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  1. Posted

    What sort of costs are involved with getting signed as an approved garage?

    And also are they fussy about what they will allow you to offer as approved - as in older things, higher power stuff etc?

    We offered the warranties donkeys years ago and they were extremely fussy!

  2. Posted

    Fluid change might sort it but had issues with 7 speed merc boxes something to do with contamination from water leaking from a corroded radiator onto gearbox electric gubbins (im not mechanical so please excuse my ignorance, last car had it was an 06 S350) and it ended up in Eastern Europe getting a proper fix but at a much cheaper rate than we get here in the UK.

    I also had this on an 05 E240 and it just needed the gearbox flushed and new fluid and filter and ran great after.

    This is the cheapest option so before you write off the car and throw it back in the block, try it first.

  3. Posted

    Guys ive just read through all of this and whilst I am amazed that so many people fall for these scams, all I can say is that I am equally saddened as the amounts involved arent small and to some are everything they have.

    The greedy fuckers are those that are ripping off the people posting in this thread, these people just spotted what was looking like a bargain which lets face it, we all are guilty of as we all like a bargain. The difference is we are much more cynical and I dont trust anyone.

    If you check out a guy called Buster Jack on facebook - he has spent years fighting these fraudsters and works very closely with all the banks to try and get a resolution for the victims who have lost money.

    If its any comfort to those that have lost money, so many folks are in exactly the same position as you are today. Its happening so frequently.

    I see fake ads popping up on ebay and some of them are posting 3000+ adverts on there at a time, so so many are bound to get caught up.

    I wish you all well and hope that you get some financial restitution. 

     

  4. Posted · Edited by Linctrader

    17 hours ago, David Horgan said:

    Buy Now are the shitters that didn't sell , they advertise everything at CAP money on that part of the site , stay away , stay away from buy it now cos its broke dont sell sale at all auctions , Be lucky if they take that back in my mind .

     

     

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    18 hours ago, Area 51 said:

     

    Not in every case David, and quite honestly, these were cars that were run across the block first where prices are routinely bounced off the wall to take it to cap clean and beyond. 

    I've done ok out of Bin but at the moment this and another from Man heim giving me grief due to non disclosure of airbag warning lights and dangerously low brake fluid warnings/very soft pedal, yet they sent a driver out with it regardless on a 200 mile trek to get to me. Bin also but being told no mechanical warranty so sold as seen. 

    I'm not expecting any warranty but serious faults like an engine lunching itself and a car with faulty brakes/airbags should not just been sent down the road undeclared at cap clean prices with a 'tough shit it's sold as seen' stance- do they want return business?

  5. Posted

    51 minutes ago, Area 51 said:

    Was it BIN or bidding against hall?

    Did you nick it?

    Vendor, grade?

    Belle Vue... uck.. in person if I must... :rolleyes:

    Last time I had an assured headache, they did cough (£900) but only after I had a qoute and agreed the work in writing. The fault I had (electric tailgate) was not present on the assured report, luckily! :ph34r:

    Does bin or hall bidding make a difference? 

    I've just bought an Mx5 that's had oil starvation, engine wrecked. Not assured but bca saying not their issue as sold as seen. 

    However it was a buy it now, sold for cap clean, and reading the t&c's for buying now point 7 states that if the car differs substantially from as described then bca are liable.

    Got bounced around yesterday being told sold as seen and not assured so f. Off. 

    No money in it with a lunched engine and the other prep it needs so I want them to take it back. 

    Id be interested to know if the fact it was a buy it now makes a difference legally, just as it would if we sold it on ebay as a buy it now or straight auction. 

    Either way, very badly described in an attempt to sell shite at an inflated price. 

  6. Posted

    1 hour ago, Arfur Dealy said:

     

     
    However, If your sales invoice states it is the consumers responsibility to return the vehicle to the trader in the event they wish to exercise their statutory rights, this becomes an express clause of the agreement. 
     

