David Horgan

I'm personally sick to the back teeth of face book " is this negotiable ?" NO Whats your best price , £200 more than screen " I've got 2k max for this " its bloody £4,000 you idiot is my reply to that " Can i see this after 10pm " yes on the web site they are viewable 24/7 mate , i want 6k for my px , its scrap mate and books at 4k , go away . That's my experience anyway , others may well have more success , depends on stock profile i think as we never get a response on our more up mkt stock only the cheaper end or px to clear stuff .

What sort of silly rejections do you suffer then ?

Multi Vendor was the warning signs wasn't it really especially with a Cayman , double especially with that 3.4 engine which is known for being shite , we all know the risk don't we , some you win most you lose . saying that 6k on the chin is hard to take too and i do feel for you . Do i see that going anywhere , no i don't I'm afraid not with a BCA clam , auction sold as seen . bang it back in would be my approach , but would you declare it or not as faulty is the question isn't it .

For him to get the tax back it has to registered in his name and the V5 in his name , then he gets tax back . Its already in the trade still because you haven't sent the V5 off yet , Unless he has it in his name hes lost the tax . If you put it in his name then you have another owner showing only one week of ownership , that's devalues your car and if hes swapping and not parts exing it its you who will lose out . I personally would tell him , hes either going to lose the tax and leave the paper work as it is , Or he takes a hit to make up for short ownership , at that point ask for a letter from him stating the cars fine but he just wanted the other one as it suits his needs better , that letter helps you explain the short ownership , if he does that he will have to wait for a new V5 so you can put back in trade . Another way sometimes works I've heard is for him to ring DVLA and tell them the story , they might send his tax back for any whole months , depends who he gets on the phone i suppose .

Experian will be on autotrader when you go to a portal , if your pay as you go i don't think its free , but portal customers get it free. good way to start , hope it goes well for you too

Could of been his bell end he used it on once and got a shock so thought it was a conductor

valve stem seals , and piston rings is my guess . mini engine , they are bloody useless . Smoke like battle ships because they are burning oil . Circa £900 /£1200 fix , while the heads off have it tested and cleaned , new rings , oil change and it will run sweet as new ,

I'm not questioning anyone about a cotton face mask , haven't done for for previous few months so not starting an argument now , Just upset a customer that wants to spend a few thousand quid with me is not my way of first contact if they don't want to . As for putting signs up stating you have to wear one , what if they want to spend a few thousand quid and don't want to wear one , they would just turn and walk off , again not for me . Social distance has worked just fine , a cotton face cover will do nothing .

Complies with a FACE cover so if you dare Joking aside Does the public have to wear one then to visit us in a unit showroom? , or just in the office ?, but the office isn't a shop so I'm not sure . Read the reasons you might consider yourself exempt last night , whole list of ; well if it make you feel uncomfortable you dont need one , if you have to eat or drink you dont need one , lip readers dont need one , breathing problems you dont need one , in charge of people who might be unruly you dont one , Dont need to get a medical cert to prove otherwise if you are exempt or not . Sounds a total mix up if you get into the rules of yes or no , then whos going to question someone if they come in a showroom with both doors open wanting to spend a few thousand quid . Chances of the cops following them in is pretty remote isnt it .

That could be a new venture casper " SMOKERS MASK " , or " VAPE MASK " Punch a hole and charge double money

Cut a hole in the front of it

Stupid woman , fancy shouting at you , To filter a Virus we would all need hazmat suits , Some cotton face covering that doesn't even get get washed for a guess makes no difference to virus size particles . Just to keep us reminded about the word Covid , masks are a visual aid to keep the virus alive in our heads that,s all they will do .

i did think the same when he was here

I used a close brother deal three weeks ago to sell distance , Stands at 12 months unless you chose to alter the time frame to say 14 days , we did by just changing the wording on the contract .

There is a deal in my mind as well , He sells me the car and walks home LOL period , done , he has to learn in life in my opinion .

