BHM

Can’t you just wipe your arse on the X5 instead?

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Oh I see. If memory serves in the olden days a laid off member of staff was still on the books but received no payment - I think (could be wrong) it gave them the option of claiming from the DSS.

Purely semantics but what’s the difference between furloughing staff & laying off staff? Furloughing sounds the same to me, perhaps I’m missing something or is laying off something from the past?

MOTs are still fine (at the moment) however; (From what I’ve heard today maiin dealers’ parts depts. are only supplying their own workshops and the motor factors are expecting to be told they are NOT a vital part in the supply chain).

I’d like to think you’re right for the overall good of the public but there are so many businesses reliant on selling on ‘tick’ I doubt it - where would the German car industry be in this country without it? Everyone would be living within their means if it was up to me.

I think you mean the Bit Of Flash For Not Much Cash market. I wouldn’t know about newer stock but I can certainly see that on older stock. I wonder if the big petrol market will have a resurgence. Not everyone is a greedy bastard interested in eeking out every last MPG and wanting £30 road tax. They don’t do too many miles, realise £5K buys a nice £50K car (new price) & have a few grand burning a hole in their pocket. At this end many of them will also have had a belly full of oil burners with their various problems & will welcome a petrol with open arms. It’s just a shame most executive metal over the last decade has had Rudolf Diesel’s creation under the bonnet.

Let’s be honest, cars have been getting knocked out on various finance schemes for very little money for quite a while now so, as you say, I don’t imagine there’s much scope for much flexibility on a reducing asset. Out of all the reasons to bring some sanity back into car ownership I never thought it would be a virus that could bring the world’s finances to a halt. How quick our business lives have been changed in the last week would of been unthinkable.

I assume there are going to be a few cheap nearly new cars soon & the new car market is going to take a battering. This will have long term repercussions.

Haha, I might try that sometime. 100% correct

Very true however it is only a very very small minority of scumbags. Tbh they probably wouldn’t buy anyway - I learnt years ago the likes of these shitheads don’t follow up after their talk.

Sorry, more misinformation. As long as you’ve verified your account for money laundering regulations (which anyone would have to do before opening a high street account) then this doesn’t apply. Sorry but there’s an awful lot of bollocks talked about PayPal which I think stems from it originally being opened by eBay as a payment ‘device’ in the early days. PAYPAL IS A BANK. Simple.

TV, you’re of the old fashioned view that phones & fags are a luxury! Believe it or not, I’m afraid many in society think these are basic necessities, along with satellite television. Obviously more important than food!! Madness.

Hahaha, I’d be sorely tempted to waste their time, that’s assuming I’d not told him something along the lines of ‘I’d rather set fire to it than sell to a horrible greedy bastard like you’ which I’ve done in the past & believe me, they don’t know what to say. I had a gentleman from Bradford messing about on FB asking his usual questions which then inevitably let to a ridiculous offer - £1700 for a £2695 vehicle. My rather unprofessional response was simply “Fuck Off”. Why drag out the agony any further than necessary?

Sorry, you are mistaking my comments about PayPal with the PayPal C.C. That’s like comparing money from a Barclays a/c to a Barclaycard payment.

If they’ve held funds it’s been for security checks & I’m sure, assuming you’re sensible, you won’t of released the car without cleared funds so no issue. Also quite how a scammer has you over if they’re there buying in front of you & you have cleared funds before releasing the car is beyond me.

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My phone is most definitely OFF tomorrow. I’m sure some of you will make a sale but the great British public is bored and are looking for various forms of entertainment. It won’t be at the expense of my time.

One half-price less than perfect German p/x shitter sold this week. Plenty of emails from arseholes, a couple of plastic trade vermin trying to rape me over the phone and two visitors today - usual Saturday tyrekickers not at all ready to buy so both politely brushed off rather than waste my time sitting in cars with the unwashed.

.......and after you’ve presented that to the prospective customer don’t expect to hear from them again. If only the public understood, however many will use it as an opportunity to back a car.

That Dude’s an arse.

Fucking hell. Section 4

Too much Diesel in the oil? Turbo seals gone? Although when they go they normally over-rev every time you start & give it a few revs. Good luck, I hope permanent damage hasn’t been done to the engine.

I think you two have both summed things up nicely. Anyone thinking AT is doing this out the goodness of their heart must be smoking a crack pipe.