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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

There is madness in the used car trade at the moment.

I paid £37500 for her a full 4 years ago, with just 6000 miles beneath her Draco alloys. I was also given 2 years Jaguar warranty and a full tank  of super unleaded. She is way overpriced.

She has covered 23000 miles, not 20000, and there is no mention of the remap by Viezu.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202107064683452

[dave the builder]

WBAC was always going to make a profit ,that's how they stay in business .

you could have sold it privately 

though i doubt many of the local turnip farmers would have been interested ,no 3 point hitch or PTO 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

WBAC was always going to make a profit ,that's how they stay in business .

you could have sold it privately 

though i doubt many of the local turnip farmers would have been interested ,no 3 point hitch or PTO 

She had enough torque......about 550 lb ft, to unearth a few root vegetables.

[STEMO]

Your right, Opti, it is madness at the moment. Not on the price scale of your car, but.......We paid £10,100 for wifey's astra 3.5 years ago, it was one year old with 9,900 miles on it. It's now 4.5 years old with 39,000 miles on it and WBAC have offered £7,200 for it. Auto trader value it for a private sale at £8,040. That's circa £2000 it would have cost us for three and a half years motoring and putting 30,000 miles on it.
Of course, if we decided to sell, it's replacement would be outrageously priced also.

[Andy B]

I'd refuse to buy anything from anyone that charged an 'admin fee'  ..... build it into the price by all means, but don't take the p***!
What do they claim to do for the fee?

[STEMO]

I'd refuse to buy anything from anyone that charged an 'admin fee'  ..... build it into the price by all means, but don't take the p***!
What do they claim to do for the fee?

It's the salesman's fee for the hour he spends trying to sell you gap insurance, alloy wheel insurance, supagard and finance.

[Andy B]

I'd refuse to buy anything from anyone that charged an 'admin fee'  ..... build it into the price by all means, but don't take the p***!
What do they claim to do for the fee?

It's the salesman's fee for the hour he spends trying to sell you gap insurance, alloy wheel insurance, supagard and finance.

[Doctor Gollum]

Apparently it has lost over a thousand miles since you had it MoTd

[Doctor Gollum]

I'd refuse to buy anything from anyone that charged an 'admin fee'  ..... build it into the price by all means, but don't take the p***!
What do they claim to do for the fee?

It's the salesman's fee for the hour he spends trying to sell you gap insurance, alloy wheel insurance, supagard and finance.

Not to mention the cost of clocking it. Although they get a commission for selling all the 'products' you list. The admin fee is simply a break you tax

[STEMO]

I've only been charged an admin fee (£99) once. I left it till the very last minute and told the salesman to knock it off the price of the car or I'd walk. As he had spent nearly an hour trying to upsell me stuff and printing paperwork out, he really had no choice. He had a face like thunder, but he did it.
I often wonder if he pissed into the fuel tank before I picked it up. He was not there at handover.

[STEMO]

I'm not looking forwards to buying Mo's new car (whenever that is), because I can always give the salesman the impression that I can take it or leave it. She can't.

[Andy B]

I've only been charged an admin fee (£99) once. I left it till the very last minute and told the salesman to knock it off the price of the car or I'd walk. As he had spent nearly an hour trying to upsell me stuff and printing paperwork out, he really had no choice. He had a face like thunder, but he did it.
I often wonder if he pissed into the fuel tank before I picked it up. He was not there at handover.

They're all snakes. Years back I went with my sister in law to a main dealer to buy an Astra she'd liked the look of. I can't quite remember the details but after the charade of going upstairs to 'ask his boss' this & that, we agreed a price. He then 'suddenly remembered' £100 that he needed to add .... something to do with apart exchange. We both stood up & walked out of the showroom. Her phone rang about 15/20 mins later .... he'd agreed to knock the £100 off.

[Andy B]

...... She can't.

A happy wife ....... etc etc 

[Andy B]

Apparently it has lost over a thousand miles since you had it MoTd

I'm sure it's just an oversight by the garage ..... 21400 - it's nearly the same as 20400 

[Doctor Gollum]

Apparently it has lost over a thousand miles since you had it MoTd

I'm sure it's just an oversight by the garage ..... 21400 - it's nearly the same as 20400 

24,000

46 pictures and not a single one of the mileage