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Click Dealer DMS system is connected to their web site set up , Invoices for cars and other invoices for repairs and that " all numbered " , Gabriel , VAT , Buying a car invoice , PX Records , The amount you spent on the stock cars and a list of profits after that spend , finance commissions on tap , all at the touch of the key board etc . Great system . Oh and the web site as well of course .

This made me chuckle. I don't see the huge difference in this period (Aug-Sep) from the last many years I've been doing this. It's the period we're in. I mentioned before some may do extremely well as it will be the right car, the right price at the right time for the right buyer. We all have moments like that, it's a tremendous feeling. The only thing I've noticed that is different, is the amount of good quality stock available at the moment. That i turn has driven the prices up tremendously as we've all seen and the fact that there are some new "BIG" players in the used car market so they are no longer entering stock through the AH and are in turn reselling their own P/ex's as well as buying stock from the AH themselves. It will all settle down and it will all pick up, there is no need for a major panick or conspiracy theory about Brexit and the likes, it's just the way business goes. Take the Highs with the Lows. Of course in your spare time review prices, review pictures, review articles, adverts, etc... In my eyes, "Those that run a business and have spare time are not running a business correctly". Just my 2 cents

Hi mate, managed to get 2 today but both fixer uppers to some degree.... 5 series Estate 11 plate which needs front and rear bumpers spraying. And a white 11 plate TDI scirocco which has more lights than a Xmas tree but probably dpf related.... both below cap average and some nice profit in them hopefully. Couldn’t get near the mint stuff....

I wish i could get into my Mot station he is booking nearly a week in advance now. Luckily i have the first two spaces with him every Saturday but i asked for more this week and he laughed at me

Everyone I speak to.... MOT station = immediate availability Wheel Centre = 50% of usual input Mrs (Main Dealer) = bored (and she never gets time to be bored) Bodyshop employing 20 Full Timers = 12 repairs month to date Me = Phone has only rang once today on a car (cheap PX shitter) Am I worried? Not really, been looking to buy some shares and take advantage of a downturn. It will come back.

Forget all the "up your game" online coach stuff going on here the fact remains: it is quiet at the moment.

Pour milk on the carpet. close the car. go back 3 days later, it wont smell of smoke anymore.

If you have an autosmart rep they can lend you a fogger machine and buy a cartridge. Gets rid of most smokey smells. Smokers cars tend to be becoming rarer thankfully.

I normally stick a sticker on and the polly pocket and write the reg on with a sharpie eyes are not what they used to be lol I'll have a look at that myself Mark thanks

Try VT (Vehicle Trader) it is very very good and integrates with Sage when you take both packages off them. Works out VAT margin at the touch of a button and submits digitally (therefore compliant). Also shows SIV, Turnover, Forecasts etc - in fact, far more than I am capable of doing because I am a novice Sage user.

I dont even bother with the label printer .... That costs money Every car in its own polly pocket and V5 at the front. One binder for cars for sale one binder for ones prep and one binder for sold cars ( Should be the biggest one in theory)

Thanks for the info i like the look of the fog machine. I dont mind investing some money in something like this to keep around worth it in the long run. I am waiting for a response to my offer on a Ozone machine if they decline ill try a fog machine.

I think mine was only about £65 - £85 off Amazon Prime (NEW) Your car will smell like a swimming pool and DO NOT breathe it in. Park it outside with everything open for a day.

I use a spreadsheet. Simple easy to track.

Only have room for 30 advertised on AT and 25 on car guru . We stock 20 /30 on sale , and 5 always being prepped to replace , we do sell cars that don't get to the advert stage too, like this week so far we have sold 5 to previous customers and two walk ins , those cars never hit the online airwaves Its a continuous circle

There is no reason whatsoever in 2019 not to have cars ready to go. People want to pay and drive off. They won't tell you they will just buy elsewhere.

No - 40+ Minimum. Very efficient in terms of prep and having cars ready to go. Few obstacles in front of buyers. Desirable stock. Work fucking hard. I certainly spend more time in the business than anyone else I know.

Your never mega quiet David. Same like us. 22 cars for September so far - Trades dead, jobs on its arse.

Insurance You need combined cover with roads risk and public liability insurance inc. as for pricing the best thing I can suggest is autotrader etc we buy any car but be prepared to pay more cause there stuff goes to auction anyway ..

I've just blown £2,500 on a Fiat Panda, started off driving it back from the auctions in my 2014, 26,000 mile car and thinking oh ffs this needs a clutch in it at that mileage! Not the end of the world I thought as it was fairly behind book, until my workshop rings. It has also taken out the dual mass flywheel, still not the end of the world I thought. That's the good news they say, the bad news is where the shaft enters the gearbox it's bored the hole out in the gearbox bell housing. Unsurprisingly there aren't any secondhand gear boxes available for a Panda 4x4 Twin Air 6 speed manual, so I had to buy a housing from Fiat which only come in solid 18k gold.