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Originally Posted by 280EZRider
Title: (farm & garden) FRAUD ALERT ... Beware of John at 615 Perimeter Dr. Erlanger, Ky 41018. He sold me a lawn mower, which he told me smoked for just 1 minute on start-up only. It actually smokes constantly & massively. ... After the purchase, I discovered the mower had no oil. This made it very convenient for John to show off his mower that didn't smoke at all when I looked at it (no oil to burn). After I had filled it with oil, Old Smokey showed her true colors. John refused to not only return my money, but to take back his smokey mower. It's crooks such as John ( [email protected]) who give craigslist a bad name. ... After 2 days, they deleted the above ad. Is craigslist no longer interested in criminals using their site? |
Whenever I look at any vehicle/item that was a used product, I check the fluids before I even test drive the thing...if I'm driving the car, I want to be sure of just the thing you're talking about...I don't want the guy claiming I damaged the engine when he was the one at fault for not keeping oil up to the proper level...I've walked away from two cars because of just that very point...both times, the level wasn't on the stick...wiped, dipped, dry. I looked at them, both times and said "How's the maintenance? When was the last time you even changed the oil?"
If the guy is nervous that you even want to look under the hood, run, don't walk...there's more than meets the eye on that "bargain."
What's the phrase we've seen here? "A cheap Mercedes is the most expensive one to buy?"
I think that works well in all things mechanical and in love.
