first time bug buyer gets ripped big time can anyone help me?

black beauty · 2006-09-02T13:46:44+00:00

:cry hi ppls, Well what can i say? i just bought a 1970 vw beetle with a sunroof,mags and all that but would you believe i got scammed? I bought this car from the gold coast (mermaid beach) paid $3800 for this car which was suppose to be in vgc with rwc and rego. The car turned up yesterday on the back of a truck which i paid $700 to get it to my door only to find that the car is very far from road wrthyness or beeing in very good condition. The interior is shot, no carpet on the floor, roof linning in dissary, can't open the sunroof fearing it might break, rust holes under the front drivers side gaurd and in floor, oil leaks everywhere, a thin layer of black paint over the old paint, it's a nightmare to say the very least. The rwc is invalid as it is 2 months old but the car shouldn't have passed in the first place. I have no more money left as we sold our old car to get this one, i can't work thanks to having a hurneia and i'm on a waiting list, my other half lost her job the day after we paid for the car. I don't know what to do!!!!!:cry Is there anyone out there that can help me out in my darkest hour? PLZ HELP!!!!!!!

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 6 Sep 2006, 10:55 pm

#531493

email them to me and I'll puttem up if you want..mj.hutchinson@optusnet.com.au

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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 6 Sep 2006, 10:55 pm

#531494

Pics have to be under 50kb to attach, or you can host offsite like at www.photobucket.com and paste the link of the picture in the message.

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black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 6 Sep 2006, 11:26 pm

#531526

just as i thought, the pics are to big but i have sent them to mick😁

black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 7 Sep 2006, 12:33 am

#531551

guys i don't want anybody doing anything stupid when it comes to revenge, i'm not that kinda guy.i will get legal advice and do the right thing and let the courts figure out what to do with her. I might have got a bad deal but things tend to work out if ya do the right thing. I just thought buy giving out her name i might warn other dubbers incase she tries to do the same thing again. So guys no revenge tactics ok. Just having all your support is enough to get me through this crummy situation.😀

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 7 Sep 2006, 8:08 am

#531584

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black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 7 Sep 2006, 9:01 pm

#531877

well what can i say about today? hmmm well to start off,legal aid finally rang me back and they didn't really help me out saying it's gunna cost me money to get a solicitor, go to the small claims court and try and get the buisness operator to pay to get the problems fixed. Thats only if i'm willing to spend the money, money ..... what's that? Anyway i couldn't get the service done on the car as the mechanic was just toooo busy, so i went and saw another one and one of the mechanics there use to have a 56 oval bug so he knows how to service it. Can't get it done till monday, oh well as long as it gets done i guess. They will only charge me $70-$80 to get it done. Tried again to take more pics of the car but it looks like i need a new camera. Tried to get the timing right on the car today but to no avail. All i can say is the motor is gutless and it takes awhile to get it to 90km. Funny thing happened while i was going over to Ayr today to run me other half to neato and as we were coming into town, a cpl of guys walked across the pedestrian crossing in front of us and got their camera out and as we drove past they took a pic and had their thumbs up.😂

black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 8 Sep 2006, 9:57 pm

#532267

well today i had another crack at the timing, somehow i managed to get it pretty good. Cleaned the spark plugs and they were caked black, got the ol wire brush out and gave em a good clean. Seems to run a bit better now. Got the 66 bug dropped off today even though we didn't pay the full amount, he just wanted it away from his place, he's letting us pay the rest off. Payed $200 only ow him $300 so it's all good. Looks like herbie in a way except it doesn't have a sunroof, i'm not worried. Needs alot of work but it'll be worth it.It's colour is pink lol

black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 14 Sep 2006, 2:04 pm

#534123

umm guys, is running the motor when only 2 cylinders are workin BAD??????? i got another motor 2 go into mine but i have no idea how to do it. Can anyone give me some pointers on how to take this motor out?

