metcars

The words I always dread. I absolutely hate buying cars for family/friends, it always goes wrong for me. My sister is after replacing her ageing Fiesta and I know she's 'warming up' to ask me to look around for her. Not looking forward to that!

.... and after all that guess what turned up in the post this morning from Manheim?

I had just had one delivered by Manheim last week. About 60 miles and cost £70+vat for a plate driver. Bought thursday night and delivered 'early bells' monday morning.

And its back this morning. Not bad?

There are a few car radio forums where they'll get you a code if you grovel hard enough. There are also a few pieces of software knocking about on the internet (not as much as there used to be). Google is your friend

I used to spend a lot of time at the 'Chelmsford VRO' but it was always worthwhile. VRO RIP!

I've just sent off for one today, so the clocks ticking!

Halfords - "centre of excellence"

These fuses are particularly liable to blow when teenagers are in the car!

Depends what they are going to do with it, the fact that you're a dealer is irrelevant, you just happened to have the car they wanted. Bare in mind a 'pro' gang could have your car stripped to parts in a few hours, in which case the tracker is irrelevant.

I agree, at the end of the day, if the 'really' want it and have the equipment you don't stand a chance. But, time is their enemy, and anything you can do to slow them down will hinder them. Guys like these are 'experts', they will steal to order. They will probably have been watching your place for days/weeks as having the least security of the cars on their list.

Especially now you can check MOT history that shows EML has been on for two years?

With this thread in mind, I couldn't help but notice the 01/Y 1.2 Clio at Manheim Colchester with 165k. Not the highest miles but who'd have thought?

You'll also need a holiday home in Devon and a black labrador called bengy

To be fair, when Volvo stop making estate cars the world will stop for some people

The last estate I sold (Focus), was to a self employed painter. I asked why he didn't buy a van, his answer was that, where he lived, vans were regularly being broken into and that with an estate, you could see what 'wasn't' in there? But I suspect "grant8064" has hit the metaphorical nail on the head with younger buyers preferring MPV's and SUV's to conventional estate cars. Whereas the old guard will have to be dragged out of their Volvo/Merc/BMW estates.

Yeah, I understand that. But it will be easier if you can thrash out a realistic price 'and' a timescale that suits both of you

But, the car now has another owner and more miles and is another year older (2017)? So its not going to make its original selling price. If he wants top money, "you" will have to work hard to get it. I appreciate you don't want to beat him up but business is business

Look at it this way, he has your expertise in preparing the car, advertising, dealing with customers, test drives, paperwork and all he has to do is wait for the cheque. The thing is, is he 'really' expecting you to effectively give him his money back? But it sounds like 'he' has to decide how much he wants for it?

It depends on what the car is and how quickly he wants his money. He might take bottom book if its not sold after a month?

I've always had good luck with estate cars, even better if they were automatic, but last few I've had were slow to move on. Are they starting to go out of fashion? Why have an estate car when a MPV does it all?

I suppose after a month, its not a case of him just being late collecting his car but that he's parked illegally?

He probably thinks, like a supermarket, there's more than one of each on 'the shelf!'. ie you buy five or six the same?

I wouldn't have minded if it was agreed beforehand, I would have told them to move it somewhere else. Originally it was "back tomorrow to pick up" but one day turned into two etc. I messaged them every day and every day was a different excuse. I must admit I was starting to think about getting a forklift.

My phones never off. I was taking calls on Christmas day?