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apparently you can put it on the brakes too if they squeal theres no end to how good wd40 is is there

just sit on the bonnet there as you tell the customer what a lovely car it is ive no idea what you will do about the 4 bald remoulds though

14 but the moaners are starting to surface

Half of my stock gone so far..... I only stock 2 cars

Well said

Cheers chaps, and again as ever, to reiterate what I said 2 weeks ago, I listen to everything and will take every scrap of wisdom and knowledge I can get, gratefully.

Well done James

Great result!

I have a mobile car locksmith that comes around every month or so and for all cars with 1 key makes me a manual spare key that can open the door but not start the car. Costs me £5 - £10 a key depending on the make.

You’ve been told repeatedly to get it brought back to you and properly inspected, you don’t know if it has been “driven to destruction”. You should assume “all customers are liars”. Remember. You are not required to repair anything that is a result of “fair wear n tear”. https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/buying-goods-and-services-1-october-2015

Think wd40 is used to avoid an MOT advisory if the headlights are cloudy. Only stays clear till it's washed. As said before, wetsand, compound, Polish. And then clear uv resistant lacquer if you want to go the extra mile.

Sell most with just one key if thats all that came with it. Got a key cut for a suzuki alto for just £60 from timpsons. Was non-remote though.

Just sold, 14 days to turn. Quite surprised the number of hits it was getting I have to say and it's made me consider actually stocking them. I've always looked at them and shied away but perhaps I'll give another one a go.

I'm going to try it but strongly suspect it will be a very temp solution. Similar to when light lacquer scratches disappear when wet

I don't know what the rules are over there with regards to the CRA but if, IF they are the same, this is the wrong way to pitch it to him. You're effectively saying he has to sell you back a broken car at a price you determine. The better way is to tell him he's getting the car fixed, he has no right to reject and entitlement to a refund. This will of course go down like a shit sandwich and hostilities will rise. But he can either like it or lump it.

Hi Christian, I'm familiar with NI so I know the score about the antics that go on there! To be clear though, I'm pretty sure CRA2015 doesn't exist there in the same format, same in Scotland. I don't know what does, but that could work in your favour. Was the car MOT'd in NI prior to sale? If so, that means it was done by vosa as they are government run test centres, with one usually in each major town/city. Not like over here where there are a choice of 10 in every village. Ok, no pdi, bit the above should prove it had a pretty thorough going over prior to going to buyer. Perhaps I've missed it, but where did you sell the car to? Local buyer or over here, mainland UK? I wish you the best with this, but best to tell us everything you can about the situation so that when we are offering advice it is relevant as 5 pages in your info is coming in stop start. Cheers. P. S - please tell me this wasn't a Southern Irish imported car that you sold?

I know an independent inspector in Newry if that's any help?

I sold a car once to visa mot inspector who checks mot testers was a lovely guy.

I’ll be honest that sounds over cautious to me and something else to remember to do (send the v5 off) i prep well and rarely have issues. Those I do have would be fixed. In the event of a screamer/refund i’d only refund when I have the v5 in my possession. The car would have to be returned to me and a bank transfer would be done and ownership put back in the trade. I like to show the punter at the point of sale that the ownership is theirs at that point, they are taxed and they have sorted their insurance, wave them off and rarely hear from them again. Each to their own but i’d personally never delay transferring ownership.

I wouldn't blame you, most of what I write is a load of old cobblers anyway...

Yes, get the car back to your mechanic. We sold a 2002 Honda S2000 a couple of years ago with full Honda serv hist 93k. Broke a con-rod and made nice hole in the side of engine. Customer wanted a full refund. I employed the services of ACE Inspection engineers who reported that the valves had bounced off the piston heads immediately before engine failure (physically marked) . Their report stated that the driver had probably mis-selected a gear and over-revved the engine causing the failure. Customer collected the car with tail between his legs and got it repaired elsewhere at his own cost. Don't give up too early...