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Old 12-06-2016, 07:48 PM
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Another interesting thing is the listing for the car on CarMax are the photos...one of car, door sill cover, one of center console lid and one of brake caliper...HUH?
Old 12-06-2016, 08:55 PM
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Mr. Lamont emailed me a dozen more pictures but I have not been able to get hold of him all day today. He has quite a few listings on carfax for sale section. I will wait for your report Wildbilly32 and if this turns out as we all are expecting I am going to make sure all those listings get deleted from CarFax website.

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Old 12-06-2016, 09:02 PM
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From flipping through the postings it appears that almost all of them are nice cars at super cheap prices. However, that was just a quick look. I hope to drive by there Weds.
Old 12-06-2016, 09:11 PM
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Thanks wildbilly32. Keeping my fingers crossed as I really want that car.
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Originally Posted by 996pp
Mr. Lamont emailed me a dozen more pictures but I have not been able to get hold of him all day today..
Old 12-07-2016, 01:42 PM
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Scam, scam, scam. 996pp, are you really thinking that this is a real deal?

Look at the google maps of the dealership address and on car's history. Car lived in NY and FL. Now out of nowhere it is in the bum**** Nebraska in the junky old pick-up trucks lot? Did dealer tell you how he got the car? Carfax says car was just issued new registration in NY on 11/03/2016, no sale record is present.
Old 12-07-2016, 01:52 PM
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I have $50K I need to contribute toward the purchase of this car, but I need $250 to pay for the wire fees. Please PM me so I can provide my western union details.

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Originally Posted by Kalashnikov
Scam, scam, scam. 996pp, are you really thinking that this is a real deal?

Look at the google maps of the dealership address and on car's history. Car lived in NY and FL. Now out of nowhere it is in the bum**** Nebraska in the junky old pick-up trucks lot? Did dealer tell you how he got the car? Carfax says car was just issued new registration in NY on 11/03/2016, no sale record is present.
Wa-chu mean bum**** Nebraska!? We resemble that remark. I'm still driving by just to see what a scammer looks like! Might actually be fun.
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P.S. You guys are a tough crowd.
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So, it doesn't look like the kind of place you would normally imagine finding a 911 Turbo...the $62K asking price would buy everything else on the lot.

Google Street View:



They even have a sign!

Old 12-07-2016, 03:13 PM
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Kalash I have looked at the google street view and Avenue Motors was at that address provided on carfax. Google image is from 2012 but I figured I will give this guy the benefit of doubt. And trust me no one is getting a wire even if the car does end up being real. Round trip flight is about $600, I will personally go load the car up into transporter before he gets a penny.
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There are a few comments on the Google Street View page for the business:

"BEWARE!!!!! I caution anyone looking to purchase a vehicle from this dealership, DO NOT DO IT!!! This is a scam, DO NOT WIRE THEM MONEY!!!" (2 weeks ago)

"This is a SCAM. You can delete my post as much as you like, I will simply continue to post. The business is a vacant lot and the building is a warehouse business. It is not a car lot. If you wire money, it will disappear and you will not get a vehicle." (4 weeks ago)

There are also several glowing 5-star reviews; curiously, the name of the business is spelled in all caps in almost all of the positive reviews. You know, like the same person had written them or something.
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CSI has NOTHING on this crowd
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This is awesome.


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