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twerp
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I remember picking up a 330Ci M Sport with mayo on the oil filler cap.
Couldn't believe it - one owner immaculate car.
Turns out they all do it if stood for a while / short journeys. -
7 minutes ago, Arfur Dealy said:Well I've just taken a deposit on my current longest in stock purchased 15-05-17. A Audi 60 plate A6 3.0 tdi Quattro SE Saloon. I must keep reminding myself, stick to estates, stick to estates, stick to estates...... Still took a £300 profit though
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Was it a weird manual car with fabric interior ?
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20 hours ago, andymc1973 said:apparently its the use of capital letters
Yeah, looks fake
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unless it has pan roof and the stereo upgrade, you will have to price it the same as the other 000s in the MB network / car supermarkets etc
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No advisories
I really needed to get the car on a lift (which I don't have) in order to have patched the exhaust
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We have a 2004 Fiesta swapper which we just put through for an MOT in order to get rid of it r
Failed
Exhaust 2nd Idle Limit : 1.030Test : 1.031
Failed by : 0.001
Admittedly there is a blow on the exhaust, but that is ridiculous.
Garage of course insists on a new downpipe and backbox at £140...
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1 hour ago, tradex said:We find they do like a clutch though
I have always wondered whether this is due to short women slipping the clutch causing this ?
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On a similar note, cars with OBD socket covers missing / hanging down...
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Take RS Direct in Bristol for example.
It seems most of their stock is sourced from enthusiast owners forums and collected by themselves from across the country.
Follow their Facebook/Twitter and you can see their pickup up and down the country weekly (and often sold in the same week!) -
18 hours ago, trade vet said:We found Birmingham Car Auctions good to deal with but I never went back.Does anyone know if they are still on the same site and what it is like now.
Mostly scrap tat, occasional nearly new prestige snatchbacks are cheap
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I haven't done any due diligence for you but 05 Auto, 53k mile £1400
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58 minutes ago, tradex said:Enfield Tony?
No tall guy, heavy set.
Short curly red hair
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C2495: low voltage supply from SBC.
SBC battery possibly low or system requires replacement -
12 minutes ago, trade vet said:There was a good BCA auctioneer and he used to enjoy selling ex damaged stuff, his intro would be something like........nice little Fiesta here,only 2 former keepers,and you have service history,warranted mileage,good Mot.........and YES (he would raise his voice ) .....ITS ON THE V CAR as if it was some sort of mark of quality.Then he would target some innocent private to bid and trot them up high and bosh it out to them ! Then in the cafe after the sale he would ‘talk us through’ how he did it !
'Roof goes up and down like a brides nightie'
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Interestingly, I saw a Pendragon garage auctioning cheapies on eBay
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expensive and over subscirbed
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7 hours ago, trade vet said:They have buyers who attend auctions all over the country.I would imagine they now employ on line buying specialists.Then you have Greenhouse for the nearly new stuff and I would imagine Motorpoint have deals with big leasing companies where they buy brand new stuff at hefty discounts.The supermarkets are under big pressure to buy stock,they usually have huge stocking loans to service,so that is why when you attend auctions ,stuff you want can bring £1000 over your own valuation.I remember driving through the night in snow storms to get to Nottingham one Friday thinking the M1 would be blocked and the Great Trade Centre guy would not be there,he was of course,I think he bought the first 80 ex lease cars !
Any idea who was that old cockney that used to stand at the front of BCA Castle Bromwich and bought 1/4 cars ?
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I'm not sure that is entirely relevant
(I might be wrong)
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How are you sure the actuator for the VNT is calibrated correctly ?
(You can't, it has to be setup properly)
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Brake fluid level ok ?
Not leaking from any lines or callipers?
You really need the codes read to be honest
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2 hours ago, have a word with the wife said:merc 2 and 1/2 half ton?
lets be generous trailer 1 ton?
exotica on merc 2 ton?
horrid lookin pink thing 3 ton ?
total 8 1/2 ton
how does it stop ?
you just know insurance wont cover that !
All the way to Marbella and back.
They seem to have moved on to 7.5T and closed trailers recently, but still....Check out:
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They did this 4 years day in / day out..
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49 minutes ago, LawJaw said:We want you to get it right and succeed.
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I assume these are over weight on the back of a Sprinter ?
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When do you call it a day on a lot? // What's your longest?
in General Dealer Chat
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They seem to have a quite a following at the auctions for top money.
Hard to understand.