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Not had an issue with our finance company, who are quite decent, but sooner or later a client will want to back a car. It happens. Hopefully when it does they'll be on our side. If not f**k 'em. Pretty simple really. I earn the finance company money so they should be on my side. If not i'll go elsewhere and tell every local dealer to do the same. There are loads of lenders wanting to fill their books so don't pay them too much respect. As for the CRA15...it's a gone too far IMO. You are expected to sell a 8 year old car for 8 year old money but prep it to 1 month old condition. We've signed up with lawgistics recently after a spate of silly requests and threats from a few clients and they have been helpful and prompt with communication. We have decided to take any reasonable case to court when we feel we have acted honestly and properly (which is always). We might still lose but it's important clients know the CRA and the law in general works for everyone not just them,.

sounds like trouble to me. Did a sub 1k Part ex today...told him it was not very nice in advance, on test I reminded him, on purchase I stressed it and on the invoice it stated it. In truth it's alright but i'd rather someone realistic buying it rather than a dreamer that screams a week later with an EML or in four months when it needs MOT work

Be interesting to see on MB...had someone put to them recently and their rates have gone even more Wonga than before.

Haha yer they're pretty good to buzz about in. They sell incredibly well down here, slightly higher seating position helps a lot and a lot of older folk seem to have a friend who recommends one too. I love them, always a good seller. You're brave taking an 89k one on though...anything over 60k seems to always need an alternator or starter motor, a battery and sometimes discs. The interiors wear well but mechanical parts aren't the cheapest I find and Hyundai stuff starts life cheap for a reason. All told though good little things and always quick to go. Adversely the new shape Picantos, 11 plate onwards, are, I think, much better cars. Drive really, really well. Better spec. Better looking. Better paintwork. They are so unpopular and I cannot work out why. Just sold a mint 40k 63 plate for the same money as a 40k 60 plate i10 and it has taken months to get rid of. I honestly cannot work out why either. Matiz and Getz both drive badly but have a warm place in my heart. I do love small Korean boxes!

I think it happens in all walks of life really. The only difference is some jobs need actual skills. If i'm totally honest anyone can sell a car if it's cheap enough and chucked online somewhere for people to see. Joe Bloggs goes to the block, buys anything above book, fifty quid Eastern Europe valet, £30 on AT and retail for £500-£1000 below anyone else. No matter how dodgy it is some mug will buy it. But it is short term. Sooner or later they'll buy three dogs in a row and go bust or get stuck with something for months. The real skill of selling cars, in my very very humble opinion, is doing it long term. Doing it properly. Building a reputation. Being honest. As much as I hate paying tax and VAT I hate home traders cheating the system even more.

Hi there, I always do well with 1 series so long as they are 5 doors...not tried many other BMs but have a lovely 60 plate 530D in now so i'll see what happens. As for quick sellers...HYUNDAI i10 Classics and Chevy Matiz £30 taxers. Love them both and they always go double quick!

I feel your pain my man. Had two weeks of it now and frankly i'm extra pleased i'm off on my hols next week. As for ebay...I use it for spares/repairs because the 'traders' around us have to club together to find fifty quid. Usually takes three listings to get a sale through. I did sell a quite nice A class with a turbo issue of some kind today (for the second time) and had a really sensible guy win it. Sent a good message asking for the faults pre sale, I replied honestly and he bought it. Nice message back bemoaning ebay timewasters so we both know we're sensible! Like I say, takes me three listings on average to get a genuine buyer but does shift part ex's with issues

Bleurghhhhh! Had a million test drives and viewings today to no avail. Why is it when a punter tells you what they need and you point to THE PERFECT CAR for their needs, something that actually ticks all their boxes and is under budget, they still don't get excited or even in it?! I've had a day of that. Done eight in eleven days so it's fine money wise but so irritating to not sell any bigger ticket prices when the cars themselves are really nice sorted bits. Vent over.

