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  2. Posted

    Is it ready to go yet Simon? 

    I love how folks view everything as disposable these days, granted its no top of the line Merc, but they have still taken an 11 year old car and effectively ran it into the ground, valuing it at zero - yet a little bit of time and money spent gives it value again and it will live another life. 

    This place is starting to sound like 'wheeler dealers'... 

    Old aaaht yer hannnnd!

  3. Posted

    Indoors looks really smart Simon, particularly with the car sitting offset from just head on as in the last picture posted. 

    I agree about a logo, it would add another layer of professionalism to your presentation. I've never seen your business card so can't comment but if you are already using it, add it. Should be as simple as opening your car picture in Microsoft paint and cutting and cropping your business card logo into it. 

    (that's how I do it, probably wrong but it works for me) 

    Maybe start just by painting the floor grey and see then if you need to add a fancy flooring. However I like the idea of painting or printing a backdrop, there is an import dealer up north who has something very effective for theirs:

     

     

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    I'm missing out... Ffs. I didn't think it could that good for us indys. 

    And a spare ipad every so often wouldnt go a miss! 

    Are blue difficult to get on board with? 

    Prime only or subprime? 

    I guess I could go with close for sub prime and try for blue for prime. 

     

  18. Posted

    5 minutes ago, trade vet said:

    I have just looked at a Sterling Cars if that is the business you are referring to and my first impression is they appear to be ‘shysters’.Why would anyone would want to replicate them,looking at their stock ,‘source of funds’ comes to mind and I am not referring to dealer stocking loans.

    I'm fascinated and tbh admire how they do what they do and keep reinventing themselves. 

    Plus ebay is a nightmare platform but a double edged sword... One of the best known and most used online auction site for the general public but this same public as we know hide behind the screen and can simply walk away if they choose so. 

    And eBay charges fees regardless on both sides with only the listing fee recoverable. 

    I assume the trading standards issues over time have lead them to present what is a trade only stance on their listing. 

    I've read about shill bidding etc which ebay say is illegal but goes on daily in auction halls up and down the country so I struggle to level any judgement against them over that either. 

    11 minutes ago, trade vet said:

    ,‘source of funds’ comes to mind

    Just read that bit again and I see what you mean lol... 

  19. Posted

    14 hours ago, Arfur Dealy said:

    Yeah, I know.... you don't need to tell me, I wake up every morning thinking how can I improve and simplify my video purchasing process. The problem is, the internet allows the extrinsically stupid (and they now have smart phones) to attempt communication when they have the inability to read the simplest thing, like the advert.

    I used to re-auction via no reserve auction between 30/50 cars per month on ebay prior to the crash 2008, just like Luke at Sterling Cars £400 net per car... He actually copied my business model, 40% of all auctions were wrecked by the greater majority last minute foreign named bidders who had no intention of owning the car, and I mean my head would drop when mo... or naz... was the winner.... Utter scumbags... Don't get me started in eBay. 

     

     

    Is the market too difficult to re visit this business model Simon? 

    It's a dealer set up that I have always been fascinated with and just assumed they had massive stocking loans set up with bca and clearly getting the best fee levels. 

    I know they have had to change names over the years and I've read they've had issues with trading standards but to behonest ebay is such a one sided marketplace I totally understand the need for them to perhaps 'work' the system to get it to offer a decent return. 

    But I do view it from a point of admiration so would love to know how they make it work - or how you made it work! 

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    14 minutes ago, MGM said:

    To answer the OP, the classics I have all changed the day before the new law and now come up in green as ‘no details held’ this includes cars that had / have a test until later this year. This only shows on a mot history check. It may just take a few days for yours to update?? 

    Why everyone is getting on their high horse over this exemption is beyond me, pre 60 cars have been exempt for ages and to my knowledge haven’t nearly rid the planet of humans due to the dangers! I would say 95% of dealers on here know where to go for a ticket which renders the test pretty useless anyway. There is still a telephone service operating not far from where I am, and before you all start on no I don’t agree with that. Most testers are on the younger side of not knowing what a lot of these classics are let alone how to test them which is why the government you voted in decided to remove them from testing. Vehicles still have to be roadworthy hence the police will probably take an interest in having a little look at some of the dodgier looking classics they may encounter on the roads. It just means you don’t have to pay £40 once per year to have someone place greasy hands all over your steering wheel and fail you for only having one brake light and red rear indicators only to be told that they are actually legal as the car was first used 1962! Common sense should prevail. What about agricultural vehicles, showmans, medical testing units etc... all exempt from testing, no major issues! 

    Thanks mgm, it's been since the morning of 20th May so it's been a while. 

    I'll have to contact them to see what the situation is. 

  23. Posted

    I've just done this for a clients car at the same time as applying for their road tax exemption. 

    However whilst it tells me the car is now taxed, we have had no confirmation that the car is registered as mot exempt. Its still showing in red that the car has no current mot. 

    My head says this is correct, the car has no mot and if we wanted to do one we could still and that would show up as having one (no chance!) 

    But surely there is some way to prove the car is now registered with dvla as mot exempt and should my client ever wish to sell he is able to show this to a prospective buyer? 

    Or don't they notify anyone when you apply - you just apply for exemption and that's that? 

    Cheers. 

  24. Posted

    Don't give up on them yet, both look like proper cars, well speced and presented (diamond cut wheels refurbed on clio as an example ffs). 

    Change a bit of the flannel as others have said but I would spend £25 on each on a targeted Facebook advert and see how you go. 

    Perfect for a little dog (or big dog if it's the bigasso) 

    Handy if you like to buy furniture to do up

    Extra space for grandkids bikes etc. 

    Has to be worth 50 notes before you try anything more drastic. 

  25. Posted

    See both of those cars appeal to me aesthetically, but then I'm an oddball who likes oddballs... 

    But both are the less popular models in the respective ranges. 

    Though there are buyers for these types of cars, as even munters such as the golf+ sell, perhaps they are lost to your typical customer James? Looking at your other stock it all looks premium. 

    What about some social media direct marketing towards the 50+ age group? I'm being genuine when I say that perhaps some sponsored adverts offering these two specific cars and up selling their features (practical 5 seat mpv with the height and boot space of the vehicle seater but not the wasted space of 2 extra sears for those that don't need it and the mini-estate practicality over a standard clio hatch) might be the next move before dropping the prices.