    Its as clear cut as it needs to be really. 

    Then any recovery done is offered and should be viewed as good will on our part if and when we choose to exercise that option.

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  8. Posted

    6 minutes ago, twerp said:

    They still give it a go

    3.5 Ton Sprinter with an Aventador on the back, tugging a LWB Maybach...

     

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    got to wonder what the customers say when the above combo arrives up to the mansion with £600k worth of cars on the back of a rig like that...

    V o s a dont seem to give two hoots either as it does happen like this daily up and down the country and further afield.

     

  9. Posted

    I just bought an auto sprinter yesterday and intend to buy a tipping car trailer to do just this job.

    Will let BCA and Manheim deliver for the most part, but im using a old van as a beater/runaround anyway and the sprinter will serve this purpose, plus it has 7 seats so the family can jump in for school runs etc.

    £1500 or less for a decent 4 wheel trailer and I have something handy when I need other cars lifted...crap when you are doing it by yourself but like Mark says there is always a workaround - this is mine!

  10. Posted

    On 06/02/2019 at 9:40 PM, Linctrader said:

    Moving this conversation on from mazda 323s but keeping it very much on the idea of the 'modern classic', I don't suppose any of you were in Enfield yesterday for the BMW sale (I have bmw Park Lane in my head but not sure if correct). 

    Anyway, 

    I had spied a 44k mile 1996 vw vento for sale on the bca app, 1 owner and no less than 20 main dealer stamps and being into old volkswagens I thought I might have a cheeky bid. 

    Grade 4, out of mot but failed it's test on minor stuff plus it was an auto so never going to be worth fortunes. 

    Got in front of the screen to watch a 65 plate Cayenne make 34k then a merc eclass almost 7k and the auctioneer was rattling through the cars rightly as they do... 

    Then came the trip down memory lane. 

    'Gentlemen, there are few times in our lives when we are able to have a snapshot into what life was like 20 years ago... And here we have this opportunity' (or some such guff) 

    It was like the world slowed down and I turned to my wife and said well that's this thing now going to be sold for fortunes, just watch. 

    She turned round and said, 'why what does it cap at? ' (I nearly missed the auction laughing at her) 

    So I stuck a bid in at £100, then they moved it up to start at £900, so I thought fuck it - a grand, it has to be worth 2-2.5k sitting pretty to the right buyer. 

    It finished at two grand. 

    Plus fees, plus mot and any prep it needs. 

    Soon to be found on ebay at 6k and festering on some lot for the next 2-3 years until the buyer gets sensible and realises they haven't a mission. 

    But, maybe it was a private nutter or maybe the trader is an optimist.

    Im still sore at missing it for a grand mind. 

     

    Got it wrong on the Vento, it isn't up for 6k...its up for 7 ffs. 

    Mind you, it does look smart and the guy is also selling a 175k Diablo so I would say he could wait for the day it eventually sells. 

    Makes the sale price of 2k plus tip seem bargainous! 

  12. Posted

    On 08/02/2019 at 3:19 PM, andymc1973 said:

    Hi all, the car's a 2007 Cooper S and I'm after the o/s/r fog reflector and surround, the usual breakers are struggling, all help appreciated 

     

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    Hi Andy, there's a place in Scunthorpe which are a decent bunch, BMS direct. Worth a call or email if dealers are too pricey.

  13. Posted

    On 09/02/2019 at 2:05 PM, Mark101 said:

    Just to update and close this thread.

    Thanks to you NOA - I bought that seat from Scunthorpe (only tidy one available) but he wouldn't ship.  Organised my own courier and sent it down as customer agreed that Fiat were taking this piss.  Customer rang this morning to thank me and left me this review, you can take some credit NOA.

    We bought our sons first car from Imperial Marques and I have to admit that I haven't been dealt with like this from any other car dealer before. We travelled over 175 miles to buy the car and would do so again. We discovered a slight issue with the car once we got back to Pembrokeshire and Mark rectified the issue straight away. I can't rate my experience with Mark enough, truly a genuine car dealer who delivers on his promises, it's a shame all car dealers aren't like Mark.

