Arfur Dealy

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    On 11/20/2019 at 2:11 PM, Mark101 said:

    And I have just bought (today) a T32 LWB - let's count who gets the most idiots/worst customer.

    Well mine's arrived, 2012 12 T30 Shuttle S 84ps SWB 9 Seater, 170k, local car family owned, no VAT........ No history, needs a bit of tidying but drives lovely...... I'm thinking new MOT, new Cambelt and a full service and a quick flip. Looking on AT the prices look really strong, nowhere near CAP,  anyone like to have a punt at a sensible retail value ? 

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    When selling an old banger it is going to have faults. You just have to over yourself by stating them clearly in the advert and on the PDI / purchase invoice.

    The customer signs and agrees the faults were present at the point of sale, they are then excluded from being covered by the CRA. 
     

    In all sales scenarios protect yourself, your business and the consumer. If they’re a pain on collection, they’ll be worse post sale. Don’t sell them the car, don’t sell yourself trouble.

    There is nothing wrong with doing the above, but the car MUST still be roadworthy. If the car is unroadworthy it must be sold as unroadworthy and trailored away. Don’t compromise the above and never sell a car as “sold as seen”. 

    Buy some Lawgstics PDI and invoice pads. Good luck. 
     

     

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  10. Posted · Edited by Arfur Dealy

    1 hour ago, tradex said:

    B)Simon, maybe its an age thing but the longer I do this job, the more I like your way of doing business as, my patience gets shorter every year doing this job as, the customers manners grow worse. 

    ......and for me it's more part time now. 

    I’m with you.... yes absolutely its an age experience thing for me, I don't need to be a bitch to the job, I make it work for me wisely and on my terms.

    The negativeness and criticism I get is from those who just don’t understand my approach simply don't understand. 

    I’m happy to say no to people who just want to “Av a look” none of these types have read the advert let alone watched the vid. 

    Genuine buyers get their time wasted by shite sellers all the time. I just tap into accuracy and sell on the basis of trust....

    You gain buyers who wouldn’t normally travel, that’s the key to a much easier life. 

    Deposit upfront (fully refundable) based on accuracy is perfectly reasonable for genuine buyers. Those are the customers I deal with. 

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    On 11/12/2019 at 9:16 AM, BIGNIT said:

    Mainly stock cars between £2000 and £4000 price point

    I never offered finance as I rightly or wrongly always thought it will be a hassle (with declines, extra paperwork etc), I dont want customers rejecting car to finance company 5 months down line(should this be a genuine concern?) and I didnt like the idea of doing business with people who need finance on what is a cheap old car ( I dont want people with no money barley keeping up with repayments ringing me moaning it needs eg a tyre a few months down line )

    Obvious plus point is I might sell more cars and I might get some commission (cant imagine much on a 3k car though).

    Is it worth offering finance on such a low price point and if so who would you recommend  using?

     

    If you are running a site, and open to the public I cannot see the benefit of not offering finance. They will expect it and you will have to deal with those types of billies. The only way to know is to do it :)

  15. Posted · Edited by Arfur Dealy

    2 hours ago, Mark101 said:

    My Autel already does far more than I am capable of processing myself. I simply pull the code and google what it is, then pass to the tech to fit/fix.

    Ditto, I have a super cheap MaxiDiag Elite which clears stuff.. The guys next door to me have a Snap-on thingy which is a bit more in-depth.... but some problems still need to go to a steeler for me to be bent over....

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    4 hours ago, Mark101 said:

     

    Surely, if you are considering n EV you would Google the answer first, for at least some idea.

     

    I had a FB ongoing inquiry from Mel about my Freelander, I have asked her repeatedly to call me to discuss, no call...... The last question I got before the abuse was "whats the dif between and HSE and an XS" I simply told her / him / it to do their own research....  cretins

     

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  20. Posted

    30 minutes ago, Contracts said:

    Open fleet policy covers anything and to be fair only staff use it as a smoker for leaving around.

    As we have the original V5 we have renewed tax online.  I understand the problem will be if we sell it as DVLA won’t issue a new V5 or complete change of keeper.

    Run it into the ground the scrap it... makes perfect sense

  24. Posted · Edited by Arfur Dealy

    8 hours ago, Jack Regan said:

    Knew what you meant , people just jump in with out reading things properly .

    DISCLAIMER..... Please don't attempt to read my post / advert, just cherry pick certain parts of it and then make huge assumptions about me..... :lol: 

    You are not a moron TG, you've got balls.