justlooking

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  1. I feel the same mark and and have tried the recommended request account and Andy to no avail, in the end, I just changed my username to something generic
  2. Good lad! I found my personal lack of mechanical knowledge and back up to be my biggest downfall when I started out so having that support around you will stand you in good stead. youll get lots of support from the chaps on here with your positive and sensible posts so keep it up. dealer auction.... buy with caution! id be sourcing cars via your Dads customers if poss!
  3. Try Will Mitchell at Meridien Finance, ‭01342 301465‬
  4. I’m with a few of the other guys. It’s all part of the service I’m afraid. Instead of charging customers why not change Finance company and save time in doing the application ... motonovo has the option to send a application to customers inbox.. you do very little that way
  5. Appears to have dissappeared. not an issue as we were getting better commission from our longstanding broker bizarrely. Just wondered if anyone else had noticed their commission all but disappeared? over to close brothers we go...
  6. Great way to look at it. You'll only get a punter to appreciate this if they're self employed or have more than 2 brain cells, everyone else won't care and will still look down on us unfortunately....... Unless we take charge and create a system like yours that doesn't allow for time to be wasted!
  7. When you’re relying on selling cars as your sole source of income you won’t want a modern classic, as: - they typically need work. - they attract billy know it all customers that think they’re worth what they used to be when prices bottomed out in 2007. regarding HPI, we use motor trade check instead. Google them. Much cheaper and offer the same checks. good luck and keep asking questions
  8. Try Will @ Meridian Finance, looked after us for about 2 years before we went with MotoNovo and Close. Will even maintains that he may still be able to beat the quotes I'm getting from the new two! His Number, 01342 301465
  9. The more of cars like these I have in PX the more I think it’s worth scrapping and getting back £100-120. or stick on eBay, as you may get more realistic buyers on there. We’ve got a similar PX in at the moment. Gonna try and get a new ticket and try Ebay auction it. if it fails MOT miserably it’s off to the scrappers.
  10. dvla website for trade plates pricing Google search trade insurance and get quotes using one of the many brokers that will come up
  11. Shiply has been good so far. Used 3 different firms and checked their feedback before booking. Sounds like; - shiply - movex - motor trade delivery are all worth checking
  12. Yes I think that’s spot on for Manheim as I think they charge VAT for both surecheck and live online, however some of the auction houses list the live online fee without VAT, therefore allowing us to account for the live online fee as part of the buyers premium in the stock book. 8.3 Work out the purchase price of eligible vehicles bought at auction Your purchase price will be the hammer price of the vehicle plus charges for services. The invoice you get from the auctioneer will itemise, for each lot you have bought, the hammer price of the goods and any charges for services (for example, buyer’s premium). These charges must not show VAT separately.
  13. Thanks Nick, makes perfect sense to me. Very useful. I’m not sure anyone charges an indemnity fee so their 8.4 is all but irrelevant.
  14. sorry to resurrect an old post but what do we do in relation to 'non vat applicable' add ons such as BCA assured which I'm paying £33 for. Is it legit to add this to the purchase price of £5000 as per tonys example? therefore; £5000 + £300 fee + £33 = allowing a stock book purchase price of £5333 or should it remain £5300.
  15. I can’t get enough of the Mk1’s! Funny game this. anything over 60 I’m twitchy and 90 it’s gotta go
  16. Unbelievable Jeff, normally do about 12 a month, did 19 in May and 5 in June!?
  17. That’s amazing, does he get your longest days in stock car? What have you ended up sourcing for him given it’s your choice? Something reliable so you don’t hear from him for 4 years?!
  18. I heard a similar thing from a family friend, laughable considering every time I sit in a jag it just screams tarted up Mondeo to me
  19. Sorry to hear, least they’ll be happy with the service, great job with the courtesy car, something I’ve considered but my insurer won’t entertain covering me for loan car cover
  20. Sounds like bad timing, will you pick up the bill for the plugs or Customer?
  21. That’s very Car looks great did it come in like that or did you pay the boys at Tesco to sort?
  22. +1 hold your horses, I’d be surprised if it’s not had a service for 40 odd k, there’s a high chance you’ll find a recent invoice or stamp Although you could carry on and book it in for service and cancel appointment if you find history I suppose? we had it recently, 2006 RX400h, 123k, 11 services, all at the stealers, l/s 10/17, I thought ahh ok, won’t need a service.. low and behold I find an additional service in April 18 inc front discs and pads and a 2yr Lexus warranty package that had only just expired
  23. not helped by speculators adding 5k onto the probably 'real' value in hope that they are the next porsche to shoot up in value, there will be someone soon enough if its a nice one