Martin F

You only need to check the silver ones.

Guys, I don’t want to teach anybody to suck eggs, but you should NEVER work under a car that is supported only by a jack. You should ALWAYS be using axle stands or similar support. Won’t get into the debate about competency or comprehensiveness but just wanted to make sure the obvious safety point wasn’t overlooked

Be interested to see your feedback. Are you just using the DMS part and have an existing website? Thanks Ratt, looking to have a website built soon so all feedback is appreciated

Is anybody using this system on here? Would be interesting to hear anymore recent feedback and also if anybody went with their website option.

Just a quick note to say thanks for pulling together these podcasts. I tend to listen to them when prepping cars and for a newbie like me they are very informative. Now if only I could find one entitled, ‘Tips and Tricks for cars that are not shifting’

Don’t tell Trump

I’ve just bought one of the AirVidox bombs thanks to an auction buy which came with the optional extra nicotine smell Im yet to use it but it seemed to have good reviews on here previously

Thanks for the votes guys. Interesting response, as was expecting a lot more ‘No’s’

Interesting subject for us newbies. Kayah - I hope you don’t mind but I have a related question that maybe the resident guru’s could help with. What is the rough cost for a three or six month uninsured warranty?(assuming obtaining FCA approval so that insured products can be offered maybe a challenge newbies don’t want to tackle in fir# year) I appreciate it will be different for different cars/risks so maybe thinking of something like a Citroen C1 and a mid-range 3 series as examples.

Fair point But at least the report should show any major cosmetic damage rather than bidding(totally) blind.

OK, so I did wonder about adding such an option, but thought those who don’t buy from auctions would just ignore. But you’re right, it would be interesting to see how many just don’t buy from auctions, so option added.

No, because the mileages from the next three MOT’s would back up (or not) the average annual mileage. If somebody is likely to ‘pause’ their mileage they’re as likely to do it in month one of a twelve month MOT as they are in month thirteen of such an extension.

So just a little curiosity poll, because some people out there seem to be buying anything and everything.

Is it just me or do prices seem to be settling back down (Aston Barclay)?

I’m glad we’re back up and running again and thanks for sorting. However one thing I’ve noticed is that since the resurrection I have no icons showing for the threads which have updates in them vs those which don’t. Is it just me?

I applied for my business bank account with HSBC on 17th Sept and still waiting Called them last week and they said there is nothing they can do, and application is in the queue. Not sure it’s going to help the country get back on its feet if it takes so long to simply open a bank account.

This is funny, but a great tip. Thanks for sharing. An interesting thread for a newbie like me who advertised his first car for two weeks on Autotrader and not a single enquiry

Thanks guys. Prep is not an issue for me apart from maybe balancing the amount I do vs. my margin and stock turns If things go well then I will definitely be ordering trade plates, but luckily two of the cars I’ve bought so far are £0 road tax.

Who said anything about working a half a day? At the moment ‘flexibility’ has entailed getting up at 6.30 for the last few weeks to prep some cars before the rest of the household wakes, and then spending time in the evenings going through auction listings and making a short list as well as a business plan. I have no issue working long hours In the past for organisations I have worked for, and will have less issue if it is for my own company. Thanks guys I appreciate all the good luck, as I have no doubt that I have a lot to learn and some pitfalls along the way.

Thanks guys, good points about the profile of my stock.

So I know this is quite a familiar story on here (decided to start selling cars from home initially) so I won’t labour it too much. But suffice to say in June I was made redundant and as having always been a bit of a petrolhead (some people think I own too many cars as it is!) and having some redundancy and savings behind me I’ve decided to try selling a few cars. I’m taking it a little cautiously at first, but if this works out then I’m looking forward to being my own boss and hoping the flexibility will make life with a young family a bit more rewarding. So I have something niggling in the back of my mind that I’d like to ask for experiences or opinions on. I wonder if there is an upper limit to the price joe public is comfortable paying for a car from a home trader? I know it would be one of those illogical views by people, a bit like those views on cars with over 100k miles, but we all have these subjective thoughts about things. The cars I have been buying so far will list around the £5k mark, but I’m concerned if I go for more expensive cars people may be hesitant about buying from a guy trading from home. Thoughts? I must say I have learnt a lot from trawling this forum and also the great ‘How to be a car dealer’ article, so hope as time goes on I can add back in.

I’m not sure how urgent you want it but I would try these guys: https://www.amayama.com/en If I selected the right part (not sure what year yours is) it looks like about £160 plus any duty. I have used them in the past, and know many people who have, and always deliver ok.