Am I entitled to my deposit back?

motorguy

Nessun_Dorma wrote: »

The seller has said that he is willing to provide invoices to prove how much he has spent on the car.

Great! But at the moment the O/P has no idea how much they spent?

redscarf88 wrote: »

He might have spent £300 I guess.

motorguy

Marktheshark wrote: »

Placing any deposit on any second hand car is totally at odds with any money saving ideals.
You go, you pay, you buy.
Never do deposits.
If the car is not fit for the road, look elsewhere.

I dont see how its at odds with any money saving ideals?

Carrying maybe £12,000 around with you in cash while you look at various cars is hardly a great idea from a security perspective.

Clive_Woody

Nessun_Dorma wrote: »

Not only that, £12,500 on a car that needed a new clutch, bearing, water pump and cambelt.

That was my immediate thought....and those are the problems the seller is willing to admit to.

Nessun_Dorma

motorguy wrote: »

I dont see how its at odds with any money saving ideals?

Carrying maybe £12,000 around with you in cash while you look at various cars is hardly a great idea from a security perspective.

No one in their right mind would go on a speculative hunt for cars, whilst carrying twelve thousand pounds in cash.

AdrianC

Am I the only one wondering why you'd need to pay cash? What's wrong with plastic or bank transfer, here in the 21st century?

dannyrst

AdrianC wrote: »

Am I the only one wondering why you'd need to pay cash? What's wrong with plastic or bank transfer, here in the 21st century?

They don't provide a faxed copy of the receipt unless you pay in cash.

burlington6

AdrianC wrote: »

Am I the only one wondering why you'd need to pay cash? What's wrong with plastic or bank transfer, here in the 21st century?

I went to look at a Toyota van at a dealership just outside Blackburn last year.

Over 100 vehicles in stock and a massive sign above the desk stating they only accept payments in cash.

I'll let you draw your own conclusions as to the cultural backgrounds of the owners.

Herzlos

Nessun_Dorma wrote: »

No one in their right mind would go on a speculative hunt for cars, whilst carrying twelve thousand pounds in cash.

Most big dealers won't take that much cash anyway due to money laundering regs, and I doubt a private seller would be happy to.

What's wrong with going to look at the car and then arranging a bank transfer?

Marktheshark

I love the "want the cambelt changing" everyone comes out with at car buying time.

A car within its service limit for the cambelt will be far more likely to stay running than one with a new belt fitted by some dodgy back street mechanic.

Most wont even have the correct tension tool for each car, it will be half a turn, job done, until it snaps or drops off.
I would stick with the dealer fitted one and change it at a reputable garage.

interstellaflyer

Nessun_Dorma wrote: »

No one in their right mind would go on a speculative hunt for cars, whilst carrying twelve thousand pounds in cash.

I think the key here is that it was on Ebay, he probably thought that he'd have some sort of protection if the car wasn't as listed, maybe even paid the deposit via PayPal, although I doubt that protection would apply as he requested work to be done. £12500 for a car that is at a mileage where it may be due a clutch and timing belt, sounds like a fairly specialised car, Subaru or something high performance and if this is the case it's quite reasonable to assume the seller has spent £500 or more on the requested work, the last timing belt I had done was a few years back on an Audi A4 2.0 20v and that was over £500 at an independent garage and when I was getting quotes for a clutch on an Astra 1.3 CDTi they were all coming out the wrong side of £500 so even if the guy got the work done trade £500 doesn't sound wrong.