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I primarily only buy auto-and I haven’t physically gone to an auction in about four years, with no issues with anything I can recall. I also agree that you can be pleasantly surprised when a car turns up. However, James and I disagree on Germany’s ‘finest’ ;o) It’s important to buy what YOU like yes, but equally important not to forget that you aren’t the target customer. As much as possible I try to accommodate most tastes and needs-but we have the space to stock 50 plus if needed. For you Lucas or anyone starting out- definitely go with your gut and buy what gives you the fizz.

Each to their own.. you keep buying online but until the Assured Reports and Condition reports have a massive improvement I'll keep using my own judgement and eyes to buy cars.

Sorry but this is wrong. I occasionally drift outside of my "zone" very occasionally but my zone consists of German, estate or SUV, high spec, leather. I would never sell an Astra or Fiesta with cloth seats. You need to like what you sell imo, to some degree. That doesn't mean only sell what you really like but if you find small cars with cloth seats and no toys soulless (like I do) then don't convince yourself you can grow to like them. Fine, if you don't care, will sell anything, don't like cars, don't like driving etc then it doesn't matter. But to say niches only work if it's performance or exotic is wrong. Lucas, if you hate manual cars, don't sell them. There's a garage local to me that has been going for 40 years, they only sell Automatics, only ever been Automatics, only ever will. Follow your nose, as Mr Dealy says. Which is why the internet is such a great invention when used properly. Last week I bought 4 cars, from Manchester, Mansfield, Wimbledon and Colchester. I was in my PJ's at the time.

At first when you're starting small you can cherry pick but when you get bigger you'll find that your so fussy that attending auctions will consume your entire week trying to find the "right stock", like Benji said buy anything with money across it as long as it has a decent reputation and isn't falling apart.

Nothing wrong with being a specialist. I would research your local garages that can work on autos not all garages will.

You could always fix them and sell them? Controversial I know and call me old fashioned but I consider mechanical recon as part of being a trader!

Dashboard clocks?

Out of fuel ?????????????????

FFS Sort it out How complicated can it be, just imagine 3 Briggs and Strattons joined together It's minus one "Bang" is it getting Juice, is it Sucking, is it Squeezing, is it Blowing, is it Sparking ...................... Jesus, even Benji's bird in the Matalan Frock down the "Dog and Duck Karaoke" can get Juice, Suck, Squeeze, Bang and Blow, and all in the same 10 minutes And she didn't drop her Kebab & Chips

First rule of Bangernomics. Never say how good it is!!! Fuel filter would be my first port of call. But until you can get a proper code reader you will just be playing parts darts.

No car at all now, brought an old 2003 BMW R1150RS ( UGLY AS SIN ) to use when needed and it allows me another parking space.

The only dodge was if I was going back to the car and there was a hottie walking past then I would walk past the 406 as if it wasn't mine.