ModernBagsofRubbish

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  1. Posted

    On 12/19/2020 at 10:40 AM, sellect2 said:

    And don’t forget if you loose money on a car- the VAT man is not involved!!!

    ie you don’t get a VAT reduction on the loss. 

    Not involved!!! 

    This is one one rule that I have ever been able to come to terms with

    The Tax man understands if you make a loss on a car it should be taken into account but the Vat man he's not interested

  3. Posted · Edited by ModernBagsofRubbish

    The job is full of minefields these days, got to be so careful & not all cars are suitable to retail with a warranty, eg a 2k car with a dual mass rattle, that could last for ages but who knows

    I don't think anything is concrete to protect yourself, I list all the known faults, its their responsibility to do their own checks, vet the customer & tell them the negatives openly & tell them the costs of repair to be done, the eg clutch goes it could cost you £600-£800 & if they hesitate or wince at the thought I say the car it not for you & put them off it as id rather not sell it than have the hassle, its so anti sales really! :)

    The only one thing is for it to be a trade sale & the invoice has to go into a trade name

     

  5. Posted · Edited by ModernBagsofRubbish

    On 12/9/2020 at 1:13 PM, Frank Cannon said:

    If using online just a few seconds before expiry of MOT. B)

    Just out of curiosity are you are selling as spares or repair? 

    Many thanks.

    I am selling unprepared as many of the owners of these put their spin on them & the main cost of refurb is the front pipe & wheel refurb & both items are often upgraded, going out as it came in. I have put all known faults

    If I do a full retail on it I will just get well too involved, like I often do

    Just on with an Astra & after, cambelt water pump, discs & pads, rocker cover, front tyres & about a 60 mile test run, then you find out If you really kick its head in it makes an extra whistle & cannot find the fault, so that's going the same way as I've had enough of it,  some wouldn't test it so much & wouldn't of found the fault but now I know its there so I cannot sell it as being right & will have to take the loss on the chin.

    I know about the spares or repair wording, got to be careful 

     

  6. Posted

    Hi,

    I am just about to advertise a Clio 200 that has an Mot till Jan 17th, 39 days left, I don't want to get involved into making a retail car but but it would be good if someone could tax it.

    Does anybody know for sure how many days left are needed, just looked on the internet & seeing 30,14, 7 days & even 1 day mentioned, every answer cannot be right

    Thanks

  7. Posted · Edited by ModernBagsofRubbish

    5 hours ago, Dave2302 said:

    Powershits are OK when you know exactly how to fix 'em, 9 times outta 10 it costs me less than a fiver in parts ;)

    Top secret ......................

    Shhhhhhhhh ......................

    I don't mind tellin' ya'all now since I don't have the Transmission firm any more ...................

    New "Brushes" in the Servo Motors ......................

    We used to get some right good earners outta them back in their hey day ;)

    It that the older ones, like they put in the Honda's, Peugeot's, Vauxhalls as Ive heard that info before but it was too late after the values had dropped

    Not sure if they were a Bosch electronics

  11. Posted

    I have asked my bank in the past about this & they say its ok, but I have my doubts if its 100% safe even though I take transfers a lot.

    I am pretty sure that an international bank transfers can be taken back before the start of the next banking day

    The car job these days is a risky business, so many scammers out there

     

     

  12. Posted · Edited by ModernBagsofRubbish

    If you've got a breaker licence to buy it a 2018 Bmw with no body damage would be a great breaker

    Some cat b's used to make it to the road but after the categories changed so did the chance to get them on the road

    One rule I use after many years, don't try to make sense of why a car has a certain category as in some cases it just doesn't make sense

  13. Posted

    I would stick to your current business direction & if you want to earn extra money, get training in paintless dent removal this can be good money & fits nicely with your current business

    Dent man can earn £200 quid a day

    Get known in the trade as a place to go for a solution to a problem & the customers will flood in.

    If you do a bit of buying & selling plus detailing you might end up being known as a jack of all trades.

    and if you really want to do some cars, keep it as a now & then thing so you still get some fun out of it 

    Thanks

    Charlie

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    8 hours ago, Funny Farm said:

    Some good news, Police have seized the BMW. We are now awaiting the car to be returned. Unfortunately the car has been sold on to another unsuspecting purchaser who I assume paid in cash by the roadside. 

    Massive relief, I just hope this doesn't go into a new issue with the person who purchased the car, who is also an innocent victim. 

    Oh my god that must be some relief, get some professional advice maybe even from the car dealer club lawyers

  17. Posted

    13 hours ago, Lakeside said:

    Your worrying about only having one call in a week? I’ve got a couple of cars here that haven’t had a single call in over a month and neither are diesels.

    I Agree, If I sell a vehicle in one months of advertising I'm happy & within 3 months its meet a realistic expectation

  21. Posted · Edited by ModernBagsofRubbish

    After reading the comments & the jobs you have had done

    Your water level soundn't keep on dropping, maybe after the first drive after having a water pump done but not after then

    If It is the headgaket has gone, it sounds like cylinders to water system, this will increase pressure in the water system & can make other water system parts fail due to over pressure. you won't get any mayonnaise, could get missing, might only leak at certain temps so could pass a compression test.

    If your not fully into mechanics, its similar what happens when you use a soda stream machine, the bottle being the water system & the gas being the pressure leaking from the cylinders.

    To start with the basics, run the engine for a few mins & check how hard the top hose is, drive for 5 mins & check it again, repeat, if the pipe gets rock hard, I would say its the headgasket. Then go to a garage & have a sniff test done(some liquid that changes colour with exahaust gases) cheap & easy test with no stripping down

    You might not know how to judge the hardness of the hose, if not try another car to compare

    In regards to having the water pump checked, if you have an external leak you won't get water system pressure & the top hose will be soft, not a bad thing as then it could just be a badly fitting pipe then etc.

    Thanks

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    I called them up to say I have paid & don't want to loose the trade plates & think others are in the same situation

    They said they have had a back log & they haven't processed my renewal application, they said call again in 1 week to check the progress & if nothing them send another cheque & form in with a covering letter

    Area 51, I just sent it 1st class post, never had a problem in the past, next time I will send it recorded delivery to give me some protection