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Cadburys ........EXCELLENT !

Ditto......The banner looks like an afterthought...Nice website,good stock,I would embellish your CVs on the website,if it is a family business get some photos taken from within your workshop,family,staff,kids,dog etc it will present an image of a proper garage business.You have to try and present an image that may help those punters who may live 30 miles away to make the effort to come and view your stock......more bullshit needed !

Can you imagine what it could be like in the future with these driverless A I electric cars,there could be some 15 year old nerd in their bedroom somewhere with a lap top/code reader and hacking into the traffic and shutting down the M25 around Heathrow or similar.

I thought you would say under £1500.........I think it was knocked down for £1975,so with the tip it’s going to be over £2100.A descent kiddies buggy is now £1500 ! As for your photos,there are some great back drops close to where you are,down the south east you can travel for miles and not see grass never mind long sandy beeches.

Hi Mr T I see where you are.I have to tell you it is the wrong stock for the area.Super low mileage stuff under £5k will work.You may have to pay a fortune for it but you will be better off.Interestigly, I called into the block today just to see a few of the guys and when I was standing there I felt I had to buy this 14k one lady owner 57 plate poverty model 3 dr Fiesta 1.2.That would sell up your way,how much would you pay that.....When I tell you what I gave,you will probably think I am mad.

That’s interesting because just the other week our guys had to take some cheap 3 year old 150k Clio’s from a regular supplier and they ran OK.The thing is we have been doing high mileage German stuff for years but retailing French stuff whatever the mileage,we consider to be a risk because of early Megane and Laguna workshop nightmares. 3 year old Clio’s

Hi Arslan You sound like a good guy.As the other guys say,just stick to what you are doing.I am pleased you are doing pharmacy,I expected something like Robin Hood or Harry Potter studies.The bottom line is,the guys who do well in our job with car sales pitches now only net 1p in the pound.However a good pharmacist ,as I understand just has to create a new legal high and ............

I thought we had to guess how much it should be to make it sell.Instead we have a ‘lovefest’ for a ‘dogdick’ red 5.0 litre Yank.with some nice ‘top gear’language.I thought we were here to sell cars,not fall in love with them.I am interested to see what the profile will be for the punter that buys this,what the swapper is,will they take chucky or PCP.Seeing where Rory operates,it could be a Premier League YTS footballer !

Same thing Lonsdale,owned by Sports Direct !

You could market it as a ‘Jeremy Kyle Limited Edition’

Hazard a guess......£27999 and I don’t think it will hang about.(I have no idea, we would be terrified to buy that ) good luck,hope you get a cracking swapper

Can you imagine having a Ford franchise and you get a wagon load of 5 litre Mustangs at £40k each foisted on to you .......and you think we have problems !

I would say that a good per centage of £8k stuff will have a swapper,so any negotiation will be with the swapper and not the selling price.Cap GUIDE is a long way out on a lot of stuff and when mid Feb comes it will be outeven more.It has always been the same whether it is Cap,Glasses or the other one ( if it is still around )which they used to flog at the old Chelmsford !

Cracking put down !

Ha Ha....Andy,it’s been like that forever,unless of course you bung the yard manager for a good position followed by a bigger bung for the auctioneer for a good build up.Then of course if you ‘ring the bell’ there is an extra success fee for the auctioneer.Am I right or am I right,that was the way it used to be,has it changed ?

If our guys relied on cap valuations,we would not have a business.Most of our stuff is well over Cap clean.I get tired of traders complaining about missing stuff because it was over Cap clean,when what they were after might have £2000 worth of extra spec.

Thank you for explaining,I think even I might have won that one.She must have been a ‘nutter’.

Arfur,you did well.Would you be able to explain roughly what the case against you was and why the judge threw it out.I have been to small claims court 3 times in the last 25 years with punters and came second twice for no good reason and the other I won because the punter failed to appear.While I have won cases with builders,architects and notably BCA where I was the plaintiff.

There appears to be a misconception that small claims court judges are fair and reasonable regarding the CRA where used car dealers are the defendants.I doubt there is anyone on here who has successfully defended a small claims case brought by one of their punters.

To quote the peripherals who hang about every block.....We are busy,doing loads of Ssaang Yongs,Insignia Autos,any French stuff.......and McClarens,we are knocking them out as well ......Good sellers from the door !

I always took the bonuses in this job with a pinch of salt,because lurking around the corner there is another major problem to solve.It could be merchandise,staff,HMRC random investigations,creative assessments by VAT inspectors,banks or accountants letting you down,or things like the council under charging for business rates for 3 years.I recall the utility company mixing up the off peak and peak tariff readings for years and trying to claim £1000s.I can go on and on,so any bonuses you get, I think we deserve.

If we couldn’t get a reported problem to reoccur,I would always let the punter demonstrate what it was by getting them to drive in their NORMAL MANNER .You know the sort of thing I mean,’it hesitates in top gear ‘ or it shuts down ( goes into limp mode ) for no reason.If they cannot demonstrate the problem,do nothing. I have had them doing over 80 mph and saying did ‘you feel that ‘etc.I recall One guy being furious because his Golf Gtdi was going into limp mode for no reason ,causing him to miss a flight.Our guy plugged it in ,got a print out and it clearly showed that our punter had been travelling in excess of 90 mph.on various occasions when it shut down. I would usually say to these types that owing to their clear demonstration of their normal driving technique,the company would have to withdraw the extended warranty on their vehicle and off they would go with their tales between their legs (we do our own warranties )

Corsair V4’s ! I had forgotten about them,Tradex I hope you are not as old as me !

Andy ,Who are you being prosecuted by .OK so it’s the DVLA,that’s better than the police.I would still be inclined to PAY IT after what happened to me.I dodged a flawed speeding prosecution (£65 fine).Months later I was summonsed to appear at the magistrates on the charge of not completing the documentation correctly.It appeared to me,that I had completed it perfectly correctly,so not having any previous convictions,I went along without legal representation and pleaded not guilty .On the paperwork when inserting the FULL names and addresses of the directors ,I had stated my full name and my wife’s first name and address.By missing out my wife’s surname ,this was the offence.I am too embarrassed to admit how much I was fined,but to give you a clue,I was ordered to pay prosecution costs of £400 ! The fine must have included a standard premium for car dealers !

Mitigation etc.What if it was booked in for an MOT via your mechanic and getting clamped prevented the MOT taking place.