David Horgan

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  1. I would have rolled on the floor laughing
  2. CAT C hasnt bothered the van for two and half years and 60,000 miles , he must have known it was on register when he insured it , might even of come up on the Irish reg system when he put Irish Plates on it . Trying it on because he has a head gasket bill and no money
  3. Supercharged Suzuki Hyabusa is the only bike for the city , gets you there in comfort , that fast you don't get wet in the rain , whip anything off the traffic lights really easy , very reliable too
  4. I have the invoices to prove and i learned my trade in the 70's too bought and sold lots of items in my life , buying and selling is in my DNA
  5. I applied to get into the traders area , sent my trade insurance off , see what happens next ? If I'm worthy
  6. Why would you not write "sold as CAT D " on the invoice . Sounds very harsh to think he may get 60 k of use though without a usage charge , 45p a mile is the norm , its way past the 6 month CRA , but selling an undeclared cat d vehicle is a definite NO NO really . But 60,000 45 pences is a lot too at £27,000 Think about where you advertised it and see if they have a copy of the advert if you don't , presuming you advertised the Vehicle as CAT D ? Hope you at least did that
  7. Its that feeling in the fingers time again isn't it . I had Autotrader guys who think this stuff up here last week , looking at how we decide to buy and why we choose what we do , They left very confused and quite demoralised in their thoughts , they realised a computer didn't have that feeling in the fingers . We had a game where they chose 10 cars to sell and priced them using their system , and i chose 10 cars . We then researched trade prices at BCA and what would make money . The were astonished at the prices and how far out AT was , but didn't understand it changes daily too " faster than computer thinks " They then advertised 10 cars on my AT system and I advertised my choices , two days later I won hands down in the results of search patterns. We sell cars that are not available round our area but people travel to see us , we also sell cars that are popular round our area but never cheaper . Its that finger feeling that cant be taught , we all or most of us have some sort of finger feeling version don't we and its far more accurate as its time served over the years . The sale is down to us .
  8. Its like 24/7 but 24/7 want to charge £180 +vat
  9. If I send the wife to the bank with cash it doesn't appear at ALL for bloody weeks
  10. Were fine Casper , yours too one hopes , and busy selling too
  11. That's were a card terminal is king isn't it , Two days to the same job twice I seriously couldn't manage without a debit card terminal .
  12. I seriously could not manage without a card terminal . No credit cards though under any circumstances only debit card Card terminals are fast at point of sale and that's a serious plus for me , had 4 customers on Sunday and it has to be fluent and fast ,Sale complete , Invoice , Card in terminal , warranty booklet , pass them onto handover person and next customer please . Last bank transfer i took he could only pay £10,000 and he owed £10,795 , created me some time to sort that out . Finished up him borrowing money off his mother and me waiting for it to arrive which took two bloody hours .
  13. Calmed down now Casper back to my normal happy self
  14. Never had a Zuto commission so stopped them after i questioned that very fact , I sell through our own Finance connections very easy at better rates for the customer and far far quicker too .Customer walks in looks at car 30 mins later they drive away with finance in place . When you see the commission money coming in as you go forward selling finance you will change your mind later on believe me the no commission deals are hard to take on board after a while
  15. Why on earth would anyone use Zuto when there's no commission from them . They haven't got any products to sell have they . As for the dealer on the letter you have that does 40 deals a month and its free , just a load of bull isnt it , any dealer with that sort of finance sales penetration will be registered with more than one Finance house wont they . Then will be earning commissions as well . 24/7 wrote to me saying its now £180 + VAT
  16. We are on a paid deal with car Guru , its just about making a profit , but their customer leads are usually bone heads that couldn't decide what day it is in my view. Think its full of lonely pillocks that send emails out " is this car still for sale " NO I just advertise the fecking thing for the laugh you clown , NO one ever rings off CG either Sells a few of the cheaper stuff 2k /3k stuff is their limit I reckon , we sell the px stuff on there really , Main stock we have has NO chance .
  17. Might make main dealers and super mkt NEED to earn on the metal instead of ripping the heart out of Finance deals and putting bad taste in customers heads . If they have to earn money on Metal us indies will shine through maybe , lets hope so .
  18. Depends on the turnover you can provide them with , how long you been in business? , Where your premises are at? . Selling from home could be a problem , if they see only a few cars that also could be a problem , haven't got any signs up outside your business that's a problem . Then it depends on the type of terminal you want too . Roaming mobile , internet based , wired in,all have differing costs from £15 / £35 a month Ring round a few and see where the land lies in your area and what the rules are would be my advice . No one company fits all situations .
  19. Silly modern day daft need a cuddle comment is this one . CAN YOU IMAGINE THE FFING FEES IF THEY HAD TO WARRANT CARS OMG
  20. Me Too My answer is usually " why would I pay to advertise it if its not here "
  21. Be some difficult times ahead for these loons 14 day return , love it or return it wow , think i might have one for the long trips , day 13 back it goes , Didn't love pal
  22. I love those sort of money multiplications Man after my own thinking