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  1. Posted

    On 3/7/2021 at 8:27 PM, BHM said:

    Interesting. I’d love to be proved wrong but not a single week passes without messers mailing making out they’re the real deal but never managing to actually do anything other than sending gormless questions or making statements about their seriousness (don’t make me fucking laugh).

    As texting is becoming so common place from schools, various NHS services & many businesses I guess one day soon texts/emails will become the norm on most car deals but from where I’m at on my well-used gems I can tell a genuine enquirer because they soon pick up the phone. Dithering, playing email ping pong, isn’t the way with real buyers, although I dare say the younger generation expect to deal that way judging by some of correspondence on Facebook - being told I’m open Mon to Sat so phone for an appointment often gets a further email asking can we come Sunday because it’s convenient for us. WTF?? The thought of actually picking up the phone doesn’t occur to these brain dead fuckers. 

    One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

    Just sold a car to an 18 year old lad, pretty much all done by phone with occasional text, so there is hope yet!

    Interestingly enough he had a better grasp of the lockdown rules and click and collect than some enquiries I have taken from some older customers that should know better!

  2. Posted

    4 hours ago, MJG50 said:

    That's good advice, I'm always wary of buying something which in theory the vendor should be selling themselves.

    A while back, I used to see a few Inchcape PXs at Blackbushe and a quick Google revealed that Inchcape had actively tried to sell them and advertised them but failed to sell them in 30 days hence blocking them. I always wondered if they had the full retail prep first or whether they get advertised and only prepped when a deposit is taken. Otherwise they'd be spending a lot on cars that eventually head to the block.

    An old customer fancies an XF and is trying to decide between a last of the old shape 3.0 2014 or a 2.0 Ingenum 2018 XF. Buying a 2014 at auction is riskier than an ex lease 2.0 but to me, the 2.0 just feels like a normal reps car rather than a proper Jag.

    Also it might depend if they have a 90 day policy. There are some dealers out there that if it hasn’t sold in 90 days they block it regardless.

     

  3. Posted

    On 3/3/2021 at 1:42 PM, petrol head said:

    Go with your gut instinct on this one Mate, its a 7 year old Jag, so its borderline for a main dealer, which would lead me to think they have checked it found some issues.

     

    As a ex Jag used car manager I would say the chances are it was put through the workshop and the amount of work to put it through as approved just wouldn’t have been profitable to get the work done.  An independent might not have to get as much of it fixed and if they did would be a fraction of the cost. 

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    On 2/13/2021 at 9:29 PM, JDM1983 said:

    Agree, this is what I’m doing, have the luxury of doing it whilst still holding down another full time job, so it’s maybe not possible for everyone to do it this way. Started 2 years ago with £10k and 2 cars, business now worth something like £90k with 8 cars. Not saying this is a good performance, feels pretty slow actually, but I own it all and owe nothing to nobody. As you say David, it’s gathering pace now as the more cars you have the more you sell. 

    This was my quandary.  I took 40k out of my house extension equity and have managed to pay back 6.  We will need the money back later in the year, looking at the rates and some of the downsides I may as well try and take a loan for 25k and not get involved with unit stocking. At lease at the second the cars are mine and I am in control 

    On 2/13/2021 at 4:29 PM, trade vet said:

    Cazoo are new and they had £33m in year 1.Which was £9m @ 3.75 over base and 1.75 over for the rest which cost them £460k.They probably get preferential terms.Never had a stock loan but I think they are repayable on demand ( that means any time ,any reason and they can please themselves like an overdraft )secured against the stock with your personal guarantee.It may not be such a big risk for Cazoo but I think smaller guys could potentially lose their house if the lender decides to pull the plug.However I have no idea whether dealers have a better alternative.

    This is what makes me laugh about big companies/old boys network.  I have been in the trade 20 years. I was a pretty decent salesman and a solid used car manager. If I tried to borrow 60k for my business and told them I expected to make an epic loss of 100k in the 1st two years I would get laughed at. Yet a bloke from love film that thinks he has re invented the wheel manages to get millions. I mean fair play to the guy but come on. 

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    On 2/5/2021 at 12:52 PM, LSP Vehicles said:

    Just wondering, are you finding the (auction) price's of vehicles during this "lockdown" is worse than before?

    I'm seeing things go at pretty much retail! Just leaves me scratching my head, like surely you can't make money on that! Had my eye on a couple of Caddy Maxi's yesterday, highish milers and the hammer priced, I thought was just crazy. I mean it's not like there's a shortage of commercial vehicles out there. I get that builders and likes are prob busier, but I'd be putting that money towards a luxury holiday once this pandemic is over rather than an over priced van lol

    Just making sure im not missing a trick, or missing out :lol:

    My observation. 

    While I set the car business up I have been out working for Hermes, seeing as there as a massive increase in self owned delivery drivers I am presuming that, that is driving up some of the demand and with limited supply it’s a perfect storm 

  9. Posted

    1 minute ago, It's me said:

    You are having a laugh yes?

