Jimmy Quinn
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« on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 09:38:32 » |
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It's been a few years since I purchased a decent second hand car just wondering what people's experiences were using the car supermarket in Swindon, good, bad, indifferent and whether it's best sticking with the main dealers.
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The Grim Reaper
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« Reply #1 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 14:46:27 » |
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They are all overpriced. Just cut out the middle man and do what the dealers do and buy at an auction.
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #2 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 14:53:56 » |
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Not sure where they are these days. Years ago I used to go to Empress motors in Abertillery or Frimley car auction.
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« Reply #3 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 15:52:53 » |
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empress, shudder
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #4 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 15:54:07 » |
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Same here bad memories up in the mountains
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« Reply #5 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 17:56:17 » |
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Ha, I remember that place in Abertillery. My old man bought a Sierra there  |
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« Reply #6 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 17:57:26 » |
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They are all overpriced. Just cut out the middle man and do what the dealers do and buy at an auction.
We got the wife's car at Carshop for a really good price. |
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #7 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 17:57:55 » |
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It was abit of a trek to get too!
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« Reply #8 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 18:06:46 » |
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Proper valleys |
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #9 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 18:07:19 » |
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Sheep in the road  |
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Samdy Gray
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« Reply #10 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 20:37:56 » |
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Tried to buy a car from Carshop last year, they fucked around for over 2 hours firstly price matching and then trying to get paperwork sorted and track down the keys for the car. I got fed up and walked out in the end. Would've left sooner but the smarmy cunt of a salesman was still holding on to my driving license from the test drive.
Bought from Cazoo in the end. Painless and straightforward.
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #11 on: Saturday, March 19, 2022, 20:43:57 » |
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Tried to buy a car from Carshop last year, they fucked around for over 2 hours firstly price matching and then trying to get paperwork sorted and track down the keys for the car. I got fed up and walked out in the end. Would've left sooner but the smarmy cunt of a salesman was still holding on to my driving license from the test drive.
Bought from Cazoo in the end. Painless and straightforward.
A friend of mine had a similar experience they also started to slither out of price matching a car of the same spec etc so like you he walked away. The Cazoo idea is something I hadn't considered so may look into it. Cheers for the feedback it's much appreciated. |
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« Reply #12 on: Monday, March 21, 2022, 19:17:18 » |
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Carshop wasted a lot of our time trying to sell us deals we didn't want. Then they had the cheek to offer £25 for our well maintained good runner 2005 Micra, in part exchange. We paid top price for a Hyundai because it waa just what we wanted in the end, but will avoiod them in the future.
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #13 on: Monday, March 21, 2022, 19:24:58 » |
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£25 you would have got more by scrapping the car off!
There seems to be more disgruntled customers than happy ones from chatting to various people so won't bother wasting my time with them
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« Reply #14 on: Monday, March 21, 2022, 21:44:15 » |
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Carshop wasted a lot of our time trying to sell us deals we didn't want. Then they had the cheek to offer £25 for our well maintained good runner 2005 Micra, in part exchange. We paid top price for a Hyundai because it waa just what we wanted in the end, but will avoiod them in the future.
probably the same as ‘we buy any car’, they’re all a bunch of robbing crooks. |
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