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  4. Posted · Edited by Row

    Talking electric, just been watching the isle of man TT and an electric bike has just done a top speed of 176mph and an average lap speed of 121mph on the 37mile 1 lap race, amazing.

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    3 minutes ago, sparky said:

    Why not? You'd of got the car you wanted at the price you wanted with the  chance to mark the auctioneer's card. That's a win win in my book.

     

     

    I wouldn't be marking his card, I would be marking mine that I was an easy touch.

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    To add another one, I was bidding on a car at an auction but was outbid ! Ok, but as I was leaving through the car park one of the auctioneers came running after me, that car you was bidding on the winning bid was a banned bidder so do you want it at the under bid, I DON'T THINK SO.

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    On 6/10/2019 at 3:25 PM, Autolink100 said:

    I do advertise with them and have been for many years. We try and monitor where our enquiries come from and I would say that on average probably 80% of our sales come from them. I did cancel them last year but didn't even make the full month without them because it was like a tap had been turned off. We are also on Cargurus and Ebay. Nothing would make me happier than kicking them into touch but I don't think I would survive with the few deals that come from elsewhere

    I like your honesty Autolink100

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    1 hour ago, keyboardwarrior said:

    It's the transitional period that concerns me most at the moment.

    If you are selling well just now with your usual stock then understanding my view may not be of any concern. However, when you look at the news of not too long ago regarding diesels and how they are now frowned upon by ULEZ schemes as well, you can see an instant drop in values and a general opinion that they are to be avoided. Some folks here have already said they will not buy a diesel for stock when they would have had no issues with it for the last decade or more prior to recent events. Some people have and will lose a lot of money (and I am talking about traders here as well).

    At what point do you see petrol/diesel being avoided to favor electric among the punters? If its a case of stocking a mixed bag or even more towards the newer tech such as hybrids or full EV then there is going to be a short supply as they are not mass produced at the moment and as usual, values will go up because we are chasing the same thing.

    Its not like EV's have been around for 20 or 30 years in big numbers to get a feel for them. We are dealing with new technology that is supposed to be ever changing with better ranges - does that mean when the EV that does 300 or 400 miles comes out, the rest will be avoided in general? 

    A year ago, BCA was achieving over the estimate for every half decent car (even some right awful ones). Now, deals can be had at the right money (sometimes below your expectations). That was certainly not the case for many years.

    From my own personal experience I am seeing it change. Definitely no where near as busy and for the first time in years I am having multiple sales operating at a loss. I questioned whether it was the cars - did I buy the wrong ones, is the price to high, is it my location, is it Autotrader and these 'featured first' adverts resulting in my ads not being seen etc etc.  Is it Brexit? On and on and on...

    There will be a point where the desire for customers want the next best thing but because the changes we are seeing are massive (petrol/diesel to a battery pack) then values are going to be changing faster than ever before and the chance of being stung are going to be greater. Hey, if it was 2030 things might be settled down by then and at least we know where things are going. It was not that long ago that air-con was an optional extra on most cars (and for some it still is), now we have a completely different power source to deal with which seems to be setting the new standard.

    Chalk and cheese.

    I mean, I can see the appeal for some folks in wanting an EV. Just think man and wife (or whatever your orientation/gender is these days) saying to each other:

    A: 'I think we need a new car?'

    B: 'Yes, lets get an ELECTRIC one!'

    A: 'Yes, I think we will. Saves the environment (means we get free membership to Extinction Rebellion event days), will make our neighbours jealous as they still have a diesel Golf (dirty swine), has an ipad in the middle (MOST IMPORTANT!!!), the seats make fart noises (very important and must have - more so than a/c), there really silent we can hear each other breathing inside (or silently screaming) and oh, free fuel (sort of)'

    B: 'SOLD! - pass me the autotrader...'

    A: 'Sorry darling, you need the app instead on your iphone'

    B: 'oops silly me, must be all that vegan food i've been eating lately!'

    So, if you had £100k what would you do?  Stick to the same old (petrol/diesel)?  Buy newer rather than older (only ULEZ friendly stuff)?  Go into classics?  Change completely to hybrid and EV?  Carry a mixed bag?  Or, blow it on a month long trip to the USA, followed by the Maldives, then pick up a cheap as chips V8 and the put the rest (if any) into a buy to let? 

    (oh, and get a job for Amazon working for minimum wage in slave-like conditions just to afford Poundland all day breakfast cans to make up for the poor return on the BTL).

    Jesus i guess your definitely not busy, maybe you should get a position with the samaritans.

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    8 minutes ago, EPV said:

    Cool, what if it can't?

    Then I don't buy without a V5 because it means you will have to do the V62 in the new owner name and wait till it comes back before taxing it, I know you probably already know this James.

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    2 minutes ago, EPV said:

    Furry muff. So what’s the answer to the OPs problem do you think? 

    2 minutes ago, EPV said:

    Do an online m.o.t status check, it will tell you at the bottom of the page, it will say something like "this vehicle may be able to be taxed at the post office with out a V5"

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    31 minutes ago, EPV said:

    Probably but i’m assuming the OP is talking about buying a car from an auction, probably a bold assumption! 

    Even cars from auction with out a V5 can be "not in trade" for various reasons

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    9 hours ago, EPV said:

    There may be a quicker or better way than what I am about to suggest but if it were me, i’d download a v62 form and keep it with the docs for the car. When the car is sold, fill in the v62 in the new owners details and take them to the post office to tax the vehicle and also submit the v62, the post office will send it off to the dvla. The new owner will have a taxed car and a new v5 in the post when the dvla action it. 

    You could offer to pay 6 months tax at the PO when you take the customer there, to grease the wheels. It’s what I have done in the past. 

    I think you will find you can only do this if the car is "in trade" otherwise it will get rejected at the post office.

  18. Posted · Edited by Row

    57 minutes ago, TangoVictor32 said:

    I do too but i dont lose it over little things.

    Short fuse = causing more stress to yourself and stress = higher heart rate = medical problems

    I wont let small things mess up my health.

    No health = no wealth(you can have all the £££ but without health its nothing)

    No wealth but health? Yeah why not!

    The healthiest man is the wealthiest man. (or woman)

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    19 minutes ago, Saber said:

    I definitely know your pain there, mate. I've never had a good past with any landlord in my past. I moved a while back into Washington and I was renting a place there, had a job as a welder in a nearby factory, all was brilliant. I won't go into too much detail but I and my landlord had a bit of a conflict... So I got kicked out, I didn't want anything to do with him. At the time I just wanted to go to my mate's house with all my things, he wasn't in town but he gave me a copy of his key a while back. (we are close and good friends) so I had a look and decided on renting a car at Enterprise car rental DCA which was a lifesaver. I was lucky at the time I got into a hot deal, slightly lower price. Later found out that they have way more special deals. I was glad that I came across their service. Whenever I will be in need of transport for the day I can always book a car online. Such a shame that I wasted so much money on other services that were trying to rip me off my money. All of that is in the past now, I am happy with what I got.

    What !

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    "Another option as a home trader is you have the luxury of being able to take on a job as well when things turn bad, still doing 2 or 3 on the side and building up a cash pile in the process"

     

     

    I think the problem with this option is it would be to easy to loose concentration and end up in no mans land, stay with it and slug it out would be my advice, or throw the towel in.