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Buying a car from AUTOTRADER ? - Is it Risky .??

Karen_taris · 2014-04-13 01:24:32

have you guys bought a car from autotrader? from a private person, or company via autotrader? Is this risky (compared to using cargiant.com) as these autotrader private sellers cars could have hidden things wrong with the car, which they don't reveal? (hidden past accidents, hidden electronic problems) ? -and HPI checks…

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rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite

14 April 2014 at 1:44PM

forgotmyname wrote: »

Dodgy sellers everywhere. Including your family and best friend after reading some posts on here where people have bought cars from them.

There are some who will say you should never buy/sell a car from family or friends. If something goes wrong and you fall out you lose said friend.

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