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Try the Facebook trade page? https://www.facebook.com/groups/304231463443682/

If comes in over cap clean it goes out over retail my margin remains the same.

Its about £3.66 per check if i recall correctly

Agree. It's 'barely' worth 200 a year (remembering there's buyer's fees too). I'm hoping the lack of sensibly priced stock is just a result of the usual January madness, but I fear I am deluding myself.

Thanks Casper, you too.

Why wouldn't she. She's put her website in her profile, her full name is on the website, you type that name into Facebook and it returns a legitimate profile for the same person with that photo as a profile picture. She seems legit to me. Unlike many others on this forum.

madonnaluciana is trying to get their website going.

Clueless they are

not much happening on mumsnet today ?

In my time here at Lawgistics Ltd it has become evident to me that, in the vast majority of cases, consumers expect cars that are many years old, having done many, many thousands of miles and for which they paid very little for, to drive as it was still hot off the manufacturers’ production line. The buyer has a gross over-expectation of their purchase. However, If I had bought a washing machine for £20 that was 12 years old from a family with 6 children would I expect it to last in the same way as if was £300, new and from a High Street retailer? No. Would I think that if that £20 washing machine needed a part replaced 5 months later that I had been sold a “dodgy†appliance? No. As one of our clients stated about consumers, “They expect champagne cars for lemonade moneyâ€. The CAB state http://goo.gl/VB1zFu that the most complained about consumer issues is around dodgy second-hand cars, with 6000 used car complaints reported a month. Faults are one of the most common problems. Firstly, I take exception to them stating that their complaints are about "dodgy" cars - how can they say that when, for the most part, they only spend a few minutes speaking to one party and are often not mechanically or legally qualified? Secondly, how do they know that those cars were defective? I say the most common problem is “wear and tear†– something that buyers seem to conveniently forget the moment they’ve used the mileage and previous use to negotiate a hefty discount.

There is a simple way to deal with this which is the way that certain states in the US base their law such as Florida for example, In the state of Florida all used cars are sold "as is". The only warranty that they come with is the manufacturers warranty if that is still in force. The average used car dealer does not have to offer any warranty whatsoever only to make sure that the car is described correctly and not misrepresented, for example all accident damaged or ex rental cars must be declared but there is no onus on the dealer to offer any form of mechanical guarantee whatsoever. In reality most dealers will either sell or give away an MBI type warranty but they are not obliged to. Its a simple system where everyone knows where they stand from the word go, it is up to the punter to check the car and make sure he is happy. If you want a warranty you buy one otherwise you are on your own. I have several good dealer friends over there and they can't believe their ears when they hear what we have to put up with over here, although every state has their own laws and I believe some give the public much more protection. It will never happen over here in a million years because of our ties the the EU but just imagine how it would transform our industry if a law such as this was implemented, the small claims court would suddenly be a very quiet place. Just imagine, you sell a car and as soon as it is driven off your forecourt, you can be 100% sure it will never be your problem again, Heaven!