Personally I tend to avoid private sales - though more likely to find people selling that way in the current environment with the showrooms, etc. closed and seemingly most garages not really operating despite saying they still are on their website.
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Personally I tend to avoid private sales - though more likely to find people selling that way in the current environment with the showrooms, etc. closed and seemingly most garages not really operating despite saying they still are on their website.
picked this up today for 4k
seems a right bargain.
doing 20k miles a year now so the big petrol had to go.
106k miles with full service history. ( all services done in Audi ) Last service done on 04/2020. Timing belt with water pump replaced. Oil and oil filter.
seems a right bargain.
doing 20k miles a year now so the big petrol had to go.
106k miles with full service history. ( all services done in Audi ) Last service done on 04/2020. Timing belt with water pump replaced. Oil and oil filter.
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Aircon flashes on and off that's about it.
Usually means low pressure, leak test / re-gas time.
I'm the complete opposite. Hate dealerships etc and prefer private
Unless it's a main dealer I'd always prefer private, what really does a trader offer on older cars other than an opportunity to pay their profit margin?
Any half reputable trader will offer some kind of warranty whether it is worth more than the paper it is written on is another matter but aside from the back street types usually worth something and more come back if things don't match up to expectations - these days many value their online reviews as well so are more likely to take a vehicle back no quibble if there are issues even if it is just to sell it to the next mug.
To be fair I tend to buy used via main dealers more often than not.
No it's not, its absolutely crucial to the point and why if it isn't a main dealer or a private seller I see little point.
Many of the longer standing, not back street type, traders personally I've found to honour their warranties. 1-2 of the local ones we have used for years have gone above and beyond though being a regular customer might help there maybe.
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Forgot to post my M3P following a dechrome and tints. Waiting for Covid-19 to go away so I can get her wrapped as well.
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Based on your frequency of car changes that’s different for someone else’s car to your own selections because?
Based on your frequency of car changes that’s different for someone else’s car to your own selections because?
Can’t quite make sense of your sentence but it probably does nothing for Acme because it’s in full working order
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Indeed. I’ll put the beers down 
You're not worried that you've just bought a 6 year old car and the aircon has already failed? It might just need a regas, but if that was the case why wasn't it fixed before sale? I'd be more worried that something way more expensive to replace has failed.
if the aircon is the only thing wrong then surely thats an easy fix.
were not in summer yet not that we have one anyways.
i am a believer of leaving the aircon on through winter and summer, maybe the previous owner turned it off.
either way 4k for what i have bought with full dealer servicing and 106k on the clock is a reet bargain.