Scam or a great deal

[spoileralert]

Hi everyone, I have been lurking around enjoying all the posts while shopping for my r8. I came across this one for sale on Car.com in Arizona:

Selling Points: 2009 AUDI R8, V10 manual 3250 mi Fully Equipped. 19" wheels brown leather int. 1owner NS Clean Title. $69,000 nkhk77@me.com

Condition: Interior 6 speed manual gear box Alcantara molded headlining Fine napa leather sear covering Leather heated seats Leather trimmed steering wheel Navigation system with color screen Exterior 19 inch wheels Carbon Fiber Engine Cover Drivetrain 6Speed Manual

Here is the email the seller sent me:

The car is still for sale and the asking price is $69,000, it is registered on my name and the title is clear. I'm a pilot on cargo flights, and I away from home most of the time, so the car was barely driven as my wife does not have a license. I am selling cheaper than the rest as you can see because I need cash fast, as I need to pay for my wife's liver transplant, so please no loans or payments plans offers. Because I'm away most of the time I will not be able to deal in person, but I've already arranged the shipping and the title transfer anywhere in the US. I will pay the shipping fees. If you are still interested please email me back so I can explain how we can do this without me being present.

Does this sound too good to be true?

[candyman168]

definitely a scam!
my brother almost got sucked into it.
deal was for a land rover defender, and location was in the philippines but far from the city really cheap and ready to ship.
after he asked for more questions, seller disappeared.
conditions were all the same as stated.
very disgusting how these people operate!
so beware!

but if you have some spare time, why dont you dig into it more so we can learn more how these f*#@ers operate!

[kevvo]

Scam. I got the exact same email. I've run across scams like this before. The common theme is that they cannot meet you in person to do the deal.

The price is way too good to be true.

[NVRL8R8]

No offense, but I can't believe you're even asking this question. It would take 90k to be any where near being a great deal.

[CALBenzo]

Even $90K would be too good to be true for the V10. Perhaps $115K-$120K before I would not think scam.

[M3R8]

Ask for his bank account details, let's see which country the money is going to

[spoileralert]

Since it's likely a scam, I will not spend anymore time responding to the seller. Thanks for your replies... now I need to keep searching for my dream car.

[NVRL8R8]

Even $90K would be too good to be true for the V10. Perhaps $115K-$120K before I would not think scam.

I stand corrected. Didn't see that it was a V10! Regardless, as mentioned, even our stated numbers would be too good to be true.

[M3R8]

Ok, what does come to mind though is that you alert the operators of cars.com and save possibly one person serious grief.

[spyder ned]

The operators at cars .com could care less. I almost lost $50,000.00 on a Ferrari F430. The deal was obviously too good to be true but I put the money in what I thought was a safe escrow account with Google Checkout. It was a sophisticated scam and luckily I got all the money back. A few weeks later, I saw the exact same ad with the same pictures
of the same F430. I contacted the FBI and Cars.Com. These ads come up all the time and they are usually only on for one or a few days at a time. I wouldn't trust any on line escrow account.