would you let a mate look at a car for you and buy unseen?

[ChevronB19]

I would, yes, but only a few selected mates. I'd be reluctant to buy a car for someone else however, for fear that they would always 'blame' me (even if it was unspoken) should anything go wrong with it. Same reason I don't like selling a car of mine to someone I know (even when car as sold is perfectly ok).

[DavidHM]

I have a mate whom I would trust. One.

In general though he'd do far better than I would. His current daily cost him £50.

But he'd never choose the same car to inspect and consider - but in principle I'd let a friend choose, except for the fact that it's far more fun to do it yourself.

[g3org3y]

Depends on the car, depends on the mate.

[Kays vRS]

I don't think so. While I do have a few friends I would trust to do this, it's something I like to do myself.

[goldblum]

If I had to then yes.

[madala]

would you let a mate look at a car for you and buy unseen?

....not if you want to stay mates.....

[davidjpowell]

I sent my dad out to look at a couple of Cavaliers etc. when I was at Uni a good few years ago. Really wanted a 2.0

Was not impressed when he told me he had looked at a Audi 1.8E and bought it. Actually it was not a bad car and parts/insurance were not as bad as I thought.

It did need brakes all round though, which through my Dad being a softy he decided he would prefer to pay for than go battle with the trader. Also discovered over time that the valve stem seals had hardened so a bit Smokey on startup.

[steve_bmw]

no way, if my mates say something is mint, i can guarante it wont be
my idea of good is completely different to there's.

[spikeyhead]

One of my mates is a dealer that spends a lot of time up the auctions. I'm happy enough to tell him I want a £4k diesel repmobile or a £15k sports car and see what comes back, though he did have the decency to ring me about the sports car before bidding on it..

[Baryonyx]

I'd let my brother look at a car for me and decide if it was a good one because I trust his judgement and that he knows what he is looking at. My other mates, no, not at all. There have been a few "performance" purchases between them but all on relatively new cars. I certainly wouldn't trust them with my money.

[philmots]

I have/done/would do again no problem.. On one occasion i checked a car over for a mate, i told him it was mint etc (it was) but also that if it went wrong don't blame me! 3 years on it's still going strong... phew