have a word with the wife

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  1. Six o clock phone rings, "have you still got the ******? " sorry mate, took a depo at five, advert will be modified when ive had me dinner eight o clock phone rings "have you still got the ******? " sorry mate took a depo at five, advert says so, did you ring me earlier your number seems familiar ?. ten o clock phone rings, now this is normally ignored at this time, but i recognised the number "have you still got the ******? " you rang me earlier, i explained, and i told you there was a depo on it, and i told you i would keep your number, and if the sale falls through i will phone you first, not a problem , "but" he says, " i havent phoned you earlier " he says rather angrily, i asked him maybe someones borrowed your phone matey, and honestly youve phoned me three times now proper teapots these people
  2. Theyre just in the top ten of fastest selling used cars, so thats a good starter, theyre simple/cheap for most parts, but very competitively priced in the resale market, have to use your own usp to gain the sale, the blue oval badge mentioned earlier is a fantastic point.
  3. weve all been there mate, i once had a yard full of "older" cars, no calls, no interest, thoughts of scrapping the lot monday morning, really down, saturday, 3 oclock, phone lit up, sold 6 in 2 hour, boy i had a good drink that night dont let the job drag you down !!!
  4. why not ? has the n/s door lock froze due to little/non use ? soak it with wd i think to synchronise the keys put key in ign till lights on [ oil/charge/etc] press remote 5 times, turn off and try . didnt these used to get water in the sunroof / aerial? and dampen the receiver ?
  5. cat n is NOT previously known as cat d , its nothing to do with cat d, cat d WAS estimated cost of repairs not more than retail cost of car, cat n is not in anyway associated with cost of repair, neither is cat s, so a cat s could be more economical to repair than cat n maybe ? i love these stories of oh its only stolen recovered with keys, no damage, yeah right, thats why theyve paid out thousands
  6. Come on, i want you out there keep them screens clear of frost so the customer can see the price from the road ! times are hard and i need them sales, there might be just one whos curious and he needs to know the price ! oh, and keep that jump pack fully charged , "bloody cold innit mate, come in office kettles just boiled, and i will show you the logbook"
  7. nice one i am expecting some wine next week or two from a very nice man
  8. i guess you could really say this "licence" could apply to any trade, the "whatever" ive just bought off ebay is double the price in a shop uptown, and this shop uptown might want a licence too, this "whatever" ive just bought is equally as dangerous in the wrong hands as a car, dont get me wrong ive often thought it, but break it down and its very hard to govern, youve got to think of the new people to the trade [bless em] where do they start and how do they go from selling from there door to a pitch without a licence ? remember that nobody down there in that there "london" cares, the kerb seller pays the same vat on his petrol as me, and when he does sell the car some of that money probably will go back into the governments coffers, even if its just in lager [lager lager lager ] . what would be a idea would be a strict [and quite simple to do] all follow one course of business plan. traders would have to [1] pdi, a set form to fill in same for everyone [2] full mot by a independent garage no matter the age of car [increasing business for mot garages] [3] a standard sales invoice that we all use that states consumer rights and traders rights . a company that can do all three would then be issued a number that in there advertising to show there a member that could be checked on a gov website, this would not create a them and us gap in the motor trade as the kerb seller could quite easily reach the standards set, and if he didnt or he cheated he would be struck out from the membership for a set amount of years like a ltd company director, i am sure we as full time traders us all can quite easily meet the above standards and [ with the sales invoice] it would protect us too, double bubble ! this cant be done by a individual company, it just cant, the advertising cost alone would cripple it [voice of the people etc] . it has to be government run and promoted properly. but it wont happen, keep your head down kid and carry on, a lot of consumers are getting very wise to these sharks nowadays
  9. and at one time you shot over to the dvla local office, tax it and you were holding folding at five
  10. had a 1.3 multijet that was totally unsaleable, never ran right tried all sorts,one day fine , next low power unless spinning over 2,300 rpm, did my head in, then read the wastegate rod seizes, its awkward to get to, needs doing on a ramp, long screwdriver, simply "work" the rod [more detailed info on the web] no point squirting anything on it, it gets too hot, simply working it free did the trick, apparently the turbo people [garages] wont try this just fit another turbo complete, understandable, if it faults again, but worked for me and did plenty 1,000s miles in it after
  11. quite simply on my invoice, my address and phone number and the words "to contact in first instance " its not misleading, its not withdrawing there rights, and if, they do contact me, they will be told to let me have the opportunity to inspect,repair it. etc etc bla bla you know the rest
  12. Pendragon will dispose of its US-based retail group and begin the reduction of its premium franchises in the UK as part of a revised business strategy.
  13. merc 2 and 1/2 half ton? lets be generous trailer 1 ton? exotica on merc 2 ton? horrid lookin pink thing 3 ton ? total 8 1/2 ton how does it stop ? you just know insurance wont cover that !
  14. totally unfair to put lawgistics down in this way, theyve made fair points, asked good questions, and brought to your attention "detail" . i lost interest when i saw quote REPUTABLE DEALERS NEED ONLY APPLY how the hell this works i dont know legal helpline by telephone only ? even me as a humble [reputable] dealer can see that the way forward with that one is to include common legal questions and answers in a forum ?! anyway, a company thats not responding any further to this SUPERB CAR DEALER FORUM is just beyond me
  15. brake discs and tyres advised and you find theyve been done and not just ignored is a sign of a caring owner
  16. lakeside ? are you in the middle of nowhere ? location location location ? full time jobs yet doing it two years part time if doing it full time youd be bankrupt can be answered in two ways, [1] pack in then mate [2] do it full time, and work harder. decent margins on a few ? i dont want to know but are you two pulling too much / expecting too much out of a sale ? are you drawing too much wage ? why are you trying to be the cheapest in the country ? not knocking you here but i constantly meet buyers who bring "friends" to view/inspect cars who "used to do this job"
  17. nowt wrong with a clonker and a bit of rent in the window translated = old car that rattles with a tax disc
  18. its why 7.5t is cheap in the first place, and why 3.5t is barmy prices even for clonkers, and also if you put a trailer on the 3.5t your into taco land again, the idea of "immobilising" one of your cars and calling it recovery is well known by vosa [dsa], simple questions like where you going to where have you come from kills that idea . its a tricky question thats easily answered, no ! bear in mind too, a 7.5t vehicle can be very expensive if it goes wrong, and not many dealers are interested in supplying parts.
  19. Split mint is totally non fault able both bodywise, interior and mechanical ! oh and its dog cock red
  20. Been there ! in the old days of lick n stick prices in windscreen [terrible things] i had a £1695 that i was offered £600 on ?! after a discussion we looked at the car and i showed him the 1 dropped on drivers seat ! so he even bid me lower than £695 !
  21. (1) Its nothing to do with police. (2) Seems these vehicles may have already been reported [see sticker] (3) move em now ! an offence is committed on any land where the public has access, for example: Car parks or parking areas- includes stores, supermarkets, works, and council. Permission to store the vehicle there is irrelevant Pub car parks- treated the same as a business car park- the keeper of the vehicle being a resident at the pub is irrelevant they cannot enforce against untaxed vehicles on any land that is associated with a dwelling or land belonging to business premises of a motor trader or vehicle tester, so any grief and tell the landlord hes also a motor trader