Tom 164 Posted December 1, 2015 Good start to the month the christmas rush is on! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rory RSC 596 Posted December 1, 2015 Had a right stampede at our place, could'nt move for punters. Anyway work shops now busy for the next couple of weeks with warranty returns ;) so hopefully I can sell some cars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SC Derby 259 Posted December 2, 2015 Same as above. Love getting a deal on day one though, hate blanking so will take that.Have some good appointments for next few days too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SC Derby 259 Posted December 2, 2015 2 days 2 dealsNot sure about everyone else but feels rather busy for me, plenty of potential around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 164 Posted December 2, 2015 Same here with a 3rd in the pipeline Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve92 80 Posted December 2, 2015 Out out of interest how do you find December as a month, last year in mail order sale (like the 12 previous years) we found December busy but only because it was a shorter month. Do you find enquiries dry up around the 22/23 or o people buy right up until 6pm on xmas eve ? Do you find it generally quite from the 24th until the 2/3rd January ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Max Branning 149 Posted December 3, 2015 I have sold cars before on Xmas day. To be honest it feels just like a typical sunday to me and i think to most people nowadays. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SC Derby 259 Posted December 3, 2015 Think we've discussed this before but historically the period between Xmas day and New year has always been fruitful in terms of sales even on an appointment only operating basis. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rosemotors 31 Posted December 3, 2015 Blank so far.However I have an Open Day on Saturday to celebrate my 1st anniversary. And I've invested in balloons..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SC Derby 259 Posted December 3, 2015 3 days, 3 deals. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparky 274 Posted December 3, 2015 Blank so far.However I have an Open Day on Saturday to celebrate my 1st anniversary. And I've invested in balloons..... Wise man. It's all about the balloons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SC Derby 259 Posted December 3, 2015 Just bought a 90k diesel td4 Freelander from dealer auction, 2006 HSE model so all the bells and whistles.Fingers and toes crossed its okay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rory RSC 596 Posted December 3, 2015 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.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 164 Posted December 3, 2015 Another done today! lovely old couple on a Fiesta Auto titanium in the best colour Hot Magenta red. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve92 80 Posted December 3, 2015 How do you find the fiesta, is it still the manual with auto shift or is it a proper torque converter box ?none today, a few enquiries including one call 10 minutes after we listed it on auto trader. Also broke someone's heart who owed 11.8k on a car valued at 9k. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Autolink100 34 Posted December 5, 2015 Had one go out on the 1st which was carried over from last month but otherwise absolutely dead which it has been since beginning of October. A bit worrying to be honest because the year had been fairly good up to that point. October and November numbers were at about 50% off where they were earlier in the year. The few people that I am seeing are a complete waste of time with nobody seemingly ready to deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 164 Posted December 5, 2015 How do you find the fiesta, is it still the manual with auto shift or is it a proper torque converter box ?none today, a few enquiries including one call 10 minutes after we listed it on auto trader. Also broke someone's heart who owed 11.8k on a car valued at 9k.Fully automatic Ford's always sell well. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rory RSC 596 Posted December 5, 2015 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? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tom 164 Posted December 5, 2015 Not that I know of, most fully auto's are fine its really the semi auto that cause problems. The BMW 5 series can have problems though on the early ones.listed below are cars I've seen in our workshops but not cars that I've sold with gearbox problemsJaguar autos mainly S typesCorsa easy tronic - more so the ECU rather than the boxC2 with paddle shiftC4 Picasso EGSHonda CRV autoA lot of people mention the DSG I sold one once and never saw it again, both my inlaws run DSG VW's with no issues.Just stick with fully automatics not this semi rubbish. I even sold an L reg clio auto and never saw it again I took in p/x. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve92 80 Posted December 5, 2015 Corsa, c2 and c4 are manual boxes with auto shift, some of the fiestas are the same, some are torque converter boxes. Dsg has issues with the mechatronic unit, personally I wouldn't buy an old one. I hated my a3 dsg, it was a horrid car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rory RSC 596 Posted December 5, 2015 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. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SC Derby 259 Posted December 6, 2015 (edited) On 7 now. Lovely customer came for a 2009 1.6 Astra Coupe I sold Friday, ended up selling him a 2004 Merc C180K Auto lol.Took his Fiesta St in P/ex 2007 with 53k on the clock, only (minor) issue is 5 owners, but doubt that will matter to Mr Boy Racer. Gave him £2900 so hope that retails at 4k still. Full & proper service history on it, no mods. Edited December 6, 2015 by See Cars Derby Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
