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  4. Posted

    28 minutes ago, Nick M.K. said:

    You are definitely flying if you are already into July. 

    I am still in June, 6 sold and collected, 5 of them bought to order. 

    If you can see my call list on a Merc E220CDI Coupe, they went wild for it. One woman checked 3 times if the car was REALLY sold. 

    Nice to hear, I have one coming in soon 

  7. Posted

    These threads do make me smile

    ”wait until the kids are off school”

    ”it’s quiet cos the kids are at school”

    ”the World Cup is on”

    ”it’s Easter that’s caused it”

    ”Brexit”

    ”no ones buying diesel cars”

    ”everyone’s on holiday”

    ”it’s raining”

    ”it’s too hot”

    ”it’s Christmas”

    If you believed everything written on this forum you’d think there about 3 cars sold each month across Britain. 

  8. Posted

    54 minutes ago, sparky said:

    Yep. I spoiled my last ballot paper and would rather now watch Emmerdale over Question Time or read Viz over the broadsheets. 

    I voted to remain as the other option  was just plain daft IMO,  now I honestly don't care what happens and sadly it's a case of I'm alright Jack. Sigh.

    Anyway, electric vehicles in north Wales where folk still have dial up internet and bottled gas. Sure George.

    :lol:

  11. Posted

    10 minutes ago, Row said:

    Then I don't buy without a V5 because it means you will have to do the V62 in the new owner name and wait till it comes back before taxing it, I know you probably already know this James.

    No I didn't mate, thats why I was asking. If the car is in the trade it's simple enough, if it's not then I suppose its quite complicated. I guess before bidding, you check if the car is taxed, if it's not, chances are, it's in the trade. No guarantee but a good chance.

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    4 minutes ago, Row said:

    Do an online m.o.t status check, it will tell you at the bottom of the page, it will say something like "this vehicle may be able to be taxed at the post office with out a V5"

    Cool, what if it can't?

  13. Posted

    10 minutes ago, trade vet said:

    OK James,I have had instances where you do good finance deals with good commission and then the personal loan dept of the finance company hijack the deal.They would tell your punter that they can do a home improvement loan at a low rate which would include their car loan so they are quids in.Then all your commission gets clawed back !

    Yep, i’m aware of the clawback risk. Nothing that can be done. The comms are nice but I haven’t exactly retired to the Bahamas on it. If it gets clawed back, ce la vie. Nobody will starve. 

    19 minutes ago, David Ayers said:

    Check out The Car Shop rates

    “Excellent” credit rating  8.53% Fixed

    “Very Good” credit rating 13.06% Fixed

     

    They probably rely on people thinking that’s APR! 

  15. Posted

    14 minutes ago, Row said:

    I think you will find you can only do this if the car is "in trade" otherwise it will get rejected at the post office.

    Probably but i’m assuming the OP is talking about buying a car from an auction, probably a bold assumption! 

  16. Posted

    9 hours ago, James01 said:

    Fair enough if the customer had an average to poor credit and that was the only rate you could get them on with. If they were good and the rate was bumped up to this it’s a bit of a liberty if you ask me. 

    I wasn’t. 

    31 minutes ago, trade vet said:

    Be carefull,If that was ‘prime’ the chances are it could be settled early.

    It wasn’t. 

    I was just pointing out Close Bros downside. They cap me at 6%, the OP at 5.5%. You’re either a yes or a no with Close. Blue have tiers and offer accordingly. It’s a much better system than Close. 

    I admit my earlier post looked “braggy” but that wasn’t the point I was trying to make. I prop and the lender offer. I don’t bump up rates. 

  17. Posted

    22 hours ago, JCC said:

    Hi all... reading this forum for the last few weeks has been really interesting and has helped me a lot regarding getting my trade plates, insurance etc and buying my first car at auction. I have decided to self warrant via  Lawgistics. Though i'm a newbie at this, I ran a successful business for 26 years (although the last 8 years sucked big time) so i am under few illusions when it comes to how things can turn to Shinola, I am also very aware of the customers bloated sense of entitlement which has to be managed. I do not work any longer and am in no particular hurry so hopefully i'll have the time to build from part time lower volume into something bigger as i get past the cock-ups and mistakes i am bound to make in a new business. I just wanted to comment on the helpfulness of most of the dealers who reply to new members questions (even the stupid lazy ones)...i have been on a lot of forums searching for new business ideas and the vitriol that comes back to anyone asking for help is sometimes cringeworthy...so on that note... i am confused as to what i would have to do if i buy a car without a V5 or just a part of the V5? obviously i don't want to add my name to the list of owners. any help appreciated

    There may be a quicker or better way than what I am about to suggest but if it were me, i’d download a v62 form and keep it with the docs for the car. When the car is sold, fill in the v62 in the new owners details and take them to the post office to tax the vehicle and also submit the v62, the post office will send it off to the dvla. The new owner will have a taxed car and a new v5 in the post when the dvla action it. 

    You could offer to pay 6 months tax at the PO when you take the customer there, to grease the wheels. It’s what I have done in the past. 

  19. Posted

    As per the other thread. People do NOT want to hear “oh you’re covered by the CRA” because they don’t trust you and they’re not about to start thumbing through the CRA in your office. They want a shiny brochure, an arm round the shoulder, a warm fuzzy feeling that they have bought a nice car and not a pup. Some people don’t care and don’t even ask for a warranty. If you’re losing sales because of it, you need to provide them with that warm fuzzy feeling. Or, not care if you lose the occasional sale. 

  21. Posted

    1 hour ago, Anglo9 said:

    I'd wholeheartedly recommend A1 Approved , they'll tailor a product for you , take all the calls (and flack!) and supply all the booklets and as you'll be self funding you'll have a nice little pot build up .

    Correct. 

  23. Posted

    What's the point in offering different warranties for different cars, unless it's a starship mileage £2k car that you give a month on just so people feel some sort of comeback.

    Do a 3 month/3000 mile proper warranty, funded yourself and give people a warm fuzzy feeling. No point in telling people they are covered by the CRA, they don't want to hear it, they just want to know they have some sort of comeback. Get some sort of pamphlet, Lawgistics or whatever to hand out at the POS so people know it's just covering the big ticket items and not tyres and brakes and that will do you.

  24. Posted

    £18k maybe but I bet it was £60k when new. Up to you mate but i’d be making it look smart to the untrained eye and jogging on anyone who came round fussing over a neat and tidy but not “manufacturers spec” repair. Good luck with it. 

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