M.J

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  3. Posted

    21 hours ago, Wood235 said:

    Approx £100 per wk for 5 papers, beats autotrader hands down......how much are they now for 40 car?

    40 car would be in the region of £2000 a month depending on what 'special' tier you would like

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    13 hours ago, grant8064 said:

    One today...Mondeo titanium, only had it in stock since January :huh:

    I used to do well out of the Mondeo's but struggle to shift them now, especially if the spec is anything lower than a titanium. Had an edge and zetec that were sitting there since the beginning of the year, both went this month but i won't be stocking another Mondeo unless it is super spec'd

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    I hate buying off the public! Maybe i'm unlucky but my lot are usually worse than the auctions, lying bar**ards! 

    Had one come in the other day to do a px, ''great car, no issues, no damage'' etc. He arrives and instead of pulling up outside my unit like everybody does he drives past does a u-turn and pulls up on the opposite side of the road with the drivers side wedged against a fence. First thing i do is squeeze into the drivers side and pull the car into a normal position so i can view it properly, what a surprise the side he was trying to hide had been resprayed, door out of alignment, etc.

    Another one came in the next day, this time with a 4x4 as px, as we're working out a deal all he keeps repeating like a parrot is ''once you take my car no comebacks ok, no comebacks'' I swiftly declined his offer.

  9. Posted · Edited by M.J

    Maybe an admin could have a look into making a private section of the forum. I'm sure a lot of us would like to share certain info but at the moment anybody can browse this forum, including our customers. Some of our posts are showing up in the Google results when searching for some or our dealership names.

     

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    5 hours ago, metcars said:

    I'm on my own too, and I find that having a friendly tyre depot is a must, once they know you're a regular you'll get a better deal and jump the queue. I even sold a car to my tyre guy?:D

    My closest tyre shop in National Tyres so chances of building up a friendly relationship are very slim, its like a bloody episode of the Walking dead in there, the staff are like zombies! Puts me half to sleep when i have to wait there and watch them take an eternity to change a tyre.

  12. Posted

    2 minutes ago, metcars said:

    Just a suggestion MJ but most tyre shops are well kitted up to remove locking nuts. Let them buy the tools?

    My nearest tyre shop is a 20 mins away and being on my own i simply don't have the time to take the car to a tyre shop, wait there to get booked in and drive back if i can do it myself on site.

    I usually get them off by hammering a slightly oversized socket over the locking nut but if there is a tool that actually does the job then i'll give it a try.

  15. Posted

    How do you guys deal with removing locking wheel nuts when the remover is missing?

    I've bought a locking wheel nut remover tool like this but not had any luck with it.

    Had a customer shouting down the phone at me today and telling me ''you'll be hearing from my solicitor'' due to a missing locking wheel nut socket :P

  19. Posted · Edited by M.J

    i've also got a similar setup to MatC and Scooby.

    Around 25 in stock, 15 advertised at any one time, i'm on my own and do everything from buying to selling, everything in between and after, i've even got a recovery truck to collect the stock.

    I'm a fairly new start up so i'm keeping costs to a minimum for now but will shortly start outsourcing stuff like the valeting, i'm down to around 1.5 hours for a valet but that's still around 30 hours a month of valeting!

    The good thing about being solo is that it has made me extra cautious about what i buy because i simply don't have the time to be sorting problem cars, i went through a period early on when i had 5 warranty claims on the go, it seemed like everything i sold came back a few days later, all that whilst still trying to sell and buy stock, that was a fun time! 

     

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    For the PX to clear vehicles i always use a trade invoice instead of my standard invoice pad.

    If a customer has a warranty claim on a £500 vehicle then i'll simply tell them to read the invoice they signed, that usually does the trick. I know if they really want to press the issue then the trade invoice wouldn't help but it does the job for most of the nutters that expect a new car for £500.