Oldsmobile 442

Perhaps whe should review ebays handling of this also, nevermind the scale does not go that low I see. Paid for an Item (deposit) which I never recieved being the high bidder on a no reserve auction. Complained to ebay and paypal, never got an ounce of help from either of you. THEN DESPITE ME BEING RIPPED OFF YOU ALLOWED THE SELLER TO RELIST THE ITEM I HAD WON!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great job ebay way to keep it fair and clean. Future items I wish to purchase will NOT BE DONE WITH EBAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is also the point where I would like to tell you thanks FOR NOTHING which is exactly what I got, except for $450.00 in additional charges to recover my money. TERRRIBLE SERVICE BY EBAY AND PAYPAL, please allow me to voice it again with the attorney general in my state and the state of GEORGIA!!

Just not happy with this car. The brakes don't work, brake lights
> don't
> work,scratches in back window.There is no clove compartment in the car.
> The
> battery is on the wrong side.Wires to the battery is going under the
> moter which is a fire hassard.Lots of mud on the car.Paint job looks
> like crap.Convertible cover has more than one tare in it.Seats don't
> move at all. Ashtray has no cover for it.The lights dont work.The
> turning lights don't stay on when turing the corners.The fin in the
> back of car is in the wrong spot.The glove compartment is totally
> missing.Only one key for the cars ignition,and one key for the trunk
> of the car.There is a short on the right side of the cars wires.Would
> you pay 14,000. for this car.Be honest. Would you have paid what we
> did for this car with all the problems.I talked to wqalter yesturday
> and he thought I was insaulting him.The reveiw morror is totally
> blacked out can't see out the back at all. The gas gauge doesn"t work.
> No bottle for window cleaner under the hood.I thought this car was
> freshly restored.I would like to know what walter will do for me.
> Either give us money back or take this car back or help mus with
> fixing it up the right way.
I bought this car because it sounded like a good investment.

I drove 8 hours to get the car and it stated he had clear title and he had an open title that the dmv said they could not put in my name and he had to send it back to california to get signed correctly,so i had to drive 8 hours back home with empty trailer and about 600.00 in expenses and have still not got my deposit yet but i hopes its in the mail,i probably have 60 hours in computer back and forth to try and get my 250.00 deposit back so from now own if i buy a car i will go and look before i send a dime but i dont plan on buying a car anymore.

This was the biggest purchase I have ever made on e-bay. The car matched the description and the car is awesome! I drove over 300 miles to look at and finalize the purchase and it was worth it. When people are honest great deals are made! I worked very close with the seller on this car and deal it lived up to my expectations. When you are about to spend a good amount of money you are always leary. If the buyer and seller are honest it should always work, and this time it certainly did!

Car wasn't as seller advertised in his eBay ad. He has failed to address or acknowledge my concerns. I bought it based on what I thought was his honesty and his accuracy in his eBay ad.

The problem with the car is the dishonesty of the seller. Car was stated to have no rot but when I saw it I could'nt believe how rusty it was!I bid on the car once and got it. It was cheap enough I figured it had to be a good deal,boy was I wrong.You really,really,should take care in bidding on something you have'nt seen with your own eyes.It's just like gambling,don't bid more than you can afford to lose!You can't trust anybody!

I have always liked these cars when i was a teenager and never had one, just rode in a buddy's. Now being an adult (30's) i could afford getting this one at a affordable price with very little needed to bring it to show car qaulity. It needed minor things when i got it, but that comes with the age of the car. I wasn't to excited about the motor because it is a race engine and i was looking for original stock engine qualities, but that will be changed in the future. I love the potential that it has and how clean (no rust issues) it was, inside and out. I look forward to enjoying this car every nice day we get here in wis. and to meet many new people in various car collectable shows and clubs.

First let me say; GEEZE PEOPLE! This is supposed to be a review of the CAR! Not the sleaze bag that sold you a junker! If you don't have any honest experience with a real, correct, and running 442, please don't write a bunch of smack about a bad seller while undermining a "VERY" good car with your lousy ratings! Allow me to further state that a real 442 was only made from 64 through around 72. I'm not including 442's with Chevy engines either. :-/
I have had at least four of these incredible machines, with my two favorites being a 67 with a 455 transplant & 4 speed trans. "GREAT" car!
The other of my favorites is the one in the title, a 1970 442 W30, complete with all the correct "W" parts & 4 speed.
Oldsmobile wrote the book on muscle with elegance and comfort.
Performance? How does 500 ft lbs of torque with an underrated 370 HP through a 4 spd trans grab Ya? (It's a well known fact amongst Olds enthusiasts that the HP ratings were taken from a lower than optimum RPM, so they could slip these bad boys by the insurance companies.)
Both my 67 and 70 Oldsmobile's have recorded times of mid 13 seconds through the traps on "street tires" on a quarter mile sprint.
Durability? They were also known as the car you could race the heck out of, then drive it to work all week afterwards without breaking stuff. (I'm referring to a stock set up here.)
Comfort? Those Astro buckets were made for comfort. Olds had a reputation for being comfortable anyway. ;-)

I was lied to on auction Info and from numerous emails and no one from ebay protection did anything at all. and it`s not right that the seller was able to get away with ripping me off.

Unhappy in FLORIDA

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