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  1. Posted · Edited by Mark101

    54 minutes ago, Contracts said:

    Normally people asking for delivery when they are 309 miles away

    "What is the range" has replaced "Has the timing belt been done."

    It baffles me. For example, I had a Guy call who works 59 miles away from his home (not 60 but 59) and he wanted to know whether the 80 mile range Leaf would get him to work and back on a single charge. I said no but you could drive to work, charge it and drive home and he still questioned whether it could be done in one charge.

    Surely, if you are considering an EV you would Google the answer first, for at least some idea.

    I told them, from my experience (during the day in ECO), Full charge, range said 60 miles, I drove 10 miles and it went up to 61 miles. A bit like driving a normal IC motor, it depends how you drive it and calculates the mileage balance accordingly.

    After all the "how far will it go" questions, I get the "they are really quick aren't they." I think do you want range or do you want speed.

  2. Posted

    5 hours ago, the old novice said:

    Hi Mark 101

    No need to use my surname, Mark will do :lol:

    2 hours ago, BHM said:

    When a Johnny Big Balls know-all mechanic start their gobshiteing (if there’s such a word) and fall at the first hurdle of trying to open a bonnet I’m the master of going silent & standing back watching them get flustered. It’s usually after about 90 seconds of making a twat of themselves (90 seconds is a long time with someone staring at you) in front of the potential buyer that they ask for help. It’s at that point I pounce............

    Ford badges which conceal the bonnet release used to be a favourite, even happened the other week on a Ford Connect.....priceless.

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  4. Posted · Edited by Mark101

    9 hours ago, the old novice said:

    If I've bought something that was nice (in my opinion)with a good history etc and been confident that it would move quick, invariably its been hanging around and had to be price dropped down to nigh on break even and yet stuff that was high mileage/poor or no history has gone pronto.

    Almost every time this happens (except I rarely price drop, just sit it out)

    I am guessing your miley, no history gear is cheaper and unfortunately, cheap always outsells proper gear. Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately, I have zero tolerance for the punters they attract.

  6. Posted

    25 minutes ago, chrishowie said:

    A car with similar miles but one has 12 months mot, cambelt changes and full history and the other has nothing and is pictured on a pub car park?

    This /\/\/\

    Used car sales does not lend itself well to price indicators, in fact it is ridiculous.

    Pricing low to high or indicators works for new goods (not cars). For example, I have just bought another Nest camera (I have 5 work and home). I know how they work, I know how to contact Nest for support, so all I need is the cheapest, quickest, closest. That said, I would have still paid an extra tenner to have been able to get one straight away instead of next day.

     

  13. Posted

    Current stock

    I bought a 57 plate Merc with 1 main dealer stamp.

    Got the car back and checked the pack, full Merc history. Someone had missed one page in the book but it carried on from there.

    Got a 59 Merc with no history.

    Checked the pack - no history book but at least a dozen Merc service invoices in the folder (on a 60k miler)

    Swings n roundabouts 

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  14. Posted

    13 hours ago, Grantlfc81 said:

    All our vag stuff is decent. Not sure what all the fuss is about. We sell bundles of it and have hardly no issues

    To be fair, I have had a couple of DPF/EGR issues but other than that, VAG has done ok for me.

    But......I am so bored of answering the timing belt question.

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  15. Posted

    1 minute ago, Casper said:

    Mark I was looking at buying a gift number plate from eBay if I buy it at handy money put me down as the nominee when bought from the seller 

    when I decide to transfer to the recipient it's just a matter of me paying the £80 to change the nominee I'm I correct I think but just checking  only ever down then from customers or bought from newreg etc never as a gift 

    You pay £80, plate goes on retention for 10 years or until you allocate the plate to a vehicle/Nominee.

  17. Posted

    12 minutes ago, BMWbimmers said:

    He’s already got one on his private car but this plate is a close match to the one on his private so he wants to put it on 

    all pointless if you ask me but if it makes him happy, why not...I mean it’s not costing me anything so no harm in trying

    In that case - just make your company the Nominee and put the plate on. If things change, pay the £80 and make your son the Nominee again.

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  18. Posted · Edited by Mark101

    Why doesn't he just put the plate on the car he uses privately rather than this sketchy set up which may appear to the insurance like someone is trying to bend the rules?

    I presume he is under 25 and probably restricted for business only.

    Or, why can't you just allocate the plate to your company and stick it on if it is that important?

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  19. Posted

    8 minutes ago, Rory RSC said:

    TG in the time to focus on this or look into this *** Could ***you have done something more useful 

    I was thinking exactly the same

     

    8 minutes ago, Rory RSC said:

    its important to eat the right stuff little and often

    See I'm far from perfect; I eat the wrong stuff, lots and constantly.

  20. Posted

    58 minutes ago, Nick M.K. said:

    After 15 years of selling cars from online adverts the idea of not answering my phone to strange numbers is a novelty to me :-) 

    If I try to return a missed call and get no answer I follow up with a text message. I wish there was also a way to know which car they were calling about. 

    I was referring to my personal number, not work.

    CarGurus you can see which car they have called about via email.

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  21. Posted

    1 hour ago, Nick M.K. said:

    Call whisperer is critical for measuring the AT response and I for the life of me can’t see a downside in using it. 

    There is no problem with a made up number being displayed, every big reputable company out there has multiple phone numbers, punters will not even know the difference 

    Because when you miss a call and try to call back, you will be calling from a different number and people don’t always answer calls from numbers they don’t know.

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  23. Posted

    I also had the pop up message and I am not happy either. They will sell it to you as a way of seeing how many calls you get but I think it is their way of trying to retain your business. I.e. you drop off the package and someone has saved that number, they can't reach you.

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