NOACROSS

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  2. Posted

    For me it’s VW and Audi buyers of any type. Civic Type R’s etc and anything sporty if I can help it  

    I always price high to help avoid the idiots as I think if you’re cheap you attract more headaches -but maybe I’m mad as it clearly impedes  the number of units we do a month  

    I like Saab cabs though, but again, price high, stick to low mileage, owners and good spec in general (not just with Saabs)

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    14 hours ago, twerp said:

    Where are you buying private from?

    Standard private adverts?

    Or going the extra mile placing adverts 'Cars Wanted' / 'We Will Buy Your Car' on promoted social media posts / Local Press ?

    Private ads and I advertise in the local rag- plus have ‘digital’ ads, and of course the good old swing-sign out the front saying ‘cars wanted’. 

  5. Posted · Edited by NOACROSS

    True in that you’re def. the injured party.  

    Unfortunately you win & lose in life no? On the whole things balance out I find.   

    I buy more private than trade, and more trade from DA than Manheim and more from there than BCA  

    Overall I def. win, and the private stuff causes me less grief and entail less lies than from the trade on the whole.  

    Manheim and BCA (and obviously DA etc) is all online. No major issues except sometimes they’re better than described and sometimes they’re not. On the whole I can’t complain. 

    However, at the risk of repeating myself and being dull: I don’t buy German, diesel or high miles, so maybe that’s half the reason. Also half the reason why maybe I don’t do the big numbers (peaking at 20 odd a month)!

    I hardly ever actually attend an auction and even my local (depressing) one SWVA only fills me with dread at the thought of going. 

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    I do nothing other than drop the junk to them. However I don’t argue over what they deem necessary and just look big and pay- expecting them to do whatever is necessary to achieve a no-advisory MOT. 

    It did take many years to find a place I can trust to not rip me off. 

     

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    I feel for you. You should pursue it- they’ll give up in the end as they make SO much money it’s not worth the hassle defending it.

    I’ve found Manheim OK to be fair, but I guess each branch is different. However, I don’t buy any diesels -too much grief  

     

     

  14. Posted · Edited by NOACROSS

    57 minutes ago, trade vet said:

    It will be interesting to see how diesel prices go at the block......I think over 8 year old stuff will struggle to get bids,however if up to 5 year old stuff takes a dive,it could be a good opportunity.

    You're right.  Some will do well out of diesel's still if they're canny.

    7 minutes ago, Lakeside said:

    I was speaking to my mot tester yesterday, he said the law about being illegal to drive if deemed dangerous has always been there. It’s just more clearly marked on the paper now and as far as he was aware they’ll have no power to confiscate your car. All they can do is advise you don’t drive it as it’s illegal.

    It's the public perception of diesels that is the issue.  It's so confusing for them.  Had an nice old couple in today.  They wanted a cheap tax, low insurance little car.  They loved the C3 we have- were delighted by it being £20 a year tax. 

    Then it all went wrong...guess why! Yup- 'Oooh, diesel...oooh no, we can't have one of them because all the tax prices are going to go up and they will fail the MOT now if smoke comes out.  And don't those 'EMF' (tried not to laugh) filters go wrong?'

    Nothing I said made a difference.  They were convinced diesel was the plague.  Tried to sell them a petrol 207 but they said the tax was too high...

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    18 minutes ago, EPV said:

    I do everything I can not to stock diesels so it will be a bid in the nuts and an explanation why 

    Alternatively I will say that I will offer them X price if they bring the car to my local garage and wait whilst an mot is carried out, if not, it’s Y price. 

    I'm the same- won't buy them but I guess we've no choice in PX but I do hit them hard.

    Good idea. I was thinking the same, or alternatively getting the customer to get a new mot at X price etc.

     

  18. Posted

    Was on this forum a while ago and a few were going on about the Coupes being sought after- particularly with the younger people.

    I've always done OK with them (later cars though than your one) but I've found every manual one I've had needed a clutch or it was on its last legs.

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    2 hours ago, Mark101 said:

    Exactly and do the privates provide a Full English? I rest my case

    Thanks for the edit MET.  My O.C.D is now punishing me severely  

    I must admit I don’t care if my bod I send is warm or not ;0)

    He often gets tea and cake and has the gaul to charge me an average of £13 a time for ‘lunch’!

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    12 minutes ago, EPV said:

    Maybe in your experience. Not in mine 

    Same here. 

    At least with a private buyer you can extensively inspect and drive the junk before parting with your dough.  Unlike at the block.

    If there's something wrong with it, you walk away. If the log book is not in their name or address, you walk away (but you can qualify this before you leave) 

    No test drive- no purchase. (Same with Dealer Auction to be fair.)

    Also I guess depends a bit on the sort of car as to the general type the seller is. 

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    Logbook loans are loans secured on your vehicle, so the lender owns your vehicle until you pay the loan back. You can keep on using your vehicle as long as you repay the loan. However, logbook loans are expensive and risky and you should avoid them if you can.

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    Logbook loans are available on the high street and on the internet.

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    When you take out a logbook loan, you’ll usually be asked to hand over your vehicle’s logbook or vehicle registration document.