[Ricky22buk]

I feel for you, because Ive been in that position many times, and in all fairness its the reason I commented on your A8 for sale post.

I'm trying to buy a van at the minute and I recently spent £450 on flights and taxis because a dealer told me a 9000 mile Transit custom was perfect, unmarked, not even a single stone chip, never been damaged or painted etc etc etc. Within 5 mins of arriving my paint depth gauge told me different. Back arch / quarter area full of filler.

I walked away too, but wasn't impressed that I had lost £450 due to someone not giving me an honest accurate description.

I also know that some people don't know and cant tell if a car has seen paintwork or not, but its still hard to swallow.

Although caught out on this occasion I still ask for an accurate panel buy panel description, and that dictates whether I make the the time and effort to travel to view any vehicle now.