Buying unseen via bank transfer
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Am I about to get scammed? 
Mrs is looking at a new car, found the perfect one in a rare colour don’t come up very often so she’s jumped on it.
It’s not a main dealer but a independent, seems legit, done a walk round video of the car so I know it actually exists, cars in the back ground match other stock he has listed on auto trader and building looks same as google maps.
It’s just over 3 hours away and we won’t be able to get down for a couple weeks due to work/other commitments. They deliver for a reasonable price but asked for payment upfront via bank transfer.
Normal and she’s being overly worried?
Thanks
Mrs is looking at a new car, found the perfect one in a rare colour don’t come up very often so she’s jumped on it.
It’s not a main dealer but a independent, seems legit, done a walk round video of the car so I know it actually exists, cars in the back ground match other stock he has listed on auto trader and building looks same as google maps.
It’s just over 3 hours away and we won’t be able to get down for a couple weeks due to work/other commitments. They deliver for a reasonable price but asked for payment upfront via bank transfer.
Normal and she’s being overly worried?
Thanks
I've bought a couple of cars unseen through independents, each time I've paid a deposit (credit card ideally as covered under S75, must be £100 though) plus had to pay for the delivery in advance and then paid the balance via a bank transfer once its been delivered.
What sort of money are we talking of?
What car is it?
Have you checked with the trader is registered at Companies House and if so how long have they been trading?
Ask for a photo of the V5 and a copy of the HPi report for it.
Good luck.
What sort of money are we talking of?
What car is it?
Have you checked with the trader is registered at Companies House and if so how long have they been trading?
Ask for a photo of the V5 and a copy of the HPi report for it.
Good luck.
Thanks for the replies, all looks legit to me the guy on the walk round was video was perfect, but I’m the opposite of her and have zero worries about anything ever so thought I’d ask.
She’s had a chat with the dealer since whoes agreed she can pay on arrival of the car but pays for delivery upfront so she’s much happier now.
It’s an Abarth 595 comp in ‘Adrenaline Green’, pocket change I know compared to the PH powerfully built but is a lot for her. Her Astra VXR died after 11 years of ownership just before Xmas so she’s over excited to get this
She’s had a chat with the dealer since whoes agreed she can pay on arrival of the car but pays for delivery upfront so she’s much happier now.
It’s an Abarth 595 comp in ‘Adrenaline Green’, pocket change I know compared to the PH powerfully built but is a lot for her. Her Astra VXR died after 11 years of ownership just before Xmas so she’s over excited to get this
Glenn63 said:
Thanks for the replies, all looks legit to me the guy on the walk round was video was perfect, but I’m the opposite of her and have zero worries about anything ever so thought I’d ask.
She’s had a chat with the dealer since whoes agreed she can pay on arrival of the car but pays for delivery upfront so she’s much happier now.
It’s an Abarth 595 comp in ‘Adrenaline Green’, pocket change I know compared to the PH powerfully built but is a lot for her. Her Astra VXR died after 11 years of ownership just before Xmas so she’s over excited to get this
Just post a photo of it when it arrives!She’s had a chat with the dealer since whoes agreed she can pay on arrival of the car but pays for delivery upfront so she’s much happier now.
It’s an Abarth 595 comp in ‘Adrenaline Green’, pocket change I know compared to the PH powerfully built but is a lot for her. Her Astra VXR died after 11 years of ownership just before Xmas so she’s over excited to get this
Good fun choice
If you can't spare the time to get there to have a look at the car before handing over the money, what's going to happen if / when the car has any issues post sale? I doubt the dealer will be too keen to do a 6hr round trip no matter how much sales of goods you quote. I know buying unseen / click & collect is becoming normalised and on a new car, ok... but anything a bit special and used, I'd really want to get eyes on it and drive it myself before committing. You'd hate to see the wife's excitement fade if the car turned up with issues. Granted, it might be perfect and have no issues but I don't know, not sure I could.
Anybody near to the dealer prepared to give it a look over?
If it's north west Scotland I'll pop over!
Bought a car before Christmas, sort of unseen, had spoken to the private seller a couple of times on the phone. Offer accepted, needed a deposit to secure, paid £1K and arranged to get it delivered. Did actually get the chance to view after the deposit and before it was delivered though.
If it's north west Scotland I'll pop over!
Bought a car before Christmas, sort of unseen, had spoken to the private seller a couple of times on the phone. Offer accepted, needed a deposit to secure, paid £1K and arranged to get it delivered. Did actually get the chance to view after the deposit and before it was delivered though.
CoolHands said:
It’s not but it’s pretty much identical.It’s near Hereford, looks pretty immaculate on pics, HPI came back clear, no advisories on past MOT’s only done 12k miles by one owner, I’m pretty confident it’s a nice one. It’s being delivered Thursday I think so il update with pics (or not) and either good or bad news!
Appreciate the offers of looking over it for us
Edited by Glenn63 on Tuesday 18th February 22:33
Well i said I’d give an update and…. It’s here! I say it, it’s now a ‘he’ called Luigi so the mrs tells me
Arrived his morning on a truck and as far as I can tell its pretty immaculate, it’s raining (as usual) so not the best time to check it out but its all looks good, lots of life in the brakes/tyres etc looks almost like a brand new car, very happy with it and the service.
Oh and some pics;
Arrived his morning on a truck and as far as I can tell its pretty immaculate, it’s raining (as usual) so not the best time to check it out but its all looks good, lots of life in the brakes/tyres etc looks almost like a brand new car, very happy with it and the service.
Oh and some pics;
Glenn63 said:
Well i said I’d give an update and…. It’s here! I say it, it’s now a ‘he’ called Luigi so the mrs tells me
Arrived his morning on a truck and as far as I can tell its pretty immaculate, it’s raining (as usual) so not the best time to check it out but its all looks good, lots of life in the brakes/tyres etc looks almost like a brand new car, very happy with it and the service.
Oh and some pics;
That is great and I love it.Arrived his morning on a truck and as far as I can tell its pretty immaculate, it’s raining (as usual) so not the best time to check it out but its all looks good, lots of life in the brakes/tyres etc looks almost like a brand new car, very happy with it and the service.
Oh and some pics;
You certainly won't lose it in a car park!
Just change the rubber mats for some nice carpet mats and all sorted
Matt_T said:
Those seats look divine, I bet they're lovely to sit in.
All you need now is some 15" winter wheels and tyres to deal with the potholes and curbs
They are nice, sit ‘in’ them rather than on them, do feel firm though not sure what they’ve be like after a long trip which we wont really be doing in it anyway tbh. All you need now is some 15" winter wheels and tyres to deal with the potholes and curbs
It sounds much better than I expected as well, got the monza exhaust on it sounds quite fruity but press the sport button the valves open and it’s really quite a deep roar, Im smitten with it myself
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