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Old 06-17-2020, 08:47 AM
 
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Funny story: I once had a 2001 VW Passat that went downhill, got parked and went downhill further. It had a perma check engine light on, and among other things, it seemed to be sending unburned fuel into the catalytic converter. Anyway, I posted it on Craigslist for $800 (it was a decently nice car aside from the mechanical issues), and I fully disclosed everything I knew about it. In fact, I even explicitly said that I would not plan to drive it very far due to the fuel into cat issue.

A guy shows up. Bought it. Tried to drive it from Southlake to Garland. I get a call about thirty minutes after he left, and the car was on fire on the side of the road. I kid you not.
Was the call from the guy who bought it? Was he calling to complain and ask for his money back or something? lol
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Old 06-17-2020, 09:19 AM
 
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Was the call from the guy who bought it? Was he calling to complain and ask for his money back or something? lol
It was from the guy who bought it. He was calling to see if I could come help him out (unfortunately I couldn't at the moment). He actually ended up decently happy with the purchase, I think. Well, at least as happy as anyone can be when purchasing a VW. I'm sure it was a temporary happiness.
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Old 06-17-2020, 09:44 PM
 
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It was from the guy who bought it. He was calling to see if I could come help him out (unfortunately I couldn't at the moment).
Sounds like he should have been calling 911 instead...lol.
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