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    22 minutes ago, Lakeside said:

    I’ve watched them for a few years and watched them buy at bca. A lot of their cars seam to sell for less on eBay than what they paid themselves at auction. Makes no sense to me

    I've been watching closely last few days, a car sold for 5k on the 11th 6pm, good feedback left on the 12th from the buyer saying how great they are, they had the same car back on ebay again that night no reserve, only 1 way to explain that. 

    22 minutes ago, Lakeside said:

    I’ve watched them for a few years and watched them buy at bca. A lot of their cars seam to sell for less on eBay than what they paid themselves at auction. Makes no sense to me

    Whats the quality of cars like going through BCA? just read 92 horrendous feedbacks for them, but I know that's 92 negative out of thousands of transactions.

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    5 minutes ago, Frankieola said:

    Not an inspection service as such, my friend worked in Kwik Fit for a while so he 'knows cars' 

    The advice I posted earlier was what he done when a friend was looking at a car. 

    Are carswithnoreservereading really that cheap compared to other places then? 

    Yes  by the looks of bit but it's very much buyers beware, great reviews on eBay not no much everywhere else. Think they do very high volumes from auction, quick wash few photos and a check and list straight onto eBay no reserve. So would really need someone that knows what they are doing including fault code reading. 

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    3 minutes ago, Frankieola said:

    I see your problem being that you ate far away from carswithnoreservereading. 

    Have you asked them if they have any other branches nearer to you that they could move the car to so that you could view it? 

    What car is it anyway and how much is it? 

    No they are only in reading, doesn't really matter where on the mainland I would have to either fly or get ferry anyway. No car in particular yet just been keeping an eye on their eBay page for a deal. Have you used a vehicle inspection service before? 

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    53 minutes ago, Mojo121 said:

    Must have had about 5 off of them now. I think the bad reviews are just made up by others who’ve had rival businesses. That must be what keeps the prices down.

    Everyone I’ve had has been exactly as described and, between us, well, those on this forum, I’ve made a packet on them! 

    I've read they bid on the cars themselves, so I've had a look at the bidding on a few cars I've watched and it's pretty obvious there's something fishy going on, still selling cheap though just want to know if the cars are generally ok and as described. 

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    1 hour ago, tradegirl said:

    You're a customer looking to buy a car?

    If so, none. They will deem the car rubbish in my experience, and it will be a waste of the seller's time, and your money. Find a sensible mechanic and take him with you, if you must.

    Yes, issue is I'm in Northern Ireland and wanting to buy from the mainland. If they send me a report detailing faults if any I can still make a decision from that. 

    7 minutes ago, Frankieola said:

    Probably best taking a mate who 'knows about cars' with you? 

    Try to go in on a Saturday or Sunday as the salesman won't be busy thrn and can devote more time to showing you the car. 

    When you first get there, be really short and business like with the salesman, you want him to respect you and not waste your time. Tell him that you are a cash buyer and use the phrase 'cash mate, no bits'. This will emphasise that you are ready to do a deal, salesmen hate faffing around doing finance quotes, cash is king.

    Once looking at the car, A good thing to do is to start the engine up from cold and really give it a good rev for about 2 to 3 minutes. If you do this and get your mate to lie on the floor looking under the car from the drivers side, the dealer will realise that you both know your stuff mechanically and are serious people to deal with. 

    Make sure you run your hands around each tyre too, you'll get them a bit dirty but it's a good way of checking that the tread depth is even all round the tyre. If it's not, the car might have been in an accident and not repaired properly. 

    Check the paintwork, look closely as even a slight scratch on a panel might be hiding a major previous repair. 

    If you like the car, ask for a test drive. Once out on the road, make a sudden zig zag left and right movement once you get to about 20mph to check the steering. You can also see if there are any speed bumps locally, try to hit these as fast as you can to make sure the suspension and shock absorbers are up to scratch. 

    Check the clutch by revving the car up to 5000rpm before changing up and then down a gear again, this will let you see if it is slipping or not. 

    Regardless of what you think about the clutch, tell the salesman that you think its worn and needs replacing. This will be a good bargaining tool later on if you decide to buy. 

    Whilst you are doing all this, get your mate to check all the electrics work, move the windows up and down, go through the radio presets whilst turning the volume up and down. Also check the heater by turning the heat and fan up to full power with the windows closed to make sure that works as well. 

    Once you've done all this and are happy with the car, you can then try and negotiate if you want yo buy it. 

    I'm happy to post more advice later if you want a few pointers on getting the best deal?

    Thanks for that, I'm considering buying from a seller on eBay, carswithnoreservereading. For me to travel over and find out the car is no good is a fair expense, obviously getting a car check done is also a fair expense if comes back bad but will save me a lot of hassle. If comes back ok or with a few easy to fix issues I would then travel over and get it, then I would have the inspection report on file including any repairs I've done no show any buyer if I were to sell on.