Rory RSC

Trade Centre https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/car-dealer-top-100-video-most-profitable-used-car-dealer-trade-centre-group-ceo-andy-coulthurst-talks-clever-marketing-and-big-money/211196 Very interesting take on advertising with this company. Top dealer on the list (indepedent) advertises completely differently to most.

Love this. @Barclaywoodmotorco do you do videos on your website / Autotrader?

I love this and Burnistoun mate

X5's and Q7s are the best of the bunch in my opinion. I steer clear of older ( and newer ) Land Rover products as much as possible.

Sometimes the images are in the condition reports / surecheck Manheim are great for this get some bargains

News article on the main page saying this with BCA. Aston Barclay and Manheim can clean up here. Motor traders still want to see on older stuff it’s ok buying online stuff for newer bits.

Videos / Pics are all done off iphone and samsung phone. Go pro for the video test drives with a mount the other stuff is just handheld. Can't get better than the cameras on iphone and samsung etc these days plus all the websites compress them down so not much point.

Hi Mate, Hope you are good. I've often struggled with E class coupes. I think they are a decent car and quite good value but problem is they just aren't hugely desirable. Your pictures could be a lot better. Silver is hard work but I would put some effort in. See on your pics the bumpers look like its a different colour. They all do on silver but try to hide it. Also the chrome window surrounds really could be better cleaned up so they don't look all TFR marked. A bit of peek polish. Do some pics with windows up, windows down. Try and find somewhere better for the pics than the side of the road just a nice open car park or something. When a buyer / prospective buyer is online they have 100s / 1000s to look at don't they so you have to get the first image to be what I think of as a thumb stopper. A really good eye catching shot that makes them stop what they are doing and click into your car. If its not gone after 30 daysI would probably chuck some window tint on it and then black or grey wheels and maybe even a cheap ebay rear lip spoiler and put the price up 500 just to cover cost and then get it gone, but then again 99% of my stock looks like that. I can't stress enough that video sells cars and is the best selling tool. That car will look miles better with a video. Probably 75% of the other cars you are up against won't have a video so you will automatically be better and you can show the various bits and pieces working. A couple of vids/ pics of e class coupes done by the lad we have doing them if it gives inspiration. https://www.rscarsales.com/used-mercedes-benz-e-class-sandbach-cheshire-3150473 https://www.rscarsales.com/used-mercedes-benz-e-class-sandbach-cheshire-3147619

Could buy and sell a car with a drug marker, firearms marker or anything anyway mate and be non the wiser til you or the customers pulled out at the side of the road. Not much you can do.

Good way to get them out now just offer a test drive with a customer and they will descend upon you in minutes.

good point. Never show anyone. good scam to get a V5 for a ringer though.

Good work not all doom and gloom how have you found this way of selling customer been ok to deal with ?

Manheim do declare it. For odours I find there is no easy or cheat way. You have to just use hot water and interior cleaner like brisk and wash every inch of the interior you can find including roof lining. Go over it again for good measure. Then chuck a fogger or bomb into it. Luckily not something we get to often.

Everytime I break my own rules and deal with an external finance company thinking it will be easy I regret it fairly promptly.

I think any of us that buy ex lease stuff are buying clocked cars. Its just facts. We had one from BCA and the dickheads had left the mileage blocked in the glovebox. How thick can you get.

February is a long time for them to wait Umesh My prediction is in.

Out of interest why do you think it will be tough?

welcome news and I had suspected they would do something. https://cardealermagazine.co.uk/publish/auto-trader-offers-free-advertising-to-customers-for-december-as-half-year-results-show-profit-cut-in-half/207763

Depends if you want something with good spec or not ? watch the next merc sale they will do their money.

Sit around moaning about it or get on with it. It is what it is and nothing anyone can do. Just another miserable, doom and gloom post. In fact every single thread or posting you find yourself inclined to comment upon on this forum seems to have a negative spin on it. Its incredibly fucking boring and if you can't see it doesn't really do the car dealer forum community any good then you truly are deluded. Very boring, very dull and ruining what used to be quite a valuable resource.

You are a bitter old bastard.

No slow down about to hit 30 for the month with demand high. Can't prep fast enough

That's mild

I remember once buying a total piece of shit Clio sport 172 from a mechanic who had fucked with it and it was in blackburn or burnley somewhere I dont buy car from anymore. Anyway it had a rip in the seat. Tom took the seat out, took it home and used fishing wire to stitch it back up. His hands were hurting for about 3 days Moral of the story, pay a professional or get a second hand one cos that was a lot of pain for not a lot of gain

I have found it harder this week only managed 5 or 6 out of probably 60/70+ i've tried for.