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Well Put Mr H ! 100%

Two years part time in my opinion is a long time, you have to try it 'part time' to find out if its for you or not, or learning, absolutely agree with you! but you have to decide if you want to make a business full time or carry on dabling 'part time- full time' if you get my meaning.!

Maybe the main issue is 'part time' if you're committed to it full time then you'll be focused on 'making profit' and running a business and not playing!

is that simply leads or actual leads that lead to sales? ( Personally not on there but interested to see)

Depends on what you wany as already mentioned lots of options, I use the back end of click for stock feeds and use the Click Engage on my websiite. Great company to work with in my personal experience.Have a conversation with them all and make a decision on what suits you best.

Was thinking exactly the same over the weekend. delivered a car to an elderly couple who sent full money two days before after reserving on line on click engage.!! Sadly many will get taken in but this couple did to my driver, it was the reviews and video that gave him full confidence, sadly both can be fabricated on line these days!

@Nick M.K. Music & silent movies are a NO - NO ! as far as I'm concerned. Need to voice them over, It really is easy, none of like our voices played back but just remember when customers call you or speak to you face to face thats what they hear, so a voice over will make a connection and they recognise your voice on the video, builds trust. I'm a tickler for 'exact mileage' its one of my 'OCD' No car , or very rarely is it 30,000 exact ( had the odd one or two on exact, think it looks better with actual' and a photo of the mileage/ speedo. ! otherwise all good sir!

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Every car ready to go serviced / MOT if required... Most of them not worried if it's got 9/10 months MOT on collection. Think I had one last year who wanted 12 months it had 9 but willing to pay £50 for peace of mind.. cup of coffee, car in the work shop 40 mins later we're both happy ! Personally don't understand some who put cars up for sale then put it through the worjshop after selling it. None of know of hidden costs so surely better to get it prepped , yo uknow the costs and the car is ready to go. Customers love the fact its one journey local or national most want to drive it away same day, instant - money in the bank, stops them shopping elsewhere , cash flow ++++ Not rocket science IMO!

Yes new and used and have sold without customers visiting me.

@David Horgan Mr H. you just like upsetting 'buyers' ! Can't understand you,customer does all his home work writes it all down and you slap him in the face! ! As you say they simply do not understand ANY part of how it all works!

Absolutely ! Bought a car couple of weeks ago, customer had already told me there was finance on it- HPI no record - All clear, Hitachi Finance not registered interest on the vehicle so ask as well and hopefully you'll have a purchase invoice which the customer also signs to state such.

That's a lotta lotta reading ! In simple terms AT are market leaders, it works for some not others , it costs an arm and leg but as long as dealers pay the the BIG AT Bill and make profit they're happy.( Happy only in the sense they sell cars from it !) A Lot of consumers only check AT 'the brand' is strong, others have come and never taken a slice of the cake, IMO they have not listened to dealers only done what they believe is right marketing. Look at motoring - Mr Murdock's baby I belive he spent more than 50 million and then binned it and moved on, if that doesn't do it then others will struggle if they try to take on AT, Car Gurus is trying but yet again they are not listening to the dealers, they have their agenda and we've already seen ( I'm not a customer of theirs even free!) they are hiking the prices and not selling loads of cars from what I'm told. In simple terms the cars have to be where buyers are looking, so the magin wand, if there is such a thing is 'where are buyers now searching' ?? Well that's my 2penchworth!

Sent my start of December , Got a receipt early January - Cheque not cashed as yet !!

As said just make sure everthing is place and easy to follow, they are just doing their job. Had my inspections and found them fine as long as you're fine with them, one of them told me he visited an engineering company middle of winter a few years ago, so the owners thought they would be cleaver put in a dark cold corner... he simply said I'll do the inspection at the office and you'll have to bring everthing to me which then took forever and the hassle as he would call the owners to come to the office and went on for week! The power's in their hands. He had booked two days with me in the letter, day one by 1.00pm he said I done and went and thanked me for my assistance and tea ! Just make it easy for them.

I've always done local presss and it definately works for me, its built a 'local brand' for me for buying selling car. It's not always instant results a long term strategy, and whilst every other dealer has gone internet only in the area there are still lots of people who look at the papers then go on to the website and buy locally. Being local more chance of repeats and recommendations plus service work for the workshop and if there are any little issues easy to sort out. Doesn't work for all I know couple of dealers who tried to copy my ads few years ago and after 3 months gave up and pulled of the papers!

Very concise feedback Mr H. Appreciated. Thanks everyone keep em coming, good to see feedback and the pattern that most of appear to have with the platforms.As I've always said if it works keep paying, when it stops working bin it and move on regardless of little it cost.

Excellent ! Thanks That too

Advertising Platforms This topic has been discussed so many time but curios to see who uses what and any feedback on good bad indifferent. AA Cars Autotrader Carsnip Carcliq EBay Facebook Marketplace Find and fund my car Piston heads Motors RAC Cars Shpock Have I missed any? Thanks

Been using spec Check for probably 3 years best thing I ever found out, helped me make more money , forget the price markers and pricing to be cheapest, find the full spec shout about it and you can get a lot more .. as Nik says with his example. Its not always 100% on every car but a massive help with most cars. For sake of few ££££ you could make hundreds if not thousands.

Value markers on AT / Car Gurus This could be controversial but just curious to see what everyone thinks, value markers I believe are misleading but that’s for another day! Some of you price cars on these platforms to get the markers BUT if the markers say ‘below market value’ surely these dealers are giving away ‘profit’ why sell below market value (of Couse we don’t always know the full story of each car hence I disagree with the markers) we’ve all seen cars sometime thousands ‘below market value’!

Thanks David and Rory , Aston Lark have saved so many dealers so much and better cover it's amazing, the package they put together for The IMDA members is just amazing. Great guys to work with.

You can just image the garage woulf have quoted a few hundred to fit new pipe's , customer declines and then goes around shouting I got done it for a tenner and the garage wanted to charge me hundreds - they're all rip off merchants ...... you can hear the conversation in the pubs - can't you !! #shocking #deathtrap

It's done using Gard-X Spin app, and for the interior 360 you need a special fish eye camera Theta S, If you're interested more, than happy to get my Gard-X Contact to contact you? drop me a call or email umesh@autochange.co.uk if I can help.

Had similar last year with couple of 'unknown' reviews! I simply replied something like ... I didn't know why they left a negative review as I don't know them and have never done any business etc etc ' Think if others look they can at least see yuo have responded and will also see thay are not genuine! Absolute pain when idiots do this sort of this ! Had it with FB couple of years ago similar found out one was a valeter for another used car dealer locally - when I challenged him with similar to above he replied it was an 'error' and quickly changed it !!