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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 10:45 AM
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Hi all
If you want to get some small revenge on this load of conmen here something to try.
If you have bought a car from them yet they are still advertising it on Ebay like they have been with mine get in touch with Ebay and make a official complaint.
I have just done this and they are now under invstigation so the more people that complain the better.
Ebay have told me this is against their rules and they can chuck them off Ebay forever lol.
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Old Aug 25, 2012 | 01:08 PM
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I drove past them the other week and they had no s2000's on the fore court, I assumed they'd given up on s2k's because the jig was up! Sad to see they've just moved to virtual stock!
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 01:51 AM
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I visited them last Saturday (moth to a flame) whilst looking to buy an S2K.

They seemed friendly and helpful enough, but the silver model I wanted to take out for a test drive didn't start.

It had a flat battery and was completely empty on fuel. A jump pack was tried and £10 of petrol was added, but they only got a few backfires out of it.
All four of the staff then try to bump stsrt it by pushing it along the forecourt with bonnet up and jump pack attached, but to no avail. It was completely dead. Next they fit a tow rope and tug it along the main road...again no life at all.

It then vanishes never to be seen again! Apparently the tow rope snapped further up the road and they somehow got it to a repair shop for investigation.

Anyway, I did get a test drive from them in a 2009 model, which was so good that I bought an excellent condition 2004 S2K from Botley in Southampton the next day (see my other thread for details).
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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by DCC
I drove past them the other week and they had no s2000's on the fore court, I assumed they'd given up on s2k's because the jig was up! Sad to see they've just moved to virtual stock!
They've probably conveniently gone bust again.

I've got a hunch they'll be making like a misery for the Toyobaru crowd in a few yeras.
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 04:41 AM
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Went past again this weekend and still no S2k's just shedloads of old shape bimmer 3 series and some Audi's...

Intriguing!
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 04:46 AM
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I guess it's easier to mug the 3-box ex-repmobile. market; fewer "expert know-alls" buying.
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 06:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves
They've probably conveniently gone bust again.
feel so sorry for them.
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by richmc
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They've probably conveniently gone bust again.
feel so sorry for them.
My poor bleedin' 'eart!

It's the poor schmuck who comes back a week later to be told; "your deposit/warranty is with the old compamy & ain't worth a wankel so far cough" who I do feel some sympathy for.

I wonder when they last actually paid VAT/Corporation Tax?
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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 12:00 PM
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Are they Korean?
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 02:58 AM
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What, railroaded in a patent infringement lawsuit?

No, I think they've been hoisted by their own petard. S2000fu ckU, not Samsung...
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