Highlinev8

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  1. Posted

    Hi Guys,

    I have a collection of mini scanners and old laptops with assorted diagnostic programs on them.

    Was thinking of upgrading to a good machine that can cover most cars. 

    Any recommendations for something that covers most basics and doesnt need a degree to use ? I am leaning towards the Autel 808-908 range but theres a lot of choice.

    I understand none of these replace my mechanic but are a handy tool to have in the shed, anyone got any experience ?

  3. Posted

    7 hours ago, XDR said:

    Same thing that happened to us 

     

    Some cars have been advertised as 2 keys, and lord behold just the one - it doesn’t help as soon as your off site, they don’t entertain it.

    Ive even had one (BMW 3 series) rock up with an Audi A6 service book - luckily obtained the history via dealer! 
     

    Photograph the listing before you bid on a bca car.

    Photograph or record the sale if possible. Download assured and condition reports. Photograph auction sheet in 'Your Purchases' post purchase.

    Notify them immediately if a car arrives missing a spare key/service book/V5. Dont just email claims notify the auction and cc in auction manager and sales staff as well.

    If I buy a car with a spare key and it doesnt arrive then they are ordering me a new one or giving me the go ahead to get one organised. I can stomach the hassle of getting a new key coded.

    Theres no such thing as insurance that pays out easily so you have to get the facts to back your case and be persistent until you get satisfaction. 

    On the baldy tyres, an insurance company could argue that you are sending them a random picture of another car. Pull out your phone take a 30 second video, full view of the car and reg "This is KK19OOO, purchased from BCA yesterday with an assured report stating 5-6mm across both front tyres". Get a close up and use a tyre depth gauge if you have one to then show the car that arrived as only 2-3mm as stated. 

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  4. Posted

    You can log in to bca multiple times with the one login so you and your staff can log on at the same time and bid on different sales without affecting each other.

    Manheim will only allow one log in per account so if someone logged on you would be bounced out. 

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  5. Posted

    Yeah, if theres any markers on the mechanical report they wont deliver. I've even had them refuse a one year old car because the tpms light was on(they did deliver after they pumped the tyre)

    However I've had over ten year olds delivered because there was no report to flag any faults.

    They are offering really good rates on 3 cars transported together. However if it suits them they are still doing singles. Like I said ring them and they might fit it in, they have done several for me. 

    I'm currently using BCA only if I have to but they seem to be over the initial rush and are improving.

    Movex has been really bad but last week I filled three deliveries off them. Paid 20-30% more than pre-covid but thats fine I just want my cars so you could  try them.

    Worst case scenario is send your owns guys up with plates but even with pre-confirmed bookings they have had to stand in lines for over two hours so thats something I wont do again.

     

     

  10. Posted

    4 minutes ago, David Horgan said:

    BCA rang me this morning to ask if they had delivered two cars to us by mistake :lol: as they had lost them .

    My daughter rang BCA this morning to ask about an assured claim she had put in two days ago and the lady at BCA said you must be mistaken as its still onsite , daughter went well go and look as its here with me you plonkers :o

    That sounds about right. They are selling all round them and still have a skeleton staff working. Transport crew in particular dont know whats happening. 

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  11. Posted

    3 minutes ago, NacMan said:

    Cheers pal bca did it for £185 lol been getting quotes of £350, didnt think they would have done it as the cars over 10 years.

    Be careful with BCA at the moment, it taking them ages to deliver anything. 

  12. Posted · Edited by Highlinev8

    Your customer is misinformed. The only instance when  a car would require a COC to register in the south is on a brand new car thats been imported from outside the EU(ie Singapore)

    Co2 and NoX are clearly listed on a UK V5. Thats all VRO will require from him. 

    In my experience from when I did import from Japan is that Manufacturers dont like giving out COCs so it will be difficult and unnecessary. 

  13. Posted

    11 hours ago, Contracts said:

    Have a couple of 19/19 Startlines due back but basic engine and white with barn doors so pretty much the opposite of what you want.

    Will pm you if anything nice pops up.

    Looking for L4 H3 Transits. Also would buy Crafters or Sprinters. Must be very clean. PM me stuff or send me a list please.

    I'm thinking on top of the free money floating about, BCA have been trying to get all their account holders switched over to buy online. I'm an account holder a long time and I remember it used to be difficult to get a live online login. Sounds like anyone with a Blue card is on it now. 

  14. Posted

    Spend a bit of time going back and forth to the unit before you sign up to anything. Places can look great at first or second inspection but you need to see what the unit is like in general use.

    You could have a neighbour loading and unloading pallets opposite you all day. Parking spaces etc, does it look like different units on the estate are taking up every available spot or is there a bit of overfill available to park a few part ex's ?

    Basically drop back and forth a few times and see if its the sort of place you would be willing to buy from.

