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earthman

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If those miles are genuine something is wrong with the price, i.e. its a typo, or else it has 122k on it. I saw a 2004 F150 for sale locally. It had 200k on it, they were asking $4000.
 

thedarkwolf

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Oct 13, 1999
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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: thedarkwolf
This many people and nobody has pointed out the obvious yet. Its probably $18k and whoever entered it screwed up.

Read much?

Originally posted by: amdskip
Originally posted by: ohtwell
It's a ford!! ;):D
: ) Amanda
You rock:)

Probably supposed to be a 1 on the front of the price.

Yes but sometimes not very well :)

I'd buy a 04 f-150 with 200k miles on it for $4k. Thats probably around 100k or less in wear given that its all highway miles and thats a hell of a lot of highway driving in 1 year.
 

olds

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Mar 3, 2000
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I got a reply from the seller;

Dear Sir,
The car it is available. Price is $8000 USD. Car is in excellent condition. But you must know that the car is located in London, UK. This is my personal car, I place the ad on this web site becuse I want to sell in US. Car have US title, the title is clear so you will don't have any problems when you will register the car. The car passed the test emissions and comes with all the documents you need to registered. I am live in London, UK and the car will be shipped from here. All shipping and insurance costs are included in the car price.

Best regards.
 

CraigRT

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Jun 16, 2000
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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I got a reply from the seller;

Dear Sir,
The car it is available. Price is $8000 USD. Car is in excellent condition. But you must know that the car is located in London, UK. This is my personal car, I place the ad on this web site becuse I want to sell in US. Car have US title, the title is clear so you will don't have any problems when you will register the car. The car passed the test emissions and comes with all the documents you need to registered. I am live in London, UK and the car will be shipped from here. All shipping and insurance costs are included in the car price.

Best regards.

lmao

damn!
 

Vette73

Lifer
Jul 5, 2000
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Originally posted by: CraigRT
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I got a reply from the seller;

Dear Sir,
The car it is available. Price is $8000 USD. Car is in excellent condition. But you must know that the car is located in London, UK. This is my personal car, I place the ad on this web site becuse I want to sell in US. Car have US title, the title is clear so you will don't have any problems when you will register the car. The car passed the test emissions and comes with all the documents you need to registered. I am live in London, UK and the car will be shipped from here. All shipping and insurance costs are included in the car price.

Best regards.

lmao

damn!



Replay back that you will take the car unseen. You will have a freind bring a cashiers check for $10,000 if you could please give me $2K left over from the check and the title to the car that would be great. :)
 

acemcmac

Lifer
Mar 31, 2003
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Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Originally posted by: CraigRT
Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I got a reply from the seller;

Dear Sir,
The car it is available. Price is $8000 USD. Car is in excellent condition. But you must know that the car is located in London, UK. This is my personal car, I place the ad on this web site becuse I want to sell in US. Car have US title, the title is clear so you will don't have any problems when you will register the car. The car passed the test emissions and comes with all the documents you need to registered. I am live in London, UK and the car will be shipped from here. All shipping and insurance costs are included in the car price.

Best regards.

lmao

damn!



Replay back that you will take the car unseen. You will have a freind bring a cashiers check for $10,000 if you could please give me $2K left over from the check and the title to the car that would be great. :)

roger. report it to the site admins. definitley a scam.

BTW: If that car has an "alarm," its not stock. the only antitheft mustangs have is a chipped key that costs 30$-35$ cut and you can program yourself, provided you already have a working key. otherwise, it's usually 30$ for the dealer to program for you. Definite scam. Ask about the "alarm"

OH SH!T!!! I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A MUSTANG WITH SIDE AIRBAGS???!?!?! am I missing something????

<---- 99 V6 mustang owner
 

KarenMarie

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Sep 20, 2003
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here is my correspondence with the seller. start from the bottom.


Hello,

I sell the car at this low price because I need fast moeny for my son.
The car have the steering on the left side.
Please reply ASAP if you are ready to buy it.
Best regards.

karenmarie <emailme@xxxxxxxx.net> wrote:
Which side is the steering wheel on?

