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cardiff_gareth:
What a bunch of muppets

Dad goes up to see this Freelander I was interested in V reg 2.0 diesel XDi - £2850, has a look around and the salesman starts the engine. All sounds good and engine is running sweet as a nut. Quick look about and its been polished to the hills, engine bay, insdie wheel arches spotlesss, so far so good, dad then says can I test drive it, salesman says 'no its sold as seen' so my dad tries saying to the guy that he doesn't want to take it on the road, just around they're yard to test the IRD, gearbox etc. They were having none of it, all they kept saying was it was sold as seen.

So now I call them, I'd spoken to this saleslady the day before who said I could test drive it in the yard. So I call and I explain i'm in Cardiff but my dad is there looking at it on my behalf as he's not allowed to test drive it. Same response, can't test drive it, its sold as seen. Tries explaining to her I understand its sold as seen and I'm not looking for a warranty and all I want to do is see it moving and she keeps repeating herself - blood boiling :twisted:
Ask's her if I can't drive it then can they, she says they're not allowed, I asks her how the car gets into the car auction ring and she says they're driven in ! So they can drive a car into the ring but not around the yard :lol:
Tries explaining to her that it could be a right lemon mechanically and she took offense to the comment but if a car has been bulled right up shiney and you can't see it being driven then there is a possibility it could be...........so I offered them £2000 for it, they declined so I said leave it there then.

How daft, buying a car you can see but can't drive, sold as seen, no come back, I could drive it 1 metre and it could die, waste of best part of £3000

Off to look 2moro at a burnt orange V reg diesel tomorrow in a garage - one that I can actually test drive  :lol:  :lol:

redhand:
Always check the terms of the auction. Some allow you an hours grace after the auction to discover any faults. If they don't then don't buy from them there are plenty of others that will.

Edit/ I've just pulled this from the T&C page on there website.

WARRANTIES - Complaints will be considered regarding undeclared MAJOR MECHANICAL FAULTS
only and the vehicle, along with its appropriate documentation, must be returned to our site and the
complaint reported to our Engineer in person within one hour of the Sale finishing; complaints will not
be considered after that time. No complaints will be considered regarding vehicles sold ‘AS SEEN AND
WITHOUT WARRAN-TY’. A Lot shall be deemed ‘AS SEEN AND WITHOUT WARRANTY’ if :
it is over 7 years old; it sold for £1,500 or less; or is so described on the instruction of the seller and as
announced as such by the Auctioneer. All bodywork, tyres, interior, batteries, electrics and exhausts are
as seen and without warranty.

cardiff_gareth:
This one had been through the ring and had failed to sell so it was in the buy it now section.

The guy said it had failed to sell as it had been a quiet week in the auctions but after not being allowed to drive it and the fact it failed to sell I think it was bulled up real shiney for a reason  :?:

Disco Matt:
In the last TV programme I saw about auctions they said that you should be there when the vehicle you're interested in starts, and then if possible follow it to the arena while listening for any odd noises. Apparently the drivers will often do simple checks if you ask politely (eg testing diff lock, high/low ratio, etc - obviously not on a Freelander!).

redhand:
Auctions like Brightwells don't have "quiet periods". If it didn't sell it either had a high reserve (more than it was worth) or the dealers know it's a bad buy. The diesel gaylanders are a better buy than the petrols but they have so many other problems IRD VCU cracking chassis, etc etc etc. That many dealers won't go near em anymore as the potential repair bills would wipe out their profit margins.

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