Dave c

These bloody things should come with a health warning, dealers are starting avoid them as part ex, as any fault can wipe out and profit (as is happening here) . So was it really a main dealer who couldn’t find the issues? I really hope not as that is a bloody disgrace that they have effectively written off a 5 year old premium car. Any service history with it? There are a few LR specialist around, where abouts are you located? (I know a couple locally in the NW)

Cat S = S. Structurally damaged repairable cummon, it’s got grief written all over it . You know what they say, if it’s too good to be true, it usually is,..... Either 1)not advertised /Sold correctly or 2) buyers remorse. I know what’s be said above but only the OP will know the truth so can act accordingly

Pmsl..so sick it must be true

Definitely a tracker box, most likely sent out by an insurance company as a self install. Let’s see if removing it stops the battery drain

Aww. If it was poetic licence, that’s different...guess there are different ways of interpreting the written word. I took it at face value, and clearly that was not your intention. As you say, let us end it there ?

This is just common sense and the way to go, as it tells you what’s needed, before the car goes on sale. If someone wants a brand new MOT on collection, no problems with that but they have to pay for it extra for it as it’s an optional extra ... Sorry but I think we need to remember the bastards you mention are the ones who give us a living. Comments like this give the trade a bad name ...

Make me wonder, where will they put all the charging points in cities? And what about blocks of flats ? And who will pay for them ( opps, I should know that , we collectively will....) then you start to wonder whose bright idea it was to kill off petrol and diesel....

I believe the term is “catch a falling knife” !

Jap cars go on for ever. I have an old MX5 I use as a runaround. I said I would scrap it when it failed it’s MOT....that was two years ago. Te Japanese are really good at copying stuff and making it better ( look at the Walkman)

I love the humour! but there is a serious side here. IMHO, the OP needs to get back to the dealer and get a proper response. It’s no good coming on here posting with half a tale. if he shared that, then maybe he’d start to get a way forward. As for why they are fitted..... at the weekend, I was quoted £500 to refurb some diamond cut 18in alloys (don’t worry, I didn’t). The same tyre dealer then tried to sell me new bling ones (looking an awful like the BMW pictures) for the same amount. Time and cost will be why they swapped them

They were a rebodied mini, using same engine, suspension etc designed the 50s. But the mug punters lapped it, up, for a year, it was Britain’s best selling car. No doubt aided by the fact BSM choose them for their fleet in the early 80s. .... PS I was a mug punter as I bought a new one. Things were a bit different back then .There was a good trade of fetching back from Europe then converting them (as new) to RHD and saving a fair bit of cash. The “importer “ changed the steering rack, the dashboard and the speedo to be legal. He wasn’t so fussed about the headlights, he just turned the bulb 45 degrees which skewed the beam enough and saved him the cost of new headlight units.....but the European spec was higher than the uk one so I was happy enough, not bad for under £3.5k new. I lived with the clutch pedal being an inch higher than the brake....Till the bloody thing leaked water..had an inch swishing in the front footwell....stuck some draught excluder on the door to channel the rain water away from the poor door seal. And it misfired on the motorway at cruising speed Bloody awful thing. Talk about emperors new clothes...

Bottled it and gone back to the PAYE world. Strange, his post just didn’t ring true...

Is the ecoboost the one where the cam belt runs in oil? If so, I’ve heard of cam belt failure where the wrong ie cheaper oil has been used. Ford won’t stand by warranty claims unless there is a proper service history . As these things float down the user chain, it’ll become more apparent what a time bomb they are. right or wrong, this engine won awards when it was launched. I’ve driven one in a focus a few years ago and couldn’t believe it was a little 1.0. Ford did a great job developing it to get so much power from a tiny lump but in real world service , it’s proving fragile, particularly if not serviced to the book.

Get him to take another mate, that way, you’ll still be friends if the wheels fall off.....

Ask him are any of his mates in the trade interested in taking up the slack. Can’t comment on the prices you quote, you pay for what you get in this life. They might seem on the high side but if it’s a perfect job, then that’s money well spent ...no one will know and that’s what it’s all about .

Wtf? Well that’s 4 minutes of my life I’m not gonna get back .... was expecting a donut or two

Wtf is this to do with selling cars ?

Is that Doubting Thomas?

The 3 digit code prefaces UTRs, etc. As a legacy rule of thumb, it used to be the local tax office to the employer or, if self employed or a company, their local tax office (not necessarily the employees local tax office for say a national company with centralised payroll). But centralisation and other factors will have had an impact And there is no easy/public access to a list of codes = tax office addresses. However, if you google, there are a few websites which will spit the tax office address if you have the 3 digit code. But why would you need a list? Surely you just need to know your own?( In which case the websites will tell you.)

If you started trading since April 2018, you may be OK. You have a little time to file your 2018/19 return. In your shoes, I’d register ASAP for self-assessment on line. Self-employed income earned between April 2018 and April 2019 For untaxed income earned during the 2018-19 tax year, the online deadline for filing your Self Assessment tax return and paying your bill is midnight 31 January 2020. Self Assessment deadlines in 2019 Before the next online tax return deadline comes around, there are several other Self Assessment dates in 2019 to bear in mind. It’s unlikely that all of them will be relevant to you, but understand which ones apply so that you don’t miss any important deadlines. 31 July 2019 is the deadline for making your second ‘payment on account’ instalment to HMRC. This will only apply to you if you were self-employed during the tax year 2017-18 and you owed tax of over £1,000 when you submitted your tax return for this period. Take a look at our payment on account guide if you’re not sure. 5 October 2019 is the deadline for telling HMRC that you’re self-employed so that they’re aware you need to complete a tax return next year. If you’re already registered as self-employed, there’s no need to do this again. Check out our guide to registering with HMRC for more information. 31 October 2019 is the Self Assessment deadline for the tax year 2018-19 if you want to file a paper return rather than filing online. However, most businesses find it easier to file their tax return online – and under the government’s Making Tax Digital plans, eventually paper filing may not be an option. 30 December 2019 is the deadline for filing your online tax return if you want the tax owed to be collected through PAYE via your tax code. This is only an option if you have some income that’s already taxed through PAYE (i.e. you’re employed as well as self-employed), and if your Self Assessment tax bill for 2018-19 is below £3,000. See our article on tax codes for more information.