This guy appears to have put around $10,000 into his car and is selling it for BELOW average price. Just looking for opinions as I'm considering buying it to steal parts from it.

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/...thumb

 

Stolen?

 

unless he's making that mod list up, he knows that car pretty well for theifing it

 

probly a scam, becase thats a steal.

 

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True....the price just seems so unbelievable!

Maybe he is a scammer? Takes your $4300 and he's GONE.

 

I'm thinking scam or he blew the motor. I emailed him to verify which.

 

Someone give him a ring
785-446-3649

maybe someone local can go check it out?

 

Maybe he just forgot the 1 in front of 4300...

 

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yeah thats what I thinks too.

 

that car is located in iowa. des moines. its my buddies. i dont know what happened. earlier i was looking at his sale thread on a local board and he wanted 13K for it. ill see if i can dig it up. those picture were taken a driveway thats not his. that house is not his. so i dont know if it was stolen or not.

 

http://www.hondamarketplace.co...20732

theres the real for sale thread.

 

Did anyone else notice that the Engine oil was changed every 2500 miles using Mobile 1 or Royal Purple. Thats too soon for oil changes with that oil.

That guy must be on a drug bindge.

 

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theres the real for sale thread.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Man, that thing is horribly riced out....

 

the spark plugs at that interval didn't strike odd with you?

 

Mabey if they were the Honda Plugs. But its not that odd if they are the Auto Zone dollar plugs, and judging from the looks of the car, Id say they are.

 

It's on ebay for $13k. Same VIN.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...59501&

 

when he says aem short shifter, i guess he means the dc sports adapter? lol

 

All that work and the suspension was untouched...

 

I think it's a scam. The post in AutoTrader says he's in Kansas, not Iowa. I emailed the listed address asking why the car is being sold extremely cheap considering all the money dumped into it. Here is the response:

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RE: Prelude‏
From: Amanda Girard (amandgirard5@aol.com)
Sent: Mon 7/28/08 8:43 PM
To: Me (kronn_eddie@hotmail.com)

Hi there!

Sorry for the late response; something came up and I had to leave urgently on a business trip. I wanted to let you know that the car is still available. I had a buyer offering $4700 but his loan did not get approved.

I am selling the car for $4300. 1997 Honda Prelude looks like new, it has never been scratched or wrecked. The car is in great condition inside, outside and mechanically. It will come with a clear title, bill of sale signed by me as well and all the papers (including the original manuals and keys) that you will need to register it under your name. This is what I've got from the divorce settlement, and now I want to sell it because I don't have much use for it and I could use some quick cash right now, rather than waiting for a better offer (selling takes a lot of time too...). So I'm willing to let it go for $4300 and since I only have one, first come, first served.

Although I am not home, we can still make the deal through eBay. I have a purchase protection program with them (Condition Guarantee by Seller Program), so eBay will guarantee up to $20,000 for any vehicle I sell. Shipping is already paid, as I explained, my buyer changed his mind after I have made the arrangements to ship the car. The trucking company would not refund me but can ship the car to anywhere within continental US, so I've left it at their warehouse and it's ready to ship at anytime. Also, this purchase protection guarantees that the car is exactly as I described; basically, once delivered, you'll have 3 days to inspect it at your home and if you decide not to keep it you will get refunded in no time and they will charge me with the return costs.

If you agree with these terms, please email me your shipping name and address so I can start this process through eBay. It is not necessary to be a registered user with eBay to benefit from their vehicle purchase protection program.

I await your email with the requested details


Thanks
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Modified by Kronn 98SH at 3:48 PM 7/31/2008

 

Is it me or does that email sound so...replicated? Reminds me of a Nigerian letter.

 

scam written all over that piece

 

it is a scam. i feel sorry for anyone who follows through with it.

 

its a scam because the response seems so similar to the one i got for a car I was going to buy a s2000. I decided not to follow through with this because I got a hint that it was a scam.

 

salvaged title???

 

Sucks for the person who tries to buy it :/