buster205 0 Posted December 31, 2011 I've been looking out for another 205 for a while on ebay pistonheads etc. Spotted a grey 1.9 gti local (ish) to me, looks a decent car and seller as dropped the price by £350. He's been informed by a prospective buyer that his car is recorded as stolen/recovered in 1999. Makes you think how many of the 20+ year old hot hatch type cars have a hidden past !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcc 855 Posted December 31, 2011 Always used to get mine MOT'd, but tbh so long as its a straight car and hasn't been pinched, I don't normally care too much either way. Was looking at a stolen/recovered golf GTTDI about 18 months ago, was a lovely car and all repaired, just used it as a bartering tool, but in my eyes wasnt worth the 4k they were looking for at the time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dcc 855 Posted December 31, 2011 not mot'd, i mean HPI' tested lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buster205 0 Posted December 31, 2011 not mot'd, i mean HPI' tested lol i knew what you meant dude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ljenkins22 0 Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) been stung with this in the past, bought a car on eBay, took it for test only to discover the chassis number did not match the plate, :-{ Edited December 31, 2011 by ljenkins22 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
welshpug 1,627 Posted December 31, 2011 wouldnt worry me particularly, mine was stolen+recovered a few months after i bought it, not recorded either, just fixed it myself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul_13 212 1 Cars Posted December 31, 2011 He's been informed by a prospective buyer that his car is recorded as stolen/recovered in 1999. Wasn't this a forum members car? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buster205 0 Posted December 31, 2011 Wasn't this a forum members car? Don't know mate. AFAIK it isn't for sale on here ? Reading his advert it appears he had no prior knowledge of the incident and was informed by prospective buyer's history check ??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites