Tax due date on used car is 6 months ago.

AdrianC

Is the car on Autotrader? The URL there shows the date the ad was first placed - it's encoded, but very unsubtly.
So - totally random example...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201711241538613
2017 11 24
The ad went live on 24th Nov 2017.

basill

AdrianC wrote: »

Is the car on Autotrader? The URL there shows the date the ad was first placed - it's encoded, but very unsubtly.
So - totally random example...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201711241538613
2017 11 24
The ad went live on 24th Nov 2017.

Interesting, it is on Auto trader, the as went live a few days after the tax ended.

AdrianC

There y'go, then.

BTW, it's too expensive. That's why it hasn't sold.

Got a link to the ad?

basill

AdrianC wrote: »

There y'go, then.

BTW, it's too expensive. That's why it hasn't sold.

Got a link to the ad?

Yes, this one.

Edit. Looks like the ad is gone, They are moving it closer to look over, it was a Mazda 6 diesel estate, SEL nav auto. 19000 miles £13787.66 reg.

worried_jim

basill wrote: »

Yes, this one

The popularity of Diesel cars has declined which is why it has remained on the forecourt for so long and I think that Mazda 2.2 Diesel's have a reputation for eating their own engines when the dpf regen fails and Diesel fuel ends up in the sump. Check to see if this model is one of them. Looks good though.

forgotmyname

Mazda 6 Diesel? Is that the one that mixes diesel with the engine oil?

Just seen that mentioned above. Listing for that car has gone.

But check carefully before buying a Mazda diesel.

basill

Well I went to have a look anyway, Mazda did not have any service history on their computer. The dealer's paperwork showed its first service was done 7000 miles late at a non Mazda garage. Nice car but decided to leave it there.

mbwoy84

It's not necessarily been up for sale for 6 months. It could have been part exchanged, sent off to auction. Gone through the auction a couple of times before it's hit its reserve price. Delivered to the dealer who bought it, spent time being prepped etc etc. It soon eats into the time and 3 months could easily have gone by before the car was last used by a private owner and it going up for sale.

Richard53

basill wrote: »

Will check panel gaps are even and lines straight, look for paint overspray etc. I have seen wheeler dealers check under the carpet in the boot :-)

Also, open the bonnet and look down at the chassis members under the engine. These will almost always be crumpled in a heavy frontal impact, and it's a big job to fix them. As they are relatively hidden, they are often ignored if the body isn't obviously misaligned.