Would it be rude? - Page 2

Heddy · 28th October 2015, 13:23

What a stupid question, you've a lot to learn about folk.

murphyv310 · 28th October 2015, 13:24

By all means read any data in your own car but to ask someone to let them have a non technical bod playing with their car is a cheek if you ask me!
A decent test drive using your ears, eyes and common sense is all you need.

Yella Fella · 28th October 2015, 13:34

Its not normal practice and not the done thing and sellers could be suspicious. A seller would'nt be expecting you to be plugging in a laptop.

If something isn't right with a car, you should be able to find out whats wrong with a normal test drive and normal checks that you should do when buying a car.

Gate Keeper · 28th October 2015, 13:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

To turn up to view a car for sale with a diagnostic laptop under my arm?

Read countless times that people have bought cars with warning lights messed about with, and even concealed by having paper stuffed into the binnacle holes.

Surely no one would mind if they were a genuine seller?

I can't see this coming off Shawn for the reasons already given. I take your point about unscrupulous people tampering with the warning fault code lights in order to fool the customer and get a sale through. From recent posts, you do seem to like posting up about diagnostics, T4 etc and I wonder if there is another forum that the diagnostics gurus go to, where you could go and discuss/learn these things and swap ideas. Diagnostics is so very specialised I am sure that the gurus from BMW and Audi have forums where they could explore all matters including your question - that is if you don't get any joy here, try the Beemer's fraternity...just a thought in passing

Lordy · 28th October 2015, 14:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by murphyv310

By all means read any data in your own car but to ask someone to let them have a non technical bod playing with their car is a cheek if you ask me!
A decent test drive using your ears, eyes and common sense is all you need.

Murphy has nailed it right on the head.

Can I ask who let him in again.

Georgies Dad · 28th October 2015, 14:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

To turn up to view a car for sale with a diagnostic laptop under my arm?

Read countless times that people have bought cars with warning lights messed about with, and even concealed by having paper stuffed into the binnacle holes.

Surely no one would mind if they were a genuine seller?

You would be dispatched from my property rather quickly,and there would be no need to open the gate

Mind you I would take the same action if you did not have a laptop under your arm

Georgies Dad · 28th October 2015, 14:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lord Rover

Murphy has nailed it right on the head.

Can I ask who let him again.

Well it will soon be Halloween

Georgies Dad · 28th October 2015, 14:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by murphyv310

common sense is all you need.

You have hit the nail on the head there

coolcat · 28th October 2015, 14:11

Nice to see you back and posting leading questions from the get go!

Personally I'd tell you to go and take a long walk off a short pier

Leyland Worldmaster · 28th October 2015, 14:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shawn

To turn up to view a car for sale with a diagnostic laptop under my arm?

Read countless times that people have bought cars with warning lights messed about with, and even concealed by having paper stuffed into the binnacle holes.

Surely no one would mind if they were a genuine seller?

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28th October 2015, 13:24	#12
murphyv310 This is my second home Hyundai i10 998cc Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Kilmarnock Posts: 6,602 Thanks: 2,088 Thanked 2,298 Times in 1,349 Posts	By all means read any data in your own car but to ask someone to let them have a non technical bod playing with their car is a cheek if you ask me! A decent test drive using your ears, eyes and common sense is all you need. __________________ Cheers from Trevor MM0KJJ

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Yella Fella Nemo Me Impune Lacessit None at the moment Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Glasgow's HMP Barlinnie, 'A' Hall, 2nd Flat Posts: 5,192 Thanks: 493 Thanked 1,094 Times in 666 Posts	Its not normal practice and not the done thing and sellers could be suspicious. A seller would'nt be expecting you to be plugging in a laptop. If something isn't right with a car, you should be able to find out whats wrong with a normal test drive and normal checks that you should do when buying a car. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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coolcat This is my second home Audi Q3 TDI S-Line Quattro Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Clacton On Sea/On the boat somewhere Posts: 51,166 Thanks: 9,890 Thanked 12,235 Times in 8,232 Posts	Nice to see you back and posting leading questions from the get go! Personally I'd tell you to go and take a long walk off a short pier __________________ Jeff.

28th October 2015, 13:23	#11
Heddy This is my second home None Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: None Posts: 5,556 Thanks: 465 Thanked 1,161 Times in 924 Posts	What a stupid question, you've a lot to learn about folk.