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[garbaldy]

Here's a question then, say you limit your mileage to 5k per year and you drive it 3k your self then youve stayed within your limit yes, but I have a habit of lending my vehicles out and my mates drive them third party from their own insurance what then? My hippo has done more miles at the hands of mates than I've done myself the friend that has it now has already done 4k this year in it,

[robinmasters]

Here's a question then, say you limit your mileage to 5k per year and you drive it 3k your self then youve stayed within your limit yes, but I have a habit of lending my vehicles out and my mates drive them third party from their own insurance what then? My hippo has done more miles at the hands of mates than I've done myself the friend that has it now has already done 4k this year in it,

What the odometer says isn't the issue, the mileage limit is intended to restrict how much you use it, and therefore how likely you are to crash it. You might want to keep a record of who had it and when, just to cover yourself.

 

The only problem you might face is if your friends turn out not to have 'driving other cars' cover on their policies, not everyone does now. If they don't, and they crash injuring nuns/kittens/etc, your insurance will pay compo to the kitten's mother. Then you'll have to* pay them back.

[Sealtainn]

Cheers my friendly local mechanic is sunning himself at the moment so may try one of the cheapo eBay ones on the off chance.

You can get the code from the car. Search online for Focus Secret Dashboard Menu. It does a dial sweep and a few other bits and will tell you any stored fault codes via the digital mileage display. Cost £0 Did it on my 2001 Tddi

 

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[garbaldy]

Here's another really stupid question,

How much profit would you be happy to make on a car Without feeling guilty, I've made a hunna here and there before but this shogun sport I bagged has shocked me a bit,

I bought it two months ago and I just ran it through wbac and was proper shocked at what it came back at,

[NorfolkNWeigh]

What the odometer says isn't the issue, the mileage limit is intended to restrict how much you use it, and therefore how likely you are to crash it. You might want to keep a record of who had it and when, just to cover yourself.

The only problem you might face is if your friends turn out not to have 'driving other cars' cover on their policies, not everyone does now. If they don't, and they crash injuring nuns/kittens/etc, your insurance will pay compo to the kitten's mother. Then you'll have to* pay them back.

Good point, in the summer I had a shortfall of legal roadworthy cars. Fatha N has many cars and was in France for the summer ,so I borrowed* one. An SLK, Mrs N and oldest daughter both jumped at using it as the sun was shining, after about 3 weeks I mentioned to Fatha I'd got his Merc, "OK " says he "But don't put too many miles on it ,because I'm almost up to my 3,000"

Oops, we'd done about 1,500 by then, so it cost me £40 to rectify before returning it. The thing is all the miles whilst in my care we're done on my traders policy- I even added it as a personal car because daughter who's a named driver used it for work a couple of times.

Presumably he could have told them that and they could dismiss the miles we drove, probably cost more in admin charges than Clocker George's £40 though.

[Taff]

Couple of interesting points there, gents, thanks to all.

 

For clarity, I was talking about the MGF, which is on a estimated 15k miles per annum policy. RAC insurance didn't ask me the mileage for that car/policy.

 

On the X1/9, I have an estimated 6000 miles per annum, and they DID ask me the mileage, along with a photo to prove it.

 

But, if I read the above answer's correctly, in both cases, those cars are insured for me to drive those total/estimated distances. If President Barrack Obama comes to stay, and he asks for a cabby in either of my cars, his mileage is to be deducted from my annual totals? Have I got that right?

[garbaldy]

That's how I'm reading that too

[cort16]

I don't feel bad about making any amount of money off a car unless it's family or friends who I probably wouldn't sell s car to anyway. If you're happy and the buyer is happy what difference does it make ?

I never get the omg he bought it at auction for 3 and he's selling it for six what a rip off argument . If they think they can get 6 for it then good luck to them and if it's really of the planet we get to laugh at them in the bargains thread.

[panhard65]

I don't feel bad about making any amount of money off a car unless it's family or friends who I probably wouldn't sell s car to anyway. If you're happy and the buyer is happy what difference does it make ?