If it is on the left side of the car (the American way) you could get three times that price for the car. I found you listing on a board that I frequent and they were all wondering why the price was so low. I showed it to my b/f, and he thinks that you are selling it for 1/2 of what you could easily charge.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

From: David Eggers [mailto:eggersdavid@xxxxx.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 6:48 PM
To: Reply to Yahoo! Autos Ad
Subject: Re: Reply to ad: 2003 Ford Mustang, posted on Yahoo! Autos



Dear Sir,

The car it is available. Price is $8000 USD. Car is in excellent condition. But you must know that the car is located in London, UK. This is my personal car, I place the ad on this web site becuse I want to sell in US. Car have US title, the title is clear so you will don't have any problems when you will register the car. The car passed the test emissions and comes with all the documents you need to registered. I am live in London, UK and the car will be shipped from here. All shipping and insurance costs are included in the car price.

Best regards.

Reply to Yahoo! Autos Ad <emailme@xxxxxx.net> wrote:

Ummm... this car is gorgeous. The price is so low that it appears too good to be true. Can you tell me if there is anything wrong with this car?
Thanks, KarenMarie

Contact: KarenMarie S
Phone: 2013720000
Email: emailme@xxxxxxx.net
Best time to contact: Anytime
Best contact method: Email

Vehicle info:
Make: Ford
Model: Mustang
Year: 2003
Price: $8,000
Mileage: 22,230
VIN: 1FAFP45X13F364440

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Colombia, Malaysia, and Indonesia. You may want to decline to sell to
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To view the full ad, please go to: 2003 Ford Mustang

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acemcmac

Lifer
Mar 31, 2003
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Originally posted by: toant103
it's a Ford and it's Auto.

why would you get an auto tranny with a Mustang?

The convertables usually come with auto... I hate to sound sexist, but I've never seen a guy with a convertable mustang.... it's always young highschool and college girls and they, again at the risk of sounding sexist, don't usually have the same desire to have a stick that most guys would have.

I havew a V6 auto instead of a V8 stick because the deal was good and only after I bought it did I realized what I missed out on.

:shocked:

KarenMarie:
Only 2 countries in the world have mustang plants. Australia makes them right drive and the US makes them left. If you send him money, you will have almost no recourse across international lines to get your money back if he doesent ship it to you. ALSO: If he had the money to import it (again, you cant buy one of those in the UK), he got hit for duties, all of the gas guzzling UK penalities, not to mention 2.5GBP/Litre... do the math... that on a car that was thirty thousandish to begin with... he just bought a 40 thousand dollar car.... none of this adds up, you are MUCH better off buying a car that has been in the US the whole time. I really don't reccomend this... and all of the details sound waaaay too fishy....
 

KarenMarie

Elite Member
Sep 20, 2003
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Hi acemcmac,

I haveno intention on buying the car. Good Lord, if I did I would actually have to be careful while driving.. as it is so nice. ;)

I was just curious as to what the guys's story was. I lived in England for 8yrs. and have a pretty good idea on what it took for him to get that there, and what it will take to get it out. His second email... whew.. run a mile!!

:)
edit: I wonder if he would ship first?
LOL
 

olds

Elite Member
Mar 3, 2000
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Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Replay back that you will take the car unseen. You will have a freind bring a cashiers check for $10,000 if you could please give me $2K left over from the check and the title to the car that would be great. :)

OK, I did. This is his reply:

I am sorry I was advised to not take checks.
I accept payment only via Western Union wire transfer.
 

BHeemsoth

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Jul 30, 2002
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Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Replay back that you will take the car unseen. You will have a freind bring a cashiers check for $10,000 if you could please give me $2K left over from the check and the title to the car that would be great. :)

OK, I did. This is his reply:

I am sorry I was advised to not take checks.
I accept payment only via Western Union wire transfer.

SCAM!!