Arfur Dealy

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  3. Posted

    1 hour ago, Pip said:

    What’s people’s success like with selling Pandas ? I have had a decent spec one at my site for 3 months. Not as much as a enquiry. 62 plate done 60000, 2 owners with fsh. Normally not my sort of car and everyone tells me how ugly they are. I like the small engine low road tax stuff so I thought I can’t go wrong at £20 a year tax. Sold a few corsa’s  yaris’s Honda jazz and three Mazda 2s but still can’t shift this Panda lol. It’s honestly mint as well and priced below retail now. 

    I’ve got one, not had an sniff in 4 months, and I’m selling it for a loss. I had the flashing odo which cost me £600 at Fiat. Plus normal prep, it’s a horrible car... Don’t know what possessed me to buy it...

  5. Posted

    I’ve used the following quite a few times in the past I these foreign non buyers. 

    Mr Customer.... if you were in the market place for a parachute would you be looking for the cheapest ? No you wouldn’t, you’d be wanting to buy from the most reputable source with the best reputation, the best quality, the best prepared, the best folded to ensure you have a safe landing, it’s exactly the same when buying a car. Your priorities are wrong if all you are looking for is CHEAP.... if you buy CHEAP you pay twice....

    As all my cars are “buy it now” via a nominal fully refundable deposit upfront, only pay balance when happy, nowadays  it’s very rare I get asked. 

    If someone does politely ask “is there anything I can do” then I’ll usually will give them £50 worth of fuel, they’re usually very grateful for the gesture. 

     

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    31 minutes ago, trade vet said:

    You have them well trained AD,not only do they refund your deals,they earn nothing from the parts.Never heard of a Not for Profit garage sub contractor.Incidently have you done your WAV yet.

    I'm their neighbour and their biggest customer so we have a very good working relationship. Yes, the WAV went today, nearly doubled my money on that one ;)

  7. Posted

    I look at my prep costs as an average, some cars are less and some are more, so basically your profit is all down to the buying, when you retail back and know your true costs then you know what to purchase. I have accounts with all the local suppliers and the garage which I use put the parts onto my account, they do all my running around for me, I simply pay them their labour cost...

  8. Posted

    On 1/6/2020 at 5:50 PM, metcars said:

    I seem to remember a similar problem with the old Mitsubishi pajero’s. You could buy replacement rubbers from off-road specialists. Might be worth a try for you? 

    And also, try the Aussie off-road websites. Those guys are streets ahead of our lot. Especially where newer Japanese/Asian stuff is concerned. If it’s possible to replace the bushes on Hyundai Santa Fe rear shocks, they’ll have done it.

     

    15 hours ago, peter..o said:

    Try a firm called Proflex,they do replacement heavy duty/competition bushes,get your mech. to remove old bushes get the dimensions and see if they can match up??regards,Peter

    Thanks for the information gents, much appreciated. I’ll update once sorted. 

  9. Posted

    Hi guys, I have a MK2 Santa Fe top of the range Premium model with self leveling rear suspension. It's failed on both rear shockers, they aren't leaking its the actual bushes which have worn, Hyundai want over a grand for a pair ! Anyone know where or how to just get the bushes replaced refurbished ?? I have searched for the rear shockers, but they are ALL non self leveling... Any help would be much appreciated :) 

  10. Posted

    On 12/31/2019 at 1:16 PM, David Horgan said:

    I'll  end this year by wishing everyone on here 

    **********A Happy & Prosperous New Year .**********

    All the very best to you all .

    Lots of good people on on this forum , long may it continue . 

    Signing off till 2020

    David 

    Ditto :)

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    5 hours ago, 15Cars said:

    Afternoon All

    I've been caught out. 10 year old well loaded VW which was purchased from auction, 2 owners, last owner for past 8 years . Miles were not warranted. Spent a good 30 mins checking the car out and checked physical history before bidding - mileages tally nicely in the service book as do the mileages on the MOT history. HPI report all good. Interior firm and fresh with no excessive wear and the car drives great, nice and tight. Stuck it through my workshop for a major service but a fault appeared which needed a main dealer repair. Booked it into the local main dealer, gave them the current mileage and they told me it cannot be right. They saw the car in August 2013 at 98k and September 2013 at 97k, so it's lost 1000 miles in a month; I'm guessing the car has done at least 130k, possibly a lot more. Spoke to the auction and they're not interested.

    Naturally I'm not going to retail it and it has been sent to auction. I'm not overly bothered about the loss, I'll chalk it up to experience. My question is, apart from contacting a main dealer prior to purchase to see what records they have, it there anything else I could have done to prevent this?

    All comments welcome, good or bad.

    Merry Xmas to all

     

    15

    If someone is going to clock a car, they aren't going to just wipe a thousand miles off it, unless I am reading this wrong it doesn't make any sense to me. 

  12. Posted · Edited by Arfur Dealy

    13 hours ago, JasonPatton said:

    Unless it's had a recent service I'd do an oil and filter change with the correct oil grades etc stick a flush through it and then check the levels are correct might be worth a go and can't do any harm 
     

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    Tata Nexon EV

    Wow Tata Nexon, I'd rather have VD, and the prior enjoyable experience than take ownership of a Tata.  Stop trolling forums advertising your crap...... 

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  13. Posted

    9 hours ago, GeeMan said:

    Thank you guys

    Does motor trade insurance allow parking on the street then?

