David Horgan

We speak sense though don't we Umesh , we are both time served experts but they wont listen . Keep up the good work pal

Just had Autotrader on the phone for the past 30 mins , on this subject He said it was there to give customers a good overall view into fair deals , I said all it does is make the scrap look cheap . so he asked how i came to that opinion ? Two cars advertised then and at this point we are on autotrader One car low price , one car high price . LOW price didn't mention Service History , number of keys , number of owners , tread depth on tyres , Cam belt history , how long the car had been owned by previou keeper . High price did mention 12 Stamps , two keys 1 previous keeper , recent tyres , cam belt history in june 19 They were £595 apart in price . I asked which was the better car ? He said the high priced one . So I said if that's the case why don't AUTOTRADER tell the public that information instead of its a HIGH Price so that trader is making money he deserves too . I also challenged them to spend a week with me buying cars , We will take £100,000 of my own money and go out buying cars at autotrader prices and sell them at autotrader good price marker prices using their systems to prove they sell and are popular in my area , Thats after I've done my bit to ensure they don't come back with moaning customers , then see if there is enough profit left to pay auto traders bill and a profit on my 100k . If we made any money at all I would concede to their systems , if I struggled to sell the cars at a profit then they buy them back off me , but its my money up front in the first instance so no risk except to prove your talk with actions . He told me he had been told the prices were high so it could be difficult to achieve that NO Shit sherlock , join our world . Alright doing the bloody talk isn't it but walking the walk with your own cash and taking the risks we all do is a different world in reality , Pouncy PAYE cowards just waiting for end of month £1,400 cheque coming , make my blood boil they do

Tell us what its about when youve wasted time reading it , save the click pennies then wont it

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Why not , Most of our stock goes via Visa Debit card , Chip Pin and take it away .

No I didn't give him time to try upselling , I did have a go at him over the price markers though , he said everyone is moaning about them . I challenged him to ask the boss to come buying with me and see if we could make enough money to pay auto trader bill using AT's buying and selling price

Copy of driving licence , make sure name matches as with any card payment really , They wanted credit card for free points but say NO as you pay for the free points at the end of the day . Visa is fine .

Thanks guys , I rang them certain parts of the country went down , back on now ,

Autotrader Dealer portal doesn't login my end , is it just me this morning ? or country wide Just error 520 showing

Why ?

If you didn't buy it online and NO one else has your logon details , then you haven't bought it have you , They must of made a mistake . Cant go ranting on about re entry fees or buy it . you need to ring the Auction manager or better still go and see him if your close enough .

Casper my mother was then and still is at 90 a fantastic Cook so my dinners were magnificent growing up . Then I went to Jills Parents and got such a culinary shock Her mums cooking ability was just short of poisonous

I want one NOT Still remember the future mother in laws Sunday dinner when i was young lad , all in one pressure cooker , more like mush soup when she served it Good they had a dog that eat anything

Transport down under might kill that deal though

Thats bad news for helping a customer isnt it , Bad new for the dead person too but was the drivers fault not the garage owner . Litigation now days is as bent as it comes .

Probably better off with a steam engine than a Vauxhall Engine bag of Coal

Just watch they don't log it as a Colour change vehicle which comes up on HPI /Experian checks if you go that route .

We have a 107 08 plate 51k on clock , PX i took in last year for £150 , added to MID with no loading as we have courtesy car insurance , I charge £20 for insurance and a £200 deposit so they look after it , Picture of their licence and a signed declaration of the fact they are responsible for the first £1,000 as it concentrates their mind . Fuel is fill as found .

Its the application of the KISS method Casper I was taught to K eep I t S imple S tupid

Private cant claim VAT back Business can claim VAT back That's the only difference there is to it Just show VAT on either invoice when you sell it . Of course you send VAT to Customs in either sale , Dead Simple

Autotrader want to keep throwing the customer tranparency thing at the aurgument . I told them last friday its NOT transparent though is it Car with wrong colour , no service history , standard wheels , one key , short MOT , 2mm tyres all round and bloody key mark WILL be priced low , but who the bejesus is going to want it . This then makes the alternate car thats got full history , new tyres , two keys and finished in a pretty colour look expensive . As Umesh above states , " wonder how many people just keep scrolling past the best stock " Great transparency is that idea for the customer who doesnt understand how the pricing bollocks works

Had a girl this morning looking at a car for herself , she asks if there's any discount on the price . Just shown her the price marker at Great Price and said we have to price low to get that marker so the days of discounting have ended due to Autotraders interference ,Told her we used to put that car up for £5,695 last year and take £5,500 but now its priced at £5,495 to start with so its a "no" nowdays , She paid me screen price How it has to be I'm afraid isn't it . Everyone says they want transparency so its very transparent now . Screen Price "simples"

Shhhh Casper dont tell everyone Anyway a 7 and 9 can be confused officer

Speed restrictor fitted , they will do 90+mph easy without it

Sold four this week all priced high . Cant buy them to sell at AT prices , or Car Guru prices . Funnily enough both were different prices too Only wants one customer with a brain i suppose , I hate the markers though with a passion