[Mk2] [NA] Waste of time dealer.

[stevenb]

I went to view a car in Swindon today.
£1395 on the Autotrader.
Am I allowed to name the dealer on here?

I travelled 77 miles from Dunstable.
Car was advertised as a UK car 100,000 miles with 12 months MOT andsome tax.
Looked ok.
When I got there I found it had a error 21 code and an error 25 code.
It also had 164,000 miles.

Worst of all is the fact that it was clearly a UK car and the young whippersnapper tried to tell me it was an import.

Needless to say I left after just 2 mins of looking at it.
Why do dealers do this? I can appreciate they may handle many cars in and out of their business but to blatantly lie is silly.

I thought I'd post this up just incase others on here are interested in it.
Can I name the dealer?

Cheers all

Steve

[raptor95GTS]

I'd report them to the regulatary body as well. Mis-representing a car is not allowed nor is lying outright about it

[stevenb]

I'd report them to the regulatary body as well. Mis-representing a car is not allowed nor is lying outright about it

I was thinking about reporting them to Autotrader TBH mate.
Never done it before.

I'll name them anyway.
If a Mod disapproves then they can edit my post and accept my apologies in advance ...Im not a trouble maker..and feel that this warning is beneficial.

FTB Cars.

Steve

[James Junior]

Mate that is hugely annoying - what a hand jockey. You wasted 150 miles worth of fuel and I'm guessing three hours of your time for that?! I would report him.

A similar thing happened to me when I was shopping for a first car for my GF and I wish I had reported the barsteward. Saw a Saxo advertised in Autotrader with low miles and described as being in good condition. I called the dealer and asked the usual questions including 'what condition is the bodywork in - are there any dents or scrapes?'. He replied that the car had a 'few marks' but that it was generally in good condition.

We drove to Liverpool from Manchester and when we finally arrived I discovered the car had a scrape all down one side of the door and rear panel, a wing mirror ripped off and the bonnet looked as if someone had given it a going over with a sledge hammer!

I was fuming and the dealer's non-chalant attitude and repetition of 'ay ay - its a cheap car' didn't help. I felt like giving him a smack in the mouth but controlled my temper and left. VERY annoying. I wish I'd reported him.

[stevenb]

Mate that is hugely annoying - what a hand jockey. You wasted 150 miles worth of fuel and I'm guessing three hours of your time for that?! I would report him.

A similar thing happened to me when I was shopping for a first car for my GF and I wish I had reported the barsteward. Saw a Saxo advertised in Autotrader with low miles and described as being in good condition. I called the dealer and asked the usual questions including 'what condition is the bodywork in - are there any dents or scrapes?'. He replied that the car had a 'few marks' but that it was generally in good condition.

We drove to Liverpool from Manchester and when we finally arrived I discovered the car had a scrape all down one side of the door and rear panel, a wing mirror ripped off and the bonnet looked as if someone had given it a going over with a sledge hammer!

I was fuming and the dealer's non-chalant attitude and repetition of 'ay ay - its a cheap car' didn't help. I felt like giving him a smack in the mouth but controlled my temper and left. VERY annoying. I wish I'd reported him.

4.5 hours

But I was in my Clio 1.2 and did all that on just over £10 of fuel.
The vehcile may have been genuine but still not to my taste which would have meant returning empty handed...so thats the way I looked at it.

I must admit....some peoples descriptions vary wildly when they describe the same thing.
I guess traders just want to pull the punters in and hope they make a sale.
Anyhoo.....I never bought it.....so I still have my bank balance in tact for now..

[stevenb]

Thanks for the PM.

I have contacted Autotrader and let them know about the above.
I doubt anything will happen but I'll keep my eye on it.

Steve

[tonigmr2]

No problem with naming any trader as long as you are reporting your own true experience...which you are! Forgetting 64K miles in an ad is rather a lot...
T

[stevenb]

Got an email reply.
They have forwarded my enquiry onto the investigation team and will contact the dealer.

That'll teach them!

Lets hope this is an isolated incident.