It's me

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  1. £600 for a 53 plate clio,i value these at crush value but always check them over first to see if they are worth testing if my offer is accepted front springs anti roll bushes code for the radio worn out steery wheels dents on the roof where the bonnet nutted it heavy clutch crap colours oily engines abs lights on im stopping now...............horrible things and they never drove right im sure the steering was connected with a lastic band
  2. its a condition of my insurance that i supply any invoices promptly to prove im trading,last time i had to supply parts invoices trade references 3 purchase invoices and 3 sales invoices before they would renew,this is with LV who i get via my broker,my insurance went up 25% in april with no claims too but i wasnt willing to shop around again because ive been there before and trying to get cars on the mid was a nightmare i suggest you park everything off road till monday and go to the pub
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    just been to the big city and my card worked fine i believe everything is now tickety boo?
  4. i have one of these absolutely vital for abs lights sometimes it takes a while to get comms thats why often the cheaper one i mentioned is used for basic stuff as its quicker,i dont have a battery in either of them though not like the old gendan that timed out after a year and a day the launch can be updated online too
  5. i would suggest this is a better one as it communicates with things my launch cant and its the same price,really invaluable when seeing if lambdas are switching as an example on how to save wonga wonga https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vgate-Scan-VS600-Any-Car-OBD2-EOBD-CAN-BUS-Fault-Code-Scanner-Reader-Tool-UK/320915272514?hash=item4ab80a7342:g:zVYAAOxyzqdTdrDL
  6. previous customer of mine has just walked in offering me a mint 53 plate clio with fdh at £600 (its a relations who is packing in driving) i declined and told him to sell it himself as 15 year old car just bring trouble tomorrow or next week,shame but thats how it is to the OP just say no or offer a figure where you can bail out at if you have to mug it
  7. just to confirm its a diesel in an unwanted diesel in todays world its the 1.4 diesel mm let me think on that one it has those doors that open themselves when you walk away from it peugeot walked away from the project because of warranty claims and you want to buy it to retail it and turn it round quick would i buy it? no at least boxes of ibuprofen are only 12p in aldi
  8. 3 in a matter of months the whole roof of this car has been brillo'd i guess it had bird poo on it had cars occasionally where a child might have done a wing but a whole roof has to be an adult car owners.................stop it now its not big and its not funny as it wont buff out
  9. think positive man you nicked it now dont do what i do in these situations and sell it cheap only for the punters to ask why its so cheap
  10. i had one of those but had to mug it off as it quite clearly was only running on 3 cylinders
  11. if i see stuff like this i always use ebay to check out how much things cost its surprising how cheap some stuff is from lithuania if willing to wait a week for delivery
  12. if you think the tsb is great then dont read sundays past sunday times
  13. you would still be sweeping up with the 70's stuff though funny how a chopped off sill on an old ford seemed to take up two buckets for all the rust
  14. seen them all come all go you give good service, stick to your way of working principles rather than being led and the bacon always comes always remember a trader taking on a new pitch but had no cars for it so he was down the auction this night just buying anything and everything to fill his spaces now back then most things sold but even i struggled with talbot solaros with the sweety jar under the bonnet for the radiator overflow but he bought 4
  15. never done sundays apart from appointments,i think you need to make a decision oneway or the other and stick to it or get someone trusted to run the place and not rob you and thats not easy either as the customer comes back a few weeks later with a small problem and asks you how you did with their p/x that you've never seen so 7 days in a week 52 weeks in a year long time dead for some crazy reason i didnt go away last year so thats a year out of my life times that by working till you drop no thanks
  16. i once bought a car from the poshest house in my nearest town i still remember the 3" nail i found knocked over holding the sliding caliper on thats stuck with me ever since and the amount of fords i found where the adjusters had been welded up in the drum rather than replaced at £18 a set batteries held in with anything to hand wheel nuts missing under the wheeltrims etc etc pdi to save going to jail and a clear conscience and never give a copy of the pdi to the customer its for your records not theirs and is the piece de resistance in court when held aloft shouting He was found guilty, but with 'extenuating circumstances
  17. the first pdi is the appraisal before purchase then you either transport it or drive it back to your work place,this is the second pdi as you might find niggles on the drive or in my case i look up at the car before i unload it noting anything like bald tyres ,exhausts dents etc once on the floor and washed off the proper pdi begins followed by a full inspection all wheels of all lights checked all doors lock etc ticking the boxes off as you go or noting attention needed once this is all done its ready for an mot that should be a clear pass once back from the mot its a wash again a clean of the tyres a clean of the floor area where your feet have been and then its on to take photos,this is why i always do mot's in the afternoon as hopefully the light is better never give a customer a copy of the pdi as this is your ace if you end up in court but certainly advertise that you have done anyone not doing this should NOT be selling cars IN MY OPINION why? because wheels can fall off cars or propshafts can make bids for freedom these are mechanical contraptions and we all know previous owners are happy to carrying on driving with a balljoint hanging out coz they are swapping it soon
  18. dont lend stock or money to other traders no matter how long you have known them they dont respect what you have done and will do you one way or another best decision is working for me ,i might work harder but i reap better rewards
  19. everythings sorted and done the can you just look at this for me i bought it off you in december brigade dont turn up until 11.30 so a nice pot of tea and some nice cold butterred toast on special occasions cold buttered toasted current teacakes,luxury am i alone?
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    mint me too blue eyes
  21. on the receipt date of sale.............. date of agreed collection............ please let me know if you cannot make this date by verbally telephoning me and updating simples,this is why my receipt is all mine and took years to hone
  22. out of all the hoovers ive bought over the years i really should have bought a henry if in for the long haul buy a henry
  23. if copart have it then they have you your policy will usually say that in a claim where you are at fault you lose all rights to the salvage,only sign if you wish to be bound to these terms this is why copart is so busy keep negotiating
  24. we are just waiting for the update now