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It pretty much comes down to this.... the vendor has stated their conditions of sale as is their right. If any interested parties are unable/unwilling to comply with the conditions of sale they can exercise their right to NOT purchase the car. I see that some prospective purchasers consider that a vendor who clearly and reasonably sets conditions of sale, but fails to satisfy the expectations of some prospective purchasers, is automatically assumed to be trying to hide something. Rather than being a reflection on the vendor, this is a reflection on the prospective purchasers attitude. The vendor very clearly wishes that prospective purchasers should make their own inspection and assessment to avoid any misunderstanding regarding the cars condition. This seems eminently sensible to me given the age and stated "non-roadworthy" condition of the vehicle. By insisting on inspection prior to bidding the vendor is ensuring that full liability for all and any work required to return the vehicle to roadworthy condition lies with the purchaser. I'm not suggesting that there are not vendors around who will misrepresent the vehicles that they are selling and caveat emptor applies. All I'm saying is that the vendor has the right to set the conditions of sale and if those conditions explicitly recommend inspection before bidding, then that can be seen as sound advice to anyone concerned about rust. Given that the car has been parked up for ten years there is likely to be a lot of maintenance required to get it up to WOF standard. I don't know if the CSI is rust prone but a friend in Auckland with a camera should be able to help you out with some pics Cheers...

Remember the days of autotader and trade n exchange rags, where you had to view every car in person.

Its not very helpful to people out of town who cant get there to inspect. Imo any reasonable person would simply post a photo of the rust.

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Hi qube. Looks like we're both doing a wagon project. It's leaking radiator change today. The amount of dead flies and leaves that came out with the old radiator was crazy.

a friend with a camera is good, but a dealer with a camera is better. why should i do all the legwork in organising someone to take photos for me, when it's in the best interests of the dealer to do so to aid in selling the car in the first instance? I'm guessing from your vehement defence of this guy that you yourself are a dealer, or known to the seller, John?

Nope, you can't contract out of the CGA but he's selling it explicitly as non-roadworthy so I think he's fine. He would be better off to cancel the registration though rather than keep it on hold, that creates minor ambiguity.

Good enough reason to reject requests for photos of rust? I think not full disclosure is the least the seller could offer up, surely?

@lord_jagganath don't come to Wellington though. it's even worse than Auckland...

Yeah that's a bit sh*t. Best thing you could do is leave Auckland. Currently building a house and big shed on a 3500m2 section for less than the cost of a 400m2 section in Auckland. And I'm only an hour on the Bullet train to Wellington.

'Removed fog lights because they were aiming too high' Either something is damaged or this guy certainly has some sort of mental impairment

The ///M badge says all you need to know. Lets see.. Owned for 4 months Selling cheap (well below market) Been messes with (poddy & dpf delete) Engine covers missing Glow plugs and controller replaced ...yup r theres something not working right and trying to flip it on to the next poor bugger to try and fix!

I hate that Bronzit E30. It is everything I don't want an E30 to be. M10 - Check 4 Speed - Check Bronzit - Check Brown Interior - Check 4 Door - Check Hub Caps - Check Keep-Fit Windows - Check Sunroof - Check Ripped Drivers Seat - Check

Just about all sorted just do the brake pads and sorted 👌 Big thanks 👍👍👍to Pramod sorting out the abs Christmas tree and associated issues. Definitely recommend his services.