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Hi guys first of all hello and hope this forum grows into what is needed for starters like me in the motor trade to get advice and tips of this complex Car game . I have invested a lot of money in a bang up to date body shop and for the last 3 years Have been dealing in cat d cars 2011 up wards that have a manufactures warranty of a least 2 years to run . I have being selling all of the repaired cars on eBay . But the last 9 months have seen a slow down on sales . Does any of you guys know of anyone in the trade that deals in cat d cars . Thinking of trying a few through a car auction . What is your take on cat Ds cars ? Has anyone here got any experience in the resale of damage repaired cars ?

You'll be pleased to hear chaps that this has inspired me enough to write my next column for the mag about this very subject. I'll be interested to hear if you agree with my points when it's published.

They are parasites, plaguing local car dealers by strategically parking their piles of auction fodder as close as they can get to the legitimate dealers pitches, hoping that the dealer attracts a customer by spending thousands and thousands a year on rent, rates, staff, insurance, advertising, paying vat and income tax, but because the customer has to drive by all their cars before he gets to you, maybe, just maybe the customer is stupid enough to stop and buy one from there lay-by display Theres a Citroen Main dealer close to the centre of Preston they must pay a fortune in business rates, directly across the road from them theres a lay-by thats just big enough to park 4 cars, yesterday there were 4 cars parked there, all for sale, and all belonging to private/traders. But for sheer cheek you cant beat this one that i saw a while back, Saturday afternoon parked on double yellow lines on the main shopping high street in Preston with a for sale sign in it, yep he may have got a thirty pound parking ticket, but just imagine how much a day it would cost to open the doors if you had a showroom there

I'm planning a feature on the importance of video to dealers in a forthcoming issue of Car Dealer. I'd love to hear how you use video in your business. Have you got a video introduction to your showroom on your website? Do you use video to showcase your cars? Do you have a YouTube channel and is it important to drive traffic to your site? How do you think dealers should be using video now and in the future? I'll be interested to hear your thoughts and will use the best comments as part of my feature. Thanks for your input!

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