Infiltrator
LE
I hate buying cars. It's a right royal pain in the backside. OK, if you can buy new, but circumstances have now lead me to need to replace one of our cars.
I have a partially disabled Mother in Law and FiL is now dying of cancer. That means that, when he goes (month, maybe two) I will need to be able to move her and her bits and bobs around.
I have a Range Rover and a little I10 for a run around. She cannot get in the RR, too high, end of. The i10 can't take all her bits, so I've been looking for something in the middle.
Feck me, dealers really are scum! I know that I shouldn't tar them all with the same brush, but all the ones I've seen so far misadvertise the cars to such a degree that it's just ridiculous.
Went to see one yesterday, advertised at top dollar for what it is, a shade under £5k, I travelled nearly 80 miles to see it (socially distanced, of course). Superficially, it looked ok(ish). Bit more wear than the 30k miles would suggest, but it's when you start to look closely you see the details. The roof that has been very poorly repainted and has gone orange peely, the poorly masked and painted side panels all done the near side, the panel gaps that are all over the place, the bonnet was so tight on the near side you could hardly get a piece of paper down it, but the off side you could get fingers through the side. A little more looking and it was obvious that the panels from the front, didn't meet up with the area around the bulkhead/A pillar. They all over rode by around 5 -7mm.
It was really, really clear that this car had been in a bang. A big one at the front that meant that it all had to have been jigged out, but not properly. The front end was obviously very slightly shorter than it started off at, and that was why the panels didn't quite fit. The paintwork was very poor and it had been stuck together really badly.
Anway, whilst I started to walk away (He was in his office, with about 12 other people), he came out to ask if I was interested. I explained that I was disappointed, that I'd clearly asked about the condition of the car before I drove out, about its condition and history. I told him that I didn't appreciate having my plonker pulled like that. He then said that I'd obliviously spotted the major repairs and that he wasn't worried "I'll sell it to someone who won't spot that".
I'm horrified. I'm not saying that the car is dangerous, but it's shorter at the front than it should be, that cannot be good can it?
Not the only bad story over the last few weeks, cars that have different cars shown in the ad (not kidding), dealers that lie and are clearly not going to deal with you fairly once you have bought, you know the sort, the ones that will dissolve the company and re-register it in a slightly different name so even if you go to court you end up having your pants pulled down and cannot get a penny no matter how much they lied and cheated in the first place.
W**kers, one and all! I think I've found a form of life lower than politicians.
I have a partially disabled Mother in Law and FiL is now dying of cancer. That means that, when he goes (month, maybe two) I will need to be able to move her and her bits and bobs around.
I have a Range Rover and a little I10 for a run around. She cannot get in the RR, too high, end of. The i10 can't take all her bits, so I've been looking for something in the middle.
Feck me, dealers really are scum! I know that I shouldn't tar them all with the same brush, but all the ones I've seen so far misadvertise the cars to such a degree that it's just ridiculous.
Went to see one yesterday, advertised at top dollar for what it is, a shade under £5k, I travelled nearly 80 miles to see it (socially distanced, of course). Superficially, it looked ok(ish). Bit more wear than the 30k miles would suggest, but it's when you start to look closely you see the details. The roof that has been very poorly repainted and has gone orange peely, the poorly masked and painted side panels all done the near side, the panel gaps that are all over the place, the bonnet was so tight on the near side you could hardly get a piece of paper down it, but the off side you could get fingers through the side. A little more looking and it was obvious that the panels from the front, didn't meet up with the area around the bulkhead/A pillar. They all over rode by around 5 -7mm.
It was really, really clear that this car had been in a bang. A big one at the front that meant that it all had to have been jigged out, but not properly. The front end was obviously very slightly shorter than it started off at, and that was why the panels didn't quite fit. The paintwork was very poor and it had been stuck together really badly.
Anway, whilst I started to walk away (He was in his office, with about 12 other people), he came out to ask if I was interested. I explained that I was disappointed, that I'd clearly asked about the condition of the car before I drove out, about its condition and history. I told him that I didn't appreciate having my plonker pulled like that. He then said that I'd obliviously spotted the major repairs and that he wasn't worried "I'll sell it to someone who won't spot that".
I'm horrified. I'm not saying that the car is dangerous, but it's shorter at the front than it should be, that cannot be good can it?
Not the only bad story over the last few weeks, cars that have different cars shown in the ad (not kidding), dealers that lie and are clearly not going to deal with you fairly once you have bought, you know the sort, the ones that will dissolve the company and re-register it in a slightly different name so even if you go to court you end up having your pants pulled down and cannot get a penny no matter how much they lied and cheated in the first place.
W**kers, one and all! I think I've found a form of life lower than politicians.