i need to vent my anger. i flew down south thursday to pick up my new vl turbo. got off the plane and old mate i brought the car off picked me up from the airport. i went over the car, took it for a drive and was happy (car also came with a road worthy). i started driving home, and after a while the car started running rough. i pulled over and stopped the car, popped the bonnet and couldnt figure out what was wrong, went to start it and wouldnt start. after about half an hour the car started, i started driving to find a mechanic and broke down again. i called racq and they came and said that the dizzy wasnt getting spark, he got it started and said i should make it to the next town to see a mechanic. drove ten mins and broke down again, called racq and got it towed to the next town. took the car to the auto electrician, they couldnt find out what was wrong with it so i had to leave it with them to look at on monday and i had to catch a plane home. im so piss*d off, the car cost me 7500 to buy but by the time i get it fixed and home its going to be more like a 10000 car. is there anything i can do to get some money back from the guy i brought it off? racq cost me $220, tow truck cost me $120, auto electricans cost me $480 so far, and my plane ticket cost me $700. i still have to pay for whatever they do to it on monday, fly back to pik the car up. i didnt even own the car for 24 hours and its going to cost me just as much as the car

seems to be the CAS, They can stop working at any time.. Your buying a 20+ year old car...

yes i know that im buying a 25yr old car. just pissed off old mate i brought it off said it doesnt need a cent spent on it. its not the cas, not the coil, not the dizzy.

It's one of those things with buying a second hand car man - it just hurts when it happens. It came with a roady and you test drove it and it was fine. You can't really put it back on the previous owner as he could just say it's something you did on the way home. With buying a second hand car from a private sale there's no warranty or guarantee's

yeh i know that, just sucks a$s. im in cairns and the vl's in makay, thinking maybe its better to just get it trucked home and get fixed in cairns by a mechanic here. any ideas what could b wrong with it, auto electrician thinks it might be the haltek

How did the previous owner get a roady wit a haltec In it? Is it a e6x? If so there is a good chance it's that I went threw 2 of them same prob. Car would just cut out randomly. Hot or cold ect.. I called haltec demanded my money back n sent the piece of c rap back!

Aftermarket ECU's arent a roadworthy item, thats how

Well then why can't a car be engineered with them?

Emissions... it's seperate to roadworthiness. It also depends on what car you're trying to engineer with an aftermarket ECU... some cars you can.

Fair enough. I thought it would b under the same. Learn something new every day.lol

its a haltech platinum. this car http://www.insanegrunt.com/forum/sho...?4519-VL-TURBO (http://www.insanegrunt.com/forum/showthread.php?4519-VL-TURBO)

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Unlucky man, all you can do is ring the guy and if his a good bloke, he might help you out. other than that no luck.

yeh i rung him, he said if he knew there was something wrong he would have fixed it or not even sold it. which is fair enough, he got a rwc for it and said it was running fine when he owned it. im not pissed at him just upset. i been looking for months to find a vlt i like an i finally got one and dont even get to bring it home, its in another town 700km from me with a mechanic i dont know ah well what do u do Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

The joys of owning an old Commodore...

just badluck mate ,the problem you are having is not a roadworthy item so nothing to do with the seller,unless he had a cystal ball and could c the future its just shear badluck mate ,and vls are very common for cas failures when hot too.the joys of buying an older car hey!!!

Quote: Originally Posted by sik_m8 [View Post] yes i know that im buying a 25yr old car. just pissed off old mate i brought it off said it doesnt need a cent spent on it. its not the cas, not the coil, not the dizzy. maybe he dodgied you but maybe not. i mean if it breaks down every 10 minutes how'd he get it to the airport? i sold a car unseen and sent it northy on a truck. these things happen. i had a mystery problem with my vl when i bought it too. took longer to rear its head but it turned out to be pretty much the cas / coil and a few other electrical things. everything was replaced inc. afm and i haven't had a single mechanical problem since. the money spent will be worth it for peace of mind. ---------- Post added 15-08-11 at 11:58 ---------- read the rest of your replies - don't worry, you will spend more dosh on it but you will love it and won't regret the money when you get the car back and its running sweet. i'd get it towed to you or freighted and then find a mechanic you are comfortable with your way and get a full inspection done. getting it right the first time with a mechanic you trust is the way to go.

Quote: Originally Posted by SIroller [View Post] maybe he dodgied you but maybe not. i mean if it breaks down every 10 minutes how'd he get it to the airport? i sold a car unseen and sent it northy on a truck. these things happen. i had a mystery problem with my vl when i bought it too. took longer to rear its head but it turned out to be pretty much the cas / coil and a few other electrical things. everything was replaced inc. afm and i haven't had a single mechanical problem since. the money spent will be worth it for peace of mind. ---------- Post added 15-08-11 at 11:58 ---------- read the rest of your replies - don't worry, you will spend more dosh on it but you will love it and won't regret the money when you get the car back and its running sweet. i'd get it towed to you or freighted and then find a mechanic you are comfortable with your way and get a full inspection done. getting it right the first time with a mechanic you trust is the way to go. truck it home $800 fix it yourself problem solved its a vl prepare to fork out 8 times what its worth and still think its a piece of ****

Just got a phone call it's fixed. I rung them to say don't work on it no more I'm getting it trucked home and it's fixed. It was the cas, they told me on Saturday that it was fine tho oh well at least it's fixed and on it's way home Some original photos have not been recovered yet.