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    No buy online so collect a few days later. I know what you mean on day of auction but trust me even leeds brighouse newcastle are a pain in ass even if you collect a week later. Don't get us started about Manchester bca only bought twice from there and wouldn't go back there all headless chickens 

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    6 minutes ago, tradex said:

    I mentioned this a long while back but a plastic trader at Paddock Wood - no longer about, thank f*ck - used to buy a lot of Volvo's (Audi's?) from privates. Horrible bit of work but could charm the birds from the trees, prat was always on the ponce too.

    His day job was something to do with decorating, cash in hand as he was claiming dole too, guy was filth.

    He would, without fail, call the seller a few hours after the purchase to say the gearbox had failed bits all over road, had to have the car recovered off a motorway, Dartford crossing, Blackwall tunnel or some other proper drama, wanting a few quid back as the car was advertised as 'excellent condition', threatened legal action the lot etc.

    If he could be believed (and it was verified by someone I knew) he got a few quid back sometimes. 

    On 11/01/2019 at 4:09 PM, tradex said:

    Tel him to try his luck.

    So 9 months after the event.....chancer. I had a 'solicitor' pull a stunt like this (was actually a house conveyancing bod:rolleyes:) one 65 quid letter from our solicitor and never heard from again. 

    Funny thing about timing belts, warranted for a year as a replacement part but changed 10 years on some cars like PSA 2.0 hdi diesels. 

    Tradex its not the same guy hes from manchester? I think he got offended as in the reply asking for the service history we'd put we remember you mentioning you worked as a receptionist at a solicitors firm and his reply was he's in the house conveyancing part!

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    23 minutes ago, David Horgan said:

    We had  chap who bought a SLK off us two years ago , super thing and we had driven it 70+ miles too so knew it very well , he took it home to Kent 250 miles away and rang us to say the rear diff had gone on way home , Luckily my son was down Kent on Hols so was knocking on his door 15 mins later asking to drive it , The chap was devastated as clearly it was a scam , The surprise he got was worth the call the scamming old git , Nothing wrong with his car at all just after some money 

    Lol. Been thinking of going to pay him a visit and see what the crack is and maybe something else

    On 11/01/2019 at 4:09 PM, tradex said:

    Tel him to try his luck.

    So 9 months after the event.....chancer. I had a 'solicitor' pull a stunt like this (was actually a house conveyancing bod:rolleyes:) one 65 quid letter from our solicitor and never heard from again. 

    Funny thing about timing belts, warranted for a year as a replacement part but changed 10 years on some cars like PSA 2.0 hdi diesels. 

    Tradex its not the same guy hes from manchester? I think he got offended as in the reply asking for the service history we'd put we remember you mentioning you worked as a receptionist at a solicitors firm and his reply was he's in the house conveyancing part! 

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    29 minutes ago, David Ayers said:

    Just to clarify. Do you have evidence of the history and cambelt or is it just the advert you are relying on?

    No just the advert text which customer will have viewed surely date and mileage was written of cambelt change in advert so we won't have put it unless we had evidence statting so

    10 minutes ago, EPV said:

    Get hold of the garage that did the service in 2016. Likely to be the same that did it in 2015 or 2017 and if not, check out where the MOT was done in 2016 as they may have also serviced it. Once you have the evidence, send it off to him and tell him if he continues to persist in trying to extort you that you will sue him.

    Good idea thanks. Saying that how do we know this service book is real

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    Hi all got an interesting update. We wrote back asking for a copy of service records and we did not mention we have the advert txt from autotrader the day he purchased the car and it clearly says the cars cambelt was replaced in 2016 and had comprehensive service history including every reciept from new. He has send us photocopy of a duplicate service book fully stamped but the 2016 service missing! Is this guy for real? Im sure this is fraud! 

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    Not bad really, bit of tyre shine invest in a good quality hd camera will sort out the lighting also personally i think wording is too much you need to really focus on service records in detail and definitely new location as its not great, just to add keep camera straight not bent.

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    15 minutes ago, Dave2302 said:

    :rolleyes:

    Gets right up my arse that sort of statement :(

    So you expect a guy with this knowledge and all the necessary equipment, software etc to not earn a decent living ?? No point him doing it then really !!

    No way does he earn £175 an hour !!

    See what I spend a year on Software, Leads, Computer parts, Subscriptions, Downloads, Tools, Lighting, Heating, Rates, Consumables etc etc and then tell me I earn £65.00 per hour !! 

    How much would VAG have charged to fix it by the time they had fitted a new Navi Unit :lol: :lol: :lol:

    Get used to it, this is now the Industry to be in, even a humble repair to Hand / Parking Brakes now requires specialist equipment and knowledge ;) 

    You should see how many expensive fuck ups I've had in here due to inept grease monkeys trying to lever Calipers back etc etc etc.

    One such twat actually removed two of his fingers last year doing a pad change, office girl; came out to get mileage off the Car, opened the door while he had his fingers in the Rear Calipers, Car wakes up, realises the H/B is not set, so it applies the Handrake instantly .............. BAM mashed fingers !!  

    What a tool lol guessing he wasnt snap on more a snap off haha

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    22 minutes ago, Blenheim Car Sales said:

    this is the business to be in..............  its just having this specialist expertise in electronics and charge  this fee, Guessing no material and  no costs incurred just  knowing about software and breaking into its code

    Yes bang on with that. Car was there for an hour tops took sat nav 5 minutes then did whatever they did 20 minutes 5 minutes to put back in and then a few tweeks via vagcom and job was done. Not bad £175 ph

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    On 20/01/2019 at 3:45 PM, Autolink100 said:

    We had a similar issue a while back with a Touareg. Wouldn't boot past the splash screen. Took it out and got it repaired by our radio guy, £250 if i remember correctly

    Sorted today cost £175 needed re flashing and they added speed cameras and new nav updates so not bad. Thanks 

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    44 minutes ago, Autolink100 said:

    We had a similar issue a while back with a Touareg. Wouldn't boot past the splash screen. Took it out and got it repaired by our radio guy, £250 if i remember correctly

    Thanks. Customer has left a deposit as long as the sat nav is working and is hoping to collect next week. We are based in West Yorkshire is your man in the area? 

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    Hi all, got a 2010 vw golf with a hugh spec on it which includes sat nat rns model, was working perfectly fine until this morning had somebody view it and the unit is just displaying the welcome to vw logo then switches off. Tried manually resetting it from a YouTube video but no luck, anybody else had this issue?