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  1. Posted

    Just now, Tony911 said:

    Was just reading lawgistics reviews and they seem to have quite a lot of bad reviews. They worth joining? 

    I’ve found them invaluable over the years. Granted, some Legal Advisors there are better than others (as in some are awesome, others adequate) but on the whole I can’t complain. It definitely pays for itself for me, and I wouldn’t want to be without it. 

    Are the reviews from motortrade or punters moaning about the warranty scheme?

  2. Posted

    12 hours ago, grant8064 said:

    Can I be Bill Murray and just start again?

    After a cracking 2018 I started the year with high hopes to ride out the Brexshit worries, improve marketing, make both sites more visibly appealing, cut costs, improve service, quicker turnover without sacrificing profit, etc.

    Ten days in and i've got engine failures (multiple), refunds (two counts as multiple), ECU failures/issues (multiple), gearbox failures (OK just the one, but it was bloody expensive to put right) and mould (multiplying at quite a rate although I think we have a grip on it now).

    It's a rant. We all get times like it, but right at the start of a new year just isn't fair...it's really made a dent in my new years resolution to drink less and exercise more.

     

    Sorry to hear that Grant.  It happens from time to time as you know and we very quickly forget all the cars we sold with no issues.  The doom always come en-mass- especially when you're quiet. You're due some good luck now.

    What were the cars with grief and refunds out of interest?

    Ticking over here still with another sold yesterday.

  4. Posted

    1 hour ago, Rory RSC said:

    I am of the same doom and gloom view and these are on my don't buy list to.

    I extend this to all German products where possible, so I'm probably Captain Doom & Gloom ;0) especially diesel german and most especially VW/Audi group stuff. 

    If they come in PX they get thoroughly inspected and I only want them behind book.  I don't mind the odd one and take a flyer occasionally if petrol & things like a BMW petrol cab, SLK or Merc estate if I have to (but still a headache)

    The number of screamers and doom/recon/warranty work has considerably decreased since this decision a couple of years ago. Although the number of sales has fell slightly but I don't mind and that may be more a pattern across the board at most places as well as not advertising on Autoraper. It seems to me that every other issue I hear on here is German car related.   I've said it before, but it's not NECESSARILY that the cars are just crap as a five year old and more product, but the people that buy them can't really afford them and certainly don't always service them correctly.

  10. Posted

    We get them from time to time still. They used to introduce themselves and want to get in cars and check the mileages etc. 

    When we see them now, they just stand on the pavement with clipboards and tick things off. When we approach them they sort of look at their feet and shuffle away. 

    If anything, like Mark says, we’ll sometimes leave the price board at the higher price for a bit if done a reduction online. 

  13. Posted

    I used to love my 440 turbo. Thought it was great and really quick. Would hate it now no doubt. 

    If you took the ashtray out, you could get to a small vacuum pipe (I presume) and clamping it off made the turbo over boost and it flew then. Dunno why I thought that was a good idea but I was young and stupid. 

    6 minutes ago, david gott said:

    Yes done the arches it had £250 of paint, mot prep today came back great and solid underneath! Got a Volvo 440 n reg, one owner with 25k miles to prep now, bugger knows how I’m getting these old cart horses 

     

     

  14. Posted

    Well done David. Gotta be happy with that. 

    12 minutes ago, tradex said:

    GLX was the one that rang the bells for me.....never had one back and prep' was a clean n fluid check, them were the days. B)

    Had to be auto I found. Were under-priced but rated by the punters, and I remember good margins from them and quick turn over. 

    Mind you, I also remember my first modern auto gearbox doom was one of them. Thought a 2nd hard one would suffice. It didn’t. 

  15. Posted

    My mate in Bishop’s Nympton (near you?) has never washed his car, let alone worried about a bumper scuff and looking at all the other cars I’ve seen down there, this is commonplace. I can’t recall seeing a car wash but I guess there must be. 

    Sounds like there’s not much call for a Smart repairer. Mind you, I only use ours for interior trim bits and seat issues. Farm the paint out to the painter, as gets done better and quicker and doesn’t cost much more. Same with wheels. 

  16. Posted

    Ha. Love it. Maybe we can put a deputation together to Nick regarding edit button re-integration plans  ;o)

    I have the Samsung 55 TV of the same era. You’re right, much cheaper now. Maybe we should buy a new one before they go up after the Zombie Apocalypse 

  17. Posted

    5 minutes ago, David Horgan said:

    Said they wanted TV's fixable as well :lol: they are like phones now , fashion items :D My wife falls out with kettles before they have finished boiling water , Too noisy , don't pour right , cant fill it properly , wrong colour , handles too short , doesn't balance right , lids too hard to get off ,Boils slow  and that's just DEC :angry:

     

    Silly EU rules:ph34r: yet again that finish up costing us more money in my view :rolleyes:

    Like!

    We have a machine for tea/coffee now. That two gets changed when the colour doesn’t go. Boiling a kettle is so last year. ;o)

    (‘too’ even ) I wish I could buy a new edit button. 

  18. Posted

    Same here. We bought Bosch and the only reason the last one was changed was it wasn’t white like the new kitchen and her indoors couldn’t deal with it being silver. New one about four years old now  

    My sister bought a Samsung last year and it’s been crap and they’ve given up on it and bought a Bosch. Those Meile ones used to be superb but pricey. 

    Like you say. If they last five years or so you feel you’ve had good value. Same with tellys?

  19. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Dave2302 said:

    That's how I got when I lived in SE, "There is always some C*nt"

    Thankfully these days due to location and I'm getting older and at long last wiser I just laugh at the stupid pricks nowadays, and it is rare for anyone to rile me now.

    A tourist last summer was getting really nasty with Mel in a local shop, I had that twat round the throat in a millisecond and growled at him, he soon ran away :lol:

    Ha. How deep IS that loch behind your house? ;0)

  22. Posted

    My old man used to go wild about this. Even if they weren’t blocking the drive. Seemed to think he owned the road too. He would block them in and refuse to move when they wanted to go. I remember feeling well embarrassed at the arguments. 

    As for people speeding down the (residential) road. If he was on the drive working on a car (usually with me having to hold things and fetch stuff) and heard them coming, he would launch a large socket or spanner at them/in front of them as they came past. 

    One guy clipped a parked car in utter panic. 

    Dead now, but always up for aggravation my dad. Never understood it at he was always angry at something-but it worked. 

  23. Posted

    I bet I’d stump up for a tyre. Just as a goodwill (without prejudice) gesture to get rid of the lunatic. 

    You’ll have pictures of the previous un-mashed alloy. 

    You don’t want him messing up the loan car’s clutch etc. 

    Remember : you can’t argue with a fool. 

  25. Posted

    This is my thoughts and I’m just introverted/shy ;o) but I often wonder whether the likes of Nick, EPV, AD, Rory etc actually may pick up sales from proudly saying who they are: as they’re clearly coming over as the honourable set ups they are- and I can see a punter checking out what stock they have etc and shopping with them. 

    4 minutes ago, Max Branning said:

    Yes anyone who is openly giving there business name / website away is asking for trouble..."customers" are fully aware of the posts on here !