Dodgy Car/service Salesman

[Nee-san]

there is a house alarm/security light going off it's tits down at number 25 Defari, I rang the 5-0 and gave them the details.

[defari]

lets just hope they arent related - i'd laugh if they try knock my folks place over.. the alarm will probably blow the ear drums of anyone within a mile...

[boiracer]

yeah i had a similar bridgestone guy recently...trying to sell me 12 months of free crap for 189 bucks...told me its worth 1100. he was in a uniform, had some official looking book and all. told him no thanks, i work on my cars myself, and dont trust anyone to do it right. he got right up on his high horse, telling me about how its their job and they do it right.

either way, it seemed a bit strange...seeing as he showed up on my door step at 7pm at night.

my car is always locked away, even if im only home for 5 mins inbetween drives (partially for all the leaves and seeds and shit the trees around my place drop all over my car) . but this is all getting a bit crazy.

[defari]

he offered me 12 months free servicing without doing anything.. to quote him "we are offering 12 months free servicing"... honestly thats all his apparent sales pitch was.. moreover this just adds to the dodgy-ness

Edited November 24, 2011 by defari

[VNS 24]

pm sent to nightfall - the car is still parked outside my house..

Hi mate, can you also please pm me the area address?

I just moved to QLD and want to know the areas better. Thanks.

Edited November 24, 2011 by VNS 24

[defari]

westside but may aswell just say brisbane/gold coast..

[Chris Rogers]

tom,

the only way that car is going to move is if they take you with it or load it.

considering I put it back together last time I made sure it won't be happening again.

I'm used to dodgy salesmen btw.

[defari]

Very true. Just being proactive seeing as neesan and his mates down the road have imports.

[MSTRshenanigans]

Guys my concern is all this discussion on the forum is they will get a heads up especially with the car moving so soon after discussing them.

[wilorichie]

Very true. Just being proactive seeing as neesan and his mates down the road have imports.

Good thing you did that for him. Don't care if they have a $10,000 alarm.. I rather not have to spend an extra $500 fixing crap and having my car off road and my time wasted.

Glad you called him man, it was the good bloke thing to do

[defari]

Guys my concern is all this discussion on the forum is they will get a heads up especially with the car moving so soon after discussing them.

isnt that a good thing? If in fact they are scouting cars and are keeping an eye on sau, hopefully it deters them..

[Chris Rogers]

isnt that a good thing? If in fact they are scouting cars and are keeping an eye on sau, hopefully it deters them..

yep! and given someone is onto the GC mob hopefully they back off a bit.

[Joe_89]

yep! and given someone is onto the GC mob hopefully they back off a bit.

Either way, i still think a good group of us should leave a car or two in a prime location and wait around the corner for them.

We could make it a new thursday night thing

[wilorichie]

Either way, i still think a good group of us should leave a car or two in a prime location and wait around the corner for them.

We could make it a new thursday night thing

Hopefully nightfall and his old man will have most of these dead beats sorted out soon.

[Col-GTSX]

When living at Chermside i had 2 kids attempt breaking into my 31...

we had a heavy gravel driveway, their foot steps woke up the dog which in turn woke us up...

they heard the dog and were off faster than a flash...

sometimes simple security devices such as things than make noise can be good...

on a similar case while im here;

there is a foxtel scam going on atm also...

they come to your door, attempt to sign you up to foxtel (has shirt, cap, id, etc)

they just want your credit card details... you will not get an install, just your cc emptied of its credit limit...

fyi while on this topic...

also another point if selling your car, be sure to get a photocopy of their drivers licence before letting them drive...

if they have all the excusses in the world why not to give you a licence then piss them off...

mate of mine works with the police on stolen vechicle recovery (specialist with recoverys from waterways)...

anyway he said there has been a huge increase in theft via private car sales...

i mean how easy, "can i test drive please" "here is the keys, enjoy"... use caution always...

car dealers photocopy our drivers licences before we can test drive, so private shouldnt be any different...

[VNS 24]

When living at Chermside i had 2 kids attempt breaking into my 31...

we had a heavy gravel driveway, their foot steps woke up the dog which in turn woke us up...

they heard the dog and were off faster than a flash...

sometimes simple security devices such as things than make noise can be good...

on a similar case while im here;

there is a foxtel scam going on atm also...

they come to your door, attempt to sign you up to foxtel (has shirt, cap, id, etc)

they just want your credit card details... you will not get an install, just your cc emptied of its credit limit...

fyi while on this topic...

also another point if selling your car, be sure to get a photocopy of their drivers licence before letting them

drive...

if they have all the excusses in the world why not to give you a licence then piss them off...

mate of mine works with the police on stolen vechicle recovery (specialist with recoverys from waterways)...

anyway he said there has been a huge increase in theft via private car sales...

i mean how easy, "can i test drive please" "here is the keys, enjoy"... use caution always...

car dealers photocopy our drivers licences before we can test drive, so private shouldnt be any different...

No test pilot without deposit or serious offer would be the best bet of being safe, I think.

[VNS 24]

westside but may aswell just say brisbane/gold coast..

Great. I live quite close by, and would love to put my new bat to the test if these dirt bags try.

[defari]

Who lets a stranger test drive their cars. That's just madness. There was a Thread on here ages ago, some guys father was selling his turbo falcon, let some guy drive it and the bloke drive off with it

Edited November 25, 2011 by defari

[Nee-san]

I roll with my shit off safety.

[57U-00]

what area precisely were these jerk-off's in? For some reason the vehicle is sticking out like dogs nuts in my mind...

also keeping my car under lock and key atm... white hatchback with nice wheels and a nice exhaust pulled up across my driveway the other night while i was out at my car... looked down the driveway (2 young white dudes in it, the one driving rocking an Edward Cullen haircut and sunglasses - at dusk mind you when you don't need them)... when they saw me looking the looked away, and as i started to walk down the driveway they reversed up and drove off... this was in Yeerongpilly... the car was a Lanos or a Corolla (low light so hard to see exactly), but something of that shape...

I consider car thieves on the same level as pedo's and rapists and will deal with them accordingly if I catch them either stealing mine or anyone else's car... and that is the honest truth...