Nice collection of 69 Chargers

[bigdsul]

they do a 12 page report with heaps of pics of all the areas that sellers don't want you to see . they have saved me from buying a couple of bondo buggy's over the years,  money  well spent   .don't know about parts location but mike answers his emails fairly quickly so wouldn't hurt to ask    

So do they find cars that you might be interested in and work with you as far as giving you all the information about the car? I'll have to get an email going and see if maybe we can work something out

[TUFCAT]

Here's a review by one of Hans' typical satisfied customers.... 

http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/luedtke-performance-auto-group-luedtke-auto-general-lee-dealer/lake-villa-illinois-60046/luedtke-performance-auto-group-luedkte-cars-luedtke-auto-general-lee-dealer-lil-le-235864

[1970Moparmann]

So sad how people can do business like this.

[polywideblock]

they do a 12 page report with heaps of pics of all the areas that sellers don't want you to see . they have saved me from buying a couple of bondo buggy's over the years,  money  well spent   .don't know about parts location but mike answers his emails fairly quickly so wouldn't hurt to ask    

So do they find cars that you might be interested in and work with you as far as giving you all the information about the car? I'll have to get an email going and see if maybe we can work something out

the way its worked for me is I find the car (cars online, autabuy ,ebay  etc)  and contact them ,they send an inspector to go over car (anywhere in us or Canada) last one was in Vancouver     then  they   send the report and pics as an attachment in an email

[bigdsul]

Here's a review by one of Hans' typical satisfied customers.... 

http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/luedtke-performance-auto-group-luedtke-auto-general-lee-dealer/lake-villa-illinois-60046/luedtke-performance-auto-group-luedkte-cars-luedtke-auto-general-lee-dealer-lil-le-235864

WOW! What a mess of a car to get under false pretenses no less. I will stay clear of that outfit and anyone willing to do business with them. Its a darn shame to see buyers being duped like that. But like anything else that I have ever got myself into I learned to pour over details and learn as much as I could before making a move on something. But this HPLAG seems to try and scam even the educated buyers.

[polywideblock]

question I have to ask is why hasn't someone taken this guy  out behind the woodshed  and shown him a nice piece of hickory  up close and personal like  

[myk]

So sad how people can do business like this.

The buying public needs to cut off his source of income; starve the monster to death...

[Ghoste]

There is a big world out there and they don't all log in to Charger.com or even the internet.

[Mike DC]

question I have to ask is why hasn't someone taken this guy  out behind the woodshed  and shown him a nice piece of hickory  up close and personal like

I was wondering that 10 years ago. 

Life isn't always fair and some bad guys win. 



On the other hand, there is only so much sympathy I can manage for people who make it so easy for Hans to do this stuff.  People keep dropping $30k on 40yo cars without even so much as seeing the car in person or googling the seller first.  I wouldn't be THAT careless about spending $3k. 

[Cooter]

A fool and his money. With Google nowadays, this should never happen....however, you'd be surprized at just how much people will pay for instant gratification. ...

[keith88]

I almost bought a car from him last year and found one on Craigslist and got that... not much better. I did talk to him about his bad rep and he told me it was basically a bad deal between him and this guy who was in business with and no longer is .Don't know how true all that is. But any one can sell you a lemon,good thing if you can buy it local so you can keep your eye on what is going on.

[Ghoste]

A fool and his money. With Google nowadays, this should never happen....however, you'd be surprized at just how much people will pay for instant gratification. ...

Thats the reason right there.  How many times do you read on here about "there are no Chargers where I live"?  If you are overseas that can be a valid excuse but not in North America.  There may not be one on every block and there may not be one that close to you but they aren't so far away that you should ever jump on the first one you see on the internet for fear it will be the last one to ever come up for sale.
There is a 42 page thread on here of someone looking for a car and it seems mostly price driven, without the advice of people on here I have to wonder if that person would be willing to buy the first thing he saw in his price with shiny paint.

[keith88]

Although In my case there were some close to me none that were for sale,so i started looking other places I couldn't afford to get to those places to check them out so had to relay on photos and video that was given. It was OK but not what i was lead to believe just wish the guy was more worth coming so i new what the plan on. 

