Spotted In South Wales (Vol 3)
Discussion
Davey S2 said:
The Bentley must be brand new as I saw the plate on a RR Sport on the Link Road near Culverhouse Cross a few weeks ago.
I hope that's a wrap as unless they're planning to try and flog it to Katie Price they may struggle.
I'd say its paint, strangely I don't think they will have any issue selling it either, it is the ultimate WAG car....I hope that's a wrap as unless they're planning to try and flog it to Katie Price they may struggle.
defblade said:
The only good thing about them is that they add their stickers and number plates to all their cars as a warning to other motorists that the one in that car doesn't have the faintest interest in cars or driving.
(If they did have the faintest interest, they'd have looked further afield than the big scrapyard of Neath, and realised you can buy a car in the same condition for a two thirds the price pretty much anywhere else. Or a much better car for the same money.)
The other half wanted to go to TCW (the A470 one), so ended up there a few months ago. We'd already drove a Dacia Duster which she really liked (intended to be the dog car!). Got asked about finance immediately and it was all about how much they'd give on trade on and then what deal they could do per month. It's felt strange to me as I'd rather decide what I'm buying before sorting out payment. (If they did have the faintest interest, they'd have looked further afield than the big scrapyard of Neath, and realised you can buy a car in the same condition for a two thirds the price pretty much anywhere else. Or a much better car for the same money.)
I was shown a few cars I really didn't have any interest in before I was let to browse on my own. The salesman had never heard of Dacia either which I found odd for a place that sells cheap cars!
Im probably not the target audience in fairness as I knew exactly what I was looking for (or what I wasn't looking for). I guess it serves a purpose if you don't care what car you want and just want to drive away in something. It did give us some ideas though as there are plenty of Volvos with low boot entry points and it also ruled out a load of the faux-by-fours since their boots are very high. It's the first time I've ever seen prices marked "per week" rather than full price and per month, but then I haven't been to a big car supermarket style place before.
Spotted a brand new Rolls Royce Ghost (I think) parked outside though, so they're obviously selling enough!
Edited by framerateuk on Tuesday 10th January 14:05
framerateuk said:
Spotted a brand new Rolls Royce Ghost (I think) parked outside though, so they're obviously selling enough!
That's the daily driver, his second one I believe, I have an office across from where he parks on a daily basis and some of the cars he turns up in is frankly staggering, recently theres been a Veyron, 675LT Spyder, Aventador SV, Aventador SV Roadster, Porsche 918 to name but a few 
Well he must be doing something right, going by the number of cars sold each week. A small fortune has been spent there in the last 12-18 months, the new workshop has something like 22 service ramps. The paint shop is one of the most advanced I have seen, only a few like it in the country apparently.
Blayney said:
Mr TCW reads this thread BTW.
So?There's clearly enough weak minded people who care little enough about cars or money to fall prey to the hard-sell tactics used by them for Mr TCW to make a very tidy profit.
I give him some credit for at least using part of that to buy some decent metal (and carbon fibre, allly, etc)... but just because you can take advantage of the idiots born every minute, doesn't mean you should.
defblade said:
So?
There's clearly enough weak minded people who care little enough about cars or money to fall prey to the hard-sell tactics used by them for Mr TCW to make a very tidy profit.
I give him some credit for at least using part of that to buy some decent metal (and carbon fibre, allly, etc)... but just because you can take advantage of the idiots born every minute, doesn't mean you should.
He is also helping out people that can't afford a reliable car. I have met him a few times as well as his finance manager and he is a good chap.There's clearly enough weak minded people who care little enough about cars or money to fall prey to the hard-sell tactics used by them for Mr TCW to make a very tidy profit.
I give him some credit for at least using part of that to buy some decent metal (and carbon fibre, allly, etc)... but just because you can take advantage of the idiots born every minute, doesn't mean you should.
Just think of all those people buying cars from dodgy garages that brake down two months after they bought it. His company checks all the cars prep them and spent hundreds of thousand pound on the new workshop and paint shop.