    And do I need both trade plate and motor trade insurance? What is the difference. Thank you

    As a trader, you can not park a car advertised for sale on the road unless it is taxed, also you cannot park two cars together, there has to be a gap of 500 or 750 metres (something like that). 

    Your insurance company will require a postcode to base the premium on. If Your intent is to park them in multiple areas you will need to tell them, most insurers will then decline.

    9 hours ago, GeeMan said:

     

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  16. Posted · Edited by Arfur Dealy

    29 minutes ago, have a word with the wife said:

     

    How many times do you hear, " i am sick of looking at other cars, and this is the best, i should have come here first " because i get it, and then i explain exactly why my car is allegedly ten bob dearer.

    bang on exactly, and this is where you explain your business and the merits for buying from you, i have just this minute replied to a message from a punter where we have actually spoke earlier , he has viewed [ and i dam well know he has been looking all day at cheaper] my car and he is asking if i can put it on his drive xmas eve, of course i can !

    It will just compound how important it is to offer an honest, upfront, transparent video which gives you the opportunity to sell the car.

    Pictures are fine, but they also just attract dreamers with preconceived ideas. 

    In a video, not only do you describe the car accurately you can also sell the benefits of buying from you. As I say “people buy from people”. 
     

  17. Posted

    1 minute ago, Mark101 said:

    You’re right of course but the issue is, will these people actually engage with you in the first place or just bypass your listing because it is shown as being too expensive. Maybe time for a video explanation as part of your intros Simon?

    I not in the business in trying to attract customers who are solely looking for "cheap." Some people buy from Primark, some people buy from John Lewis ...... Not everyone is a Primark buyer...... 

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  18. Posted · Edited by Arfur Dealy

    On 12/20/2019 at 8:36 AM, have a word with the wife said:

    It is ultimately the customer that controls the market, they're not daft nowadays, not autotrader, the customer can look past this bollox, good luck :)

    Bang on, I absolutely agree. 

    "At the end of the day Mr Customer, go and try and buy a car from AT...... you can't, because they do NOT actually sell cars....... Their stupid algorithms are totally wrong and biased towards CHEAP, the private sellers or rogue trader who are selling bent falsely described death traps. If that's what you are looking for then you are looking at the wrong seller." 

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  19. Posted · Edited by Arfur Dealy

    Steady month with 8 sold so far with only 8 currently listed, I've got 12 in various states of disrepair / prep... was hoping to max out on the double up but that isn't going to happen now. I'm very positive though, thank god the blues won with a huge majority...  that'll bring confidence finally back to the market, lots of you newbies here haven't seen it when the market is really buoyant, but then again I'm not sure we'll see that market return..... Anyways, I got a date with some beers..... ;)

  20. Posted

    On 12/19/2019 at 8:28 AM, NickD said:

    Hi Guys, the term "Offical Dealer" does this just mean the big car brands that sell one make?? eg; SKODA, VW .....

    does it include "traders" the smaller business that sell multiple brands of car on there forecourt??

    Thanks

    An "official dealer" would be the manufacturers contracted "franchised dealer." These are sometimes separate companies which hold the contract to retail new stock. 

  21. Posted

    37 minutes ago, BHM said:

    Cars With No Reserve deserve a medal dealing with the public on eBay auctions. I packed them in years ago when it became a messers paradise. Even when you listed faults the fucking idiots whinged about the faults. 

    My heart sank every time a bid came in at the last second from zero-rated Iqbal or the inevitable part-time traders who’d roll-up tyrekicking, fussy as fuck, wanting the full retail experience. I had to give quite a few alleged ‘trade-buyers’ a talking too.

    Precisely my thoughts. 

  22. Posted

    20 minutes ago, Lambchop said:

    Mercedes b class 1.8 diesel, fine when driving about town but as soon as reaches 70 , excess oil warning light comes on ? Any ideas? Not changed oil myself since I’ve had it .

    Oil seems clean not frothy ect.

    I had this on my 3.0 Viano which is very sensitive to even the slightest overfill, had to suck a bit out to stop the light..... Not sure if the 1.8d is actually a Merc engine ?

  23. Posted

    8 hours ago, Mad Mark said:

    Hi guys,

    I hope you're all well. 

    So I'm new to the business and looking to start out with maybe 1 car at a time in the hope to sell 3-4 cars a month, however I've hit a major snag after putting in the research for the last 2 weeks I probably should have checked motor trade insurance prices first - bummer!

    Phoned up Bollington insurance which I've read people got good deals from on here and was quoted over £3,000 for the year, which I just can't afford. The kind chap however did say that I'd be maybe best going down the temporary insurance route for each car I get so it allows me to drive it home etc for around £50 a car. 

    The only issue I then seen was what if a buyer wants to test drive the car, would they require to be insured or do most buyers just chance it? As I'm sure there are many private sellers out there just selling the odd car without motor trade insurance.

    And if the buyer did just chance it on a test drive and we got pulled over by the police who would be at fault and be hit with the points? 

    Appreciate any feedback. 

    Welcome Mark. You will need insurance. The link below explains what most insurance providers will require from you. 
     

    https://www.onesureinsurance.co.uk/motor-trader-insurance

  24. Posted

    8 hours ago, Richard123 said:

    Hello i am a 21 year old university student thinking of buying and selling cars.

    I have sold bought a few cars here and there from places such as facebook market and gumtree. I am looking for more tips and sources on how i can be more successful. E.g how to buy cars for cheap, where should i look etc.

    Thank you 

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