Find-a-Sportscar
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Does anyone know why www.findasportscar.co.uk has been down for the last week or so? Has anyone used these guys (or similar services) to help them find a car? What were your experiences? I'm thinking of getting them to find me a Chim...
Cheers,
-Mat
Cheers,
-Mat
Yes, I've used Rob (aka Find-a-sports-car). As per my comments on other threads, I was very happy with the service he provided. Suggest you have a chat with him first and discuss what you're after. Rob has extensive knowledge of TVRs but he has found other makes of cars for clients as well.
Basically, he gets an idea of what you're after and goes out looking for good examples. He then checks over the cars and reports back to you on what he's found. You then decide which ones you want to view. When you see one you like he will do the negotiation on your behalf to get a good price and will arrange an HPI check.
He provides this service on a flat fee basis. In my case he more than earnt this purely on the price he negotiated on the car. I've ended up with a good car purchased at a good price with minimum hassle (no travelling the 4 corners of the country wasting time looking at dog-eared cars) and without the dealer margin.
Basically, he gets an idea of what you're after and goes out looking for good examples. He then checks over the cars and reports back to you on what he's found. You then decide which ones you want to view. When you see one you like he will do the negotiation on your behalf to get a good price and will arrange an HPI check.
He provides this service on a flat fee basis. In my case he more than earnt this purely on the price he negotiated on the car. I've ended up with a good car purchased at a good price with minimum hassle (no travelling the 4 corners of the country wasting time looking at dog-eared cars) and without the dealer margin.
Maybe the ulterior motive for the plug then.
Shared a couple of sherberts with him late last Saturday night, it's amazing what inspiration comes to mind when you've had a few too many. Anyway, he ended up taking car photos in the rain waiting for the cavalcade to move off the next morning. Sorry Ted
Shared a couple of sherberts with him late last Saturday night, it's amazing what inspiration comes to mind when you've had a few too many. Anyway, he ended up taking car photos in the rain waiting for the cavalcade to move off the next morning. Sorry Ted
I like many people didn't really have the time to travel the length of the country every weekend to check out the cars that 'sounded' good in the adverts.
Rob does this for you as part of the ‘package’; you only view the cars that he has given the OK on. Believe me this will save you a lot of time and wasted journeys. Combined with the fact he will negotiate the price, not that he knocks it down excessively for any paranoid sellers out there, he knows the true going rate and therefore what you should pay. This in its self is normally enough to cover his fee.
You may even be surprised that he already 'knows' just the car you're after. It took him about three months to find 'my' car and believe me if I trusted myself I would have bought the first half-decent car I tried!
I wouldn't hesitate to use him again and I probably will in a couple of years when the 500 urge gets too great.
As has already been said, give him a ring, it can't hurt.
Harry
Rob does this for you as part of the ‘package’; you only view the cars that he has given the OK on. Believe me this will save you a lot of time and wasted journeys. Combined with the fact he will negotiate the price, not that he knocks it down excessively for any paranoid sellers out there, he knows the true going rate and therefore what you should pay. This in its self is normally enough to cover his fee.
You may even be surprised that he already 'knows' just the car you're after. It took him about three months to find 'my' car and believe me if I trusted myself I would have bought the first half-decent car I tried!
I wouldn't hesitate to use him again and I probably will in a couple of years when the 500 urge gets too great.
As has already been said, give him a ring, it can't hurt.
Harry
It seems that Rob has now moved his website. New address is www.atalantasoftware.co.uk/findacar/home.htm
Ian
Ian
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