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  1. Posted

    10 hours ago, MarkTVS said:

    Do you offer an upgrade option to nitrogen like quick fit?:lol:

    Hahaha, I remember when this wheeze came in & being offered it, “Ideal for performance cars” was the guff, something to do with less expansion due to heat if I remember correctly. What a load of fucking bollocks. Rather like Manheim’s Checkpoint fee.

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    5 hours ago, Casper said:

    Ive noticed the large dealers around here preparation is slipping cars with scuffed wheels and dents etc id be embarrassed if i was selling 20 k cars like that  

    The days of main dealer stock being prepped to the hilt are long gone & they aren’t afraid to sell cars with Stevie Wonder paintwork repairs. 

    Tbh many of them can’t even be arsed to wash off a car for punters with an appointment.

    I was at a Renault dealer the other week & they were showing punters a car jammed in round the back in the compound - I overheard the Mrs say she couldn’t really see the car properly :lol:.

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    4 hours ago, Casper said:

    The only good thing to come out of covid is you don't have to sit round the table listening to boring conversation with the in laws pretending you like them or they have something interesting to say  

    :lol::lol: My in-laws are dead so I don’t have that problem.

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  5. Posted · Edited by BHM

    What puzzles me is why people think that some fella with an obd & a laptop is far better at programming the ECU than the manufacturers who invest tens & hundreds of millions in R&D. Some of these characters then deciding to promote themselves to pro-status & adjusting the fuel-air ratios must be responsible for fucking a few engines.

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  6. Posted · Edited by BHM

    With cheapie punters from my experience there are generally three things that sour punters when looking at a car (although old 4x4 buyers are more realistic).

    1) A reference to corrosion on the MOT.

    2) A reference to an oil leak on the MOT.

    3) The fuel light on at the start of the test drive. It’s ok if it illuminates on the test drive but if it’s on when they first sit in it they start whining like the rear diff on an old Vauxhall Carlton.

    (If selling a small car with 1, 2 & 3 you’ll have it ‘til the day you die :lol:).

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  7. Posted

    2 hours ago, Halfpenny said:

    I think the notion of getting money off for cash is well ingrained in the public consciousness thanks to various TV programmes where some 'expert' or other goes into negotiation waving a bunch of 'readies' and magically the price drops 10%.

    Mike Brewer feel free to comment here :lol:

    1 minute ago, MarkTVS said:

    A common one we get is I’m a cash buyer who the proceed to whip out a credit / debit card<_< cash means fecking cash!

    It’s because Place In The Sun & all other house buying TV programmes refer to their offers as ‘cash offers’. In the good old days a cash deal meant pound notes, no receipt, f*** off & don’t come back. Alas, in the space of a few years “cash deal” is spouted by every Parker’s Guide expert meaning “I want some money off, here’s my card & I’ll squeal like a rutting pig if an issue arises”.

  8. Posted

    On 9/14/2020 at 1:03 PM, David Horgan said:

    They don't understand though the concept we have to earn a profit do they . I ask what would happen to their wages  if their boss at work failed to make a profit :D I'm pretty sure they don't have a clue how it all works half the time .

     

    The average PAYE man, irrespective of intelligence and/or professional qualifications does not understand. If the average Joe Public understood this there’d be no little for the dole.

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  9. Posted

    On 9/14/2020 at 9:47 PM, SC Derby said:

    Why would anyone that ISNT a messer have to say ‘I’m not a messer’ - they wouldn’t and just crack on and buy

    any customer that makes reference to ‘not being a messer’ will turn into the biggest messer of all. Fact 

    Absolutely.

    On 9/14/2020 at 7:08 PM, Mikey360 said:

     

    "I'm not a messer" 

    "I'm in the trade" 

    ....my Dad says all car dealers discount by at least £xxx.

    ....I can get one for £500 less in (insert name of city 100 miles away here). 

    ....my friend says yours is only worth £xxxx. 

    ....Parker’s say your car is only worth £xxxx Answer: NO PROBLEM. JUST GO & BUY ONE FROM PARKER’S - LET ME KNOW HOW YOU GET ON.

