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  2. Posted

    1 hour ago, Linctrader said:

    whatever they are doing they have been able to continually trade since 2011...so somebody is turning a blind eye to the overall set up.

    They have been retailing under several different iterations but the same location.

    They even had their own sale at BCA last year

    Done very well over the past 3 years.

  3. Posted

    This set up: 

    They buy cars : http://www.thecarbuyingshop.com/

    They then sell cars with the false premise of a trade auction so no warranty :  https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?item=192484914837&hash=item2cd0feb695%3Ag%3ADVsAAOSwaadask4Q&_ssn=fehrbrothersltd&_sop=16

     

    'Bidding will commence upon the arrival of more than one buyer. If there is only one buyer, the vehicle can be paid for and bought on the spot. 


    Warranty
    All standard auction terms apply. No Warranty, No Guarantees. Sold as seen. EACH PURCHASE IS SUBJECT TO A £39 BUYERS PREMIUM'

     

  4. Posted

    1 hour ago, Stalker said:

    Dual mass flywheels are designed to absorb torsional vibrations through the crankshaft. 

    Depending on how much torsional vibrations (severity)  they can fail sooner if there is a fault elsewhere causing excessive torsional vibrations (injector fault, misfire, etc).

     

    However we had a Mercedes that had one fail within 1000 miles. No real running faults.  I guess sometimes they can fail? 

    We had a 1 year old mondeo with 4,000 miles completely fail and ford kicked it out claiming it had been abused!

    Speak to the garage, Euro pay labour if it needs replaced.

     

    Thanks for that - appreciated

  7. Posted · Edited by twerp

    6 minutes ago, EPV said:

    People who buy these cars don’t give a toss about tax discs and mpg mate. The bloke who bought it has a 911 as his toy and wanted a daily driver. Another enquiry was from someone who already has one but wanted to chop it for mine which has half the mileage. 

    They are cars for petrol heads. 

    Obviously a different market then with low mileage examples -  the ones with 90k+ miles struggle to find buyers at auction unless they are way less than £2k.

  10. Posted

    34 minutes ago, Arfur Dealy said:

    Twerp, I ask again....  What are you insinuating that I am doing wrong by saying "how do I get away with it" what exactly am I getting away with ? 

    You're not doing anything wrong, but I know what people are like and I have even been physically threatened before the point of sale as a guarantee nothing would go wrong.

    I'm just surprised your punters don't take things further after your letters.

    I have to admit I originally misread your post, but stand by my comments.
     

  11. Posted · Edited by twerp

    Not picking a fight and to be clear, I have no doubt about you and your knowledge regarding the appropriate regulations and laws:

     

    I am aware a lot of this hinges on 'vehicle condition should be commensurate with age / mileage / price'

    But you deal high mileage 10 year old (end of life?) maintenance heavy cars with no warranty.

    You retail cars but I'm just not sure how much value you add for your customers beyond the friendly video.

  13. Posted

    1 minute ago, Ek cars said:

    Between 2006 and 2009 2.2 diesels are economical and refined people can't get enough of them up here.

    Are you selling them slightly rough?

    I remember them 3-4 years old with 30-40k miles and the bonnets peppered with chips. 

    Must have been tue angle of the bonnet or the quality of the paint.

  16. Posted

    10 minutes ago, Mark101 said:

    What about now?

    Bought blind, drives A1 but both doors have chips and dinks, front N/S valance has a scuff and O/S rear quarter been painted in the past - average Joe on the street wouldn't notice but I used to paint cars and it isn't the best.

    Thinking of moving on as is rather than spending the 500 notes to make mint, what do you reckon - fix up and sell or as is?

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/123072983569?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

    What did you pay for that ? 

    £1600 ?

  17. Posted

    23 minutes ago, s and b said:

    YOUVE NEVER HAD A FAULTY CLUTCH?

    IM AMAZED (oops caps)

    i would very much advise against this

    local facto picks up the labour charge if it turns out faulty

    a clutch box is eASILY FAKED

     I think you're right in this case.

    I don't buy many/any - seems like £500 is the going rate for pukka kits.

  19. Posted

    1 minute ago, s and b said:

    i would very much advise against this

    local facto picks up the labour charge if it turns out faulty

    a clutch box is eASILY FAKED

    One for a Merc I ordered was the real deal.

    Just use some common sense and check out theyre a decent company first

  22. Posted

    4 minutes ago, Earunder said:

     

    Less for AT?  I don't get it?  Our response or nett spend per sales from AT over the last 6 month cycle we were with them was near the £500 mark.

    Well typically AT costs less than £100p/car per month

    And you previously stated that you have a fast turnover.

  24. Posted

    14 minutes ago, Mistermuttley said:

     after a looong 2nd drive he says the engine has an unusual vibration and he is going to think about it and ask a mechanic. Yes its gonna be different to a brand new Q5. Luckily didnt come back and buy as I'm sure he would have been mr ultra picky. Aygo's do seem to run rough a lot of the time though. Very unrefined, prefer an Alto!

    You need to point out these are 3 cylinder and will feel like that, by design.