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  1. Posted

    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)

  2. Posted

    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 

     

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    7 hours ago, trade vet said:

    True story from 2 years ago.I know of someone whose elderly father in law was a very successfull and wealthy guy.He was mid eighties and in poor health but still doing a bit driving.One day he calls to see his son who is shocked to see he has a brand new car,it is some sort of Rolls Coupe.The old guy the passes away a week later.So the son is left the new Rolls,how much are they £250k ? It turned out that the old guy probably as a joke had taken out a finance agreement for a big lump which the son  had to settle off .

    Pmsl..so sick it must be true 

  5. Posted

    14 hours ago, NOACROSS said:

    Well, I apologise if my use of the word bastard gave that sweeping opinion from your sensitive self. I most certainly don’t think my customers are actually bastards, and I was using a bit of poetic license. Or at least that was the intention. 

    However, punters that worry about an advisory that not only isn’t worth having a sweat or mild panic over; or one that obviously common sense would understand that said statement of  ‘ this car will come with a new no advisory mot Sir/Madam’ are perhaps to be avoided.  If you chose to deal with every ‘ahem’ different individual that presents themselves to you-then that is all credit to you and I wish you well.  

    Anyone who thinks that I for a moment give the trade a bad name, has formed the wrong opinion of my posts to this fine forum I would suggest-as I would have thought I was a fair way down that list. In thirty plus years of doing this (not including growing up with my father being in the trade also) I have never been accused of this. I would proffer that some relative newbie in particular making such a sweeping statement, is in fact setting their own bad name reputation.  
     

    I shall of course be closely scrutinising your future posts for some revenge. ;o)

     (Now that was meant light heartedly in case you took further offence as I’m very thick skinned.) 

    I think I’ll now also retreat to the Private room again. That is common sense of course. 

    Lets hope we end it there and an apology is forthcoming.  I will let you have the last word otherwise.  

    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 ?

  6. Posted · Edited by Dave c

    On 11/27/2019 at 8:31 PM, MarkTVS said:

    I collect them from the auction an they go straight to the workshop for MOT and inspection before going on sale, no point spending money on cosmetic prep if the cars a donkey like a cheap x5 I bought last week:blink:

    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 ...

     

    On 11/27/2019 at 4:12 PM, NOACROSS said:

    This I agree with.  For me with 30-40 cars, it's not possible (especially with current stock turn or lack of) or at least, very difficult.  I have always done as the OP, and had an MOT, Pdi etc done after sale so the customer gets the full benefit.  However, AD is right, the bastards are more often than not, looking online at the MOT history and having a mild breakdown over pathetic advisories.  I'm sure this stops some even calling or emailing about the junk.  So...I have been trying to MOT a few when they arrive before advertising.  Especially on the ones I think have a good chance of selling relatively quickly.  The last four I have done, have already sold.  So, once again- living in the past isn't the way forward.  Adapt or die once again. :0)

    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 ...

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    13 hours ago, trade vet said:

    It’s called ‘ catch a falling  star ‘,good luck..The guys I was talking to last week in DC were very negative about Tesla.Did you see the launch of the indestructable De Lorean style Pick Up last week.It was a disaster,then the next day Elon Musk says he has 150,000 orders.

    I hope you have declared your investment to your wife !

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

  9. Posted

    10 hours ago, Arfur Dealy said:

    Like

    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)

  10. Posted · Edited by Dave c

    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 

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  11. Posted

    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...

  13. Posted

    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.

  19. Posted · Edited by Dave c

    On 10/2/2019 at 8:23 PM, metcars said:

    Yeah, sorry I wasn't be clear. I need the list of 3 digit office codes, not phone numbers?

    There used to be a little widget on the website where you could put in your postcode and it would give you the number but it seems to have disappeared?

    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.)

  20. Posted

     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.