Haha I wish I was getting one a day! I have had two leads that converted to sales and one that didn't in the last 30 days.. Presumably bigger dealers holding more stock will get more enquiries. Also depends how 'financable' the cars are. I find a lot of 247 punters want black, flashy, premium looking stuff that'll impress the neighbours and will settle on higher mileage cars for a lower monthly cost. I don't stock high mileage flash stuff so that might affect it also. Only recently starting working with them again so maybe it'll increase but one or two a month is fine for me. The process seems a lot slicker as an operation than a year or two ago when we last worked with them and I have no complaints so far...their office staff are still pretty useless but a bit of patience goes a long way!

They charge us £150 per lead that develops into a deal. It's not ideal but often it gets a car sold at full price. I'd be knocking £150 off for most punters so no real loss imo.

Which in my book is re-assuring! If we're all quiet you can put it down to just being 'one of those weeks'. Perfect excuse to pick up some nice new stock, get everything prepped and be ready for when it all kicks off!

Ours is the same...she had no idea some units only just break even or have a very little left in them after all the bits were accounted for. If it makes you feel any better, we asked for an accountancy costs discount too but were met with her middle finger!

Always pleasing to get an oldie gone...money in the bank and then try again!

Did a cheapy yesterday but it is also very quiet...only punters about seem to be totally crazy as well

Did two on Saturday which was OK. Had a lot more footfall but some of them seriously needed to be certified. In the nicest possible sense....it's good to know we're not the only ones that have been dead quiet lately!

I'm still rocking my old Saab 900 but it's coming up for a ticket soon and i'm not that confident (i'm very anti moody MOT's so it might go on the bay for someone with spare time to rescue). Last daily was an 04 Megane 1.5 dci that owed a ton but it blew up on me so now my current daily is a 59 Golf S 1.6 DSG. I usually end up in whatever hasn't sold for ages and isn't getting many enquiries. Having been in it for a couple of months now I can't see why it hasn't gone really. It is silver and only S spec which hurts it but it's got cruise and auto lights and wipers which is enough for me My pet hate. The worst i've ever known was the Hyundai iX20/Kia Venga...had many a near miss in car parks and at roundabouts in one of those.

Woops! My bad Thanks for the heads up...this forum is so handy, especially when I haven't read something properly!

Nice to get a letter or email through telling me

I thought the whole deal was you were meant to cover the original plates? I use some of those metal clips on my tradeys that clip over the original plates because I got fed up with the one on the dash sliding around or reflecting on the windscreen. So is that not the deal anymore?

Nothing again today...been a very very quiet last week despite being full of really nice varied stock. Ho hum. Gotta keep repeating the mantra; It'll come, it'll come, it'll come.

Bucket, sponge and a spray of silicone's as far as I go!

It's a new month to make new sales. I'll kick off... ...zilch! Rained, had a test drive on an iQ but they need to 'sell their house' before buying (seriously wtf) and saw one of those regulars we all get that looks at almost every car, asks every question but never buys...or hasn't for the last three months anyway! Onwards and upwards!

There is a guy doing this on FB at the moment. Cars are based in Nottingham (those magical invisible cars) but he advertises in East Sussex groups. The deal sounds the same; pay for the car in full and then it will be delivered, you get three days to inspect and if refused it it will be collected and refunded in full....hahahahaa yer course mate! People are such mugs falling for this I, almost, have no sympathy for them but not everyone is as pessimistic and sceptical of motors as me I guess. Anyway, he had a 2011 E Class Estate 75k in black on there the other day. Nice enough thing, quite fancy one myself which made me notice it. Glass saw it trading at 8k or something...had it up for £3100 with AA inspection, 12 months warranty and the aforementioned free delivery/collection...again, hahahahaha yer of course! I had a bit of fun and traced him down through a bit of stalking because I was bored. Companies house have him as director of seven car companies...six are in forced admin and proceedings are in place. I saved him as a FB seller and now copy and paste the Companies House stuff onto each of his posts via a fake profile I made. No point reporting him to TS, they only seem to want to hurt us good guys, much more productive to wind him up!

At least you guys get a chat out of them! Came in to two answerphone messages this morning, both asking if the 'silver car' is available in one of those strange robotic voices...only got a dozen in right now!