David Horgan

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  1. Has to give you chance to inspect it first as it could be a scam just to get money out of you . Probably a totally different problem this time round , as MAP sensors and throttle bodies don't go twice in short periods . Offering refund that was refused kills his claim really too . Offering money for half the bill is very generous after 4 Months of repair and 3500 miles of fault free motoring I would stick to plan A now , we want to see the car and diagnose the fault , Thats the conclusion really . Boasting claims about small claims is just his mad rage shouting hot air . When he realises its going to cost money to take a claim out . If you hear more tell him to return the car for inspection and stop driving it , get him to tell you and exact mileage too at present day . Whats the garage said the problem is this time round ?
  2. = £1,544.85 reduction , seems a fair deal to me , in 5 months its worth a grand extra now too Is it using oil then? Chain Gone ?, Turbo shit its self , ? If its one of those things then why does customer expect to return it after 5 months , Any fault cant have been present since you sold it surely . In that case its his baby to sort out not yours . He /She could have done anything to it . Low oil comes to mind as they use oil like a BP disaster spills it
  3. Don't read everything and believe it , Yes there's some rubbish out there . one day you will get a rouge that's without doubt . But theres some good ones too . We buy hundreds of cars from BCA . yes weve had a few rouges but theyve gone back , some easy some with a fight .
  4. It will be the cable , feels like the clutch has seized itself , Cable rusts inside outer cable and the joints seize . . Trust me its not the clutch ,we done loads , i10 cable on clutch is shite . Feel like a new car with a new cable
  5. Had two give it go on Autotrader reviews once a while back , had them took down as obviously lying . Apart from that I get no trouble , probably because I'm very direct and prove they are liars .
  6. Ive had that situation on a Golf R recently , Came in as PX , had heated leather and Pretoria wheels . Came back to exchange and it had cheap after mkt wheels with worn ling long tyres , and Cloth Seats . His excuse was it was his car He was then surprised i quoted him 5k less , resulted in him fetching the wheels and seats back off his mate pronto. With a red face . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Had another one bought an Audi A3 off me , Following week was spouting off about illegal tyres , Long story short he came back with different wheels and nearly bald tyres trying to claim new tyres off us . I shown him pictures of Black edition Wheels and Michelin tyres when he bought it 12 days previous , He got both barrels and a reload from me , ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Another lying scroat told me his FABIA VRS was full service , had 5 BMW main dealer stamps , Er they don't service Skodas my friend , Called BMW and they never heard of him . His mate had managed to get access to the Stamp no doubt . ___________________________________________________________________________ These people think we are the wrong ones .
  7. Lloyds bank is good , no limits on capping your payments like some do , very frustrating when you need to buy cars . Ask your accountant what they use for accounts , or DMS like Clickdealer web sites integrated with invoices are good too .
  8. East midlands Area We dont sell normal stuff i suppose thats our real problem
  9. Not what I'm looking at , still 4 figures over CAP , Starting above CAP with strong bids
  10. If you offer what you are going give them they don't turn up , simple . People are inherently greedy , so high offer gets them on site then appraise the car in question and offer whats its worth , All used cars are different and I've only ever seen two cars in decades that were what I'd call looked after . Owners know their car is a pile of shite and they tell lies to sell it , They just need to be told face to face . High offer gets the face to face meeting . They wont block you , Just use an email thats made up
  11. The 911 is a nice car i must admit , So I amend 99.9 % are utter bell ends Its usually the Pratts with Porsche Badges and hats , Porsche Gloves , Even had one with Porsche glasses . That comes from the last porky customer , talk the talk my god every word was abbreviated to letters and numbers , I had to ask him to speak in whole words lol . What he hadn't had was not worth talking about "boring " Then ! like to spread the cost of this little weekend toy , Any charnce of a deal on the monthly , he only got declined didn't he , not just prime either lol one girl said he will be lucky if we lent him a pen lol . His face wow Porsche buyer mmmm very entertaining people in a number of ways . Not as bad as MX5 Buyers though , now there's a set of bell ends ,in another world they are . No wonder they all wave at each other
  12. Depends what type of stock you want polishing really . basic run round mop with a DA will be less money than a full on iron out wash and a machine polish so no hazing and marr lines show , Specially on soft paints which need more care . Prices across road from us are around £150 to £400 plus a choice of waxes on top afterwards
  13. See him riding to work on a bike lol thinking mmmmmm got that wrong
  14. Old guy near me has a Zephyr , I see it on the road on dry days , mainly spring and summer but it does come out in winter too . Immaculate thing too .
  15. Not so much the clothing but the most feared is facial tattoos , got a body builder customer , face , neck and arms is a full tribal tattoo , hes been asked to leave as hes not the sort of customer they want , Hes absolutely minted in money . I was the person who treated him as Umesh has stated , "How i would like to be treated " he now only comes to us for cars and service . I did have two gay guys once dressed head to foot in PINK shorts , pink trainers , Pink shirts , Camp as a row of pink tents they were , My face said it all lol they were fun though , we laughed like mad as they spoke very gay and very posh lol Good sports mind , Smart car they bought as well in bright yellow , It clashed with the pink clothes , Laughed with them not at them so all fun and very two way laughter . Body builder is Nicest bloke you could meet he is , just likes body art . takes all sorts , Least he wasn't in Pink . First lesson I was taught Umesh , By my dad at 15 yrs old I was , "Never look down at any one he said " " Always treat people as you would wish to be treated " , That was good advice . I've earned a good few ££££££ using that advice over the years and Thousands & Thousands of deals . Now £50,000 car or £1,000 px they all get the same .
