MarkTVS

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    The main issue is getting what I want in an auction or in the trade anywhere. But if someone comes across a mclaren 570s in orange or purple with nose lift then let me know :D 

    To be honest though I would be terrified of buying something like that at auction incase it had issues. The main dealer warranty reassures me a bit!

    thanks though Rory might give you a pm when I find something though as I will probably finance it myself rather than taking their option.

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    2 hours ago, trade vet said:

    The way I translate that is.You we’re going to buy a daft car for yourself with your own money at retail from a main dealer.Please tell me I am wrong .

    I don’t understand PCP chucky agreements that much but will hirers not be offered extended deals at cheaper rentals to protect residual values..................oh and I agree it would be great for the economy up there if tuna arrived in Scottish waters !!!!

    Yes tv that is about correct except autocorrect is to blame for changing cheap run abouts to tuna.:D

    We are selling circa 4k stuff contactless with touch wood no major issues so far.

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    Well I can see where their coming from, I was planning on buying myself something fancy soon from a main dealer but due to my businesses entering unchartered waters I am holding off on this till normal life resumes and I’m sure the majority of people will be in a similar situation that said I think the cheaper end of the market will increase.

    people not wanting to renew £500pm Bmw pcp deals may flock to cheap tuna rounds for the interim period.

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    1 hour ago, Casper said:

     

    Good luck to u both mark wish you many years of happiness together and a long happy marriage when covid 19 is all sorted

    Thanks Casper, we were offered alternative dates later this year but we prefer summer so just put it off till May next year now. Means less stress trying to pay for it all as costs for it have rather spiralled out of control as is to be expected when a woman is choosing stuff. 

    On that subject though I firmly believe we are in the wrong game. A photographer charging £1600 for a days graft with little to no overheads? We all must be mad doing 70 hour weeks to pay Autotrader and pay vat bills 

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    Well I suppose the one I have to say was years ago when I first started trading and it was more of a part time hobby, I bought a an ultra blue Corsa C SXI, was a nice low mileage thing had only done 50k Miles, it got delivered off the transporter and then a couple of minutes later a guy comes in asking if it’s for sale as he was looking for a car for his daughter. He wanted a deal and was happy to take it as was so done literally nothing to it and his daughter came in to collect the car. And had it not been for covid 19 I would be getting married next month and the man would be my father in law :lol:

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    Slag all you want but it’s a dog eat dog world and I’ll do what we need to survive this. Only one of my staff at sales is forloughed the other one is continuing to work Doing property maintenance to keep him busy as he is a single guy living alone so as you can imagine 3 weeks of isolation with no friends or family nearby would be torture. 

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    4 minutes ago, beenaroundtheblock said:

    So they see it on your website and come down to your premises. They have a test drive and decide the car is not for them, they are then £100 down. Sounds fair.

    Not ideal but in this situation of me and my staff are risking our health it’s a fair deal. We know all our cars drive perfectly. If they want to try out a car first of all then they can rent one from hertz

  22. Posted

    I really don’t see the issue, we make them fully aware of this before they test drive. I am a technician to trade and all our stock is prepared to far higher standards than the majority of other dealers. We don’t usually operate this policy but it’s just to deter time wasters and dreamers. The genuine buyers have no issue with it.

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    58 minutes ago, Casper said:

     Getting Between 7 and 10 pounds mate but in normally times we wait to we have a few and run them up on a Saturday morning so not sure if maybe thats why 

    Ah do you take them to the scrap yourself? We get the slick back hair and brown shoe brigade into buy them aswell as any cats 

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  25. Posted

    Its more just to make sure that the viewers aren’t time wasters and to force their hand of commitment. I hate test drives on a normal day as the way out stock layout is numerous cars need moved to get the car out for the test drive and then as a bit of a perfectionist I insist my guys rewash, dry and hoover the car afterwards. I don’t mind if we’re getting a sale but I feel like punching people when before driving they’ve been asked if there in a position to buy today, they say yes then at the end of the test drive have more to see:angry: