EPV

I’ve had no issue selling diesels lately. Sold 4 this month.

Yes they do, it's just when people call the number on my website, that isn't tracked.

Hahaha

Does anyone have any suggestions, App or Software? Incoming calls mainly?

This. Two good pieces of advice here. Make sure that it genuinely is a good car and not badly advertised and if it is, trade it out, carve the legs off it, get it gone and move on.

Some of those specialist type forums are full of doom mongers, it’s like reading a piston heads forum sometimes. People laying awake at night worrying because their cam belt interval has gone past due by 3 days Anyway, I just want to thank everyone for their input, especially Nick who took the trouble to actually call me! It reinforces what I’ve always said about this forum. If you ask simple questions like “what should I buy” and “where can I buy trade priced cars” you’re rightly going to get ignored. But if you contribute and ask sensible questions you WILL get helped. It’s a brilliant forum. I’ll update this in a couple of days when it’s been diagnosed and hopefully fixed!

Having spoken with Simon a few times I believe the reason he doesn’t accept finance is he doesn’t like the idea of finance companies becoming involved in post sales affairs, I.e. rejecting the car/fighting on behalf of the billy.

I asked similar a few weeks back and the consensus was exactly that, the big boys pay nothing.

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You won’t get an answer you didn’t say the magic word naughty boy

Gee thanks Dad. How was I being impolite? I wasn’t swearing at you was I? How do you normally react when people conversing with you swear, not at YOU but generally? Do you tell them off too? I’m a grown man. I’ll swear whenever the fuck I like.

Oh turn it in. I’m really not that bothered mate, if a bit of swearing offends you we wouldn’t even get on. Enjoy your weekend.

Seriously though where do you advertise?

Fuck me where do you advertise the newsagents?

How much is your advertisement per unit though?

Nice one. I’m sure the garage will do all of that. Horses for courses mate, sold a few without any issues. I’ll just be relieved it’s not anything catastrophic. I’ve a good few quid in it but not engine rebuild money!

Very good post.

It seems to happen after a spell of 70mph coming down to sub 40mph. In fact that’s exactly what happened twice. I started the car this morning to check the oil level again and the light isn’t on. Not wanting to tempt fate but if there was genuinely low pressure the light would be on permanently?

Oil pressure switch was changed 500 miles ago. The chap I spoke to at the Indy said there could be an issue with the pick up. Cheers for the replies mate

Probably shouldn’t be in the trade then?

Sorry; 2010 BMW 320i Tourer, 51k, 7 services including an oil change 500 miles ago.

No mate, doorstepper

The flip side to that is if it’s costing you £150 per space for advertising then 4 months is £600. That’s £600 and probably your margin gone and you possibly could have filled that space with a car and turned it twice making money instead of losing it. 9 months and that’s £1350 plus maybe 4 or 5 cars profit you could have turned. So I appreciate the sentiment of not getting rid of too quickly but hanging on too long is costing you a shit load of money and losing you possible margins.

Taking a new arrival on a long test drive and the dreaded low oil pressure warning light comes on. Cut a long and boring story short; I stopped the car immediately. The light didn’t come back on after restart. I took a chance and drove it again it didn’t come back on for 10 miles. I check the oil. It’s just below the max and had an oil change and filter AND oil pressure switch done 500 miles ago. Clearly the prev owner gave up when it didn’t fix the issue. I have it booked in Monday to a bmw specialists but according to the chap I spoke to on the phone it could be a block in the pick up. Anyone else got any stories or experience to share please?