    These are the customers I will jump through hoops to help - never aggressive, always thankful - just normal folk, they do exist.

    Well done bud, 

    The feel good factor from getting reviews like these should last you at least a week which can only be a good thing if other things are causing stress. 

    Shame you had hassle from the seat seller, Scunthorpe is just up the road from me and had you posted up saying he wouldn't help I would have happily collected and wrapped for you to get the best/cheapest courier organised at your leisure. 

    A job well done and appreciated by decent human beings. 

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  14. Posted

    7 minutes ago, boring dave said:

    seriously?

    they didnt sell back then

    did it have those course yard brushes on the autostick to stop spogs dropping in?

    you misses a very large bullet in my opinion

    buy something people want

    that car is a classic viewing on ebay sunday night then you click to the next car you dont want

    emocon emocon emocon.......................

     

     

    Probably, 

    That's the illness some of us have about liking cars as well as selling them. 

    I still knew when to retreat though, the buyer on the other hand has to be in the shit and got totally caught up.

    Or is crazy. 

  15. Posted

    Moving this conversation on from mazda 323s but keeping it very much on the idea of the 'modern classic', I don't suppose any of you were in Enfield yesterday for the BMW sale (I have bmw Park Lane in my head but not sure if correct). 

    Anyway, 

    I had spied a 44k mile 1996 vw vento for sale on the bca app, 1 owner and no less than 20 main dealer stamps and being into old volkswagens I thought I might have a cheeky bid. 

    Grade 4, out of mot but failed it's test on minor stuff plus it was an auto so never going to be worth fortunes. 

    Got in front of the screen to watch a 65 plate Cayenne make 34k then a merc eclass almost 7k and the auctioneer was rattling through the cars rightly as they do... 

    Then came the trip down memory lane. 

    'Gentlemen, there are few times in our lives when we are able to have a snapshot into what life was like 20 years ago... And here we have this opportunity' (or some such guff) 

    It was like the world slowed down and I turned to my wife and said well that's this thing now going to be sold for fortunes, just watch. 

    She turned round and said, 'why what does it cap at? ' (I nearly missed the auction laughing at her) 

    So I stuck a bid in at £100, then they moved it up to start at £900, so I thought fuck it - a grand, it has to be worth 2-2.5k sitting pretty to the right buyer. 

    It finished at two grand. 

    Plus fees, plus mot and any prep it needs. 

    Soon to be found on ebay at 6k and festering on some lot for the next 2-3 years until the buyer gets sensible and realises they haven't a mission. 

    But, maybe it was a private nutter or maybe the trader is an optimist.

    Im still sore at missing it for a grand mind. 

     

  16. Posted · Edited by Linctrader

    1 hour ago, Del Boy said:

    Hi Paul, welcome. 

    How did you manage to get gold membership at bca? How many cars have you purchased from them? 

    Hey Del, 

    Someone else posted up about bca Enfield offering a trial of gold membership if you agree to buying 3 cars within the first 3 months. 

    A pal of mine contacted Enfield quoting this and they offered him the same deal. 

    So worth a call to them and ask if they will do the same as the fees are a nice bit cheaper. 

    BTW, welcome Paul and good luck with your start up matey. 

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  17. Posted

    5 hours ago, Mark101 said:

    My MkII was an embarasment at the time - it was during a time that the MkII was a chavy car, back when many a Ford had the sun visors with Kevin and Tracy across the top of the screen and fluffy dice (mine was a standard Pop or Pop Plus).

    I soon moved the car on and after driving my Grandad's Triumph Acclaim, I bought one in beige as by comparison, it was quick - I later bought an auto too to break for spares.

