Mojo121

They used to.

Yep.

I wouldn't died. There and then. Dropped dead of embarrassment.

What model is it? I'm clearly in the wrong game. I'd say you're liable for the sender and bugger all else.

This is exactly what we've seen this week. Been all over the place and bought one.

... yeah, it's lovely

It's a hard balance isn't it? I don't want to put people off bidding an extra fifty for a car which for all intents and purpose is OKAY but I don't want to mislead or deal with cluelesses. I've taken to just explaining they'll sign an invoice signing their life away. To be trailered, not to be used on a public road until new MOT, must be made safe by qualified repairer etc etc. I have a 90k Micra with a concealed EML light (lean running), the guy who px'd it said he concealed it and it's been like that 4 years. I believe him and think it's fine... but try getting £400 for it and hoping you're on the right side of the law.

With you 100%. It's 1984 coming true.

What goes on in this private forum? Is it more entertaining than on here? Oooh I've put it off since photographing my trader's and emailing it falls to the bottom of the pile all the time. Are you a travelling man?

In my experience the one's ''haggling'' on price on the phone are a waste of time. Get them infront of you. The best punters we get call and say "is such and such still available" "yes" "okay, can i come down at blah blah". Once they're infront of me and if they're nice/ realistic, I'd be more likely to discount.

I think everyone here's quite kind. I'd be at £6-6.5k - unless it flew out? What's the point in reselling an 8k car and making £500?

Start was diabolical but we're back where we want to be now.

Wow. Rubbish! Shocking the amount of cars that do this nowadays. The manufacturers must be scrimping and scraping more and more. https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ On the above link you can check for recalls outstanding or not. I'm not entirely sure if it will be helpful or if it updates and tells you a recall is done on each car but I just checked another 2011 316D and it said outstanding recall on it. Maybe someone can help? I suppose the question is if BMW have admitted it's a fault and issued a recall but the car hasn't been allowed to be fixed by them are they still liable? That's a question for a solicitor though. If I were you I'd call my local BMW disguised as a punter who's just bought said car and wants to check recall status.

I would need one but I'm not buying it. He's sticking on the forecourt and I'm making a margin, I wouldn't be interested otherwise. Ouch. Yeah, I can imagine they're up there with the worst of them. I told him I'd advertise it for 6 weeks tops and see the interest. Most of our stuff shifts by then and if it doesn't he's happy to have it back. Thank you very much! Don't suppose you know how long it stays off in between resets? Wouldn't want to sell it and have that come back to bite when the chap is off with his 5... or £4.5k

Thanks for the reply. Are they a desirable motor? Matey wants 5 back for it. I was hoping to market at £6,295 so what you've said fits. I'm not short on space so it seems worth a punt.

Hi all, Not our normal sort of thing but a chap has asked us about selling a car for him, so just need a retail valuation: 2004 '54' SLK350 auto/tip Done 56k, FMBSH. Straight, tidy. In silver with Red leather. Thanks in advance

Hi all, Not our normal sort of thing but a chap has asked us about selling a car for him, so just need a retail valuation: 2004 '54' SLK350 auto/tip Done 56k, FMBSH. Straight, tidy. In silver with Red leather. Thanks in advance

Hi all, Not our normal sort of thing but a chap has asked us about selling a car for him, so just need a retail valuation: 2004 '54' SLK350 auto/tip Done 56k, FMBSH. Straight, tidy. In silver with Red leather. Thanks in advance

Only 112,000 miles... 4k for this: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201808029073261?advert-type=dealer-stock&dpp=640501 He's on tablets

James Caan's business was called Alexander Mann Spoiler: His name isn't really James Caan and it's not Alexander Mann either. He explains in his book his exact reasoning but long story short: branding.

Be careful! You end up working for them!

Two weeks nothing, next week 10 gone, this week nothing. I'm with Tradex - completely nonsensical.

It depends on what level of i-drive, but yeah, in the e60s it allows you to control ICE + seeing service info + settings such as if you have the running lights on, resetting the flat tyre monitor, syncing your phone, some climate settings etc etc and no a knackered I-drive on an e60 won't ruin anything else... it just might make it a pain to live with. I should think it's a 2003 - 2006 (?) so it's a pretty basic system. It looks like teletext when it's working. Depending how far you want to go into it there are guys on eBay who'll repair them for £2-400. I'd take it in, advertise with non-working i-drive and if it's a diesel 6 pot it'll be snapped up by eastern euros.

? Off topic but I'm guessing you self warrant then?

If you can't get someone to shadow go down and watch what the other traders and looking at, checking and buying. Take it slow! Stay away from high mileage diesels... or diesels in general! Auctions are tough at the moment so don't get caught up in and buy because you think you're missing out. It's sometimes better to come away with nothing but a learning experience. All the best.