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Hopefully, the only consequence of this is that AT try to become more competitive.

you can check in but you can never leave

LOL, we got T Shirts, Hats etc, used to go see Kev a lot when we lived "darn sarf" and he was playing UK "Mick, me mate the master farter" etc etc

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Tend to agree +1 Motors is a rubbish platform and doesn’t sell cars. Gumtree is for the pond life & eBay’s bubble is spiralling downwards....

for the record i read Technotes post last night and just thought mm whats he/she trying to achieve maybe getting someone to admit something or working for the daily mail retc if you are a trader doing the job right you dont let anuything go out you wouldnt put yourself in you don't hope a car doesn't comer back because of something dodgy you wouldn't let brakes go out 30% left im not perfect but i too change lots of 501's because over the years its the first thing that pops after an mot so 12p a bulb is cheaper than grief Technote we are professionals on here so im too out

Price always plays a part but it is NOT everything. I am (normally) always above AT retail checker and invariably (unless a rare car) I rarely appear on page one of searches. My stock takes much longer to sell than most but it does always sell, you just need that one person for that one car. I remain convinced that for most sensible and normal (the ones I want to deal with anyway) people see paying £250-500 more for a straight car, low owners, plenty of history and well prepped backed by a good warranty (in house) and on their doorstep as good value (or better value than driving hundreds of miles in the hope they might find a golden egg, only to be dissapointed by a poorly described advert). Having said that, I am so so so so quiet this month (and last to a degree) but did get a Volvo V70 away yesterday (deposit left) with a healthy margin deep in to four figures and a repeat customer is finally coming to collect their BMW they reserved at the weekend with similar margins. So finally a few quid back in my direction. I target 8-10 cars for any given month and so far have only done 2 retail (good margins) and 1 Ebay auction (loss £150). Way behind. It always comes back, so as others have said - don't panic, tweak adverts, clean cars, clean the office and workshop/showroom - get ready for a flood of enquiries. I had a long chat with EPV (James) the other day and he offered me some sound advice and took the time to review a couple of my ads for me - it really does help to talk to fellow traders in this "lonely" at times job.

+1 I freshly MOT every car. If brakes are “advised” then I replace them (great selling point). I always show the brake discs in my video and describe the depth of any lipping. I also do exactly the same with the tyres. I don’t skimp of brakes and tyres. When you have been transparent and Billy has been made aware upfront they cannot use it against you. End of.

And in today's news: https://www.am-online.com/news/dealer-news/2018/10/18/escaped-cow-causes-chaos-inside-arnold-clark-mazda-showroom Perhaps it was looking for a Pixo...?