    The Acclaim burned 5l oil per tank of fuel and my Dad taking pity on me gave me £3,500 to buy a 2 year old Maestro accident repaired from his mate - another boring car which after only a few weeks later I chopped back in to the same garage for an Orion Injection Ghia MkII. Now that was cool and for the first time in my life (and never since), I was cool - 18 and driving a car that many a middle aged man aspired to, let alone a spotty teenager still in college.

    Anyway, kicked out of college for the second time (I was planning a career in medicine, big disspointment I am sure) I went off to work at Butlins and found immediate (shallow) fame because I had a nice car.  I fell in with a car crowd running 2.8 Capri's and my love for RWD was refound.  I gave my Dad the Orion for a few months and bought a Chevette 1256 (I think) just because it was RWD.  Returning from my season at Butlins, I was soon back in my Orion which I later sold to start my first venture in the motor trade - still 18.

    First retail purchase a highly modified 1275GT - flame spitting rocket with a cherry bomb exhaust, then an XR3i and many other (at the time) desirable cars.

    See, cars are either in your blood or not IMO.  Do I still like cars and driving? - Yes, as much as the day I passed my test.  I still get excited whenever a new car arrives, either a £100 PX or a £50K Range Rover.

    The only thing that has never excited me and probably because I have little mechanical experience, is working on cars.  I don't have any mechanical skills but have become proficient over the years at diagnosing faults (except DS3) but still rely on someone else who can swing a spanner.

    I'm exactly the same, an oil and filter change is my limit and these days I don't do that.

    After 20 years my ears recognise things as being wrong and i have a fairly good idea at diagnosis, yet scanners are the way forward for a definitive answer. It still takes skill to know a fault exists initially though as it isn't always obvious! 

    Know what you are good at and leave the other things to those who are best at it. 

    Great car history, reads similar to mine except replace 'Ford' with 'VW' lol. 

    (BTW, a mk2 ghia orion was a lust of mine at 18 too, it just looked right and I was a sucker for a 'loon). 

  18. Posted

    16 hours ago, James Bush said:

    We've just taken a 58 reg Jimny in px, fairly tidy thing, few rust blebs around back window and the front bumper has a small crack low low. 138k mile with excellent service history. Starts, drives and stops fine and its an Auto - only issue is there's no reverse gear - any buyers for it? Thanks

    Hi James, I would be interested if you wouldn't mind pming me some details, a couple of pics and a price. I'm local enough to you too so could do a deal. Cheers

  20. Posted

    Good morning folks, 

    I appreciate there was another thread offering well wishes but I'm a week to late to reply on that one so from me to you all, I hope you have a very happy and peaceful Christmas day where ever and with whom ever you are. 

    Onwards and upwards for 2019. 

    Cheers. 

  22. Posted

    Shite it's happened Mark but I like quite a few others have been there so take some consolation from that. 

    Best one was deciding to take a TDI Sharan Id taken in px to Ireland, with the family on board. Filled up at Tescos with the kids all killing each other so was distracted and topped up a 1/4 tank of diesel with unleaded...

    Around Carlisle it started to really bog down and struggled when I change down gears so I was convinced I'd bought a dog. Next day in Belfast the friendly AA guy diagnosed that I'd misfuelled (receipt from Tesco confirmed it ffs) and having used most of the mixed fuel on the drive over, his advice was brim it (with diesel this time) and drive away at it. 

    A day of running around and it was fine. 

    Not so lucky was running out of fuel in my wife's clk270 about 50 feet from the station, but after negotiating a roundabout and a hill to get it to the pumps, in my blinding sweat I put £30 of unleaded in and wondered afterwards why it wouldn't fire... Just crank crank crank. Thought I had air now in the system. 

    After much fuckery this episode ended up bringing on the black death which cost me two injectors so that generally was an expensive lesson. 

    No doubt I'll do it again! 

  23. Posted

    1 hour ago, EPV said:

    You know what Mike Brewer looks like and some of you know what I look like and those that don't, won't want to know either! We're in suits, shaking hands. Use your imagination...

    Hardly the time to be modest now James hee hee!