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[Cheeky_Ash]

Guys, Can anyone help? I'm looking at buying LY #80, but I think it's got a bit of a past? Can anyone enlighten me? Kind Regards, Ashley (By the way I'm new here, so Hi everyone!)

[dapimp]

The one on ebay for £xxxx, sounds too good to be true at that price even if it is a cat C.

[JimmyJamJerusalem]

Guys,

Can anyone help? I'm looking at buying LY #80, but I think it's got a bit of a past? Can anyone enlighten me?

Kind Regards,
Ashley (By the way I'm new here, so Hi everyone!)

Can't help sorry fella, but thought I'd pop in to say hi, and welcome to the forum!!

[Tfp]

Welcome to the forum. Dont buy a VX without an expert on VX220's stood next to you. Well done for trying to find out the history on here, this forum has some of the best car/internet detectives I have ever seen and have had some impressive results in fishing out the bad ones/sellers.. Read the topic on the VXR from Imran, perhaps some one could post ashley a link. Post your location on here and Im sure someone will be local to come with you for beer money.

[Crazyfrog (Fab)]

Guys,

Can anyone help? I'm looking at buying LY #80, but I think it's got a bit of a past? Can anyone enlighten me?

Kind Regards,
Ashley (By the way I'm new here, so Hi everyone!)

read my post on cheap turbo

very suspicious to me

there

Edited by crazyfrog, 02 July 2008 - 03:38 PM.

[snowwhite]

I had a quick look back through the forums looking for info on this one. A very creative user name of Lightening No80 or something very similar reveals it has been written off. He said hit a tree backwards, broke the engine mounts and twisted all the rear.

>>linkie<<

I think the price is just wrong. If it is actually up for £2600 then I would seriously worry.

Snow

[The Batman]

ABSOLUTELY DO NOT BUY THIS CAR!! LIGHTNING 80 IS A CAT B!!!!

[vocky]

alarm bells started ringing when I saw the price, it's worth double that in parts £2600 for a complete vx220 = something seriously wrong

Edited by vocky, 02 July 2008 - 04:39 PM.

[Tfp]

£2600 for a VX220? I just had to Hpi it, results below. Cat B is indeed bad news, also interesting that it shows as being scrapped. Does anyone have contact with trading standards, this seller needs reporting. HPI Check Results Wed Jul 2 2008 18:13:13 - TULIP MOTORS EY02DVA W0L0EAR972N003274 YELLOW/BLACK VAUXHALL VX220 LIGHTENING YELLOW Yes Yes 0 0 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a Yes Please click here to complete and print a FREE customer contact form for this vehicle TOP VEHICLE DETAILS FOR: EY02DVA YELLOW/BLACK VAUXHALL VX220 LIGHTENING YELLOW MAKE VAUXHALL Year of Manufacture 2002 MODEL VX220 LIGHTENING YELLOW No. of Former Keepers 7 ENGINE SIZE 2198 cc Start Date Of Current Keeper Change 10/09/2007 COLOUR YELLOW/BLACK Previous Colour FUEL Petrol Date Colour Changed DOORPLAN Convertible Wheelplan 2 Axle Rigid Body ENGINE No. 11036426 Gross Vehicle Weight 0 (KG) TRANSMISSION 5 Speed Manual Petrol Exported No DATE OF 1st REGISTRATION: 01/03/2002 Non EU DVLA Import Marker No CO 2 RATING 205 (g/km) Scrap Marker Yes 21/09/2007 Click here for the CO 2 Vehicle Excise Duty Band TOP CONDITION ALERT DAMAGED FOR: EY02DVA YELLOW/BLACK VAUXHALL VX220 LIGHTENING YELLOW Recorded against VRM and VIN Recorded on VCAR Category B Insurance Loss. Bodyshell Should Have Been Crushed Vehicle Should Not Be On The Road Description VAUXHALL VX220 LIG Date 21/09/2007 Recorded against VRM and VIN Recorded on VCAR Vehicle Recorded As DVLA SCRAPPED MARKER On Condition Alert Regstr Description VAUXHALL VX220 LIGHTENING Date 21/09/2007 TOP PLATE TRANSFER HISTORY FOR: EY02DVA YELLOW/BLACK VAUXHALL VX220 LIGHTENING YELLOW Current Plate since: 23/09/2006 VRM Date Applied Alerts Stolen Finance VCAR Inspected G9NGR 21/08/2006 0 0 0 1 0 EY02DVA 08/08/2003 0 0 0 0 0 V2CEB 24/07/2003 0 0 0 1 0 EY02DVA 01/03/2002 0 0 0 0 0 History of previous VRM: G9NGR VCAR Former VRM G9NGR Description VAUXHALL VX220 Recorded on VCAR Category C Insurance Loss. Vehicle extensively damaged but repairable - Insurer decided not to repair Date 18/08/2006 History of previous VRM: V2CEB VCAR Former VRM V2CEB Description VAUXHALL VX220 CON Recorded on VCAR Category C Insurance Loss. Vehicle extensively damaged but repairable - Insurer decided not to repair Date 21/07/2003 stockregister TOP HPI EXCHANGE FOR: EY02DVA

