# Deleted Thread?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 2, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993 "2019-11-02T16:28:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993/1 "2019-11-02T16:28:39Z")

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Just curious about discussion concerning the woman who purchased a 2012 Equinox with a multitude of issues? It was getting more surreal by the post.

Ed B.

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**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993/2 "2019-11-02T17:27:27Z")

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I agree. How and why did that thread just disappear? Nothing that anyone discussed violates site policies in any way.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993/3 "2019-11-02T17:32:50Z")

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IIRC, one or two forum members theorized that it was a hoax thread.  
(Or, am I thinking of a different thread??)

Perhaps @cdaquila decided that it was indeed a hoax…  
🤔

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**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993/4 "2019-11-02T17:45:39Z")

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Ah, but I’m not just a scold. The poster asked the mods to delete it.

One afterthought…As for the hoax theory: life is weird. I keep an open mind about these things. And I usually don’t delete if I close.

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**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993/5 "2019-11-02T18:48:12Z")

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Even if the discussion was a hoax, the points raised were useful to anyone else considering buying a used Equinox, or any used car with a salvage title.

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**Author:** ![cdaquila](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cdaquila/32/18089_2.png) [@cdaquila](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cdaquila)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993/6 "2019-11-02T21:16:58Z")

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I generally agree, which is why I don’t delete a lot of discussions, even about snake oil topics. But if someone starts a thread and then wants it deleted, their wishes should be respected.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2019, 11:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/deleted-thread/151993/7 "2019-11-02T23:21:32Z")

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Generally threads are locked, deleted is rare.