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  1. Posted

    Hi all 

    Frequently on here reading but not yet in a position to offer advice to others.

    im sure this is a newbie question

    Ive been using HPI to check cars for a while and think maybe its time to get a trade account.

    How much would it cost circa 10 checks per month, what extras are there compared to the standard public checks.

    Thanks in advance

  2. Posted

    2 hours ago, Nick M.K. said:

    Never, never, never do that again. 

    It's asking for trouble. Especially when the numbers start adding up to more than 3.33 a month. "Yes, everything is MOSTLY OK but we have a squeak from the front wheels when we turn to full lock, what WILL you do about this..." 

    WE ARE NOT NEW CAR DEALERS, WE DON'T HAVE THE MANUFACTURER'S BACK UP AND WE DON'T NEED TO DO WHAT NEW CAR DEALERS DO. 

    Noted, maybe I've been lucky but your right no point asking for problems. 

    Thanks

    3 hours ago, Stalker said:

    It may be prudent to Invest in a simple cheapish code reader off ebay, take a note of the code ie P0325 - Knock Sensor  or something like that,

    So that you can clear it for the demo, then take it down to your garage to investigate.

     

    Mind if the light wasnt on, id have done the demo no problems and then looked at it afterwards.

    Any recommendations ?.

    I wont be needing the latest all singing all dancing model but one that does the job preferably tells me the issue, not just a code and  can reset  

  3. Posted

    I would rather be straight with customers and as a "doorstepper" I don't think taking a deposit and telling people to come back when its ready will work for me.

    Last car I sold I told the customer the clutch was riding high and would need doing at some point but the car was priced accordingly. He as happy as car was cheaper than the competition   and he could have it done at mates rates.

    I've sold 10 in the last 3 months, every customer gets a text 3 -4 weeks after sale to see if all ok and so far everybody is happy and I would like to keep it that way.

    I'm starting to get a reputation and now have people coming to me and asking me to find them cars (If you've got a pink,convertible, sporty, auto for less than 6K  please give me a shout  )

    I appreciate all the comments so far and the different viewpoints although the lack of newbie abuse is disappointing

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  4. Posted

    Had a viewing arranged for this morning car had only been advertised for 20 minutes before customer contacted me to arrange viewing. I'm thinking great nice quick sale.

    I've driven the car about 100 miles in the last week no problems, put £10 of petrol in it to make sure its good for the test drive and get the customer home also i don't like to sell with low petrol light on.

    Twenty minutes before customer arrives it goes into limp mode and EML on, bollocks. turned it off and on a few times and all back to normal but decide not to risk it and call customer to apologise and tell him not to come. Its now booked in for Friday to get sorted.

    Bad luck = no sale today

    good luck = no angry customer 

    Car is a zafira 1.8 sri 2008 (I know i should have steered clear but should be a nice drink in it for me hopefully), Im hoping a quick sensor swap and reset then all good

    I'm always happy to learn from your experiences and will add my own to maybe help others so anybody else with similar tales to tell ?

    I'm still relatively new to this but am loving it so far 

  9. Posted

    Is'nt that only for newish cars ?

    This has been in Switzerland for more than 12 months and owned by present keeper for more than 6 months so VAT is'nt an issue according to google,also will be sold for export so new owner can worry about paperwork and registration when it gets to wherever its going 

     

  10. Posted

    Hi all

    I've been offered a Swiss registered polo and I'm unsure of the correct procedure for overseas registered cars

    I have bought and sold cars overseas before mainly from Germany and sold into eastern Europe Using German export plates and had no issues.

    This is different for me as will be buying an overseas registered vehicle in the UK then selling on to a foreign national for them to export, now I'm not worried about import procedures and taxes i the destination country as that will be the buyers concern. HPI and other checks can not be performed as not UK registered but I will try and check using VIN number.

    I Will inform seller to tell the Swiss DVLA equivalent that car is sold and exported so that he is covered legally on that side, is there anything else i need to be aware of.

    I'm hoping its a case of "thanks for the car here's some cash and an invoice",then "thanks for the cash here's a receipt and a car now bugger off". Lifes never that easy, is it?

    Alternatively anybody who knows what they're doing want to buy a Polo with the steering wheel on the wrong side ?

    Thanks in advance 

    Steve

  15. Posted

    50, no points, 1 year NCB on my private car. Was living in eastern Europe, sorry to disappoint.

    The cost of insurance is actually a little less than i was expecting so I'm happy with that, i'm just after a feel for the companies. How easy are they to deal with and will they actually pay out if needed (hopefully not)

  16. Posted

    Hi All

    My names Steve and i'm an alcoholic oops wrong forum.

    After living overseas for a few years and been buying and selling there I'm going to be chancing my arm here (very different market to the my previous, although i did buy and sell here many years ago)

    I've been reading the forum for a while and it seems there are lots of well informed people here which is why I've joined, I have a question regarding trade insurance.

    Had a few quotes in and have narrowed the choice down to two companies, Bollington and Geffion, has anybody had dealings with either or both of these and what were your experiences ?.

    Prices quoted were reasonable i think  considering fully comp cover, 1 years NCB, trading from home, off road parking, personal car included, and stock value up to £5k. both companies came in around £1400. with what appears to be very similar policies, the only difference being one company supplying trade plates and an app for adding cars to policy.

    Your thoughts would be much appreciated.

    Thanks in advance

    Steve