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NZ New pov pack auto with door damage on faceballs for 4.5k 173,000km

Anyone still sim racing? I came across a good deal. Have space and a decent PC so I picked it up. It is slightly better than entry level gear. On a solid frame with a really comfy fully adjustable Mazda RX8 seat. As much as I am into gaming I have never had a sim setup. Probably because my race car was going and I use to do a lot more driving. It seems to be one of those things everyone plays for a few months then sells off when it starts gathering dust and taking up space. Will probably start with Assetto Corsa with a bunch of mods. Get some 90's BTCC going. Any other recomendations? Wheel and pedal set is a Thrustmaster T248 https://www.thrustmaster.com/products/t248/

whereas I used it (not CM Inspections) in reverse - where scammers were saying they wanted to buy my car (TradeMe listing) and have it shipped abroad... (all an elaborate scam to get access to my bank accounts), I said the only way I'd agree to it - to minimise their risk and give them certainty about what they were buying - was for me to deliver the car to the vehicle inspection service of their choice, and they should pay for it so that it's independent... I had them on the hook for a couple more days. Caaaants.

Was thinking the same if they want it they pay for it.

Haven't heard of this particular one but seems similar to a few scams that have been doing the rounds. Usually a "potential buyer" will message you, come across as really interested in the car you're selling then ask for a [insert random abbreviation] Report as a pre-requisite for purchase. They'll spin a yarn how that's a deal breaker for them and how for whatever stupid reason they can't run and pay for the report themselves "because it's not their car" and how you're the one that needs to do it. What this basically does is feed your credit card info into their system and they then use if to empty your bank account or sell it off on the dark web... They tried to rope me into one of these one time, was some Canadian website with a similar layout. Not 100% certain that this is what it is but one red flag that sticks out is they just give a whole street as their address without a street number. Seems a fair bit of effort put into the website though - detailed enough to come across as somewhat legit, vague enough to not lead to anywhere in particular. If that sounds like a familiar scenario then whatever you do don't put your bank info anywhere near that website. If a buyer wants a report then they can pay for it themselves.

Replace the water pump, it looks to be well munted. The pulley looks to be solidly attached and it's the whole assembly that's loose. Even with no bolts holding the pump in place it shouldn't have that much play. The water pump is a critical maintenance item so it's well worth throwing on a new one regardless. The pulley itself is reusable but it's plastic and does get brittle over time, they often crack and break when taking off so you might need a new one of them as well.