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[Del Boy]

Just had someone come to view one of my cars, bearing in mind, it's a January 2011 car with 10,000 miles, so there's a stone chip or two on the front. Anyway basically, the guy and his wife come to view the car, the wife bends down in front of the car and notices a stone chip, "oh that's had a serious front end crash that has most defiantly, and it's had a new number plate, and I work with cars" bearing in mind it still has the original BMW UK number plates. She then walks to the back of the car, where after cleaning it I missed some wax, "oh that's a crush dent, that's been painted" whatever one of those is, soon shut up when i wiped the wax away. The husband then said "oh there's dirt on the seatbelts". Now my son who was out there with me at that point flipped, and politely (well quite impolitely actually) told them to bugger off, just as I was going to do. I've honestly never, ever met someone quite as picky, whiny, and more irritating when viewing a car, now I pride myself on having hopefully the cleanest cars available, and it's most certainly never had any paintwork. Too say I'm irritated would be a severe understatement  .

[twiglet]

Deep breaths Del... It's their loss, not yours. 

[tunnie]

And breath Del, is this one of you BMW's, 7 Series per chance?

[tunnie]

Ah reading your signature, its 520d? Just out of interest what are you flogging these for? Is it the new shape 5?

[Del Boy]

Ah reading your signature, its 520d? Just out of interest what are you flogging these for? Is it the new shape 5?

Yes mate, latest shape 5 

[Guinney1971]

I used to get muppets like that when I worked in car sales, half of the time the expected a car practically rebuilt to new car standard for used car money.

Claire

[Del Boy]

I used to get muppets like that when I worked in car sales, half of the time the expected a car practically rebuilt to new car standard for used car money.

Claire

Hit the nail on the head .

[Guinney1971]

I used to get muppets like that when I worked in car sales, half of the time the expected a car practically rebuilt to new car standard for used car money.

Claire

Hit the nail on the head .

glad it wasnt just me then! lol  I got fed up of "oh but theres a scratch there, and the seats a bit worn, and and and"  To which I wanted to say "F*** off, its a 5 year old Megane with 40k on the clock, you want a new one, that'll be £13k please "

[D]

I suspect some folk do that to haggle on price. Otherwise they would have seen any defects and walked away?

[OOMV6]

For those in the car sales line, a question for you.

Any used car will have minor blemishes here and there. Is it not better for a viewer to take a look around, and simply make an offer, even if it is a lot less than asking price, rather than pointing out tiny things like one stone chip and a finger print on the bumper?
Certainly quicker, no?

[Kevin Wood]

It's a shame they walked away. They sound perfectly suited to BMW ownership to me.

[jaykay]

It's a shame they walked away. They sound perfectly suited to BMW ownership to me.

Excellent Kevin, i am still rollin' on the floor

[Guinney1971]

It's a shame they walked away. They sound perfectly suited to BMW ownership to me.

Excellent Kevin, i am still rollin' on the floor

lol me too! 

[paul.lovejoy]

i was selling one of my vans once 6 months old with 2 k miles all full warrenty etc this chap phoned up interested etc with a question about everything the van was up for quick sale money too and it was mint not a scratch on it after 3 phone calls with endless questions he said is the van rusty of course not i said its 6 months old he said well you live near the sea over 2 miles from the sea as it happens but i have given up driving in the sea as vans dont tend  to float too well 

I hate selling cars/vans really gives me the arse at what people say we all want a deal but there are ways of doing it

dont envy you Del