Misbadging on Autotrader by trade sellers
Discussion
Made me laugh, I browsed 6 series BMWs and Autotrader offered...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
But ... "Hang on, maybe "Emperor Carriages" are right ... perhaps I should consider a 2008 Diesel Jetta?
2005 BMW 6 SERIES 645Ci 2dr SMG Convertible 4.4 - £5999
SORRY THE BMW 645I IS NOW SOLD! but we have a 2008 VW JETTA 2.0TDI SPORT, AUTO DSG "DIESEL".....ONE LADY OWNER!!! cheapest 2.0 DSG sport in the uk! UV protected "fully tinted" 4 Doors, Automatic, Saloon, Diesel, only 80,000 miles!, Metallic red, 1 Owner. Immaculate Drives and Looks Like 20,000 Miles! Very very economical......DSG gearbox, ABS, Adjustable seats, Adjustable steering column/wheel, Air conditioning, Alloy wheels, CD Multichanger, Central locking, Child locks, Climate Control, Colour coding - Body, Driver airbag, Electric mirrors, Electric windows, Foglights, Front armrest, Full Service History, Head restraints, Locking wheel nuts, Immobiliser, Metallic paintwork, Multi function steering wheel, Side airbags, Radio/CD, Telephone, Tinted glass, Body coloured bumpers, Remote central locking, Isofix child seat anchor points, 12 months M.O.T, 6 months ROAD TAX Insurance Group:9, First To See will buy!!! P/X
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
But ... "Hang on, maybe "Emperor Carriages" are right ... perhaps I should consider a 2008 Diesel Jetta?
2005 BMW 6 SERIES 645Ci 2dr SMG Convertible 4.4 - £5999
SORRY THE BMW 645I IS NOW SOLD! but we have a 2008 VW JETTA 2.0TDI SPORT, AUTO DSG "DIESEL".....ONE LADY OWNER!!! cheapest 2.0 DSG sport in the uk! UV protected "fully tinted" 4 Doors, Automatic, Saloon, Diesel, only 80,000 miles!, Metallic red, 1 Owner. Immaculate Drives and Looks Like 20,000 Miles! Very very economical......DSG gearbox, ABS, Adjustable seats, Adjustable steering column/wheel, Air conditioning, Alloy wheels, CD Multichanger, Central locking, Child locks, Climate Control, Colour coding - Body, Driver airbag, Electric mirrors, Electric windows, Foglights, Front armrest, Full Service History, Head restraints, Locking wheel nuts, Immobiliser, Metallic paintwork, Multi function steering wheel, Side airbags, Radio/CD, Telephone, Tinted glass, Body coloured bumpers, Remote central locking, Isofix child seat anchor points, 12 months M.O.T, 6 months ROAD TAX Insurance Group:9, First To See will buy!!! P/X
It's complete bulls
t!
Like the adverts where the car is priced at £999 but then in the advert it says "real price is £3999" Or when you do a search and you list Low to High price. And the first 30 adverts are £1 so they appear on the list first. (Same st with mileages at "105" ) Or the ads listed at £150 as that's the price on finance per month. If someone is only spending a grand do you really think they can afford a 3 year finance deal?
Sadly PH is not immune to those practices. And I HOPE that someone makes a decision soon to ban traders who carry on with that st!
t!Like the adverts where the car is priced at £999 but then in the advert it says "real price is £3999" Or when you do a search and you list Low to High price. And the first 30 adverts are £1 so they appear on the list first. (Same s
t with mileages at "105" ) Or the ads listed at £150 as that's the price on finance per month. If someone is only spending a grand do you really think they can afford a 3 year finance deal?Sadly PH is not immune to those practices. And I HOPE that someone makes a decision soon to ban traders who carry on with that s
t!Edited by Rich_W on Sunday 11th March 15:58
Rich_W said:
Sadly PH is not immune to those practices. And I HOPE that someone makes a decision soon to ban traders who carry on with that st!
Just as bad as traders putting hundreds of wanted ads for cars in the classifeds - a real pita when seraching more than 1 category at a time. t!One of the reasons I avoid Autotrader is this acceptance of deliberate misdescription.
Clearly as traders the individuals know they are breaking the law.
Clearly that is of no concern to them in the way they do business.
In my view such an approach is certainly criminal and clearly wrong.
Therefore I avoid Autotrader.
It is the deliberate repetition week in week out that I object to.
I am surprised trading standards have not jumped on this before now.
At least the Bay and Pistonheads actually try to stop such nonsense.
Hence that is where I look for cars.
Clearly as traders the individuals know they are breaking the law.
Clearly that is of no concern to them in the way they do business.
In my view such an approach is certainly criminal and clearly wrong.
Therefore I avoid Autotrader.
It is the deliberate repetition week in week out that I object to.
I am surprised trading standards have not jumped on this before now.
At least the Bay and Pistonheads actually try to stop such nonsense.
Hence that is where I look for cars.
POORCARDEALER said:
Autotrader have created a situation where everyone is scrambling to be top of the listing, way to do it is to be the cheapest and make feck all, or cheat......I do neither as I binned them last year, as I dont want to sell on price.
I understand your approach.Why I wonder do trading standards not act? It is clearly misrepresentation.
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