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  1. Posted

    Many moons ago [during the war :D] i got a skoda, it was cheap, real cheap, and not all that old at all, i offered it to the masses at a reduced price, as it had come cheap, and was happy with a quick flip, never having had one before, i thought the penny pinchers would be excited over this one but the phone was very quiet, after about 3 weeks, a few had come and gone, one chap tried telling me that "it had a valve off " yeah right, thinking he was trying it on i dismissed him.

    Sitting down later and pondering what he said, it seemed he went into a bit too much detail really ? He had explained that one particular valve always burned out, and it got me thinking, so, i took it for "another" run, and realised it was a little slow, lifting the boot [ yes boot ! ] i listened, sod me, he was right, and i had missed it !

    So, head gasket and valve ordered, readvertised for thursday, this time proper full retail price, sold with all confidence now, unfortunatley, skoda, at the time, had shocking parts departments, not in till thursday ! never mind, phones quiet, got bits first thing thursday, returned to base and began to pull it to bits [ a simple job on these i remember] so phone rings doesn't it :rolleyes: he is very keen, and travelling 80 + miles to view, and he is bringing wife to drive it back, and got folding, so its very hard to resist the temptation to say come tomorrow, well, i have never worked so fast in all my life, job done, just topping up levels when he "appears".

    "just checking levels" i said, you got a long run back best to be safe i said, kicking the tool box out of view and hoping he does not see the old head gasket poking out of bin, well, his test drive was also my test drive ! 

    keeping my eye on gauges we returned and hoping there is nothing amiss i lifted the boot for his examination, lovely, no leaks, no problems, kerching, paid, never worked so fast in all my life :unsure:

    long time before i got another skoda, but next time i knew to spend more time listening as well as looking :)

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    5 hours ago, Mojo121 said:

    Understand your points I really do and believe me, I don’t want to pay for something I can’t use, but right now isn’t the time to ask and smells of opportunism. Are you entitled to a grant? When this sorts out, if I were a LL, I’d boot off anyone who jumped on this straight away.

    Regardless of all the above, shouldn’t you still pay something since you’re storing your belongings there?

    i am reading this and yes agree with your points, but, the grant is not just for paying rent , it is quote for " support through this period of disruption" .

    i think the time is right now, it will  keep the landlord informed, do not just hold back rent and be relying on recent legislation, re "protection from eviction" at all, informing [ i prefer the word asking] landlord would show that you are planning for the weeks [months] ahead, and not sticking your head in the sand.

    If i were landlord, the businesses that can continue would get zilch, and companies that have been stopped trading [none essential business] would get fair consideration based on there past rental history and future likeliness to continue post lockdown.

    i see the letter as a template, you can move words round for your own situation, [ as i have] it is, as i see, a guide, what does holiday exactly mean ? could be viewed different ways, think this might need some clarity, does it infer no rent, and nothing owed at end of 3 month, or, as i see it ? a debt moved forward 3 month to be discussed at the end to determine payment method, because if it is this, i cannot see the benefit, okay every bodies situation is different, it will need to be determined between landlord and renter, but, your not going to sell 2 cars instead of one in hopefully 3 months time, i heard a great line by the way "nobodies going to get there haircut twice " :lol:

    i today have followed my own advice and asked for a discount, which i believe all round is fair, i am not holding out on this, but, as a business man, i will try and cut my overheads through this no income period.

    lets take a look at my recent forum question/vote re

    are you considering withholding the rent on commercial property ?

     https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/forum/topic/8496-withholding-rent/

    29% yes

    37% no

    26% i am going to talk to landlord

    7% i may talk to landlord later in the following months

     

  3. Posted

    12 minutes ago, Casper said:

    What gods not real and there is no lochness monster .always hoped i could pray to god for my millions or sell my video off the lochness monster was my second option  if i found him Im gutted :lol:

    shocked to see the earth is'nt flat to be honest :unsure:

  6. Posted

    have you voted ?

    i think there will be some more news next week from the chancellor, we were told he was appearing friday, but this was put back to get the more important information over for this sunny ? weekend, STAY HOME

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    9 hours ago, New year revolutions...... said:

    What an altruistic lot they are

    I think a gong from the queen should be in order next year for wendy arris at least?

    Talking of the queen, very puzzled here, where is she ? she is on at xmas, she is on when we had terrorist attacks, we need her on tv now, we have all the modern facilities for her to skype or whatever ? serious by the way :unsure: 

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    8 hours ago, TangoVictor32 said:

    PS i think it's good they're asking people to volunteer and help but at the same time it's very counterproductive because these volunteers will be contracting and spreading the virus. 

     

    I think a million people who have already volunteered may disagree with that :rolleyes:

    all possible safety measures will be followed

  20. Posted

    8 hours ago, TangoVictor32 said:

    Landlords always get shat on. 

    You will still pay your insurance. 

    You will still pay mortgages.

    And the ugly things like council tax and road tax. 

    People are so dumb they think that a mortgage holiday means no mortgage repayments for 3 or whatever months. 

     

    "Landlords always get shat on" like us car dealers then ? they buy a car [ a property] they may buy it out right, they may get a stocking loan [ buy to let mortgage] no one sits in the car, no one sits in the property, if we are talking private landlords can i bring your attention to this legislation brought up on 17th march =

    • Landlords will also be protected as 3 month mortgage payment holiday is extended to Buy to Let mortgages

  21. Posted · Edited by have a word with the wife

    Use this service   https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-support-from-business

    to tell  how your business might be able to help with the response to coronavirus.

    The support needed includes things like:

    medical testing equipment

    medical equipment design

    protective equipment for healthcare workers, such as masks, gowns and sanitiser

    hotel rooms

    transport and logistics, for moving goods or people

    manufacturing equipment

    warehouse or office space, for medical use or storage

    expertise or support on IT, manufacturing, construction, project management, procurement or engineering

    social care or childcare

    You’ll be asked some questions about the type of support you can give. You’ll then be contacted as soon as possible if your support is needed.

    thanks 

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    18 minutes ago, BHM said:

    On a serious note, although currently I’m getting a few arseholes everyday asking puerile questions, it won’t be long before some of the general public will be GENUINELY looking for cars.

    At the moment I’m closed but what ‘policies’ will others be implementing to limit contact for the foreseeable future? Unfortunately I can’t see Argoses new pay online & in advance working on secondhand cars (and neither do I blame the punters for this).

    hmm, good question, maybe  after lockdown is cancelled, and we are given bail, this bail may still come with conditions, regarding contact, certainly we have to limit test drives, and making sure that test drives do not come free , maybe something like this = "we have been advised that due to covid 19, test drives are to be restricted only to customers who, after producing driving licence, and a £100 CASH debit card payment to cover full sanitisation after test drive, please bear in mind, that this car may have been test drove by a previous customer to you, who has also been charged £100, we would be very concerned to put you in a un desanitised car ! £100 to be refunded at point of sale off sticker price "