WARNING

Is that Traction too good to be true?

Tractions often come up for sale on eBay or on other websites.

Sometimes a rare or sought after car will appear for sale.

If you are considering buying; ask yourself some questions.
Does the price seem right for the type and condition of the car being offered?
As an example early in 2008 a fully restored Citroen Traction Avant 11B cabriolet sold at Bonhams in Paris for 150,000 euro’s.
Is the price too low for the type and condition of the car being offered?
If the price is low then ask why it is not being sold at auction.

Before any money changes hands ensure that you thoroughly examine the vehicle and all documents that come with it.
The chassis number can also be found punched into the engine side of the bulkhead, if it can be seen then that chassis plate belongs to that car. However just because you cannot see it doesn’t mean that it is not there, it could be under paint and filler.
But chassis plates can be removed, so ask the Conservatoire Citroën to confirm that the chassis number on the car is that of a Traction of the year and model stated.
If there is a coque number plate on the car ask them to confirm that that coque number was issued with that particular chassis number.

The address of the Conservatoire Citroen is
Boulevard Andre Citroen,
93600 Aulnay-Sous-Bois,
Paris.
Telephone number 0033 (0)1-56-50-80-28/80-22,
or you can email Catherine Jeannin - catherine.jeannin@citroen.com.

If something seems cheap there will be a good reason why.
Ask the vendor what that reason is.

In the words of Del boy “You know it makes sense”.

The faking of a classic car is quite common and there is an interesting clip from Top Gear on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyHbwBFVKsQ&feature=related

There are no Tractions mentioned though.

INTERNET SCAMS

Please be aware that there are people out there in "Dodge(y) City" (aka "the Internet") who have devised interesting ways of getting their hands on your money. The most popular of these with "Classified Ads" is to overpay by cheque (i.e. send you a cheque for more than the value of the goods being purchased) and requesting that you forward the difference to a 3rd party..........

ITS A SCAM!

Advertisers are requested to maintain vigilance when dealing with responses to advertisements and familiarise themselves with the methods of  "phishing" and "Cash-back" fraud attempts which are being carried out on advertisers.

For more information on these and other Internet "Scams" see the following Links:

www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/section/cashback_fraud.htm

www.carcrimeawareness.co.uk

www.binary.co.uk/chequescam/