There would be a lot of people South Wales that wouldn't have a reliable car without him.
chasingracecars said:
defblade said:
So?
There's clearly enough weak minded people who care little enough about cars or money to fall prey to the hard-sell tactics used by them for Mr TCW to make a very tidy profit.
I give him some credit for at least using part of that to buy some decent metal (and carbon fibre, allly, etc)... but just because you can take advantage of the idiots born every minute, doesn't mean you should.
He is also helping out people that can't afford a reliable car. I have met him a few times as well as his finance manager and he is a good chap.There's clearly enough weak minded people who care little enough about cars or money to fall prey to the hard-sell tactics used by them for Mr TCW to make a very tidy profit.
I give him some credit for at least using part of that to buy some decent metal (and carbon fibre, allly, etc)... but just because you can take advantage of the idiots born every minute, doesn't mean you should.
Just think of all those people buying cars from dodgy garages that brake down two months after they bought it. His company checks all the cars prep them and spent hundreds of thousand pound on the new workshop and paint shop.
There would be a lot of people South Wales that wouldn't have a reliable car without him.
jeffers999 said:
Blue BMW 3 series today going past treforest uni towards tonteg think it was (w) reg pistonheads sticker on the boot.
My first spotted! 
- was on my way to my mums for Sunday lunch. and its an 03 reg I'll have you know 
Spotted last week
Silver BMW M5 (new one) Talbot Green Retail park on weds, sounded awesome at start up and ticking over
Grey Audi quattro turning in the direction of broadway, treforest Sunday morning. couldn't get the reg as it was going opposite way and behind traffic
White Maserati GranTurismo behind me at Sainburys Pontypridd checking tyre pressures. Lovely looking machine and easily on my lottery list of daily drivers. Think I embarrassed the guy tho when I was saying "stunning car" to myself but he obviously overheard
RyanTank said:
My first spotted! - was on my way to my mums for Sunday lunch. and its an 03 reg I'll have you know
Haha my bad u wasn't in my car I was In a friends silver golf. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Spotted last week
Silver BMW M5 (new one) Talbot Green Retail park on weds, sounded awesome at start up and ticking over
Grey Audi quattro turning in the direction of broadway, treforest Sunday morning. couldn't get the reg as it was going opposite way and behind traffic
White Maserati GranTurismo behind me at Sainburys Pontypridd checking tyre pressures. Lovely looking machine and easily on my lottery list of daily drivers. Think I embarrassed the guy tho when I was saying "stunning car" to myself but he obviously overheard
- was on my way to my mums for Sunday lunch. and its an 03 reg I'll have you know Haha my bad u wasn't in my car I was In a friends silver golf. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Spotted last week
Silver BMW M5 (new one) Talbot Green Retail park on weds, sounded awesome at start up and ticking over
Grey Audi quattro turning in the direction of broadway, treforest Sunday morning. couldn't get the reg as it was going opposite way and behind traffic
White Maserati GranTurismo behind me at Sainburys Pontypridd checking tyre pressures. Lovely looking machine and easily on my lottery list of daily drivers. Think I embarrassed the guy tho when I was saying "stunning car" to myself but he obviously overheard
jeffers999 said:
RyanTank said:
My first spotted! - was on my way to my mums for Sunday lunch. and its an 03 reg I'll have you know
Haha my bad u wasn't in my car I was In a friends silver golf. - was on my way to my mums for Sunday lunch. and its an 03 reg I'll have you know Notice you in the Beddau area, I used to live there and now it seems there's plenty of members here now and none in my current area
RyanTank said:
I was just messing, if it wasn't for the day and place you put the spot up I'd not have known it was me, and I still look at the first letter for the reg forgetting its the numbers that count now. not that it matters much i think.
Notice you in the Beddau area, I used to live there and now it seems there's plenty of members here now and none in my current area
Yea I'm from beddau but live In llantrisant now. Drive a purple mr2 Notice you in the Beddau area, I used to live there and now it seems there's plenty of members here now and none in my current area
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