David Horgan

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  1. Heard of similar to this that actually did happen . Trader friend gets call with daft bid from 200 miles away 5k off asking His answer was that's a bit steep , But ok Then and would you like new tyres too . Yes choose the brand and I'll fit them Pirelli Ok , its only got one key would you like another too Yes Ok ,now do you want me to lick the wheels clean for you while i'm changing the tyres Yes See you at 2pm tomorrow then my friend 2 pm comes and the dopey sod turns up to buy the car Trader friend says , sorry mate its sold Its over there dopey customer says , I know he says the wife bought it at that price though before you got here , Cheerio Prospective Customer went Nuts . Didn't make the mail though
  2. Doesn't look like its the sensor then does it . If you replaced it and it doesn't work it might be the wiring that's worn under the seat . If you have fitted an Ebay part that may also be a problem , Mercs like Merc parts in my experience with the bloody things , I hate Mercs with a passion mind
  3. Join up , Nothing to lose , Great People too , All friends and no Bull . Some good discounts on various Auto related services and products too . The IMDA was set up for the Right reasons by people who understand our industry and it shows with the services too .
  4. They are great cars as long as you put new Cam Chain and guides , piston rings , Decoke the head and manifold , new turbo oil feed pipe , have the turbo rebuilt and put new plugs in . Then they don't come back and go like shite off a shovel Yep they are hopeless bloody things as you say The petrols are french too Bloody Pug engines . BMW cant make 4 cylinder engines so they bought crap ones instead for the Minis
  5. That's just terrible David . I really hope you get the money back , Not a small amount to lose for sure . Maybe we should take note and ring for bank information from now on , as you say , You didn't see it coming . Some F###ing Bas#ards out there . I hate thieves with a Vengeance
  6. Will be in your policy somewhere for a guess where it explains its trade , depends too what valuation system they use , Some Glasses Some CAP so it can be wild either side of good or bad really . My wife was involved in RTA , not her fault and we Got Retail money for that , but a friend of mone had a no fault RTA last week and got Glasses Trade plus £700 after the ensuing argument on the phone . Haven't heard of loss of retail income claim , so cant say on that . Did you get the MILF's name No don't go there
  7. Written off by a MILF Did she write it off while doing the ?????? deed How in gods name can buying a car from different auctions sell differently ? Must be different cars surely You bought a write off from BCA was it declared as such , if not you can chuck it back as that's what the indemnity charge is for . Insurance write offs on most trade policies are trade money back if accident damaged to write off , But I have had retail for one my wife was driving in a No fault accident situation too . Sorry just imagining a MILF crashing a car while er doing the errrrr mmmmmm you know I spilt my tea now LOL
  8. Wife filled her A3 with petrol , Called us because it stopped , so we recovered it back to our place . She goes to my son " do we need a specialist to come out LOL " We all looked at her eyes wide till she realised what she had said Never lived that down she hasn't
  9. Well said , after my own heart i seem to get a call on Boxing day most years , Nip out , down garage for what seems a done sale and back before they know iv'e been gone . Always had you down as more modern than this Nik Anyway all the very best to you and your family Nik , and everyone else on here too Happy Christmas , Happy and very prosperous New Year too .
  10. £316 On Platinum Nick for £13500 Good discount isn't for over 100 cars a rolling year saves me shoe wear though at most places with parking on site and half price food Less assured report savings of £8 i think and online fees at £44 so its better than some . Means to an end though isn't it if you want specific stock types , Auctions are for the Brave now its no longer a place to send the untrained buyer . Lots to be earned for the brave , trained dedicated knowledgeable buyer , but lots to be lost if the auction understanding isn't in the buyers way of thinking , Seen some buyers make huge mistakes , it makes your eyes water at times ,
  11. They dont charge for days they are closed pal
  12. Stand at the auction door and wait CAP catalogue in hand and be ready to wag at the cheapest car that day . Result is, you will lose LESS money cos its the cheapest Cant understand the heat of auction, stay away from auction ,and buy elsewhere is the answer . One thing for sure , you wont find out here I don't think
  13. Load of Bollocks either way I reckon , don't you Just proves the youngsters don't use Cazana Aygo granny surfers affecting the results on Cazana
  14. Best place , let some private buy it I had a car like that once , put it to the block and went and hugged it when it was about to go thru bid on my own car against a private and took it over CAP Clean by £300 and it was knackered . Lots of fun as I reckon I earned £700 extra .
  15. All Part of the web site DMS here
  16. VW , Skoda does the same on lots of dashes Button ,but no phone connection , its an extra . I always tell them its available to buy from main dealer , as its nearly always not fitted . . If its not on your advert , its not yours to fit Simples
  17. Working here too Nik . Just got Close Brothers Commission Cheque today for Nov , made me smile . Did Three on Moto Novo on self prop , so that will be near One with a Broker for a slightly subby deal but still got £200 out of it . Two on Blue and they pay straight away . see what Dec brings , We don't usually do much Finance in Dec for some reason , Jan goes nuts though , Here's hoping Takes a while Mark to learn how to swap the customer to Finance then get them through , remember its a 120% of CAP Retail so adjust the deposit to max the commissions . Sometime the customer is better off giving £200 dep and not the £1,500 they enquired about When you do the first deals though the extra commission makes you grin .
  18. Thrashing the Austin 1100 was my favourite followed by Shhh don't mention the Germans Don't make them like that anymore do they Think it was a rhetorical question Lucas we knew the answer really
  19. Where from ? and wheres it gone , I know I had it somewhere
  20. Its a pocket change car with a TWO pocket profit cant lose
  21. 1.39 this Monday you announce you just discovered you couldnt drive a manual car because you had an auto licence. Today you passed the manual test . When was the theory test taken then ? .
  22. The very word charity makes me shudder Knew some one years ago doing that , lived in two houses , Cotswold Manor with 9 acre of grounds and Jersey next to the sea with two acres , say NO more . I give NOTHING
  23. Nice profit Tony ,Makes you smile when that sort of deal comes off doesn't it , when I do that sort of deal this lot round me say I've got my highway robbers hat on again
  24. You know the car I've always wanted Nick , " An Austin 7 saloon about 1930's " don't know why , just always wanted one . Terrible things to drive , slow as snails but one day I'll buy one just for the kick of it . Shouldn't be on about that as i'll go hunting one down now , Wife will go whats that thing out there .