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Hi everyone, I will try and make this as clear as possible. Basically on 14th November 2023 my Mercedes engine seized on the motorway and was retrieved to my local garage who could not carry out the repair. I went on to a Mercedes Facebook group to ask if anyone had an engine for my car so I could get it swapped into mine. I was contacted by a guy who said he could fit an engine into my car if we both looked for a suitable one. A short while later he said he had found a car for sale with the correct engine and asked me to come and check it out. So I arranged to meet him where the doner car was, its quite a long way from me, 3 hrs drive. I met him there and we heard the car running and all seemed fine so I agreed to pay 1000 pounds for the whole car. Then I arranged to transport my car to him at a cost of 250 pounds. He then picked up the doner car and got it
to his place where he stripped out the good engine and sold the doner car shell for scrap for 350 ponds. So he had my car there and the doner engine. I did say to him that there was no rush and to take his time. Well for the next two months nothing really happened, we had a stream of what's app messages going back and forth and basically all I got was excuse after excuse that he wasn't doing anything, His mums ill, its too cold, my mates let me down, the parts are faulty, I'm ill etc etc etc. This has gone on now for eleven months and now he barely even reply to me messages, so basically I have told him I've had enough, so he said well come and pick it up. Now to be honest I'm completely lost with what to do, I can't really pick up a car that is in pieces with no engine, So I am about 1250 out of pocket. plus the loss of my car which if running would be about 4k. So by the 14th November next month will be a year he's had it. Any advice as to where I go with this would be great, thank you in advance
to his place where he stripped out the good engine and sold the doner car shell for scrap for 350 ponds. So he had my car there and the doner engine. I did say to him that there was no rush and to take his time. Well for the next two months nothing really happened, we had a stream of what's app messages going back and forth and basically all I got was excuse after excuse that he wasn't doing anything, His mums ill, its too cold, my mates let me down, the parts are faulty, I'm ill etc etc etc. This has gone on now for eleven months and now he barely even reply to me messages, so basically I have told him I've had enough, so he said well come and pick it up. Now to be honest I'm completely lost with what to do, I can't really pick up a car that is in pieces with no engine, So I am about 1250 out of pocket. plus the loss of my car which if running would be about 4k. So by the 14th November next month will be a year he's had it. Any advice as to where I go with this would be great, thank you in advance
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