[bigdsul]

they do a 12 page report with heaps of pics of all the areas that sellers don't want you to see . they have saved me from buying a couple of bondo buggy's over the years,  money  well spent   .don't know about parts location but mike answers his emails fairly quickly so wouldn't hurt to ask    

So do they find cars that you might be interested in and work with you as far as giving you all the information about the car? I'll have to get an email going and see if maybe we can work something out

the way its worked for me is I find the car (cars online, autabuy ,ebay  etc)  and contact them ,they send an inspector to go over car (anywhere in us or Canada) last one was in Vancouver     then  they   send the report and pics as an attachment in an email

What's the price on a service like that? I can't imagine it being anywhere close to free.

[polywideblock]

375 for the report, but compared to buying a car waiting months  and paying  for it to get here and then finding its a pig  it cheap insurance   

[bigdsul]

375 for the report, but compared to buying a car waiting months  and paying  for it to get here and then finding its a pig  it cheap insurance   

Does the report read like something along the lines of a car fax report or more like here's the good and the bad with the car with details?
I would imagine that everything about the car would be covered  in the inspection and report is what I'm gathering.

[polywideblock]

divides car into sections and gives every panel /trim / mechanics a score out of 1-5 and gives a comment section for inspector to give particulars e.g. drip rail moulding has a small scratch at rear or  shock absorbers need replaced etc  as well as all the pics you get showing what they are talking about 

[jessejames]

That is his lot!! Was there many times back in '04 and '05. Tried buying a 69 R/T 4 speed car from him that ended up going to New York. Had a second chance at the car a year later and the guy who bought it originally was so unhappy with it when it arrived. He ruined many cars!! Including many R/T's. You would think the state of Illinois would crack down on him!!

[chargerperson]

I used Jason Phillips's company, Auto Appraise, for an inspection with a good deal of success. He does a lot of inspections himself but also hires people.  They sent me about 240-250 pictures, provided a four page report plus a video.   You can see some of his inspection reports on youtube.   Good detailed report done on a timely basis for en eBay auction (needed the report before the auction ended).  Ended up not buying the car in part due to the report.

[chargerperson]

Here is a link to the video of the inspection mentioned in the prior post.  It is a bit promotional on the company's part but thought I would share.  Additionally, the inspector was a bit too positive but the video was very valuable.  Car had some paint issues, many of which you can see in the 70 seconds, particularly at 1:06-1:07.  I ultimately did not buy the car in part due to the inspection.  Good car, I had thought/hoped the paint job was better than it was

[myk]

There is a big world out there and they don't all log in to Charger.com or even the internet.

If I couldn't put my hands and eyes on the car I wouldn't even think of buying it.  That sort of mentality should exist on ANY major purchases.  For me that's anything over $100.  If others are bold enough to move outside that rule then so be it...

[Ghoste]

I'm the same way but trust me, there are LOTS of folks out there who don't.

[chargerperson]

Ghoste/myk
I have never bought a car sight unseen but did use an inspector twice both of which raised issues that stopped the transactions.  Not sure if I would have bought without seeing or them not.  In one case, the car was in CA and I live in NY so it would have been hard to fly out there before the auction ended.  When the cars are rare (e.g., the 66 Charger pretty well put together) I may not have a choice

I did "win" an auction on eBay in the early days (2000).  Before paying I went inspected the car and renegotiated (lower) the price.  I still have that car (67 Charger) so that purchase has turned out ok.

[bigdsul]

divides car into sections and gives every panel /trim / mechanics a score out of 1-5 and gives a comment section for inspector to give particulars e.g. drip rail moulding has a small scratch at rear or  shock absorbers need replaced etc  as well as all the pics you get showing what they are talking about 

Thanks for the information! I'll be sure to check into this option especially for a car out of state.

[bigdsul]

I used Jason Phillips's company, Auto Appraise, for an inspection with a good deal of success. He does a lot of inspections himself but also hires people.  They sent me about 240-250 pictures, provided a four page report plus a video.   You can see some of his inspection reports on youtube.   Good detailed report done on a timely basis for en eBay auction (needed the report before the auction ended).  Ended up not buying the car in part due to the report.

I'll check into that one as well thanks for the information!