The story of my sick engine

[lwells]

If you look at his profile he has a business in Tas Im sure the office of fair trading would be interested in this case they probably cant do much but pressure is pressure.

Also an advert in his local paper can cause all sorts of things to happen.

I assume it was a private sale, so the OFT won't be interested. I would also advise against a newspaper ad: the last thing you want is a lawsuit for slander, particularly if his name is tied to his business.

LW.

[teejay]

i think Demon has been unlucky, even if he did fly down to check the car, and found it to be fine, like VIP had said, he may of flown back, and still had the car damaged.

Sometimes putting trust in ppl is a bad thing, and it seems like Demon will suffer from doing so.

honestly, there isnt alot you can do to get compensated.. he said/she said at work.

[Sydneykid]

Let me make sure I have this right.....

VIP checked the car over and they should have checked that it had a full sump of oil. Then some guy, that you don't know, drove it 300 k's and it ran out of oil. Have I got that right?

If that's the case then VIP owe you, they should have picked up that the engine was using oil. Or that is wasn't full when they checked it.

Plus if it did really use a sump full of oil in 300 k's the motor was in need of a rebuild anyway. I don't care how you drive a car, if it was in good condition (as per the VIP report) then it shouldn't use that much oil in that short a journey.

This is a no loose situation for you....

Option 1. Send a letter of demand to VIP telling them that the car wasn't inspected properly and was low on oil when they checked it. They should have notified you and you would not have gone though with the transaction. Include a copy of the quote for a full engine rebuild from your repairer.

Option 2. Send a letter of demand to VIP telling them that the car wasn't inspected properly as the engine was using excessive oil when they checked it. They should have notified you and you would not have gone though with the transaction. Include a copy of the quote for a full engine rebuild from your repairer.

Under Option 1, if they come back to you with "no the engine was fiull of oil when we checked it". Then you go back to them with then the engine must have been using excessive oil when they checked it. They should have notified you and you would not have gone though with the transaction. Include a copy of the quote for a full engine rebuild from your repairer.

For evidence, you need a statement form the guy who drove it that he drove it "normally" for the 300 ks'. That shouldn't be too hard. Then you need the same statement from the car carrier that the engine was not started or the car drivem while it was on the boat.

Bingo it's VIP's fault, so get heavy with them. They are a company, you can report them, have their licence revoked, call the Current Affairs programs etc etc

Good luck:cheers:

[teejay]

hey may have burnt this bridge already sk...

by going to them first, they have told him the car has been thrashed.... he gave them the evidence too with pics of the tyre...

[Sydneykid]

']hey may have burnt this bridge already sk...

by going to them first, they have told him the car has been thrashed.... he gave them the evidence too with pics of the tyre...

I was aware of that, but it does't matter. Thrashed or not, the engine shouldn't use a sump full of oil in 300k's. It either was using oil before hand or the sump wasn't full. Either way VIP are at fault.

PS; we run the race GTR's flat out over a race weekend for 2 X 20 minute practice session, 1 X 20 minute qualifying session and 4 X 30 minute races and they use ZERO oil. I could race them for a whole year and not use a sump full.

[ferni]

Fark sorry to hear it mate!

I'd forgotten all about checking out that GTR here in Melb for you - sorry again, i've been flat out with some stuff at work/home and forgot about calling Calvin.

[teejay]

fair enough, i take your words as being those of wisdom, and i have no interest in questioning this sk

[Slide]

that would make a mofo want to cry

why not pay him a visit

[Demon]

SydneyKid, When the car got home I checked the oilstick and it was reading no oil. I then added 1/2 litre and it then showed a very slight increase. When I drained it, I got like 2, maybe 2.5 litres out of the sump. The VIP report contains a section that shows the oil level to be good. The problem is that they could argue that, "at the time of inspection", the car had adequate oil. Who knows what was done to it later.

[Abo Bob]

Have another read of what he said Demon.

[Demon]

The disclaimer on the report says that VIP's report is valid for 3 days only after which it becomes void. The car was inspected on the 17th Feb and the car left Tassie on the 26th February. I do have a reading of the kms from when they inspected and I received the car with about 300 kms more but this may not be enough. The car had also been sitting away in storage for 10 months so when I spoke to the inspector, he said that due to this reason and constant thrashing for 300kms, the car burnt all its oil. I know that they'll try to shift blame in any way but the fact is that they inspected it on the 17th Feb, the inspection is valid till 20th Feb, the car left Tassie on the 26th Feb.

[Demon]

Hey guys, I've left some negative feedback for him and now he has left me some negative feedback!!! Do u believe it.... "He said that I tried to cut corners, got burnt and I'm blaming everyone but myself."

People don't ever bargain or negotiate on price coz u'll be seen as trying to cut corners.... Mr. En One = Scum

[T400 Skyline]

do you mind i ask you?how much you paid for the GTR?

[Demon]

Price dosen't mean anything. If it was damaged he should've told me

[yogi000]

i know its not the right thing to do, but tassie isnt a very far place to make him pay in some sort of way. I dont like people who lie.

[Demon]

well my engine is out and its a full rebuild....rings and bearing are gone...

[Lepperfish]

Demon: i have read this entire thread and I must say like so many others here that letting his mate or him drive the GTR for 300kms after you had laid down your cash had bad news written all over it from the start.

Good luck with the car in the future, it looked great when UAS had it..

[Demon]

thanks for your support guys...

Now, I need to start sourcing some parts:

Can anyone recommend on how to build these to be a strong reliable engine without costing an arm and a leg?

[Mr. En One]

For the record, I didnt drive the car after VIP checked it, didnt check the oil as VIP menttioned no problems with it, sold it for cheap therefore didnt change the tyre, arrived in Sydney with suggested problems... I cannot pinpoint the guilty party myself.

[1400r]

simple if your mate broke it you should fix it or he should what the world coming to? if he didnt then u have nothing to prove my 2 cents