Poorly presented car on a forecourt.
Discussion
We stopped off to look at a 58 plate Honda Civic yesterday, 45k miles, £9k.
I get that in the grand scheme of cars that £9k isn't much, but actually, its a lot of money, its about 13 thousand mars bars, 300 pints of beer, not far off minimum wage for a year net. A fair sized chunk of cash.
It was a lovely warm sunny day, but the car wasn't open, it was running with condensation inside and the battery flat.
I'm sure that dealers have got enough to be getting on with, plenty to do, but surely, keeping the stock in good shape and well presented is important?
I get that in the grand scheme of cars that £9k isn't much, but actually, its a lot of money, its about 13 thousand mars bars, 300 pints of beer, not far off minimum wage for a year net. A fair sized chunk of cash.
It was a lovely warm sunny day, but the car wasn't open, it was running with condensation inside and the battery flat.
I'm sure that dealers have got enough to be getting on with, plenty to do, but surely, keeping the stock in good shape and well presented is important?
rallycross said:
cold weather.
immobiliser.
original battery
not driven for 2 weeks.
= flat battery.
PS you need to find a new place to buy a pint, you are paying over and above even Monaco GP prices where ever you have been going!
That + the fact the civic batter is undersized (apparently) and is therefore prone to going flat quicker than one might expect. The dealer we bought ours from had to come out with a jump kit to start one particular car we looked at... routine task apparently, kit is kept in reception so it is to hand. All the civics out front had flat batteries.immobiliser.
original battery
not driven for 2 weeks.
= flat battery.
PS you need to find a new place to buy a pint, you are paying over and above even Monaco GP prices where ever you have been going!
NSFW said:
Shocking, I hate looking at cars that have condensation n them in general just makes them look unloved and abused, even though it could be down to a very simple explanation.
You'd make more money selling him beer at £30 a pint.- Ahem: But, if you were closer I'd be trying to sell my brothers 57 plate civic to you (42,000 miles)*
Otispunkmeyer said:
That + the fact the civic batter is undersized (apparently) and is therefore prone to going flat quicker than one might expect.
I got caught out by this once. Had one as a hire car for a few days and ran the battery flat listening to the radio in a service station car park while the mrs was inside on nappy changing and coffee acquiring duties!. Admittedly i did make the mistake of leaving the dash and interior lights on aswell while waiting... But could only have been 30 minutes of battery drainage at most! There was enough power left to light up the dash and play the radio but it wouldn't start the motor so ended up having to jump it!. Alpaca said:
A few months back I looked at an 09-plate MX-5 mk3.5 at a certain Lifestyle-orientated Mazda dealer. None of the issues with the car - rusty scratch on the rear wing, dinges on the doors and the corroded alloys - had been attended to before putting it on the forecourt.
I prefer that over something already tarted up, at least it's original. And it helps the dealer as he doesn't want to invest work in the car until after he has a sale and knows what his margin is. Spending a few hundred doing up a car that he may end up having to send back to auction due to no sale makes no financial sense.
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