warning about possible scam

euro44 · 4th January 2022, 19:53

A potential buyer when inspecting my car held up an oil covered finger ( after apparently dipping it in the coolant header tank) and suggested HGF, and maybe I would like to reduce the price agreed. Knowing in the 2years I have owned the car its never used oil or coolant and had both replaced during the summer service, I cancelled the sale and had it stripped down by a rover/mg specialist.
he found the head gasket to be perfect, all the water pipes and passages clean with no oil traces but there was clean !!!!! oil in the part of the expansion tank immediately under the cap. So a new set of gaskets following a pressure test and head skim and an unwanted bill for the work. I would not have believed someone could be so devious in trying to scam a few quid off the price but have passed this on so hopefully no other member gets caught, and yes I wont leave a possible buyer alone round the car again.

4th January 2022, 19:53	#1
euro44 Avid contributor mg zt-t 226th made from total of 396 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: chelmsford Posts: 155 Thanks: 175 Thanked 55 Times in 37 Posts	warning about possible scam A potential buyer when inspecting my car held up an oil covered finger ( after apparently dipping it in the coolant header tank) and suggested HGF, and maybe I would like to reduce the price agreed. Knowing in the 2years I have owned the car its never used oil or coolant and had both replaced during the summer service, I cancelled the sale and had it stripped down by a rover/mg specialist. he found the head gasket to be perfect, all the water pipes and passages clean with no oil traces but there was clean !!!!! oil in the part of the expansion tank immediately under the cap. So a new set of gaskets following a pressure test and head skim and an unwanted bill for the work. I would not have believed someone could be so devious in trying to scam a few quid off the price but have passed this on so hopefully no other member gets caught, and yes I wont leave a possible buyer alone round the car again.