Collecting ed30 tomorrow, HPI check says stolen recovered!, help, advice please

[kiddfrost]

Hi, I'm all geared up to collect my ed30 tomorrow, just did a HPI check and its coming up as stolen recovered!
What do I do, stay away or is this not a major issue?

Registered in Jan 08, Stolen Recovered in May 08

Can I have some advice please.

[Gtiain]

Where are you buying it from? Dealers?

[kiddfrost]

Hi
No, its a private sale, was going to travel 160miles to look at it

[Janner_Sy]

lots of cars get stolen, doesnt make it bad. lots of cars get crashed it doesnt make it bad if they are repaired correctly.  Id be wanting some cash off though

[Gtiain]

Also I'd speak to your insurance company, they may charge you through the roof for it.

[kiddfrost]

lots of cars get stolen, doesnt make it bad. lots of cars get crashed it doesnt make it bad if they are repaired correctly.  Id be wanting some cash off though

Ok, so its not don't touch it with a barge pole then.. is it still worth going to have a look?

[Gtiain]

Yeah by all means. Ask if he's got any receipts for any repair work that's been carried out. I'd check your insurance company though, have you had a quote?

[kiddfrost]

Also I'd speak to your insurance company, they may charge you through the roof for it.

I just insured it today online, I put the reg number in and went through ok

[Gtiain]

You may well be ok then buddy. 

[garytc78]

I would steer clear because he never mentioned it to which says he doesn't want you to know
ask yourself why? is there damage that was repaired.
If it was me I would want £2-3000 of the asking price and thats before I'd even looked at the car.

[Greeners]

Yeh the fact you didn't already know is slightly worrying...........

It would have to be mega cheap for me to touch it, and even then it would have to be mint. Think about the time you come to sell and all the potential new owners having the same thoughts you are!

If you can afford to buy something else then I'd walk.......

[kiddfrost]

I would steer clear because he never mentioned it to which says he doesn't want you to know
ask yourself why? is there damage that was repaired.
If it was me I would want £2-3000 of the asking price and thats before I'd even looked at the car.

You got a point there. Something that I found odd was that the hpi check said no previous owners but he is saying he is the second registered owner of the car. Are these hpi checks accurate? Also its showing just 1 service at 11k miles. He says it has a FSH

[kiddfrost]

Yeh the fact you didn't already know is slightly worrying...........

It would have to be mega cheap for me to touch it, and even then it would have to be mint. Think about the time you come to sell and all the potential new owners having the same thoughts you are!

If you can afford to buy something else then I'd walk.......

I think I'm swaying towards leaving it.. I was so looking forward to this and its a bl00dy stolen recovered..  bankers draft ready and everything

[Gtiain]

How much was he asking?

[Greeners]

Yeh the fact you didn't already know is slightly worrying...........

It would have to be mega cheap for me to touch it, and even then it would have to be mint. Think about the time you come to sell and all the potential new owners having the same thoughts you are!

If you can afford to buy something else then I'd walk.......

I think I'm swaying towards leaving it.. I was so looking forward to this and its a bl00dy stolen recovered..  bankers draft ready and everything

If it were me I'd be pretty pi$$ed with the seller as it sounds as though you have gone to a lot of trouble and expense for nowt!!!