Watchdog tonight.

Tothepoint.

Car_54 wrote: »

Is it any worse than paying failed politicians to dance badly, or bake cakes, or ....

If that's a serious question then there's no point in entertaining you.

Tothepoint.

Stoke wrote: »

Well, making the mistake which ultimately exposes them to the world.

As I said, tricky.... it doesn't sound as though the dealer in this episode was much in the wrong. £500 doesn't get you much.... well, maybe an old Metro, but then they'd probably complain that it had rust :think:

They'll shut down and start up in another name the day after it's shown. They won't be exposed as their identities will yet again be hidden only difference is the BBC have paid them.

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Tothepoint. wrote: »

They'll shut down and start up in another name the day after it's shown. They won't be exposed as their identities will yet again be hidden only difference is the BBC have paid them.

And also crushed the car that I paid £500 for out of my licence fee.

They got a team of Forensic car examiners on it and only found a tyre worn below the limit by 2 thousandths of an inch, a cracked windscreen (passenger side), which was obvious, and equally obvious, the wiper switch had been broken off, which was likely why the washer was unplugged.

£200 would have sorted that out with scrapyard parts if you were paying someone to do it, doing it yourself would have been well under £100.

Tothepoint.

facade wrote: »

And also crushed the car that I paid £500 for out of my licence fee.

They got a team of Forensic car examiners on it and only found a tyre worn below the limit by 2 thousandths of an inch, a cracked windscreen (passenger side), which was obvious, and equally obvious, the wiper switch had been broken off, which was likely why the washer was unplugged.

£200 would have sorted that out with scrapyard parts if you were paying someone to do it, doing it yourself would have been well under £100.

Hardly the death trap they claim it was.

And as for the guy who bought the disco. He should have heard the alarm bells ringing as soon as it was put on their forecourt.

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Tothepoint. wrote: »

Hardly the death trap they claim it was.

And as for the guy who bought the disco. He should have heard the alarm bells ringing as soon as it was put on their forecourt.

They didn't say why that "suddenly set on fire", and he soon got it fixed himself.
Discos set the handbrake cable on fire when they start up due to the engine earth strap corroding, I wonder if it was something to do with that?

Pretty much any car can "suddenly set on fire" though (especially Vauxhalls according to Watchdog)

However, I agree that this trader seemed a bit of a cowboy, but no more or less than many others at the cut price end of the market.

Tothepoint.

facade wrote: »

They didn't say why that "suddenly set on fire", and he soon got it fixed himself.
Discos set the handbrake cable on fire when they start up due to the engine earth strap corroding, I wonder if it was something to do with that?

Pretty much any car can "suddenly set on fire" though (especially Vauxhalls according to Watchdog)

However, I agree that this trader seemed a bit of a cowboy, but no more or less than many others at the cut price end of the market.

I know the dealer is in law the expert when it comes to the cars he sell. But I wonder how many of the so called "desirable cars" that some see as a status symbol are sold in ignorance by these sellers. They think they're just good business men when they can buy them cheap and never question why no one else is bidding on it.

pinkteapot

Watchdog is a pretty mixed bag these days. Some of the stories are useful. Others really do make a fuss over nothing. I guess it depends how many decent stories they've actually been sent, and how much filler they have to come up with.

interstellaflyer

pinkteapot wrote: »

Watchdog is a pretty mixed bag these days. Some of the stories are useful. Others really do make a fuss over nothing. I guess it depends how many decent stories they've actually been sent, and how much filler they have to come up with.

I agree, the odd good story but in the main, the show seems to be Daily Mail type gutter journalism, especially that odious character Matt Alright, isn't it convenient the way they get a mole inside a company they are investigating so easily then how said companies are soo keen to give away their underhand and often illegal practices to a new employee within a few hours of them starting?

Stoke

pinkteapot wrote: »

Watchdog is a pretty mixed bag these days. Some of the stories are useful. Others really do make a fuss over nothing. I guess it depends how many decent stories they've actually been sent, and how much filler they have to come up with.

I thought their story on those oily sellers targeting old people was excellent. Few weeks ago.