720s Purchasing question
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No MOT is a huge red flag for me on absolutely any car. The only reason not to test it is that the seller is not confident it will pass and doesn't want to risk selling a car with failures. If they are not confident it will pass then any buyer has to assume work needs to be done and budget for that. It's only done 1100 miles since it passed with no advisories, so unlikely to just be tyres but who knows.
They took it to a dealer in Nov of 2023, when it was due a service, but chose not to have it done or have it MOT'd. I would definitely need to know from the seller why that was.
They took it to a dealer in Nov of 2023, when it was due a service, but chose not to have it done or have it MOT'd. I would definitely need to know from the seller why that was.
Someone’s asked the very same question, sellers reply doesn’t really answer it !
warranty has now expired the service was due in december 2023 vodaphone tracker lost connection ( very common occurence) hence need for reset
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MMLYNDHURST
an hour ago
does the car have a warranty? is there a reason its not MOT'd/Serviced?
by
Nebulus5
14 hours ago
warranty has now expired the service was due in december 2023 vodaphone tracker lost connection ( very common occurence) hence need for reset
by
MMLYNDHURST
an hour ago
does the car have a warranty? is there a reason its not MOT'd/Serviced?
by
Nebulus5
14 hours ago
The issue here is fairly simple imo.
The car isn’t quite right,
It’s on CC because of that as Traders use It to shift Stock with issues. Same as the old days when you bought at BCA Auctions, although you did get more protection than on CC
Any potential purchaser needs to view the car and get a a full explanation from the seller before considering bidding
No point winning the auction and then viewing the car, as you will then will be in region of £7,200 down.
If you subsequently reject the car you won’t get your £7,200 back. No consumer protection with CC !!!
The car isn’t quite right,
It’s on CC because of that as Traders use It to shift Stock with issues. Same as the old days when you bought at BCA Auctions, although you did get more protection than on CC
Any potential purchaser needs to view the car and get a a full explanation from the seller before considering bidding
No point winning the auction and then viewing the car, as you will then will be in region of £7,200 down.
If you subsequently reject the car you won’t get your £7,200 back. No consumer protection with CC !!!
Edited by Rocketreid on Tuesday 16th January 16:27
Edited by Rocketreid on Tuesday 16th January 16:29
Davyt said:
McLarens are a lot rarer outside the UK, and values are 50-100% higher correspondingly. So a LHD car which can potentially be sold to a European country would naturally be priced at those market prices, less roughly the cost of import taxes etc to get it there.I guess I'd find it more surprising to see an LHD car offered for the UK going rate of ~£130k or whatever, because that would represent a massive opportunity for someone to buy and export.
paddy1970 said:
I dont have the link but now back up for sale in Exeter with a private seller, its on ph, £127k
Edited by Streetbeat on Tuesday 30th January 16:38
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16145706
Was bid to £113,003 on CC I think (so £120k inc fees).
Frankychops said:
Its not been serviced at McLaren(an outfit in plymouth).
It didn't sell on CC, so most likely that the buyer didn't pay their fees(its one good thing about CC when you can ID the seller), buyer must be a trader to buy it serviced and list it? The car is down in Cornwall not Exeter.
Could CC go after the buyer or seller in this case to try to get their commission?It didn't sell on CC, so most likely that the buyer didn't pay their fees(its one good thing about CC when you can ID the seller), buyer must be a trader to buy it serviced and list it? The car is down in Cornwall not Exeter.
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