And speaking of scams...
There was / is? an 04 Jetta GLS TDI wagon listed on cars.com for $7,100. Nice color too
Just for the fun of it (and aside from writing to cars.com to tell them to use their anti scamming missle) I used my "anonymous" e-mail address to make an "honest" inquiry. Here is the reply: (phone numbers were Marshall Islands and Zaire)
Hello,
Thank you for your interest in my car. The car is in absolutely perfect condition, no scratches, dings, dents or other imperfections. Always adult driven and garaged. Clear title. Price is $7,100. Firstly, I need to tell you that I recently moved to Dublin, Ireland due to work and family. Since I have no more relatives in the US, I brought the car with
me thinking that I could register it here. However, because of the big differences between the US emissions and the Irish ones, I can't register it, mainly because of
the steering wheel being on the right side. Furthermore, I am a fresh daddy
and I don't have the time to enjoy the car as much as I would, so I decided to sell this one. I will take care of all transport arrangements and costs since I am the one fettered to sell to the US. I have already done some research and came up with a quite reliable escrow company, just thought I'd save some time when I'll find a buyer. In short, here's how it works: You will transfer the money to escrow, they will
hold it in a trust fund ( NOT release it to me). Once they receive payment, I will ship the car. After you receive, inspect and approve the vehicle, you will confirm to escrow that you wish to keep it and they will release payment to me. This way, I can be sure that you do have the funds and are serious about buying and you get to drive and inspect the car before committing to buy. So, Please reply my email if you think
we can make a deal. Also, should you decide to proceed without delay, please
include your full name and shipping address so we can get started immediately.
Thank you
Anyone want to send the money????