BHM

I’m fairly ignorant but I see others mirror what you say about placement in Google rankings - I’m sooooo behind the times I assumed punters just go to a particular site & searched for a particular (or price of) car. EMP has served me very very well, indeed apart from the very occasional spot ad here & there that’s been my only advertising cost. However, like you, EMP has gone quiet again & it’s clear it’s not a front runner any more - possible due to the Google rankings you & others commented on. Perhaps they see Scumtree as the way forward

I’m interested whether you’ve upgraded or not and if so have you seen an increase in traffic? I’m considering joining CG as EMP is producing f.a. punters, AT isn’t an option, Gumtree seems to be a glorified internet jumble sale, although I must confess to not yet investigating Motors. From what I see/understand the FREE package looks fairly poor - tbh I’m surprised any punter can be bothered filling in their details in order to send an email. The middle package, ENHANCED, is the one I’m considering although as an unknown (to me) entity if I take the plunge I’ll expect a deal, with a reduced contract, to entice me in.

Some spend 12 months & more looking. One fella I know of, the biggest messer on the earth, about 3.5 years ago asked me my p/x price for his bottle green 2003 Picasso. He’s still driving it.

If I understand it correctly £2.5K gross profit isn’t worth getting out of bed for.

I’d imagine so! Tbh surely anyone bidding blind on auction cars must expect to get the occasional fucked engine?

I’d like a few tales of woe with 2.5K wiped across them.

It certainly is, I’ve got some stock sat for months (some with good reason I should add) & some turns over within 2-3 weeks. One of my quickest sales was about a month ago. Phone call within 30 minutes and the man turned up 2 hours later as promised. I thought it was a wind-up! The car? A bottom specification Dacia Logan. The one in any colour as long as it’s white, manual keys, no central locking, not even a radio. Really nice buyer, no arrogance, pocket full of pound notes & declared every fault on his £100 swapper. It took him longer swapping over the shit from his p/x than it did to do the deal. Compare that to a VW deal. Three weeks of Mr. Grants (first name Immi) leaving answerphone messages at 11pm requesting callbacks (waste of time here mate), the Nearly Men asking about bumper scuffs & engine codes, the inevitable “When was the cambelt changed?” by our own homegrown internet surfing, big-talking trash and when a man turns up he’s expecting the VIP treatment, can’t scrape £200 from his wallet for a deposit & his wanked-out (described as mint condition & fully maintained) Golf/Passat has the front wings hanging off it, rattling flywheel, next to no history & the cambelt is 3 years overdue.

I’m with you on this although a fortnight ago I sold one via email & never met or spoke to them cos they arranged a collection haulier. Tbh though, most emailers are simply fucking about whiling away their spare time. Many I don’t bother to answer (usually bottom dollar twats) & out of those I do answer I know I’m simply wasting my time on some semi-literate penniless imbecile but do so ‘just in case’ I’m wrong.

Too true + I’ll add “some fly away, some sit for bloody months & months”. Tbh nowadays I struggle to predict a length of time in stock until sold. It’d be nice to have a crystal ball in this game.

.......18 months later. What more can one say?

I think some of you overthink the job. Just deal straight & only sell to proper people then you won’t get comebacks.

What a fucking arsehole.

Correct. Although with a new set of issues but at least it won’t be pissing about with EGRs & DPFs. Cancel??? Second referendum??? The instruction was OUT. Too many lefties whining like a knackered diff on a Vauxhall Carlton. All this has shown me is what a shower of shit most of our elected members are - the days of me bothering to vote are probably over.

WTF

The only Lincoln I know has a cathedral in it.

Three reasons. Cars correctly prepared (i.e. money spent on them to sell) & honestly advertised. Both are things that 99% of private sellers fail to do.

The trouble is the average Billy Bunter doesn’t read or understand that. Certainly on cars up to £5K the lack of any warranty isn’t a problem here. I guess if you feel a warranty is gaining you custom then they’re worth it but very rarely am I even asked about them.

Does it really? It doesn’t around these parts! I also struggle to believe £1200 can be added to the retail price of one of Peugeot’s finest.

When I was a boy any reference to a Lez at school was an insult that referred to a female who preferred the company of other females to males. How times have changed!

There are certainly a small minority on ebay who advertise as a monthly figure.

MrV, are you interested in some Yoga-wear?

Punters hate the ‘A’ word because many of them have little understanding of how this industry works so think only the shit goes to the block - they think big dealer groups negotiate singley every part exchanged car!

Tbh would you bother? In my experience adding oil doesn’t unstretch a chain or rebuild worn guides

I’m sure he’ll have plenty of experience with these fine gearboxes!! Best of luck as I imagine the customer ‘forgot’ to mention the issue.