David Horgan

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  1. Cam belt at 72 k " its bin dun mate , mi mates a works at nissan " Did he do the chain at the same time as he did the belt ? " yea mate dun em both at same time " Be worth the call Nick just for a laugh
  2. Its got a Jack , " I,m emailing tonight BARGAIN with a Jack What a scammer , Bent MOT , auction papers in window ,ABS light on with engine running . NO VAT , NO HMRC payment and £50 in his pocket . The Bas###s get us all a bad name
  3. Bet it was a high miler Mark ?, Ebay sells high milers better than AT i think . Must be snob factor
  4. use doc ref onfront of V5 but guess a number 1/9 and put infront of the ref number , works every time
  5. Probably the real owners just before it disappeared
  6. What model Skoda is it , year/ miles/petrol /diesel / model .
  7. Self warrant if you have your own Techs , cheaper by far , save you thousands a year . We save 60 k a year at the side of buying warranties for £195 that are shite anyway . Look up A1 approved warranties in Leeds 01132 709488 and talk to Stuart as they do both self warranty or their own warranty packages . All the best in the new sales venture too .
  8. Starter Motor Ha Ha drag race at dawn coming soon Its the noise that gets me going then the power . Just love big lumps
  9. Only one thing sells a diesel and that's price round here .4x4 are ok but smaller than 3litre and its ghost country round here . Only diesels we see now are the queue to sell me the bloody smelly things, but I'm a true unadulterated petrol head and always will be I even run a 5litre V8 that makes me smile every time it starts up
  10. If you know how she driven it with no oil pressure then thats the what to say . Dear mediator I know she was driving the car with the oil light because !!!!!!!!! this then caused further destruction of the engine by being no oil pressure the tensioner would go loose and cause the chain to jump , she should have stopped driving as soon as it illuminated on the dash , that's part of her driving test show me tell questions as well , so at 17 would have been fresh in her mind .
  11. You must have fixed back in 2016 / early 17 surely . So wheres her issues now after 12 month . They are shite engines but its fixable She has had it 3 years for gods sake , cant possibly win a case for collecting £10,000 from you for a £5,200 car 3 years ago . Sounds like a gravy train at full bore .
  12. I always ask how are you funding this purchase ? No credit cards , no actual cash , both to expensive to bank . If they mention bank I have been known to say this is on finance only and it works too , "this Sunday proved it twice with "I can get cheap money from the bank " my answer was but the bank isn't selling the car ." Both went out with finance . Third party finance like 24/7 & Zuto I wont entertain at all at any cost . I am not paying them to sell my stock . Zuto are gearing up to charge soon too £180 + VAT If they say debit then its all over and I sell and move on . Love the theory though Nick , Thought about it many times .
  13. We got a great dent man £10 a car and hes a wizz . Just calls every Fri for £30/£50 he says its easy money . Got one of those glue guns , works on some dents but its in a box somewhere consigned to the never see again things you collect along the way in life .
  14. What works in one life will not work in another , thats life and always will be . Aufur I adore your work ethics I really do , but it wouldn't work for us as we are open 7 days to the public to wander and I have sold 4 today to just that method . They saw us on AT and wandered in . All 4 bought . Nick has a similar approach but from home and it works , I can see why as its free and easy for the customer with Nick being very flexible in his approach to customer service . I am just a another approach were I do all 3 methods , Deposit is taken on 40% of my sales , Tel appointments to see when they can come without deposits are also in my methods , Wander in and catch me unawares is also very acceptable , I'm way infront of the customers in the prep stages . So it works for our Lifestyles . My turn round is 18 days while holding 35 stock from 25k to 3k , so that's the reason for my approach , Finance is supplied and heavily marketed for more customer capture and the commissions too , Bolt ons are heavily marketed too , detail polishing , paint coatings , warranties , Service Packages to name a few . Top and bottom what i do doesn't suit you , what you do wont work for me and what we all do wont suit Nick . But you know what we all make money , have a life , and we love it . Be happy , stay friends , have fun , but best of all were all good at what we do . Have a great week ahead , make money , and best of all laugh while we do it .
  15. To MARK101 really . Not quite pretty woman but similar I remember a main MERC dealer near us , my dad had ordered a C class new merc and wanted me to pop in to make sure the spec was correct . It was a Sunday morning and i was helping out my brother at the Mushroom Farm he had , I had wellies on and Bleached trousers when I called in the showroom . This little guy looked at me then put his head down and ignored me so I pondered about for 10 min till this young girl came in to try her high end suitcases in a SLK boot she had ordered . This sales guy shot past me like he was on fire to help said model with very short skirt put her cases in the sports car . She was happy they fit and left when he wandered past me and sat down . So i pulled a chair from another sales desk and went and sat next to him with folded arms , he looked at me and said need help . To which i replied YEP sure do . i no I'm not as good looking as that young girl but I could buy her out 11 times over , so as i no longer LIKE YOU I've popped in to Cancel my dads car . OH SORRY Sir , TOO LATE Pal , I re ordered from another Merc Dealer . He had watched me get out of a 6 Series BMW 650i I could have been a prospective customer but he didn't like my wellies and my bleach trousers they closed soon after " wonder why "
  16. Come on Lucas . SELL SELL SELL , I've done 4 today , 5 if the finance would have gone through on another one . 6 if the guy didn't want more than £1,000 more for his PX than it was worth retail You must have had customers to look at something you have for sale ? surely
  17. Is that cos your Bulgarian Nick . Iv'e had a few from your country buy cars from me . They seem to know what they want and when they want it . Pay up and become service customers afterwards too , Lovely people .A couple came in last night to book service and MOT for next week , Came over like long lost friends . Better send me in for your Merc if your that easy, I will shred him for a deal
  18. That's so sad to ask isn't it can I have a selfie with this car Remember a BMW 6 series Alpina two years ago and a doctor rang asking if he could have it Fri over the weekend to test drive it and return it Mon , had his daughter with him and when I said no she chirps up so what are you taking me to the PROM in now then Don't you just love em
  19. That will be the oil rings , they get gummed up and remain closed , hence the oil burning smoke after idling . Walnut blasting is a waste as you have to remove the head for the rings , so parts washer sorts that job , lap the valves back in , new gaskets and bingo its all ok till next time . The two dirty plugs diagnose that too . Carbon build up in those engines is because they run super hot . By the way they have Chains not belts as well . Chains stretch and while its in pieces you would be mad not to fit a new one , + tensioner Minis do need experience nowdays little buggars
  20. Sounds like a day out for lunch and a test drive in a fancy S4 V8 Nick . Give them a ring and find out would be my opinion. Then go and complete your other business
  21. Imagine the car park FULL of Bangernomics at that resort .
  22. £164 a pair , if you have one set just apply , might have to pay 6 month fee and then renew in Dec for Jan 1 2020 as that's when their year starts .. Only thing you get free is the motorcycle trade plate in the same number as the Car plate you get . Has to applied for when you get a new plate cos if you want one after you have to surrender plates and apply again .
  23. It has to be in your name , see why really cant you if you think about it . came to me and asked out the blue to sell a car not in your name and i'd ask all sorts of questions before I'd pay money out . At that point you'd get asked to leave as its to much risk . WBAC are the same , keep it simple is their thinking , I actually think it has to be in your name for around 6 months too if I'm not mistaken to stop the register in a name and chuck crap at them .