justina3

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  1. Posted

    14 minutes ago, Mark101 said:

    As a 1 man band, you have zero chance of doing 20 cars per month, there is simply not enough man hours in a day, especially if you do the job properly:

    MOT

    Service

    Cosmetic Repairs

    Valet

    All pre sale.

    I am on for 12 this month between 2 of us and to achieve 12, we are entertaining 30+ visitors in the month (only work 5 days per week). On Friday, we had 1 customers pop back for a tiny  job, 4 walk-ins, 1 appointment, 2 cars for MOT and another for Service plus 3 cars to prep, photograph and advertise.

    plus to sell 20 you would a steady source of stock in flow no way you could source them all from ebay so off to auctions it would be and then your swimming with sharks and there just the auction houses, £1500 value cars you can add £250-400 fees and delivery doesnt leave a lot for your £300 -500 margin.

    It sounds as if we are all a grumpy bunch of gits, which you would be right but i am just trying to highlight some of the issues You will come across you havent even started to think about yet. 

    As tv mentioned if you can run your job and maybe do the odd one here and there to build up some extra income, that has got to have an appeal. 

    Your opening comment we all started somewhere was true, but for most of us it was days of hardly no internet no cra rules one or two local suppliers for cars with an add in the evening post every thursday to sell stock, things are a lot harder these days.

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  2. Posted

    I assume you have selected an accountant i would go spend an hour with them and give them all your pay slips p60 ect they will need this to complete your sa302 for this years sales anyway and seek there advise, whilst asking on a public forum is often handy for someone to give you a plan ahead without knowing all the in and outs of your situation is almost impossible.

    There is also a guide you can download from this forum which covers most of these questions.

    Looking at your plan to scale up to 4-5 cars a week thats a lot of work you will no doubt need to employ staff 2 if not more people and there in lays your next hurdle.

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    22 minutes ago, CRW said:

    That's always been my approach.  Its a relief when the VAT comes out a bit lower than normal, although its also a reality check that the last quarter wasn't great.  

    Also, AKA aren't VAT registered, but are LTD, have a website up and running and stock cars up to £10k.  Not required to be VAT registered?? After 2 years? I was VAT registered within 12 months starting with a pot of £7k.

    Lol you have to love the power of the internet. 

  7. Posted

    1 hour ago, JA Trader said:

    Proper stupid moment on this.

    Mark is correct there dual filament bulbs. All the lights where in fact not working i had no main beam on either side so hoping a pair of new bulbs and be all good.....

    Will report back

    I am sure there designed to confuse us, dont see that many bcm in a ford ka,  I no longer buy them for there stupid faults and fussy customers that expect it to be brand new.

  8. Posted

    I even seen this when there switched off you say all the lights are on does that include the spot lights at the bottom, I looked a right wally when I asked someone to look at it they just toggled the control on the dash and they came on.   Proper durr moment for sure 

  11. Posted

    Caveat Emptor, as they say, to be fair as already mentioned how do you know its been in an accident it might just had paint flaking bumpers ect, also depending on the vehicle age mileage ect its hard to comment on the faults claim, we get third party garages claim something as a fault when it is clearly just showing signs of wear and tear.

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    17 hours ago, AAM90 said:

    3M Fastcut for used with polishing machine then Autosmart Topaz polish afterwards give me the best results.

    Topaz is a economical, easy to use and doesn't leave white marks if you happen to catch black trim

    You must have some cracking skills to be able to finish down with fastcut that stuff is hardcore. 

  19. Posted

    18 minutes ago, Nick M.K. said:

    Instructions are: apply with damp cloth, leave to dry to a haze. Buff off. 

    So do one panel at a time?

    I always found a damp cloth makes it streaky when applying i went back to a normal application pad. 

    Maybe just me rebelling against instructions 

  20. Posted

    15 hours ago, JDM1983 said:

    I use Scholl Concepts S30 black, it’s a one step compound so it’s cuts out swirl marks etc, but also leaves a polished finish. It’s a great product, easy to apply, easy to remove, and one pass of the car is good enough - unless your selling top end stuff and need perfection. It’s quite expensive, but you don’t need much per car. 

    We tend to use S30 as an anti hologram final step as it doesnt have much grunt to do much else, S17 we tend to use as a one step polish, its hard core and takes some practice but you can get it to finish down well after used for a while.

    Its a dark art this polishing stuff for sure. 

  21. Posted

    Mirror image is a nightmare when it sits for periods of time the oils split and it just gets glumpy, old product for sure 

    Polish is a minefield more than buying cars, depends on what you want hand or machine how bad the paint is the list goes on and on.

    Valetpro is one of our favs at the moment there interior shampoo is amazing stuff which we go through a lot of so handy to order other products at the same time saves on postage yes i am tight.

  24. Posted

    6 hours ago, Dave c said:

    Cummon . A 19 year old Porsche? Who could offer a warranty on that? Gotta be a money pit waiting to happen.

    I disagree the 996 was a solid engine if it’s been looked after it will outlast all the other German rubbish, the 997 is when you needed a big bank balance in Maintance.

  25. Posted

    21 minutes ago, Piranavan said:

    Hi, 

    Yes we bought it from a Private Limited Garage but i just want to be safe than sorry. 

    is there anyway I can check the vehicle is off Trade or Trade registered?

     

    What noa is saying it doesnt make any difference who its registered to only who has legal tittle to the car.