Impossible deal on ZR1 - whats wrong
04-18-2010, 12:02 PM
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Call and find out what you can. Get the VIN.
Probably too good to be true but those fairytale deals do happen.
If the price is below what's left on the note the bank isn't going to let it go.
Probably too good to be true but those fairytale deals do happen.
If the price is below what's left on the note the bank isn't going to let it go.
04-18-2010, 12:02 PM
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Not for real - unless phone # is wrong
Not sure what the deal is, but its not for real.
I called the phone number in the ad. A lady answered the phone and didn't know anything about the ad. I told her to expect a lot of calls.
Sorry for causing the momentary excitement.
I called the phone number in the ad. A lady answered the phone and didn't know anything about the ad. I told her to expect a lot of calls.
Sorry for causing the momentary excitement.
04-18-2010, 12:07 PM
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would you be of the schindler family that has or had a house on rainbow lake just outside of athens,tx?
04-18-2010, 12:10 PM
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Lock this one?
Maybe the moderators will lock this one for us since it was a false alarm. Too good to be true.
Thanks to everyone that tried to be helpful with your suggestions.
I contacted cars.com to let them know they have a suspect ad on their site.
Thanks to everyone that tried to be helpful with your suggestions.
I contacted cars.com to let them know they have a suspect ad on their site.
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04-18-2010, 12:21 PM
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I came across an ad for a 2009 ZR1 with 11,600 miles for $48,500 and am wondering what is wrong. It's probably worth a 150 mile drive just to find out. Could there by anything other than crash damage that would keep this from being an unimaginable deal? Something must be wrong.
UPDATE
I called the phone number in the cars.com ad.
A lady answered the phone, but she knew nothing about the advertisement. I don't think she knew what a ZR1 was, but the mention of Corvette brought the reaction that it definitely was not them.
I told her to be expecting a lot of calls because there is a really low price on a really nice car.
Sorry for causing any hearts to beat too fast. I was trying to be helpful. Mine was one of the hearts that was thumping even if I couldn't take advantage of this "dream deal".
Back to reality - my hunt resumes.
UPDATE
I called the phone number in the cars.com ad.
A lady answered the phone, but she knew nothing about the advertisement. I don't think she knew what a ZR1 was, but the mention of Corvette brought the reaction that it definitely was not them.
I told her to be expecting a lot of calls because there is a really low price on a really nice car.
Sorry for causing any hearts to beat too fast. I was trying to be helpful. Mine was one of the hearts that was thumping even if I couldn't take advantage of this "dream deal".
Back to reality - my hunt resumes.
Probably a scam, (maybe just to gain personal info, who knows?) since I've seen several similar deals in my quest for a Viper
04-18-2010, 12:37 PM
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Lots of scam ads like this... the car is currently out of country (or maybe just the seller is out of the country, and the car is in a storage facility that you cannot access prior to sale), and you'll need to use an escrow company (that he will coincidentally provide) to do a 'fast sale'.
Honestly. We all want the 'divorcee sells Porsche Turbo (or in this case ZR1) for $100' unicorn deal, but really, the odds of getting something for nothing are much better if you pick up some lottery tickets... at least that way, you're only throwing away $5.
04-18-2010, 06:02 PM
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and 
Yes, never underestimate the capacity of our fellow human beings to be totally sleazy and greedy.
They're not all like us!
Was waiting for something approriate to use the angel icon on.
This Forum is now a 'who dunnit' story.
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04-18-2010, 06:04 PM
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I came across an ad for a 2009 ZR1 with 11,600 miles for $48,500 and am wondering what is wrong. It's probably worth a 150 mile drive just to find out. Could there by anything other than crash damage that would keep this from being an unimaginable deal? Something must be wrong.
UPDATE
I called the phone number in the cars.com ad.
A lady answered the phone, but she knew nothing about the advertisement. I don't think she knew what a ZR1 was, but the mention of Corvette brought the reaction that it definitely was not them.
I told her to be expecting a lot of calls because there is a really low price on a really nice car.
I sent a notice to cars.com regarding the ad being suspect.
Sorry for causing any hearts to beat too fast. I was trying to be helpful. Mine was one of the hearts that was thumping even if I couldn't take advantage of this "dream deal".
Back to reality - my hunt resumes.
UPDATE
I called the phone number in the cars.com ad.
A lady answered the phone, but she knew nothing about the advertisement. I don't think she knew what a ZR1 was, but the mention of Corvette brought the reaction that it definitely was not them.
I told her to be expecting a lot of calls because there is a really low price on a really nice car.
I sent a notice to cars.com regarding the ad being suspect.
Sorry for causing any hearts to beat too fast. I was trying to be helpful. Mine was one of the hearts that was thumping even if I couldn't take advantage of this "dream deal".
Back to reality - my hunt resumes.
I wouldn't have even bothered wasting time calling any more than I would were someone advertising a bridge in New York for sale "cheap".
Not worth my time to hear the rest of the scam, nor worth the time finding out what's wrong with the deal because I already know that something is terribly wrong with it.
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04-18-2010, 06:11 PM
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You should have known right off something was wrong with this deal.
i wouldn't have even bothered wasting time calling any more than I would were someone advertising a bridge in New York for sale "cheap"
Not worth my time to hear the rest of the scam, nor worth the time finding out what's wrong with the deal because I already know that something is terribly wrong with it.
i wouldn't have even bothered wasting time calling any more than I would were someone advertising a bridge in New York for sale "cheap"
Not worth my time to hear the rest of the scam, nor worth the time finding out what's wrong with the deal because I already know that something is terribly wrong with it.
HOWEVER, I think you're performance mod problems have left more cynical than most.
04-18-2010, 06:13 PM
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No doubt about it, it's left me skeptical.
04-18-2010, 06:35 PM
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Love laughing at my own jokes.
Oh, yea, and sorry to highjack this thread on a tangent, but I found you're performance mod story very educational. I'm too much of a *****,...(or too poor) to chance deep sixing the extended warranties I always go for with these cars. The 07 came with a +35 hp chip that I'll never use just because. btw- I've had this Z51 for 2 mos. and is going in for the 2nd time for a shifter problem,...first time a cable broke, so can't take no chances on the new 5yr/60k.
Back to you, Chet.
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04-18-2010, 09:47 PM
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OK guys. From the outset I asked what all could be wrong with it. But, being stupid I did call. Found it was a fraud. I contacted cars.com and they confirmed it was not for real and hopefully already pulled the thing off their site. They said they did pull it.
Here's their response copied from the message emailed to me.
"Using the information you provided we were able to locate the ad and have determined it not to be a legitimate listing. It has been removed as fraudulent. While we are very sorry that you encountered this unfortunate situation, we are grateful that you have taken the time to bring it to our attention.
If you see any other suspicious advertisements or have any other questions, please feel free to contact us."
:o
I'm done with this one.
04-19-2010, 12:35 AM
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OK guys. From the outset I asked what all could be wrong with it. But, being stupid I did call. Found it was a fraud. I contacted cars.com and they confirmed it was not for real and hopefully already pulled the thing off their site. They said they did pull it.
Here's their response copied from the message emailed to me.
"Using the information you provided we were able to locate the ad and have determined it not to be a legitimate listing. It has been removed as fraudulent. While we are very sorry that you encountered this unfortunate situation, we are grateful that you have taken the time to bring it to our attention.
If you see any other suspicious advertisements or have any other questions, please feel free to contact us."
:o
I'm done with this one.
We all got soeme laughs and suspense.
