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How often have I seen a normally honest man turn into an utter fraud when trying to do a motor deal. His old car "has never left a tarred road" (just see the thick red dust under the seats!); "the meter reading of 10,000 miles is genuine" (just look at the different makes of the five tires!); his engine "is original, was never opened" (oversize pistons prove—too late—the opposite); "never had an accident" (but the chassis is welded and the body full of lead). Worse still, his car "is fully paid for; nobody has a lien on it" (but many installments are unpaid).
No, I think it should be said that the motor dealer, if he is not on guard, is more often the victim than the culprit.
ROBERT HAINEBACH Africars Cape Town, South Africa