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Used Car purchase

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  • foxy-stoat
    foxy-stoat Posts: 6,879 Forumite
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    Must be a wind up.
  • facade
    facade Posts: 7,726 Forumite
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    DoaM wrote: »
    Whilst I agree that the OP is not worded perfectly, and the error you've made is possible, it is the car the OP bought that was advertised with X miles but actually had X + 1500 miles on it. :)


    I realise that now, I couldn't see what the fuss was about :o
    I want to go back to The Olden Days, when every single thing that I can think of was better.....

    (except air quality and Medical Science ;))
  • angrycrow
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    I regularly consider buying older cars, doing them up and selling on for profit. All legit, declared as a trader. Every time the madness grips me I come on here to see the latest crazy attempt to extract extra cash from a trader because the buyer failed to take any responsibility for checking out the car before handing over the cash.

    Will stick to the day job thanks
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,619 Forumite
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    angrycrow wrote: »
    I regularly consider buying older cars, doing them up and selling on for profit. All legit, declared as a trader. Every time the madness grips me I come on here to see the latest crazy attempt to extract extra cash from a trader because the buyer failed to take any responsibility for checking out the car before handing over the cash.

    Will stick to the day job thanks

    As someone who used to do it and threw the towel in - a wise move.

    I could write a book on the antics of buyers. :eek:
  • angrycrow
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    I will stick to fixing mates cars for beer tokens and cat sitting duties.
  • @ motorguy

    Me too!
  • motorguy
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    angrycrow wrote: »
    I will stick to fixing mates cars for beer tokens and cat sitting duties.

    I would rather !!!! on my hands and clap than sell cars.
  • Exemplar
    Exemplar Posts: 1,610 Forumite
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    motorguy wrote: »
    I would rather !!!! on my hands and clap than sell cars.

    Firm or loose? (Thinking of the spread)
    'Just because its on the internet don't believe it 100%'. Abraham Lincoln.

    I have opinions, you have opinions. All of our opinions are valid whether they are based on fact or feeling. Respect other peoples opinions, stop forcing your opinions on other people and the world will be a happier place.
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