Dodgy practice? - Page 2

bigblue75 · 2nd July 2024, 10:23

It's surprising how many cars you can look at before finding something even half decent (never mind legal or honest). I usually ask to view any paperwork via email/ whatsapp or similar before making the journey- this saves a lot of wasted journeys and time due to no V5 and can give a good indication of the sellers character / the cars history if receipts and service history are provided...
If I visit to view and the car isn't as described or what I'm looking for then I thank the seller and move on to the next. I have never bought a car I'm not happy to buy BUT I have bought a few with faults that were hidden.

I don't buy cars unless I need to as I don't enjoy the process

TBennet · 2nd July 2024, 11:43

Personally, at the end of the market 75s/ZTs currently occupy I would be prepared to overlook all manner of sins provided that it hasn't been tastelessly modified, isn't suffering badly from corrosion and isn't damp inside.

A missing V5C is easily remedied!

2nd July 2024, 10:23	#11
bigblue75 older not wiser 75 Tourer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Falkirk Posts: 288 Thanks: 93 Thanked 46 Times in 35 Posts	Thanks for the update It's surprising how many cars you can look at before finding something even half decent (never mind legal or honest). I usually ask to view any paperwork via email/ whatsapp or similar before making the journey- this saves a lot of wasted journeys and time due to no V5 and can give a good indication of the sellers character / the cars history if receipts and service history are provided... If I visit to view and the car isn't as described or what I'm looking for then I thank the seller and move on to the next. I have never bought a car I'm not happy to buy BUT I have bought a few with faults that were hidden. I don't buy cars unless I need to as I don't enjoy the process

2nd July 2024, 11:43	#12
TBennet Regular poster MG ZT-T 190 Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Manchester Posts: 73 Thanks: 3 Thanked 9 Times in 7 Posts	Personally, at the end of the market 75s/ZTs currently occupy I would be prepared to overlook all manner of sins provided that it hasn't been tastelessly modified, isn't suffering badly from corrosion and isn't damp inside. A missing V5C is easily remedied!