I'm really in quite a p!ssed off mood, and my girlfriend is being not-very-understanding so I have come to the forums to rant it out!!
Been chatting to a forum member (and, if he reads this - no offence to you, just annoyed at the situation) who is interested in having my car. I'm getting more and more 'keen' to sell as I need to get my outgoings down and the Zed is sapping my cash far too quickly in fuel.
He had an absolutely stonking diesel 1-Series to part-ex with almost every option ticked, including some I didn't know existed!!
It was all looking good. I'd spent all morning working out figures - was it a sensible option, would it represent significant-enough cost savings over the Zed, etc.
In the meantime, I had a phonecall from someone else who was interested. First question he asked was how many owners. I said technically four, as the trader who I bought it from had taken ownership before selling it on, but two 'actual' owners. He said thanks but no-thanks, he likes two-owner cars only.
OK, fair dos. I was super-keen on this 1 series deal anyway.
So I chat further, arrange to have a few things sorted on the Zed and we'll arrange for some test drives of each others respective motors.
I add in the previous owners bit, the fact that all finance was cleared from previous owner with paperwork to prove, no damage, etc., etc.
Suddenly, potential buyer walks away. He likes to be the second owner of a car.
Why? I ask. There's paperwork to prove what's been done (not to mention BMW will do you a VIN history if you provide it) and the only person it makes a difference to is you.
I've given full disclosure - it had two genuine owners (for a 60,000 mile almost 6 year old car, I think that's pretty damn good) with the trader in the middle, then me.
Apparently, it's harder to sell on and gives the car a shady history. Even if full disclosure is given. I guess we don't live in a very trusting world or something.
I guess I'm just pissed off. Today I've lost two potential buyers and an absolutely stunning potential new car, all because, it seems, I bought the car off a trader instead of off a private individual. Makes no material difference to the actual physical car in any way, shape or form.
FFS.
Is the ownership history a big deal to everyone, or is it reasonable to accept a higher number if the car is of a certain age and has been through a trader at some point in its life??
Been chatting to a forum member (and, if he reads this - no offence to you, just annoyed at the situation) who is interested in having my car. I'm getting more and more 'keen' to sell as I need to get my outgoings down and the Zed is sapping my cash far too quickly in fuel.
He had an absolutely stonking diesel 1-Series to part-ex with almost every option ticked, including some I didn't know existed!!
It was all looking good. I'd spent all morning working out figures - was it a sensible option, would it represent significant-enough cost savings over the Zed, etc.
In the meantime, I had a phonecall from someone else who was interested. First question he asked was how many owners. I said technically four, as the trader who I bought it from had taken ownership before selling it on, but two 'actual' owners. He said thanks but no-thanks, he likes two-owner cars only.
OK, fair dos. I was super-keen on this 1 series deal anyway.
So I chat further, arrange to have a few things sorted on the Zed and we'll arrange for some test drives of each others respective motors.
I add in the previous owners bit, the fact that all finance was cleared from previous owner with paperwork to prove, no damage, etc., etc.
Suddenly, potential buyer walks away. He likes to be the second owner of a car.
Why? I ask. There's paperwork to prove what's been done (not to mention BMW will do you a VIN history if you provide it) and the only person it makes a difference to is you.
I've given full disclosure - it had two genuine owners (for a 60,000 mile almost 6 year old car, I think that's pretty damn good) with the trader in the middle, then me.
Apparently, it's harder to sell on and gives the car a shady history. Even if full disclosure is given. I guess we don't live in a very trusting world or something.
I guess I'm just pissed off. Today I've lost two potential buyers and an absolutely stunning potential new car, all because, it seems, I bought the car off a trader instead of off a private individual. Makes no material difference to the actual physical car in any way, shape or form.
FFS.
Is the ownership history a big deal to everyone, or is it reasonable to accept a higher number if the car is of a certain age and has been through a trader at some point in its life??