I never get the omg he bought it at auction for 3 and he's selling it for six what a rip off argument . If they think they can get 6 for it then good luck to them and if it's really of the planet we get to laugh at them in the bargains thread.

Making money on a car ?????? What is this weird concept I never make money on any of mine. I thought I would make a killing on the Maser but spent so much on it trying to get it right the profit disappeared. I ended up with a 20 quid loss.

[garbaldy]

I feel that way as well but I am not just talking hundreds though which I wouldnt mind,

Car was a grand but I offered eight and we shook on nine, roll on two months and wbac have offered £3480, now even after they screw me down £600 that's just to much to make without some conscience kick in or worse still karma may suddenly deal me a blown engine or some other expensive misfortune.

[worldofceri]

I'm hoping to make a fortune when cooking mk IV Golfs get scene-taxed.

[D Spares & Tyres]

Here's another really stupid question,

How much profit would you be happy to make on a car Without feeling guilty, I've made a hunna here and there before but this shogun sport I bagged has shocked me a bit,

I bought it two months ago and I just ran it through wbac and was proper shocked at what it came back at,

Depends on the circumstances in which you bought it

 

If it was a friend or family letting you have it cheap then yes feel guilty

 

If it was just some stranger asking £1k then an honest deal has been done

[dave21478]

I feel that way as well but I am not just talking hundreds though which I wouldnt mind,

Car was a grand but I offered eight and we shook on nine, roll on two months and wbac have offered £3480, now even after they screw me down £600 that's just to much to make without some conscience kick in or worse still karma may suddenly deal me a blown engine or some other expensive misfortune.

 

Frankly, if it were me there would be wheelspin marks from my front door to the nearest WBAC depot.

 

Family is mentioned above and I would add in perhaps not screwing over some old biddy who doesnt know any better, but those cases aside, if the car was bought fair and square, get it sold and have a very merry christmas.

[Slappy]

My colleague has bought a Spaceship spec Civic Type R, 8 years old, 36k, 3 weeks ago from a Honda dealers.

 

As she got used to that (in comparison to her previous Puma, which I need to put in the Tat thread...), she noticed that the clutch was squeaking. This has been diagnosed as a duff master cylinder (by a different Honda franchise). Unsurprisingly, she's not happy that it wasn't spotted before she bought it.

 

So what rights does she have? Honda are playing hardball atm, but I would have thought that as a main stealers, they would have had a duty of care to make sure that something fairly noticeable like that is sorted before it is stuck on the forecourt.

[Danblez]

You can get the code from the car. Search online for Focus Secret Dashboard Menu. It does a dial sweep and a few other bits and will tell you any stored fault codes via the digital mileage display. Cost £0 Did it on my 2001 Tddi

 

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Cheers! Will give it a bash!

[xtriple]

Had a couple of spurious messages pop up on the dash today: AIRBAG and then later, CHECK GEARBOX. Both of these message lasted a second or so and then went. I am worried.... Any ideas?

 

Battery?

[gm]

re : selling the shogun and making a profit - even if you did buy it cheap from an old biddy or family member, why not share a bit of that profit with them - a nice little Christmas treat for them and a nice clean conscience for you. and more money to spend on shite

[garbaldy]

re : selling the shogun and making a profit - even if you did buy it cheap from an old biddy or family member, why not share a bit of that profit with them - a nice little Christmas treat for them and a nice clean conscience for you. and more money to spend on shite

I bought it from someone localish and I don't know them other than purchasing the car, the issue is that I bartered them down £100 quid and have spent nothing on it apart from some time cleaning it, this in my mind does not justify two grand odd, its not as if you would just give someone you didn't know two grand for nothing,

my mate told me to stop being so stupid and cash it in but as I am not a business orientated person I don't see cash as the be all and end all that others do.

[The Moog]

If it helps take the money and give something to a charity. That way everyone wins.

 

Wbac will be making cash out of it. Person who sold it got the cash they wanted.

[gordonbennet]

Maybe if they'd been arsed to clean it up, advertise it proper like they would have got more money for it.

