David Horgan

Honda parts work on Honda cars . The rest of the euro parts are rubbish . Fit a Honda Sensor , Not Clutch that caused this prob .

Trouble is too , when or if you see them again they have spent 5 x the figure they quoted you . Then you think " you plonker if you told me that figure we would have had a go "

I would have asked him for his traders VAT Number

Be wanting coffee with them next too

I love those sorts " not " We all get them , usually with us its "what AUTO's do you have for less than £500" Or "what £20 tax cars have you got under £500" I keep meaning to buy one and park it up , Over there mister , its the green one covered in dents , rust and bald tyres yours for £400 , skip comes with it

£50 oh sorry its what it sold for not what its worth £5,350 is my guess

I would tell everyone where to buy from A bloody different place to me in another county on a different day when I'm not looking for stock . Tried that Casper , got bored , Just cant stop looking for the next deal , Its only the deals that keep me living . The way to make me smile is waiting for the Finance prop to go accepted , I'm more on edge than the customer buying the car , There thinking new car I'm thinking Commission cheque . Got three Finance props on Sat and then it was game on to sign up that day so I got the Commission in Sept Made it too

I would think one call in a week is good Marian for an Astra Diesel the fact its an Auto can work for and against you , Look on Autotrader to match your car against the others , you dont want to be the lowest price on there but 1st page within a 50 mile radius of your post code would give you an idea of the prices , Its low miles , Service history ? I hope , Nice colour I hope , tell the buyer about the condition and any extras , Nav , Leather , Climate . It will go pretty soon . So don't panic after a week

Walsall cant be that bad Ive sold two cars to customers from Walsall this week end , Both cars were 13k + both went on prime Finance and both returned nice PX cars too . Both from WS3 4 post codes

Hi to lucky 13 , welcome aboard Every thing has a mkt doesn't it . We cant all or want to sell the same stuff . Cheaper stuff makes me smile too , we sell the lumpy cars too and the inbetweeners , and the cheaper stuff " I'm not one to miss anything " But I love a cheapy PX £50 old cheapy that goes on the ramp , comes off clean , Snow foam it , Shiny wax thru pressure washer , quick carpet/ seat clean oil change and £995 it , quickest one was 8 mins to the first phone call but usually its first 24 hours , have some fun with what's yer best price brigade " £1295 pal " but it says £995 online lol , yea but £1295 is a better price and that's what you asked me . had a Fabia once and two women resulted in fighting for it You eeffing bitch this and effing bitch that omg they were nose to nose for a £795 car , smallest one won too . Worth selling for the entertainment we reckon . Secret to cheaper stuff is to talk to the customer different to a 10k car . Round here its very hey up mi duck ye come to look at this little Corsa then , smashing little thing it is , They love it long as its clean with a long MOT they will take a part service , one key , scratched , cheapy , Other trick is we just don't rip em off , Sell one every year to one guy £600 is his ceiling , drive anything he will , gives me the px free +£600 every Oct . Got one waiting for him now £550 Corsa took in for £100 a month ago . So happy selling pal , stick with what makes you happy and some money .

Dont tell the customer its been repaired shhhhhhhhhhh its

Both

We quote 48 mths and its 48 months £x per month and is completed with Blue David . Moto novo Charge an extra fee at the end of around £200/£400

We always have the same number all the way through on Blue 1st and last payment buys the car and all same figures . Depends on rep sometimes and how its set up

Dont think Blue Motor Finance charge fees either . We use Close Brothers with no fees but dealt a high commission because of the amount we put through with them . Moto novo are great for a lot of deals as well , we can vary rates a lot with those guys too so it works on the deals that need a deal with the customer .