    Last weekend (weekend trade :rolleyes:), punter arrives in a 2017 Touareg, torch in hand, to look at a 16yr old p/x X-Trail, FRESHLY & PROPERLY MOT’d and priced at the princely sum on £1300. ....Why does the MOT say surface corrosion? Answer: BECAUSE I DON’T GET MICKEY MOUSE MOTS & IT’S A 16 YR OLD 4x4 AT PUSHBIKE MONEY.

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  10. Posted

    15 minutes ago, justina3 said:

    We tried movex have no idea what was going on took three days to get insane quotes so didnt try again. 

    Tbh I wouldn’t want to rely on them to transport my rubbish bin to the roadside once a fortnight.

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    8 hours ago, Stillnotadealer said:

    I would prefer this incident not to escalate to a matter akin to Hayden vs Scottow. As such I offer you the opportunity to retract your comments above, and also your comment of March 24th. Unless you have been sitting behind a reliable VPN you might be wise to swallow your pride and take said opportunity.

    @James Baggott

    Dear me! A couple of unkind words & now you’re making out there’s going to be a big court case. :lol:

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    2 hours ago, trade vet said:

    Ha Ha,sign of the times.You are in the wrong job,why not get into selling small boxes of vegetables with a recipe sheet on line and charging £40......Sorry,forget that,too many already doing it.

    ....or sending a bottle of gin of YOUR choice & a few tonics to punters & charging twice the going rate. Who on earth would believe in such a scheme.

  15. Posted

    12 hours ago, Stillnotadealer said:

    Whats wrong with asking if the cambelt has been changed? Its a 5 year interval so about due.

    :lol::lol: 

    8 hours ago, Casper said:

    some people just don't read adverts I'm convinced .

    I took in a ‘delightful’ Category S trade in the other day. A quick sweep out of the filthy interior, threw a bucket of dirty water over its battered exterior, pointed the camera at it & wrote an advert starting “IDIOTS TAKE NOTE!! NO EMAILS!! PHONE ONLY!!”

    Only 2 people managed to phone but the number of emails beggared belief & the pitifully low quality of questions even more so. 

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    21 minutes ago, trade vet said:

    Ha Ha Casper,you will be right,the daughter was expecting a new one ! Most of us would have recognised that within 2 mins of meeting them.Its all part of the learning process for a newbie ,just another set back Daz,coping with set backs is a major part of the job.

    Selling older cars Daz should assume everyone is a pillock, messer or has unrealistic expectations until they prove otherwise and until they prove otherwise don’t sell them anything.

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    On 8/29/2020 at 2:19 AM, Daz said:

    On departure the mother said "if you cant fix the pedal we get our deposit back right?" To which I said I'll get it 100% but if I cant fix it of course you can.

    If you felt there was no fault this was the time to terminate the deal.

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    On 8/28/2020 at 10:43 PM, Bmx Bandits said:

    +1 injectors. Once you've had a good check of the work that’s been carried out of course. These later hdi’s (09+) injectors are shocking. They rarely fault code, will always start on the button, but then idle badly or/and have a flat spot when rev’d especially from cold, they can also smoke quite noticeably. We get our local diesel specialist to test them and 3 out of the 4 injectors always fail and the other one only just passes. We must have replaced over 10 sets of injectors in the past two years. I would also have a look at the injectors to see if they look new, as if they have been replaced and not had the correct re-learn test drive procedure followed they will run badly. 

    My understanding from a diesel specialist’s comments is that most injectors past about 80K miles will be outside manufacturers tolerances anyway so would be classed as needing replacement. 

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    Logbooks currently aren’t needed for taxing because over the phone the DVLA will tax ANY car for 6 months FOR ANYONE.

    I’ve done it 3 times recently for sold cars with log books held up due to plate transfers at main dealers. The only stipulation is the car must have a current MOT.

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    On 8/26/2020 at 5:26 AM, petrol head said:

    I'm paying £7200 on finance for a £15K car, how could there be a balloon...........

    :lol: Why on earth the newspapers print such tripe about a greedy punter who doesn’t understand basic mathematics is beyond me. But then again, why on earth someone would be happy to have their stupidity & ignorance plastered over the newspapers is also beyond me! It’ll come to the day very soon that discussions at the sales desks will be recorded. 

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