  16. I sell performance cars too , plus cheapies as well and most cars in between if I'm honest . Trick is to be like a chameleon and change to suit each customer. Smile like and assassin when they leave . Those T&C's would have put the 4 car buyers I've had this morning well and truly OFF coming i reckon , S3 , Golf R , Golf GTD , SEAT Cupra R all sold , Each and every customer this morning was a completely different personality , age , and in different financial situations , different questions and different priorities , eg one was obsessed with tyres , paint condition for the other , toys inside the car on another's list , test drives and methods of payments , , me sending that list of which i would term as negatives would in my mind put them off even coming . Now i have decades of people skills so its easy for me to talk , BUT , adapt and learn . manage each and every situation the same but in different orders , listen and learn when to strike like viper , seal the deal is the way to sell . Takes time , but its fun learning Don't for gods sakes send that list out to customers , We are supposed to create positive vibes not a list of don'ts . You would be amazed how many customers tell me horror stories about other traders treating them wrong , deposits for test drives , not there when they arrive , spoken down to , pushy vibes , making negative talk on customers appearance is popular negative . People skills as Rory says don't come over night , cant be taught either but and I stand corrected if I'm wrong wont start with a list like that . Remember the customer buys ONE car every 2 to 6 yrs , they dont know our job and never will , Like the guy this morning Tattoos all over him 21 yrs old , no clue what he was asking . first question has he asked has it been painted do i know , he needed to be guided through the whole process. He thanked me for making it easy for him and took his Golf R home with a smile from ear to ear reading your list I'll tell you now he would be gone with the wind , Did ask if you'd missed anything
  17. Clutch problem not going in gear . BUT it also can be the clueless idiot who's checked out for the report , we bought an i10 with static gear section and it was AUTO , Nothing wrong , probably didnt know he had to pull the lever to release the gear stick , or press the brake pedal . Sweeping up one day examining cars next day , make your own mind up , works its ok , Cant find 1st or reverse then they told you , Could go either way , i dont actually hold much hope on reports anymore . EG Renault RS megane 265 cup chassis KNOCKING ENGINE ON REPORT , arrived by truck , now we bought to convert to track use so engine problem was irrelevant to us as it was going to get rebuilt anyway block up with forged parts . car drove off transporter NO knocking , turns out it was the air con pump pulley cover that was loose , it was in the under tray , came unbolted . see what we are working with , complete idiots . hope your i10 is ok .
  18. Dodged a double bullet there my friend . Porsche buyers are horrible people , self entitled idiots thinking they are something they aren't is my description . I've sold a few Porsches in my time and they nearly always attract the swarms of fools . He was trying to make his own set of rules , overruling you and your selling methods , soon as they try that with me , they get corrected or I stop the sale . Always another bum for the seat , less trouble and less hassle for you . He would have had checked again , sending you bills for future proofing the car . warranty claims would run into 4 figures too as that's what Porker Buyer do , Best deal you made was not dealing with that fool
  19. Happy New to you Umesh Everyone here too happy and prosperous new year to all Cheers
  20. Not at 9.30 pm i hope . Had another yesterday , 3k Aygo , 30 year son just passed his driving test , Mummy and Daddy came in a brand new A5 , Oh it sounds rather tinny mummy says , I don't like the second key not being a push button , then asked if i want to sell this car we can offer £2,000 , Bearing in mind he wanted Finance on this 3k car with £500 dipper , I just said its gone UP lady , Bye , Sooner buy it myself be honest
  21. Seen some loons this month . I'm interested in your car , Well effing ring about it then you daft twat How much will you give me for my car , Then Nothing back to reg and miles question , Dopy loon Do you take PX cars that are scrap . Idiots , No but I'll take your dog or violin as PX if you want Will you buy my car please ? , Anyone else's but not yours because you don't answer the phone , Why am i going to pay more for the car on finance , Feck off mate If you give me a great price for mine I'll buy yours , You have ? A red Mercedes but its my dads so i cant give you the number , BYE What do you mean you haven't got a bloody driving licence , Not for me its my sons but I'm financing it , OMG , go get a private loan you idiot , I cant my credits no good , Feck off COVID has a lot to answer for , Drains their brain cells of whatever they had and that was not much , Roll on 2022 , mind i said that about 2021 , look where that's got us too by December . Oh forgot one , I have a holiday booked , all inclusive to Cyprus , 5 * Hotel with Flights , interested in PX against the Golf R , money your way , NO go to Cyprus and don't come back . Happy Christmas to you all on hear , Very Happy New Year is even more required to everyone , back In Jan
  22. i think your going to struggle if your out of sure check timing Greg . hard as that seems but thats how they will go with it . good luck though , BBA reman for the ECU repair if needed . Lease customers dirty sly games that is , cant see the lease company or manhiem tiger sealing EML lights , Lots of lease customers don't ever look after a car in my opinion , not that many owners do though either
  23. mmmm I don't know what you mean surely not a suggestion I'm dick turpin haha maybe i have a cap that size thinking about it . lol