I really hope you come out of this well , I seriously do . But a few questions spring in my mind . 1 ;; Why sell a car that wants a service ? bad idea in my head as your just waiting for another garage to get stuck into your wallet . 2; Same as above with the brake pads isn't it , why not change them when doing the PDI ? 2,000 miles in a performance car can be as low as 200 miles in a lunatics hands , especially when he's first let loose in his new 250 bhp car . 3 ;; £1,000 off the car as a discount for £60 worth of oil and filter and four brake pads , 4 ;;Did the car get inspected in your own workshop on a ramp so as to be positive the gearbox wasn't losing oil ? As I said i really hope you come out on top , but performance cars in the wrong hands that's not FULLY prepped and totally sure about is a route to disaster in my mind , we sell some meaty powerful stuff on one side of our business and they are prepped to death, serviced , nut and bolted , driven 100 miles , back in workshop and checked again . Ramp time is no less than 8 hours for each car . Its amazing what we find that's been done wrong , cheap parts , not tightened up , missing , leaking , and the rest . All the best .

We've had a few of those types Casper One particular girl who had been bought a 1yr old C1 by her Grandad was apparentley the wrong colour for her , Being a dark grey with red trim and only 16,000 miles i felt i had to agree with her really , She wanted a white car and our sticky 4yr old 40,000 mile 1 litre white Corsa was sat winking at her in its white gleaming coat So she was offered a few shillings for her C1 as it looked so bad in Grey and red with Sat Nav , blue tooth , Air con and took the Corsa , Said "daddy I'm having this one so go and pay for it" No please thankyou He just curled up and said she is spoilt Spoilt, my god if she was mine she'd be working in a salt mine now learning about life .

Just shown this thread to two retired traffic cops who work here doing some driving for us . They are rolling around laughing on the floor at police cars being in any fit state to sell

My thoughts exactly , By the time I've taken the car , complained about the bloody mess they make , took it again , Re done it when it comes back its quicker to do it once and have done with it . Employ a valet guy omg that's hard work , There's only two ways of doing things in my world , MY WAY & the bloody GATEWAY. I always feel sorry for the gateway hinges They hear me but don't bloody Listen. Do it yourself , save money , save sanity , simples

I think the penny is finally dropping pal , had a few recently trying to get out of the rent a car situation , they all thought the car was theirs , how wrong are they Like i said I've had them in tears here wondering how they are going to out of the mess there in with PCP , Leases , Roll overs so they are in Neg Eq . Time they looked at reality . Money lending Huge companies are existing on these deals , When Joe public learns it will be interesting i am thinking .

They don't see that cost coming from leases do they , I've had customers in tears here when they have tried to return lease cars to the main dealers and facing a £700/£1,200 bill to hand back . Easy when they signed up

Bet he keeps the little square of carpet and glues it back when the duals come out . LOL ONE owner well maintained over the 200,000 miles its done . Really its 2000 drivers , cheap servicing , wrong oil cos its cheaper , kerbed 600 times , on the 4th set of wheels , Bent discs when he stamps on the duals , Death trap ditch finder tyres , 2nd Steering wheel cos the original has been gripped that tight its deformed , 3rd drivers seat and passenger seats due to wear and panic sweats , 2nd engine and 9 clutches later when its polished up its a bargain car for a new driver , low insurance , and knows its way round the town on its own How many owners ? well let me tell you a story Has it got two keys ? well there is two but one is smooth Are the mats glued in on these cars , ? Stops em slipping under your feet . Be worse than a police car wouldn't it ? TAZ here's a tip mate . DON'T swap to buying driving school cars

It was so quick with Moto Novo as well , just popped his name in the proposal and they pre filled in every thing else as it was still recorded on file , acceptance in less than 2 seconds and e signed in 5 min .He only came to get his tyres pumped up and left with a new car I love the deals in this game

Best thing is to modify your stock then so as not to appeal to finance customers , They wont understand or care two hoots about your beliefs , they will move onto a dealer who does offer what they want . , Harsh but true I'm afraid . Just remember they are all borrowing money to buy your cars anyway , Bank , Supermkt loans , Hardly anyone now has the cash in their pockets , so its borrowed money rules for most people .

Just said the same thing about the two this morning , Got one tomorrow and one Sunday both requiring finance . One at 5k and one at 12 k so be nice results . I had a stunning July on Finance and August so far has been very productive too . Sold a Fiesta ST for 10 k in March and now he wants to upgrade to a 13k GTI with same finance company , just popped out the 3 month claw back so will keep that commission so get two hits on the ST and one on the GTI , as I got the ST sold when it comes back on finance so boom boom