Traders claiming to be private sellers on Autotrader

Traders claiming to be private sellers on Autotrader

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clive_candy

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598 posts

167 months

Saturday 14th August 2021
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No doubt this has been discussed before. Please feel free to refer me to a previous thread if so.

Looking to buy a car a car from a private seller for my son rather than a dealer, a significant proportion of the ones that pop up look to all intents and purposes like they're actually with dealers: photos in yards with plenty of others cars around them and cliched dealer-type descriptions - you know the kind of thing, 'little cracker', 'very clean', 'smooth runner' etc.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck?

clive_candy

Original Poster:

598 posts

167 months

Saturday 14th August 2021
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ZX10R NIN said:
Just buy the best car you can find be it from a dealer or private.
Absolutely, but it’s nice to be able to ask the person who’s owned a motor whether they’ve had any problems with it.