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  • k6chris
    k6chris Posts: 787 Forumite
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    Stoke wrote: »
    A lot of sales on Gumtree these days are just that. Lads who fancy earning a few extra quid tax free on the weekend, so they go round buying old cars with a month's MOT off old Mrs Pennyapple who has just decided to knock it on the head.

    Buy them up, get them through an MOT with the least amount of work, sell them for x profit.


    Aprt from paying more, is that a problem vs just buying it off Mrs Pennyapple?
    "For every complicated problem, there is always a simple, wrong answer"
  • Stoke
    Stoke Posts: 3,182 Forumite
    k6chris wrote: »
    Aprt from paying more, is that a problem vs just buying it off Mrs Pennyapple?

    Not at all... it was the guy above who seemed to have an issue with it. I personally prefer it to be done like that. Afterall, Mrs Pennaypple might not have had that noisy wheel bearing sorted and that's an MOT failure.
  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    k6chris wrote: »
    Aprt from paying more, is that a problem vs just buying it off Mrs Pennyapple?
    Where I would take issue with it is when they're claiming to be a private seller and shirking their legal responsibilities as a trader. Although are they still a trader if just doing a couple a year?
  • Stoke
    Stoke Posts: 3,182 Forumite
    rev_henry wrote: »
    Where I would take issue with it is when they're claiming to be a private seller and shirking their legal responsibilities as a trader. Although are they still a trader if just doing a couple a year?
    I know what you're saying, but what they're doing is akin to buying stuff from a charity shop and then marking it up. Not sure how that lies with you. There's no warranty offered, but having stuck 12 months on it, you're paying as much for the MOT than anything else.... and I like that.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    They usually just sell on for quick profit doing very little to it. If it needs noticeable repairs they will be bodged, and if it needs an MOT they will get their mate in the know to do a very lenient test.
  • Stoke
    Stoke Posts: 3,182 Forumite
    Deleted_User wrote: »
    They usually just sell on for quick profit doing very little to it. If it needs noticeable repairs they will be bodged, and if it needs an MOT they will get their mate in the know to do a very lenient test.
    To be fair, testers at your local garage might be more lenient than other places. It's all a bit of a game really.
  • GunJack
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    Booo!!!!!! The Fusion needs a wheel bearing :( Still doing bl00dy well though :D
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,933 Forumite
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    ..and, Mrs.G-J's 53-plate Mondeo passed it's MoT yesterday with no work needed :) We've had it 4 years and it was (just) a banger when bought (£1k), and it's been a great car :)
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • GunJack
    GunJack Posts: 11,933 Forumite
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    GunJack wrote: »
    Booo!!!!!! The Fusion needs a wheel bearing :( Still doing bl00dy well though :D

    OK, so it needed both rear bearings doing, not too bad at £130 all-in. This should mean that only a couple of rear tyres may be needed for MoT in April barring any major disasters :)

    It's nice and quiet above 30mph again :D
    ......Gettin' There, Wherever There is......

    I have a dodgy "i" key, so ignore spelling errors due to "i" issues, ...I blame Apple :D
  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,246 Forumite
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    Bangernomics cuts carbon emissions. Making a car last 200,000 miles instead of 100,000 halves the total lifecycle carbon emissions including its fuel. Amazing how unfashionable and unsupported by governments bangernomics is then.

    https://www.theguardian.com/environment/green-living-blog/2010/sep/23/carbon-footprint-new-car
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