The deposit is yours, tell him to fuck off and name and shame him for sure!

balistic : not sure what his nick is in antilag cos he never PM me, he got my number from my antilag post. PM if you want the name of this doshbag

Sounds like you've been fucked around good and proper.

So long as there are no conditions on the deposit (usually a good idea to write the receipt up as a 'Non-Refundable Deposit' for future reference - makes it crystal clear) he hasn't got a leg to stand on.

Some people like to put down "subject to vehicle inspection". That means stuff all to be honest. The vehicle has had an inspection, whether it passed or not is not in that contract terms.

For reference, if you put down a deposit and are unsure it will pass a vehicle inspection, you need to put down "Holding deposit, subject to buyers satisfaction of vehicle inspection by RAC". That would give you more leverage.

However, that is really of use for car dealers. In a private sale to get the deposit back would be near on impossible if the seller doesn't wish to return it.

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That's basically what I'm going to tell him, "F*ck off the money is mine, sue me if you want to"

Is yours a white 98 wrx by chance?

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how much is the deposit?

Leaking righthand CV boot ($50 for a whole 2nd hand shaft)
Gutter rash on rims (no point fixing)
Heater not working (nfi)
Right control arm is damaged (say $100 for 2nd hand)
dent in fuel tank (is this important?)
Front rotors need replacing ($50 for a whole hub assembly...)
Rear Break pad needs replacing ($100)
Cracks rear spoiler ($50 replacement?)

bad luck but yeah keep the money
why would you hold the car for 2 months tho..

I think it would be more than that.. i put around 1gs to have it all fixed properly..

WRXTATIC : No its a 97 lx with a full limited edition jap spec version 6 comversion (pics available http://www.arachnet.net.au/~tai/index2.htm)

Smokey: 2000 for deposit, thats the reason why I held it for 2 months for this f*cker I thought he'd go through with the deal with this big deposit