Auction fees

[Auction fees]

On 14/05/2019 at 1:17 PM, trade vet said:

Hi Frankie

You are very fortunate.There are no cheap buyers fees anymore.But it doesn’t matter because most stuff is under booked these days anyway.

I dont go to many of the big boy auctions any more. Is stuff actually behind book at the moment?

[Bye bye autotrader]

On 29/03/2019 at 10:25 PM, Grantlfc81 said:

The firm is an absolute Pisstake with their pricing.

was paying £1300 a month for their services.

we are now doing eBay motors pro and car gurus amd marketplace and the enquiries are flowing in compared to auto trader.

£650 compared to £1300 and the other 2 are giving us triple the leads.  Auto trader really need to bring their prices down as they are a joke

good riddance! Will do 3 month trial without them and see how we are.

How do you sign up to marketplace if you are a dealer and not with motors?

[Eerily Quiet Or Is It Just Me?]

Ive had an excellent 2019 but ive gone quiet last week/ 10 days.

[Vauxhall insignia limp mode but no fault code]

I assume you are only reading it with a basic obd code reader. I would recommend you putting it on a better machine. If the light is on there will be a code somewhere although it could be in the instrument cluster or traction control modules.

[March sales so far ?????]

Having a steady month in Norfolk. Not as good as Jan or Feb ( record Feb ) but still doing well. Gone a little quiet this week but into double figures for the month.

 

[Potential New Trader]

Go for it i say. Obviously with ST's and especially Porsches if it goes wrong you could be several grand in the hole but if you can afford it then why not?

[Transporters/recovery truck... shall I buy one?!]

Not sure i could justify if i was just doing car sales. With a workshop its a no brainer.

I was at an auction the other week in my 5k transit. A dealer offered me 6k cash for it there and then but i would have to walk/train it home.

Declined because i dont think i would find another as good as mine for what i paid.

[Who does a courtesy call?]

Normally send a courtesy email 14 days after sale personally.

[New portal autotrader]

I am still on the old Portal as of tonight

[Diesels]

Still busy on diesels in rural Norfolk. BUT people from Norfolk are normally the last to accept new technology.

[February.......]

3 hours ago, SC Derby said:

We’ve been exceptionally busy.

4 Saturday, closed yesterday and then 2 more today.

 

16 for the month so far 

How many do you stock?

[February.......]

Going really well. Only stock 10 to 12 ( only 6 in stock at the moment ) and in double figures already for the month.

Got some nice stuff in prep as well.

[LUK Clutch / DMF combo problems]

1 hour ago, Dave2302 said:

Gearbox Input Shaft Bearing failure is common, rattle like a bastard, noise stops when clutch depressed, common problem.

I use LUK all the time, only ever had one problem 3 years ago, and that was a Concentric Cylinder came in the Kit, went pop 10 miles down the road  

I use these in MB's BMW's did HDI Pug recently all good, they are also, (as I'm sure you know), an OEM for many many Vehicle Manufacturers

Having said all that never say never, there's always the odd dud with everything

Agree with Dave here. We fit loads of LUK clutches and flywheels and have only had 1 problem over the past 5 years. It could be the flywheel isnt correct but personally i would also investigate other avenues.

[Emoticons]

3 minutes ago, David Ayers said:

Like!

Ha ha, you know what i mean. Used to be able to tag a post so it says you liked it

[Emoticons]

I cannot like posts which is very annoying. Any ideas?

[What would you do?]

2 hours ago, trade vet said:

Send it back,you need a full refund plus all your costs and rising on a daily basis like storage fees.Alternatively try and negotiate  a full refund plus a favour from the auction.Stand your ground,be prepared for bullshit.

Agree with this

[Hello]

You will win some and lose some. But if you do things properly you will win a hell of a lot more than you lose.

 

[How’s January started out?]

Had a decent month. Normally stock 10-12 and done 12 for the month. Got 4 already on the board for Feb as i cannot prep some of the vehicles sold by the end of the month

[zafira 1.9 cdti to buy or not to buy....]

1 hour ago, Frankieola said:

Aren't the 1.3 and 1.9 fiat engines and the 1.7 an izuzu unit? 

Unfortunately all have the shite gearboxes though

[Fiat 500 Mileage Flashing On Speedo]

1 hour ago, Stalker said:

Yes it needs it’s proxy alignment done, it’s a simple enough job on proper fiat diagnostics. 

Agree with this 100%. Often happens after a battery change.

[How’s January started out?]

I am ticking over and doing okay. Actually fractionally ahead of Jan 2018. Dont really feel that busy though.

[another lead from car gurus!]

I get the odd sale from the free package. If it costs me nowt and i make the odd sale then i cant complain.

[New Year At The Block]

1 minute ago, twerp said:

BCA

Mostly PX on Monday
Overpriced fleet on Wednesday

Thank you. Just curiosity really. Not much around here in Norfolk.

[New Year At The Block]

2 hours ago, Lakeside said:

Few cheap cars at Derby today. Prices were decent to be fair, not much hitting Cap clean.

Who is auction house at Derby?

[How’s January started out?]

Ticking along. Not been as busy as some January's but got 4 on the doors all with reasonable profits. Not too bad considering my stock is 8 to 12 cars.