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August is traditionally quiet here and it’s no change this year but looking forward to September as last year was one of our best ever, hopefully it’ll be repeated!

You’ve summed up nicely what I meant by the main dealer mentality!

Same. A few going out over the weekend, have explained them all the situation; 2 have been given doc ref numbers to arrange themselves, the other 2 Ive set up before the cut off. Everyone’s happy and no headaches.

Hopefully the quality of descriptions might be brought up to a decent standard too?

Sounds like you’re prepping the right way but all Id say if you’re going it alone with the sort of stuff you say, take your main dealer head off, it’s a totally different market to retail! Anyway, welcome and good luck!

That looks like a Visitor Chat transcript through Click Dealer? We free trialled it for a month, but when I looked back at the transcripts none of the leads had actually dealt. Might just have been me but the script from the operators side always looked a bit wooden and the sort of thing that would come from a foreign call centre?

Maybe he’s writing that long awaited ‘motor trade book of excuses as to why it’s quiet’

My last S60 came with a decent spec Pioneer in the dash with the right surround but it just didn’t look like it was meant to be there; the previous keeper had obviously wanted Bluetooth and USB etc. They’d left the original unit in the boot though which went back in when the car got sold.

Looks good. Like others have said, would probably stand more money but if you’re not comfortable with it spin it and put the money into something else.

Do you use First Response? Had success with them on older stuff in the past, on near prime rates too.

Some interesting approaches to sub prime here, each to their own and all depending on your business model and indeed, the individual customer I guess. Personally, if a sub prime deal helps to get another profitable unit out the door then why not?

Most definitely this! Raj, maybe worth visiting a couple of car dealers locally to you, face to face introduction and all that?

Our website is set at 5.9 flat which gives a decent rate of commission on the stuff we sell and room for negotiation if the customer is switched on; very rarely do we have to reduce it from that though.

Where’s the hand clapping smiley? Looks spot on

Thank you!

Just needs an AD brutal video special when it comes to sale time..

I’m trying to work out how you got to custard from something Currys might sell..

Then it’ll be ‘they’re all on holiday / paying for their holiday / back from holiday skint / kids back to school / christmas is coming’ I love the motor trade excuse book! Quiet here too, though have done two long term stickers this week which is always nice.

I’m curious, looking at your other stock what made you buy a pink 500 in the first place? It must have been cheap!

100% agree, lost count of the amount of ebay auctions I’ve done over the years and can honestly say I’ve never had one come back. With the trade being like it is these days surely it’s all about maximising profit opportunities rather than taking losses in an auction hall?

To me, this is the art of this trade. Using years of experience (and a bit of gut feeling!), seeing the value of something in its working clothes and polishing profit into it. It’s something all these newbies lack the experience or even the inititative to do as it’s much easier to sit online asking basic questions on a forum these days!

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There was a dealer in the Midlands a few years ago using a sky background with cotswold stone on the ground, kind of like a beach effect colour scheme!

‘Gearbox in a tin’ it’s called here. Along with their stop smoke product, ‘engine in a tin!’

Definitely green. More and more people are going with dedicated and clinical photo areas these days. Out if curiousty EPV how does your photoshopping work? Do you do them or do you send images out? If so how long does the process take?