This guy pulls up with a Suzuki Swift Sport ,White , 15 plate , nice service history good miles . lovely condition to be fair . HPI clean , Decent MOT , two keys his car as hes got his licence and V5 So far all good A few questions later and hes telling me what he wants , to be fair again hes not being greedy either as I would have hit him at that figure anyway . So far all good Ok fella I'll take that then I say , Give me your bank details and I'll Transfer and do the docs for you Now . Now here's where we go down hill Er Ok then he goes , " but i still want to drive it because i need it for work " how does that work fella was my response "Well i need to keep it till sept 20th when my insurance runs out because I cant get insurance on the new car till then as I need my No Claims . " But that's TWO Months away yet I say " "Well I'm looking for a deposit on my Swift and I will save it for you as I need a deposit for my new car and haven't got any money " You have to give the fella 10/10 for even thinking that's possible , I told him to go away don't be stupid , or sell the car NOW and put a deposit down while your catching the bus to work . Regards the insurance , leave it running if you must . They are getting more dopey by the week

All good here Umesh , same your way I hope .

Another one , this time contact at once on Autotrader " Hello hope your not being to affected by the world problems of Covid , " To help you sell a car I'm in a position to take a look at your Fiesta Edge that would be the most perfect car for my daughters first car , Please text me back when you've made arrangements to bring it along so i can test drive its suitability for her . She lives 300 miles away from us , the car is £4,195 What in blue blazes is this world of silly expectations coming too ? I answered "I cant bring along my dear as its too far to walk home at my age "

Cant see the point of a business taking a loan if they cant make it pay , surely a business would have to be able to buy extra stock and sell it to earn the extra money . Many business types are not in the fortunate spot are they , take a hairdresser , gym etc they cant use extra cash sensibly Car traders have the opportunity but only if they have the space and advertising capacity for extra stock . Plenty of people near us have had the money and its been spent on various items from Quads , Caravans , American muscle cars , Motor bikes , New Speed boats , that's just what i can see not going to earn extra profit from those items Going to be some funny happenings next year when pay back starts isn't there , Great opportunity if they make it work though

Sunday phone rings , Guy wants an appointment to see us today at 2 pm . Mr W he says in an attitude i didn't warm too shall we say . Ok then that's down in the diary for 2pm, whats your name and number as its a withheld number . He says he will give his first name and number if he buys the car , mmmmm ok but do ring us before you leave home then . Anyway he arrives today with mask on , virus spray for inside the car , rubber gloves and his mate who is " you guessed" VAG man specialist complete with VAG COM The guy goes we need your car lift , "OK" , I've bought my own trade plates from a friend to test drive it "OK "and we need one hour on our own to go through the diagnostics and test the car is fit for purpose before I make you an offer "OK " I will be paying you by cash , £13,995 LOL My response was , your not touching my property with that spray as its not approved for use in my cars because I say so , You are not touching my ramps as your neither qualified or insured to do so , Your not going to break the law by using borrowed trade plates in my property as if you do this nice man here will give you a ticket " traffic cop friend on site ", If you think you or anyone else is plugging diagnostics into my car then you are sadly mistaken . The price is as per screen and no offers are being considered plus for money laundering regulations I wont take that amount of cash from you anyway . So please close the door as you leave my premises I told him . His face was a picture , Cheeky git

BCA rang me this morning to ask if they had delivered two cars to us by mistake as they had lost them . My daughter rang BCA this morning to ask about an assured claim she had put in two days ago and the lady at BCA said you must be mistaken as its still onsite , daughter went well go and look as its here with me you plonkers it was delivered Thursday last week

Good advice there Rory . Phila&s Rorys advice of sell with profit = read it 100 times , Don't bother with bent motors as stated just make you a busy fool , buy private too as Rory states hit them hard and often some you will win some you will walk away . HPI THEM ALL though , You wont buy from auction just yet as no experience to buy unseen online only and is at present a serious recipe for disaster . Remember the first comment PROFIT is the way forward . All the best

Are they just for new diesels then , "unused "

Experian auto check via Autotrader will tell you , or CAP live valuation . Both tell you when last keeper was .

Hi PM us the reg and I'll ask a good friend of mine who is into Transporters to make camper vans of . He pays wild money i reckon he would have it if he isn't stocked up , I've just sold 3 for him so he may well be up for it . Don't want to step on Mr C though if its going that way , Forum politeness and all , its not for me so no worries if its going elsewhere.