It's not very often that I get upset about the condition of a Commer I have bought, but it was bound to happen [V]
I recently bought, unseen, what was described as a 'Rust free' example. Now with my experience of these wonderful vehicles, I know there is rarely one of these.
So, on it's arrival, I wasn't too surprised to see the odd suspicious area. However, in my usual way I started to pull it apart [}
] Nothing prepared me for what I found [:0]
The front valance was completely rotten, but what was worse, it had been filled with squirty foam, shaped and given a skim of filler. This continued with the bottom of the doors and the door step cills. What was worse, was the inner cill, behind the door steps was missing and again filled with foam[:0]
I know I should have gone and seen it, but being 300 miles away, I took a chance.
I must add, this was not purchased from a forum member [^]
I paid very good money for this van, so let it be a warning to other members, never buy anything unseen, if you don't know what you are looking at, get someone to look for you. Even the experienced among us get caught out :I
I recently bought, unseen, what was described as a 'Rust free' example. Now with my experience of these wonderful vehicles, I know there is rarely one of these.
So, on it's arrival, I wasn't too surprised to see the odd suspicious area. However, in my usual way I started to pull it apart [}
] Nothing prepared me for what I found [:0]The front valance was completely rotten, but what was worse, it had been filled with squirty foam, shaped and given a skim of filler. This continued with the bottom of the doors and the door step cills. What was worse, was the inner cill, behind the door steps was missing and again filled with foam[:0]
I know I should have gone and seen it, but being 300 miles away, I took a chance.
I must add, this was not purchased from a forum member [^]
I paid very good money for this van, so let it be a warning to other members, never buy anything unseen, if you don't know what you are looking at, get someone to look for you. Even the experienced among us get caught out :I
