Originally Posted by coffee70

This is what I was concerned about no I did not get back what I paid I lost the only reason I went back there was because they where willing to the most. I am not going say how much that's between me and them. I not trying to bash them, just to let my story be known. I would hate to see someone who put their life savings on a car and not know about what happen to me. I am just trying to raise awareness that's all it up to the individual to make their decision as how they feel about it. All I can say I never been greatest at writing what's in my head so please don't take personally people I am just passionate about trying to help others, sometimes to a fault anyway I just trying to help others here.

The you are correct about being a novice buyer when it comes to the C3 I did do a lot research before I bought that one it was just so clean even the underside it looks brand new but yet it still had all those issues. Buyers remorse no I could not use the car as I had intended to from the beginning a daily driver the INS company's wont let you. I explained my intensions when I was looking into the car so they knew what I was going to do with it, not only the reason for returning the car did I not mention that before? If not I do apologize as I do not want to miss lead anyone as to what happened. I simply think the whole thing could have been handled better.

Originally Posted by crawfish333

Curious, what was wrong with the car?

Originally Posted by iwasmenowhesgone

I really know nothing about the VOLO Auto Museum, but what they remind me of is the high end specialty shops, like the one in Indiana, PA and Cincinnati, OH that only exist because of wealthy people, who know nothing about cars, who trust them, and pay huge money, like this car that clearly is over-priced. They are staffed with car salesman (con-men) that say all the right words to unknowing buyers. I am not going tocriticize the OP in this thread for being naïve, or uneducated, because whatever he does for a living that allows him to spend $44K on this car tells me he has some special skill in his work that provides him that kind of discretionary money. Its these high end operations, including all the famous auction companies, who sell cars at ridiculous prices, no matter if they are legitimate or not, who I disrespect. These same guys would say my 77 fully restored to better than GM built status is worth $10,000.

On the other side, you have people, like many on this forum, that are educated about what makes a valuable car, in the true sense. Alan 71 car is an example of a car that is truly worth a high dollar value. But not everyone can be a Corvette experts, and its unfortunate that these high end dealers prey on the naïve, but wealthy crowd. Hey, its capitalism and free enterprise, but I have no respect for this type operation.

The dealer in Indiana PA has a bunch of supposedly rare and valuable cars, and they are all priced twice as high as they should be. And when I asked the guy about a good alignment shop locally, he could not come up with one!! Tells me he knows nothing about the mechanics of the car, only how to deceive people, i.e. wealthy, naïve people, that his cars are "special". It just smells and I have no respect for them....so you can add VOLO to that list.

To the OP, I hope you can try to learn more about the C3 Corvettes, and go into your next buy with a better knowledge. Don't be fooled by these crooks again. Its your only protection. This forum, and the internet, can be helpful in the learning process. It has been very useful to me. And don't get hung up on buzzwords, like, "rare" or NCRS, or all the other words used to somehow determine worth. There is way more to it than that. You have to be able to recognize quality when you see it, and junk when you see that.

Originally Posted by blue67ragtop

I am not here to defend Volo but you must always look at a car first that you are going to spend that kind of money on. A few years ago I bought a '69 Chevelle SS396 from Volo. I went to look before completing the purchase. I will say it was exactly as described by the salesman who was named Joey. I was very pleased but I can understand if you didn't see it first and were expecting something you didn't get then you might be disappointed. A note to anyone considering buying a car sight unseen Don't Do It. If you can't go see it get a knowledgeable person to look for you. Sorry for your disappointment. It does sound like they took it back though. In reading your earlier post it didn't sound as much like you didn't care for the car as much as the fact it didn't have air conditioning.

Originally Posted by coffee70

OK did someone figure out that was an old crate motor? It was clean on the inside of the valves when I peeked inside but I could not find any info on it. I am not novice car buyer and should have know better but I am new the classic market. I guess I just expect people to have morels and values that reflect days of old when a hand shake meant something. I am glad others have had a good experience there I did not.

Originally Posted by maj75

Not disclosing the frame issue is a huge red flag for me. Absolutely no excuse for that.

Anyone who says the blame for that is on the buyer, I'd never buy a car from you...

Originally Posted by leadfoot4

Originally Posted by SRQStingray

I would not trust an inspector recommended by the seller. I am curious as to whether the inspector's report listed the problems the OP lists. If not, the inspector is a dealer hack. I also think $44K is a ridiculous price for an NOM car. I seriously doubt that Volo would return the full purchase price without a little legal persuasion.