit if the car was in shit condition when he sold it, as long as the buyer knew what he was getting, its his problem.
Gotta agree with you. So its ok for you to sell this shonky bucket of bolts, but not him.. Sounds like the poor guy i stuck now with your junk!! Shame
Once more, its perfectly fine to sell a shitbox, as long as the buyer knows this. Thats not the issue here, the issue is that the dude is trying to tell us it has forged internals, a garret turbo, when it doesnt.
Tim why are you complaining, you sold your junk to someone else?
Did you ever advertise to him that your car had all these problems ?
His the true victim in this case...
Read the rest of my post, change your opinions The junk isnt the problem, its the lying about the condition, and having a rebuilt engine.
I don't understand why ur hating on the guy trying to sell this junk of crap that u obviously got rid of becuase it has all those issues.. Did u mention all those problems when u were selling it? How do u know if the seller hadn't built the engine soon after he purchased this heap from u and is now trying to recover costs?? Anyhow were obviously not getting the full story..
You too, plus, i know the seller didnt rebuild the engine, because i emailed him, and he said that the "previous owner did it", which clearly, the previous owner didnt. Stop jumping to conclusions.
Doubt he revealed everything that he's saying now to the poor bloke at the time that he swapped. Same shit, both scumbags.
If you **** up, be honest about it and take the loss. Otherwise your house gonna take it when the buyer finds out
Youre just as bad as the rest of these shit kickers. You fckers cant read, its the fact the seller is lieing about shit like the engine rebuild, or having a garret turbo thats the main problem here.
So it 'leaks from everywhere' and its fine for you to sell it in that condition to him, but when he tries to sell it and the issue still exists, its not fine.
So its okay for you to do it, but not him? wut?
Once more you retard, thats not even the issue here.
All you morons need to learn some reading skills before you come on here trying to badmouth someone thats just trying to pass some information on.
EKVTIR-T
26-06-2013, 09:52 AM
serenity now!
RenzokukenJ
26-06-2013, 09:57 AM
Strong curtis multiquote
Jongnie
26-06-2013, 10:56 AM
Interesting read
onetwo
26-06-2013, 02:22 PM
Agreeing with every word trism said.
Plus, I don't see why it was necessary at all to start complaining about the OP, I believe this post was created as a warning to everyone in the market, who saw this ad and thought it was a good buy.
OP tried to increase the awareness of the inaccuracies in the advertisement.
Manabir
26-06-2013, 10:27 PM
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130427122541/yogscast/images/5/56/Well_that_escalated_quickly.jpg
dc2r-0636
26-06-2013, 10:40 PM
serenity now!
hoochi mumma!!!!!!!!!!!
RenzokukenJ
26-06-2013, 10:45 PM
Agreeing with every word trism said.
Plus, I don't see why it was necessary at all to start complaining about the OP, I believe this post was created as a warning to everyone in the market, who saw this ad and thought it was a good buy.
OP tried to increase the awareness of the inaccuracies in the advertisement.
I agree only with every second word.
Bulbasaur
26-06-2013, 10:47 PM
bash him
ITEAZR
26-06-2013, 10:50 PM
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MassiEk4
26-06-2013, 10:53 PM
This is kind of unfair for the Seller of the prelude, the OP should of messaged him about the inaccurate add, before exposing the add and ruining the seller's chance of unloading the car to someone else; I mean the OP did it why should the seller not be allowed to do it.
As for anyone buying it, they have eyes, ears, comp tester etc... The car's faults can't be hidden.
trism
27-06-2013, 07:51 AM
This is kind of unfair for the Seller of the prelude, the OP should of messaged him about the inaccurate add, before exposing the add and ruining the seller's chance of unloading the car to someone else; I mean the OP did it why should the seller not be allowed to do it.
As for anyone buying it, they have eyes, ears, comp tester etc... The car's faults can't be hidden.
Jesus ****ing christ, didnt you read my essay?
The problem here is not that the car is ratshit, the problem is that the seller is lying about a complete forged engine rebuild having taken place.
jayeg
29-06-2013, 12:17 PM
the car sold goodluck to the new owner
wastingtime
06-07-2013, 09:45 PM
sigh at people, you did the right thing exposing it.
Big difference being oblivious to the car your selling having problems and just blatantly lieing, that poor stock h22 surely can't have much life left.
RenzokukenJ
06-07-2013, 10:40 PM
sigh at people, you did the right thing exposing it.
Big difference being oblivious to the car your selling having problems and just blatantly lieing, that poor stock h22 surely can't have much life left.
Many don't unfortunately at this point in their lives
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