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 14 Sep 2006, 7:13 pm

#534218

Running motor on 2 cylinders is not good, but it is a good start to find out why it is running on two cyl. It doesn't mean you have to put in a new motor. Anyway a Google search will find you heaps, and heaps of internet pages on taking motors out. There is no 'special pointers' list. You just have to do it right.

A great publication that can help you out in a big way is John Muirs - Complete idots guide to Volkswagen. Very easy to follow and understand and give you 'pointers' rather than technical specifications.

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black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 20 Nov 2006, 12:24 am

#556871

hey guys i'm finally back on the internet. It's been a rough few months ya could say. Started workin on the car, painted the interior a metallic cyan blue, put the motor from the pink bug in by myself with no help from anyone a cpl of days before i had surgery on me hurneia.Don't have much of an exhust system on the motor as it is badly rusted. I don't know what size the motor is either, could be a 1300 or smaller.Took the seats out of the other bug and put them in, the bug is looking a lil nicer now. Unfortunately for me when i was doing some work on the bug yesterday i ended up dropping the back seat on my big toe:cry. Looks like i might end up getting the toenail ripped off:puke. I've got new black carpet to go in yet, it should look good once it is in.

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7,671 posts · joined Feb 2005 · 20 Nov 2006, 7:58 pm

#557092

what a saga.. how did you go with getting any cash from the biatch?? 😠
good luck with it all hey..

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black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 20 Nov 2006, 8:14 pm

#557108

i coudn't get me money back unfortunatly, didn't have much of a leg to stand on as it was bought privatly. Rang mick motors and he told me that the motor that i have in the bug at the moment thats out of the pink bug is a 1200.The original motor i took out that was having problems is a 1500. Now i have to find an exhust for the 1200 motor as the exhust on it is non existant. Still have to get the rust fixed up on the A piller,just wish this panelbeater would make up his mind about what he's gunna do.:bounce

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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Nov 2006, 8:42 pm

#557138

You certainly have had Your share of problems....
the picture of the beetle looks great...

My Son flew to Adelaide to buy a Beetle, and all the good bits were on another beetle the owner had...

He was lucky He didn't buy it sight unseen...

He Flew back home...

Its a shame you don't have a panel beater/welder who has done this work before...

Lee

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black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 20 Nov 2006, 9:14 pm

#557172

yeah it's hard to get good help where i am.🤪 just goes to show if ya don't have plenty of cash ya can't get anything done🤘

helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 20 Nov 2006, 9:27 pm

#557188

This article wil help you get an idea what the rust you have will take to fix.

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=18483

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black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 20 Nov 2006, 9:40 pm

#557195

hey peter, thanks for showing me that,i don't have the tools or the confidence or the cash to do the job.......yet.:bounce but at the moment i think that job might be best left for the professional.

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 20 Nov 2006, 9:52 pm

#557199

man ive got a vw sunroof sitting around doing nothing if you pay freight you can have it ,its the pop up type with all the plastic bits with it i got it when i bought a kombi of a bloke how was gunna put it on the kombi ?? "funny oil leak" when i bought my first beetle it leaked oil badly and i dried the engine bay watched where the leak came from and it was the seal on the oil pressue /temp thingy $5 and it fixed it forever "dont stress a bit of rust faded paint a spluttery motor etc etc its what makes vws fun especially hen you fix the problem, its very gratifying.. send some pics so we can look at this baby now..

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black beauty Commited Dubber

68 posts · joined Sep 2006 · 16 Dec 2006, 1:17 am

#558100

hey kroozzn62, mate it would make my day if i got a pop up sunroof for me bug as the one i got doesn't do anythin. I'd be happy to pay for freight so if ya can let me know asap it would be much appreciated! My town is Home Hill in QLD and the post code is 4806. I'll be anxiously waiting your reply and thanks again for that. I fitted some chrome eye lids on me bug the other day and now she's starting to get a bit of character, everytime i drive up the main street i get thumbs up from everyone. I'll send more pics asap ok