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'Paltry' UK car sales deepen industry gloom
After my recent experience of trying to buy a new car, I'm not surprised. None of the 5 garages I visited (2 were MB) had any idea about how to sell a car...
- 2 pre booked test drives didn't occur because either the salesman or the car weren't available
- a test drive on a 500 mile demo car revealed a shocking vibration from a front wheel (possibly a wheel bearing) which the garage knew about but couldn't be bothered to fix
- 1 dealer tried to sell me a 18 month old car for more than he had quoted on car wow for a new, better spec, car
- 1 asked if I was buying for my "good lady"....
I settled for used and even then the salesman was an hour late for a pre booked collection time and then told me he had fitted a new set of mats...which judging from the wear on the back, were clearly used and from another car...
After my recent experience of trying to buy a new car, I'm not surprised. None of the 5 garages I visited (2 were MB) had any idea about how to sell a car...
- 2 pre booked test drives didn't occur because either the salesman or the car weren't available
- a test drive on a 500 mile demo car revealed a shocking vibration from a front wheel (possibly a wheel bearing) which the garage knew about but couldn't be bothered to fix
- 1 dealer tried to sell me a 18 month old car for more than he had quoted on car wow for a new, better spec, car
- 1 asked if I was buying for my "good lady"....
I settled for used and even then the salesman was an hour late for a pre booked collection time and then told me he had fitted a new set of mats...which judging from the wear on the back, were clearly used and from another car...
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