Rory RSC

I get my debit card payments/credit card payments next working day. Makes a big difference for me and helps cashflow. 4 dealt today, 6 for the month so far off to a good start feeling charged up and ready to go. Bit of a warranty Monday here with lots of minor jobs having come back today having been postponed over Xmas.

Best thing I have learned over the year is never buy hot food if you want to eat it, however it will always result in some customers turning up

Zuto one has been pulled off so a nice 36 units for that 'quiet dead month' everyone warned us about. Best wishes to everyone, have a good night tonight and a great start to the new year.

1 today first one since Xmas. Nice profit in it which was a winner. Couple of things lined up tomorrow and just had a missed call from Zuto whilst I was on to another customer. Wish Zuto would learn to leave a voicemail.

I have shared this before taken from a glasgow based trader on another forum :- An understanding girlfriendRent of a yardAutotrader bill £850 a week Ebay motors billGlasses guideTrade insurancetrade platesBuisness insuranceMagazine advertstaff (i have 4 and i need them, i couldnt do it without my 2 right hand men who basicly orginise my life for me)2 x mot stations to use2 x paint shops to use2 x auto electricians to use2x repair garages to useA diesel specialista good scrap yard your friendly withMerchant services Your own transporterCCTV EquipmentOverflow space - as someone said for me to have 120 cars ready to retail i need another 30 getting prepper and 20 sitting in hand over zone i also have a dead zone for cars i want to forget about haha )Credit consumers license for financetrade acounts with bca, manheim, central, sma , interstty and good trade sources for cars, Its easier to sell well prices cars justnow than it is to buy them.A good accountant.a good selection of toolsA snap on booster pack, nothing else cuts it for me.Your own diagnostic and battery recharging equipementA complaints procedurea warranty company who will actually pay out.Friends to help youA decent internet provider as autotrader dealer edit needs it.A firm but fair attitude, the public with try take the piss out of you at any opertunitythats just the basics i can think of there will be tons more, Good luck with it.

how much is the car on finance ?

What has been the highlights of the year 2015 for you all? Focus on the high's not the lows.

First thing so between 8:30 - 10:30 midweek. After that unable to call it.

Currently sat on 30 for the Month, this weekend has seen 4 cars go. Certainly dropping off now was dead yesterday and so far today. A lot of the dealer groups will hold decent auction stock back til January and get the added profit from the people desperate to stock up. I did quite a lot of buying last week trying to keep on top of things. Trying to get a last couple of cars today and tomorrow online but very little showing that has my interest.

Can he lend the nice lad from RS car sales a C63 AMG for a weekend?

I think you probably can just vet the people buying from you. I reckon gumtree might be a good source for people thinking they can buy a car quick clean it and flip it to AT. We had a great local auction near here which has recently closed - It was 5 miles away so no problem dropping the cars off there. I got more money for my part ex's there than I would have dared retail them for and it was weekly money back in on all the cheapie cars which helped cash flow and clear space. If I tried to chuck this stuff through manheim/sma etc the fees would render it completely useless. Ebay auctions for me have always resulted in people coming out and then saying it has this wrong, that wrong etc etc. Have to list them 2/3 times to get things gone. And I do write honest ebay adverts but if i can tell you everything wrong with a £300-£1000 car that it might need to get it in tip top shape I might aswell try and sell it.

I have not had anything. Love free gifts

funnily enough lots of the companies we deal with have sent us a Xmas card. Some that we have a big spend with even sent us a gift. Euro parts who our monthly spend with is similar, maybe a touch more than AT were very generous in the business relationship. Not AT.

I struggle with anything small like the aygo and corsa etc etc - Funny really when I first started out I only sold small 'first cars' how little I knew then. Good sellers, Golf GTI and Astra VXR I never struggle to move on and Rav4's tend to always be good also.

I cant believe they charge you to set up an account to buy cars from them! I don't recall ever paying to set up an account with them. Well run auctions though and some of the most helpful staff I have encountered at any auction. Manheim Shotts auction and SMA Kinross and SMA newcastle have the best staff I have dealt with.

I think if you are passionate about those type of cars then hopefully that will come off in the way you deal with customers and the enthusiasm will shine through. I like the sporty stuff and do quite well off the hot hatch type cars like the Focus ST's, Astra VXR's, Golf GTi's etc. Recently had a few nice BMW Coupes which have flown out and certainly have a strong demand. I think nice desirable sporty stuff combined with a few 4x4's or with potential to move into the 4x4 and prestige market gives great scope for growth.

Another busy Saturday here with 5 sold which has taken us to 23 for the month so far.I have not had a minute.

Think I have only ever had 1. Ugly cars. I find that the meriva, c-max, ford fusion and those type of oddball cars are always rubbish and I cant shift them. Plus the only way you can compete on cars like that is to compete on price because they are run of the mill and ten a penny.

Same happened to us with a 330ci coupe this week - Advertised Tuesday 3pm driving away Wednesday evening. Great news. Nice to have met the legendary Umesh yesterday, you can pop down more often, managed to get the customers sold to so must have brought me some good luck.

5 Today just me selling mad busy not had a minute!!! Nicely spaced not all turning up at the same time done some chunky (for me) cars.

Do you ever have problems with the auto gearboxes? Auto boxes tend to worry me a bit unless its on a bmw after having had a couple of dsg problems in the early days. Are ford boxes troublesome?

yes its a scam. emailed us asking to buy a car. Ignore it or have some fun with it.

A door wiring loom and a central locking ecu which was located under the steering wheel area cured the problem for us. I have also just set him off moaning as he remembered what a horrendous job it was to work on

Let me ask our mechanic later today or first thing in morning. We have had something very similar on an 06 plate astra SRI diesel recently and iirc there is a central locking ecu that was the culprit. Ill give you an update James.

6 in 3 days cracking start. Sold my most expensive car to date on Monday aswell new shape Astra VXR GTC. That was one test drive I will never forget for all the wrong reasons....