 

You put the effort in, why not invest that profit in doing the same again, buy another car that needs a bit of elbow grease, it might lead somewhere good for you, people are effin bone idle these days, i sometimes come home via Finedon and there's a really busy car wash there, many's the time there's hippos leaning on the wall threatening to demolish the fucker whilst they watch the eastern european lads wash their car for them, they might lose a few stone if they could be arsed to wash their own car.

 

They aint alone in not bothering, SWMBO gets some right bargains on the local Faceache selling pages, i often hear the classic audible lines coming from her direction...''well clean the soddin thing then and get the right price'', thats when she's seen something advertised by a mong with the description needs a clean or a wipe over or some other stupid line.

[garbaldy]

I know it sounds stupid but i find it uncomfortable making that much for doing nothing, I never thought of Charity Now thats a good idea it certainly won't do my karma any harm.

[Clanger]

I bought it from someone localish and I don't know them other than purchasing the car, the issue is that I bartered them down £100 quid and have spent nothing on it apart from some time cleaning it, this in my mind does not justify two grand odd, its not as if you would just give someone you didn't know two grand for nothing,

my mate told me to stop being so stupid and cash it in but as I am not a business orientated person I don't see cash as the be all and end all that others do.

I just don't see the problem.  Did you obtain it by underhanded or devious means, or did you show up, discuss the price they had set, offer a ton less and make a mutually acceptable deal?  If the former, that's between you and your conscience, if the latter, no problem at all.

 

As for selling it for a 'ansome profit, again - did you do anything nefarious or deceitful, or did you simply inquire how much WBAC was prepared to offer and they independently came up with a number?  Same as above then.

 

The seller got the amount of money they were prepared to accept, and the potential buyer has offered a number they believe the car is worth.

 

Accept the good fortune that has come your way - perhaps this is the karma you have earned from previous good deeds.

[cobblers]

You didn't force them to sell it you for what they did. They advertised at a grand expecting to take £900, so that's them sorted and happy.

It's your car now, do what you like with it.

[dave21478]

..... I don't see cash as the be all and end all that others do.

 

Neither do I. Sure, I would like to be rich but I accept that I will probably always be relatively poor and am ok with that. The rockstar lifestyle doesnt appeal to me anyway.

However I am in no way going to turn down a couple of grand that comes my way due to luck or good timing or whatever.

[scaryoldcortina]

^^ This! Unless you have taken a vow of poverty get in there!

[steve_earwig]

Had a couple of spurious messages pop up on the dash today: AIRBAG and then later, CHECK GEARBOX. Both of these message lasted a second or so and then went. I am worried.... Any ideas?

 

Battery?

Could be, what'sit measure? Spurious errors - meh, Constant faults - panic!

[garbaldy]

Thanks chaps for all your input,

the reason it doesn't feel right to me is the same way I feel when I go to pick up my boss and have to sit around waiting doing nothing, it just doesn't feel right getting paid for doing nothing, some might see that as strange but I guess that's who I am,

I have worked for wealthy people all my working life and I wouldn't swap places with any of them that's why money is not my god,

I once told my boss when we had a wage discussion that if I wanted more money I would go and work at mcdonalds instead of 35 hrs per week working for him.

[Tayne]

Had a couple of spurious messages pop up on the dash today: AIRBAG and then later, CHECK GEARBOX. Both of these message lasted a second or so and then went. I am worried.... Any ideas?

 

Battery?

Battery or alternator.

 

Might be worth checking the age of battery first (as it's the cheaper of the two).

[scaryoldcortina]

Thanks chaps for all your input,

the reason it doesn't feel right to me is the same way I feel when I go to pick up my boss and have to sit around waiting doing nothing, it just doesn't feel right getting paid for doing nothing, some might see that as strange but I guess that's who I am,

I have worked for wealthy people all my working life and I wouldn't swap places with any of them that's why money is not my god,

I once told my boss when we had a wage discussion that if I wanted more money I would go and work at mcdonalds instead of 35 hrs per week working for him.

 

OK, how about if I give you a grand cash for it tomorrow? I'm not rich enough to ignore that sort of profit for very little work.

[HH-R]

"CHECK GEARBOX"

 

Yup, it hasn't fallen out... *ignores light*