[The Batman]

so has it been a Cat C twice? and now a cat B? or it was a cat c and is now a cat b? oh and i have already reported the seller to ebay and have contacted the ebayer however no reply? i wonder why lol

Edited by joe_589, 02 July 2008 - 05:12 PM.

[Tfp]

The Hpi report is confusing as the car has had so many plate changes, but it has def been classed as cat B on 21/09/07 and also scrapped on the same date. Hpi searches on a cars previous plates. It had the plate G9 NGR applied on 21/8/06 shows cat C on 18/6/06 so looks like was another vehicle, but does show as a VX220. It had the plate V2 CEB applied 24/7/03 shows cat C 21/7/03 so may well be another VX220 which wore the same plate. It can get very confusing when a car has had so many plate changes. Not sure about the implications of it having been marked as scrapped? Anyone?

[m4t7y]

Might be a ringer?? Needs reporting to Ministry or DVLA whoever deals with that sort of thing. Police even? Cat B's cant be bought whole only as spares (in bits)......or so I thought.

[cthomas443]

I sold a lightly damaged front clamshell through ebay to someone who turned out to be a bodyshop guy from cumbria repairing no.80. All in an old thread on here. Those pics in the add are his place in cumbria, given that the new location is in the south east id stear well clear even if thinking of buying it to break.

[mandarinvx]

Cat B's cant be bought whole only as spares (in bits)......or so I thought.

I thought the chassis had to be crushed

[m4t7y]

Cat B's cant be bought whole only as spares (in bits)......or so I thought.

I thought the chassis had to be crushed

They have to be sent to Salvage yards who legally can only sell parts of the car!
Douglas Valley have dozens of cat B's but are only available in parts.

[XXX]

1. When I tried to enlarge the photos on the ebay ad my Nortons Anti-Phishing software blocked the page as a "suspicious website" (I have set the security level to "Imran" level!!) 2. The location that the photos were taken - scruffy scrap-yard type shite-hole - has definately featured in a previous advert fo a VX a couple of years back. 3. The advert has been put togather by a 6 year old. Never buy a second-hand car from a 6 year old. Buy it to break it. Don't buy it to drive it.

[Yellow_or_black?]

Yes yes yes - I've seen that background/those photos too. I remember wondering why you would have punters in the background, and pikey-looking ones at that. Will rack brain...

Why you would photograph it in front of that heap of sh*t is anyone's guess, and reading the ad makes me whince. I also got the suspicious web page alert but I get that quite often on here

Edit: and here we are: http://www.vx220.org...s...069&hl=ey02

Edited by Yellow_or_black?, 02 July 2008 - 07:30 PM.

[m4t7y]

Does the page load twice for anyone else? I thought this was weird when I first saw it! Is it possible to create a false website this way?

The eBay ad I mean

Edited by m4t7y, 02 July 2008 - 07:34 PM.

[Yellow_or_black?]

Yup - for me too.

[XXX]

Edit: and here we are: http://www.vx220.org...s...069&hl=ey02

Glad my opinions haven't changed much. I made the same kinds comment on the scrap-yard then!!!