Guest Moe36 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I really understand the desire and passion for cars as I own several Muscle and Pre-War vehicles. On a daily basis I will surf the net looking at vehicles that are offered for sale as well as research vehicles too. There a particular sites that are in my bookmarks. I have come across one site that sells a full spectrum of vehicles they are located in/around Anheuser Busch's home town. On more than one occasion they have listed Pierce Arrows for sale with misinformation. Maybe innocent, maybe a typo or just plain lazy. As we all know most anything is on the net to review and draw your own conclusion especially car info/facts. I will never understand why a car sales business who sells via the internet as well as brick and mortar doesn't do this so they can correctly market a vehicle for sale.What I am getting at is if you dont know much about a particular vehicle that you truly desire contact an organization that represents the ownership of the make. I would be certain that a member of the organization would be more than happy to pass on information in order to assist your decision in purchasing a car. Diligence will save you time, money and frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 I believe that particular ad was actually a copy of the write-up from the auction from whence the car came....it states that it's a 217CI six cylinder, instead of the 8 that it is....the 836A was Pierce's attempt to market an "entry level" car, had a stamped grill instead of thermostatically controlled louvers, no louvers in the side of the hood, and a few other minor changes....still very nice cars.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLong Posted December 15, 2014 Share Posted December 15, 2014 MOE36, this is one of my pet peeves as well. Regarding this particular ad, why would a person not open the hood and count spark plugs ?? Even that was not done. I saw the car in person, it's a very nice older restoration, and under the hood ? Pure Pierce Arrow with the exception of an added modern oil filtration system. An item easily replaced with correct period parts. If I were the seller at the auction where I saw it, and the description was so butchered, I'd ask for a 50% discount on the seller's premium. On the basis that any internet buyers would be turning away because of the described wrong engine. GLong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCE Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Would you mind posting the link for this vehicle. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimacar Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 This was an auction last year, that had a terrible description of the car being offered.http://soldbyauctions.com/homes/advert_details/JixDLFksM0BWCmAK/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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