MattR

Nick, I'll quote you on this 'fortune favours the brave'

Your bin may be worth more than, and be capable of travelling further than some of my stock

Lovely town! Lots of fields not so far out of town, is there a friendly farmer with a bit of space?

Movex, but sometimes you have to be patient for the right quote

Did you have the car MOT'd before you sold it? Because if there is no record of DAMAGE to the suspension area then that is down to her. Clarify if its rust or damage. if its rust which is what you say originally) that isnt unexpected on a 12 year old car. Misfires vary too. Particularly if the punter is listening out for it. Is it actually a misfire or a bit of a lull on the revs from time to time? if a mechanic cant find it I would suggest the latter. I'm always one who believes that it doesnt matter how old a car is, the punter has bought that one and to them its a 'new car' and that, within reason, you should help where you can. However if they were really looking to take you to court they should have done it months back. How long have they had it back and tolerated the 'misfire' before this bit about the MOT came up?

Follow the advice on here re written letters. It is time to stop calling him NOW.Cease conversation unless it is written. Send him an email detailing your next move. And be aware that if he ever traces this forum you have been less than complimentary about him. Never do that in a public area....

one of the most entertaining threads I've seen on here. 6 pages of what is surely a wind up. And if its not......

he sounds stupid enough to set up as a car dealer

but nothing lost either. Next time go to the block in person!

keep on at AB, but in the meantime just get the repair done, it will cost you about £100 tops if its just an arch, if you dont you will be doing viewings and getting nowhere. No one likes to see rust on something they are buying, there will be one around the corner which doesnt. in my experience with i10s, they do sell but price is crucial, and there is always a well looked after one somewhere so a scruffy one will be tough to shift. So prep it, price it right, move on. And keep hassling AB, I think you will get something.

Welcome back Benji, and with a sensible question too! I have stopped using AB and I used to buy them physical, the hammer price was high, as were the fees and the 'assured report' covers very little. HOWEVER! I did manage to get them to take a car back and get a full refund. I was collecting it and hadnt left the yard but it had a knocking noise I hadnt heard when it went through the hall. It did have an 'all clear' assured report, so after a little bit of discussion they agreed to refund. So do try to get something from them - dont ask, dont get. And they wont hold it against you.

Hi Wayne If you can make some money selling the cheapies, stick with that price bracket. the higher the car value, the more likely you are to hit the VAT threshold, then kiss goodbye to 20% of what you just worked for. and its 20% of the difference between buying and selling price, not the actual profit after recon. I sell from 2k upwards off a pitch, and it is diificult to make more than £500 on a 2k car after you take into costs such as recon, VAT etc (though you will have an advantage of doing things yourself that I have to pay for). I dont think you will make much more selling a car for 2k than for 1k and you will be up against higher expectations. A good car for a grand will always sell very quickly. 2 k plus and you will need to be more patient.

wonder which forum he will be on next? Is there one for estate agents? drug dealers?

can you move to nottingham

Picture the scene..... Kyle sitting in the pub on a sunday with his mates 'Look at this forum I just found. Bet I can get these traders falling over themselves to offer me a car'

I would encourage the customer to come back to you and the garage you know. Too often the garage that gets the car in will assume you are a cash cow to be milked to the full and will find additional work (normally stuff like discs and pads) which the customer will ask you to cover as well, because as much as they like you when they buy it, they (naturally) become a bit suspicious when something goes wrong. An oil leak isnt always a simple fix, if you are in control, you will make sure a small repair doesnt escalate.

yes it can be. I'm not FCA registered and it hasnt been a problem with them, I guess it depends on which lender they are using. I've never delivered though, I would make sure that he customer visits you to collect. And they will deal with the electronic signature directly with the customer. All you should have to do is provide an invoice and wait for the money to appear. You may have to do a little bit of additional stuff if its your first deal, but that will just be providing bank details etc

if you want the reassurance that if theres a problem, its not you paying, then you go to a warranty company and hope they dont refuse the claims in the future. If you want full control, you take the Lawgistics self administered approach. Some you'll win, some you'll lose. I know theres some on here who mix and match depending on the car. Want the security? Do a Warranty, but pick carefully and dont be afraid to change if the company reject claims.

Never take responsibility for something that is down to the customer such as sending off the yellow slip. I always give it to them to deal with. Likewise, I always take responsibility for making sure the new car is registered to them - I dont want parking tickets because they havent bothered to send the V5 off. But he cant ask you for the money. His banking is his responsibility. Tell him that in a very straight to the point 30second conversation. No need to apologize for his ignorance.

Work out where your customers come from - as a home trader you know they arent walk ons. if your basic AT package is 500 that should be covered by 1 deal, the most expensive advertising I have is the one I havent had an enquiry from in months and thats autovillage at £30 per month. Autotrader is my cheapest at £1200, consistently generates me at least 8 deals a month.

do you have an 8 year old child who looks like him?

i'd do it for half of that

get it checked out by your mechanic. And talk, dont text. He wants texts for 'proof' in a small claims court.

Mark, very hard to say no, but I took the 'call when you're on the way and I'll hold' decision following a whinging google review from customer who had booked to look at a car and I sold it just before he arrived. I've stuck to it ever since (about 3 years ago).Fortunately it is unusual for anyone to travel for longer than 2 hours to me so I've only had a few occasions when a walk on has looked at a car someone is on the way to see and they have appreciated the situation. I take their details and promise to call them with the outcome, which I do. as a rule the appointment tends to buy, but I did have to call one walk on back who gratefully rushed back and bought.

Ouch. Think my first year loss was about 9k. thats a learning curve. but it was a nice tax offset the next year...