    Last week I had to stand next to the road and watch as someone I have known for over 25 years go off in the hearse to be buried she was 65 and no underlying health problems

    Time before was just before Christmas another lady 60 this time

    Then there is the barmaid in the pub in my village she died in early january

    You might not give z's for s but a lot of us do

    This virus kills

    100%. I know more people that have got it this time around. And people that it has f*@cked them up with their health.

    Shopping centres/DIY centres etc at least there is some social distancing.  You get people going into a car dealership and getting into the confined space of a car you are asking for trouble. 
    Salesman are salesman for a reason, and if one could bend the rules for a sale and take that chance then they would. 

  10. Posted · Edited by DCS01

    I was under that impression after reading through the guidance (edited, that you weren’t meant to open or view car unless sold and being collected).  I spoke to a friend at BMW yesterday who told me if the customer has pre booked then they could open the car for them.  I thought the idea was that with click and collect with pre payment it was to reduce the amount of non essential journeys ?

  11. Posted

    1 minute ago, BHM said:

    Can you honestly blame them after the pisspoor weak & indecisive governance we’ve all received? 

    Only a couple of days ago the Tiers were adjusted again then just half an hour ago we were told it’s lockdown time again, which I assume(?) renders the Tiers obsolete.

    It’s just a regular stream of mixed messages. Apart from seeing tonight’s prime minister’s briefing I’m afraid I’ve stopped taking much notice.

    Oh it’s been terrible. And I think it’s been on purpose to blame the public not this shower.

    What irked me was the comment from day one.  It was pretty clear then.  

  12. Posted

    On 12/30/2020 at 10:01 PM, Lakeside said:

    Naming no names but there’s a few dealers around me that have ignored the rules from day one and haven’t stopped trading as usual.

    Hopefully Karma will Come back to haunt them. It’s because of to$$ers like them we are in this position. This country seems to be partly full of selfish brainless morons 

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    Morning,

    I was going to search the forum, but all of the icons seem to have gone a bit odd on my phone. 
     

    I sold a 62 plate 1.0 focus done 60k a couple of months ago. Full Ford history only done about 6 months ago.  Yesterday he gets towed in to me, need to investigate but looks like no coolant and engine over heated.

    Did a bit of investigation last night and looks like Ford may pay if the engine failure was caused by a known coolant pipe issue.  
     

    Has anyone had experience of this? The Ford website doesn’t mention about age, it just says they will cover it.  Just wondering before I go to the trouble of getting it trailered to Ford. Otherwise it’s probably a new engine which I would like to avoid obvs.

    thanks in advance

  18. Posted

    8 hours ago, Frank Cannon said:

    She did it online and put you down as a new civilian keeper... 

    .....but without a V5? 

    Not even civilian. Down as the company name. I have no idea how. I had the v5 and gave her the yellow slip for peace of mind. Luckily I have sold it to one of my dads customers who wasn’t about the owner but it’s a b@ll ache to get the fine back.

    16 hours ago, It's me said:

    what is she hiding here

    surely she would have put the car to you as in trade

    I would fight this if paperwork correct

    Im pretty sure she wasn’t hiding anything. 20ish young woman. I checked her ID. I paid her finance after getting the settlement of Fiat when she was there. All very odd 

  19. Posted

    I wish I had the same problems. I brought one off a customer and held off the transfer to trade until my finance payment cleared to her....somehow without the V5 she managed to put me down as the owner and the log book was in my name within 10 days. DVLA have then fined me for the car not being taxed despite a letter to them explaining.

  20. Posted

    4 hours ago, BHM said:

    My experience with women leads me to believe she’ll be wanting something bigger :o

    Loads of absolutely mental idiots emailing looking for; mega discounts / free delivery / assurances of no rust on 12yr old 4x4s / shit trade ins / alleged “trade deal mate” / cambelt? / service history details/ a life / a chat with a strange man / anal sex (possibly).

    I don’t know what on Earth has happened these last few days. I’ve got a handful of cars but every loon, chancer, desperado, liar, bullshitter, big talker & gimp (probably wearing a rubber mask) has taken to the Internet. The last time I got so many non-enquiries was last Christmas Day when a £600 p/x BMW hit the Internet & every decent, respectful & hardworking Romanian in the country bombarded my email & FB account. Truly delightful :rolleyes:

    I had one today that despite me explaining I’m shut and he went through the click and collect option, came and saw the car and picked it apart like he was looking at a nearly new car.  Had a pop at me because I said I should have got it cleaned for him, despite me explaining that the valeters are shut and I was meeting him specially and not going to the garage because of non essential journeys.  Really put my back up. Some people are acting like life is going on like normal.

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  23. Posted

    Put it this way Guy Salmon stopped doing it about 7 years ago because it was just too much agg. 
     

    On the odd occasion when I have had someone personally that was half sensible I have written out some terms and conditions which confirmed the amount that would be returned to them in the basis of the sale price (listen costs such as VAT/workshop/warranty) then it is crystal clear to both parties. 

     

  24. Posted

    Morning,

    Have just been listening to R2. They just had a guy on from an independent dealer in Scotland. Had a punter looking at a 50k Porsche. Customer asked for an invoice and bank details. Money was paid into his account. Turned out they had applied for a bounce back loan in his own name from companies house details. Came through from Bank of Scotland. 
     

    Just wanted to give a heads up