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    9 minutes ago, New year revolutions...... said:

    whilst I appreciate your thinking can you imagine giving someone access to v62,s from home to send off

    I've got 3 log books for one of my vehicles as dvla had to keep changing them at one stage due to many being stolen

    so just imagine you've done all your checks you live down south v5 shows north Scotland and you buy it

    3 weeks later the rozzers come and advise you have sold a cloned mota

    it's not nice your bottom falls

    I agree and I understand the difficulties,  However DVLA deciding to effectively shut there doors for three months is inefficient and a major barrier to our trade. Points the way to more of this being done digitally rather than physical V5s. 

  16. Posted

    12 hours ago, AB Motors NI said:

    when i ring swansea now its saying they are closed for non covid business, and then line disconnects

    Same boat, waiting three months for a V5. Cant ring Swansea, only taking keyworker enquiries, send an email and get an automated non reply with a reference number that means nothing.

    I wont buy any car without a physical V5 now but its pretty shit from DVLA. Should be someway they can keep the service running even if people are working from home.

  17. Posted

    25 minutes ago, Anglo9 said:

    Agreed , finally logged into Barclays system yesterday, took about 2 minutes to apply , £50k in the account this morning.

    You got a great result then. I've been waiting for contact from Barclays for over a month. Multiple calls/emails etc.......crickets. My relationship with my bank is currently strained to put it mildly.

  18. Posted

    4 minutes ago, have a word with the wife said:

    Told you, it's a new world :lol:

    aldi has got traffic lights !

    red, no entry

    amber get the wheels spinning on your trolley,

    green go !:wacko:

    Your Aldi must be better at enforcing the rules. My Aldi is like a moshpit at an Iron Maiden gig !

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    10 minutes ago, have a word with the wife said:

     Auctions are open 15th June, with all the obvious restrictions, discouraging touching stock (no bonnet lifting no door opening ?) Amount of people allowed in dependant on floor space minus the floor space a vehicle takes up, no doubt the cafe will be takeaway only, marshalls to stop rule breaking and control in/out customers, so have fun balancing a pot of tea in one hand keeping 2 metres from jo public, not being allowed to look under bonnet but there is one good thing with the distancing, you can see who is bidding against you ? That's if you can get in to begin with "SORRY MATE WE ARE FULL" :lol:

    Where have you seen this ? I dont see any notice of physical opening coming from the big auction groups.

  21. Posted

    I had a load of V5s to follow from BCA. Manchester,Measham and Nottingham have been available on phone and email and have now forwarded on all the missing books. Blackbushe are the only ones that haven't been on the ball. I still expect them to send them on eventually but I've re-applied just in case. 

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  22. Posted

    2 hours ago, Nevillec said:

    Have been watching Aston Barclay online auctions.   They had a motobility sale yesterday,  prices  seemed  well below  cap clean,  on average about £1500 below, some more.

    They appeared to sell about 80% of the vehcles on offer  ?

    Aston Barclay are the only auction thats had some reasonable stock for sale and as you say its been selling well under cap which is where it should be.

    1 hour ago, justina3 said:

    Bca just seem to be moving there stock around nothing fresh arrived, never bought from Aston opened an account tried to get prices of fees and delivery and was told I had to buy ten cars before they told me the price I was going to pay.......hmm maybe not 

    BCA are doing a spring clean of there yards and trying to get rid of grade 3/4 stock. The couple of sales they have had with fresh stuff that I would be interested in buying they are still trying to get close to cap clean. Cap needs to bite the bullet and slash their values because the market is waiting for them.

    Suprised you had trouble with Aston Barclay, I've always found them good to deal with, maybe try them again. For the record I have a BCA platinum account and only buy about one a month off Aston Barclay and Aston Barclays fees are slightly cheaper than BCA.

  23. Posted

    As far as I remember about half the cars on cartotrade was motorway stock being offered by some dealer. One of the reasons why I didn't renew my subscription, I don't trust the general public and I certainly don't trust their ability to self appraise a used car.

    Auctions are going to struggle to re open in the way they used to operate. Its not going to be feasible to drive hundreds of cars through a hall for example.

    Some of the Manheim Mercedes sales and BCA BMW sales(Bruntingthorpe and Brighouse ?) leave the cars in the halls unlocked. If they can do that and make the sales registered/invited dealers only then that will work for me. Not sure how they are going the run the old and out of warranty stock though. They will definitely have to up the inspection game, some kid walking around dirty cars doing an ipad appraisal is just not going to get the job done. 

  25. Posted

    If BCA or Manhem refused to let Joe Public in for the moment then you would have 15/20 dealers.

    Ideally they could restrict it to Gold Level  and above. If they had a pre approved invite system, For example if I saw an auction where there were multiple targets then I could ask for an invite. 

    That would cut out all the browsers and suit and tie trade group buyers who have just turned up because they have to prove they are working. 

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