I can see their POV, it's up to the potential buyer to arrange inspection before auction ends, certainly before accepting a fixed priced offer. I wouldn't want to pay for an inspection either if I was selling a cheap vehicle
peja,
May 29, 9:51pm
I agree. It is up to the purchaser to either do a pre purchase check or wear the risk. If you ask me Trade Me should have made the first purchaser honour his bid. You dont bid and then back out because it has a fault, you get it checked first, especially with a 21 year old 4X4 that has sat unused for 4 years. Some people just have unrealistic expectations
I recently bought a 13 year old car. I got a pre purchase check done. Even so, I have since found a couple of niggling problems, not major issues. Well guess what, thats what you can expect with something that age
stevo2,
May 30, 3:34am
Try backing out after winning an auction at "Turners" and see how easy it is.
kazbanz,
May 30, 6:42am
In this case its not a minor issue--its a potential major issue--ie blown turbo.
henderson_guy,
May 30, 6:56am
Alleged blown turbo. Still the potential buyers responsibility to check before purchase. I suspect that the owner is more clueless, rather than cunning.
kazbanz,
May 30, 7:30am
I agree totally re clueless which is why I'm trying to help.The trouble is a blown turbo is something you need to disclose.Its a fairly major issue when repair is almost half again the purchase price of the vehicle.
franc123,
May 30, 7:59am
Boooring. All the while you have the ignorant trying to hock off their old piles of problems , uninspected, for as little effort as possible to bargain hunters expecting 20yr vehicles to be trouble free and dirt cheap at the same time, these disputes are going to occur. Happens every minute of every day.
tony9,
May 30, 8:06am
But not your or our problem. This is an auction. It is over to the buyer to conduct due diligence before bidding.
I don't see anything in the original listing that would give a reasonable buyer a misleading impression, it is now over to the buyer and seller to sort this, as required.
Problem is now that the seller has been dug a hole by others, some apparently with vested interests.
kazbanz,
May 30, 10:14am
taint rocket science though --either the turbo is shot or its not Re vested interests-Nahh I don't think so- Origonal buyer expected a normally functioning Turbo diesel. Doesn't want it because turbo appears to be shot.underbidder equally doesn't want it and for the same reason.
henderson_guy,
May 30, 11:44am
I must confess that I'm a bit surprised. You're normally the biggest advocate for buyers due diligence (and rightly so) but you seem to have done a quick 180 in this case. As for not knowing about the turbo. I've initially diagnosed a 460hp truck as having blown a flexi joint in the exhaust when it had actually spat the turbo impellor through the housing, and had a ute with symptoms of a faulty turbo which turned out to be a broken egr pipe. So not always black and white.
kazbanz,
May 30, 2:55pm
Henderson guy, Im genuinely trying to help the seller here. Im all for due diligence-heck yea. But this is going to keep coming up over and over again until the truth re the turbo is established. Either by the seller finding out for sure . the potential buyer doing DD BEFORE auction close or after when they yell Foul.Reality in this case is the number 1 buyer said Turbo's knackered.Then Buyer 2 wondered why first buyer didn't go through with the deal and contacted buyer 1. at that point buyer 1 had nothing to loose or gain by telling the truth (happens to have perfect feedback) So going forwards I see a can o worms for the seller if they keep quiet.
beetle1234,
May 30, 4:28pm
Mate,stop try,n to be a martyr! It was a $1.00 auction, if it had a buggar,d turbo(if the seller knew that,cos not all sellers are expert mechanic,s),well they are cheap as on Trade me,easy to fit an problem solved.They winner of the auction obviously have the skills to fix the problem,its not hard. All you have done is poke ya nose into a problem that could,ve been sorted easily, now the seller will struggle to sell his car.The seller will be thanking you heaps tho I doubt you will be on his christmas card list. cheers AJ
kazbanz,
Aug 24, 7:12pm
The SELLER started a thread on the subject so it was already out there being examined.
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