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tooSavvy Rank: Talbot Tagora

tooSavvy

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45 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Well I've put a watch on it. Let's see what happens after that 130 went for £5k. These normally go for considerably more than the saloons but this needs a lot of work. 

Yupp...... Water is a 'leakker' (on Koop rear window seals...) and bye-bye arch/sill end 😱

cpjitservices Rank: Renault 16

cpjitservices

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11 hours ago, sierraman said:

What guarantee would you expect on a £750 car? It’s offered at a few hundred above it’s scrap value. They’ve put that to avoid any doubt with the likely buyer who has £750 to spend on a car.

Doesnt matter if your a dealer... you could sell it for £1 'Sold as Seen' 'Spares or repairs'. If anything arises within 6 months thats outside of fair wear and tear... then as the dealer, youre on the hook,

 

As per the Consumer Rights Act.

 

The rules for used cars are exactly the same as if you are going to buy one brand new.

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Remspoor Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

Remspoor

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11 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

I wonder when traders will realize they can write whatever cack they want about "sold as seen" but it doesn't remove the buyer's 6 month consumer rights act protection

 

11 hours ago, sierraman said:

What guarantee would you expect on a £750 car? It’s offered at a few hundred above it’s scrap value. They’ve put that to avoid any doubt with the likely buyer who has £750 to spend on a car.

 

9 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

None whatsoever personally, but consumer rights gives the same protection on a car whether it was £50k or £750. 

Someone went to Judge Rinder over a £400 Skoda that broke down. He cited consumer law etc and that it had to be fit for purpose (! - £400) and the trader was the crook 🤷‍♂️

Ask @dollywobbler about his experiences on this subject.

RoverFolkUs Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

RoverFolkUs

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1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

 

 

Ask @dollywobbler about his experiences on this subject.

That was his choice not to pursue it. He would have been well within his right to do so and didn't need to worry about how much of a twat the dealer was/had the potential to be as it's all ultimately mediated by the courts if it gets that far. 

Unless they terminate the LTD company, wouldn't be so easy then

AxWomble Rank: Renault 16

AxWomble

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Not Facebook, and not a car, but has an entertaining description and I can’t fault their optimism! 

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wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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1 hour ago, cpjitservices said:

Doesnt matter if your a dealer... you could sell it for £1 'Sold as Seen' 'Spares or repairs'. If anything arises within 6 months thats outside of fair wear and tear... then as the dealer, youre on the hook,

Although in that scenario you'd only be on the hook for £1...

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sierraman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

sierraman

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1 hour ago, cpjitservices said:

Doesnt matter if your a dealer... you could sell it for £1 'Sold as Seen' 'Spares or repairs'. If anything arises within 6 months thats outside of fair wear and tear... then as the dealer, youre on the hook,

 

As per the Consumer Rights Act.

 

The rules for used cars are exactly the same as if you are going to buy one brand new.

‘Fair wear and tear’ on a 18 year old Renault...

garethj Rank: Isuzu Florian

garethj

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8 hours ago, inconsistant said:

That's disgusting. Red wine in champagne flutes? Nice caravan though.

The red wine goes in the teapot 👍

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nivek Rank Morris Ital

nivek

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7 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Whilst discouraged, I don't think Copart actually stop people driving their cars away. Obviously a lot of the time it doesn't work as the car is bent, not holding coolant etc but people still try! 

I bought my current Focus from a garage only a stone's throw away from our local Copart. They constantly have people coming in saying they've just bought a car from Copart but it won't start/there's a wheel missing/there are no keys etc and can they fix it while they wait! Most arrive by train expecting to drive home in their gleaming and flawless new car.

Metal Guru Rank: Talbot Tagora

Metal Guru

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3 hours ago, colino said:

The reality is, no dealer in their right mind will retail a sub £2000 car.

Which is why they try to make out they are private sales even if they are selling 5 cars from the same house.

RoverFolkUs Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

RoverFolkUs

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49 minutes ago, nivek said:

I bought my current Focus from a garage only a stone's throw away from our local Copart. They constantly have people coming in saying they've just bought a car from Copart but it won't start/there's a wheel missing/there are no keys etc and can they fix it while they wait! Most arrive by train expecting to drive home in their gleaming and flawless new car.

Doesn't surprise me sadly!

Popsicle Rank: Renault 16

Popsicle

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4 hours ago, meggersdog said:

phwoar again

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https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2022-05-21/cars/ref-147-1983-vauxhall-astra-mk-i-gte-jt/

Local garage had two of these in the late 80's when I was 17/18 and skint, £4k if memory serves me right, one was red other was black. I acted like a potential buyer to nap a blast in one and they rightly told me to piss off. Always had a massive hankering for one ever since but never got round to it and prices/availability are daft/scarce these days. I better start ploughing available funds into lottery tickets to see what I can conjure up before auction time.

New POD Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

New POD

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17 hours ago, wuvvum said:

If memory serves (it's been a while since I studied such things and the rules may have changed since then) selling as spares or repair effectively removes any protection for the buyer as you are no longer selling a vehicle, you are selling a collection of parts which happen to still be in the shape of a vehicle. 

Otherwise you could sell a rotten car for scrap and the buyer could take you to court when it subsequently failed an MOT on welding.

If you pointed out the welding it needed, in writing then I think you might be okay. 

sierraman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

sierraman

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8 hours ago, nivek said:

I bought my current Focus from a garage only a stone's throw away from our local Copart. They constantly have people coming in saying they've just bought a car from Copart but it won't start/there's a wheel missing/there are no keys etc and can they fix it while they wait! Most arrive by train expecting to drive home in their gleaming and flawless new car.

Surely you can see in the photos half the back end is hanging off? 

cpjitservices Rank: Renault 16

cpjitservices

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10 hours ago, sierraman said:

‘Fair wear and tear’ on a 18 year old Renault...

Yep, read the consumer rights act....

 

The rules are the same for a 20 year old banger, as they are for a brand new motor.

 

I dont agree with it, but it is what it is.

 

cpjitservices Rank: Renault 16

cpjitservices

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10 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Although in that scenario you'd only be on the hook for £1...

Yep in this scenario.

 

As a dealer you have to have a crystal ball and preempt anything that can go wrong. Thats the CRA for you.

 

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