First Choice Auto's

will1977

Hi,

Has anyone heard of First choice auto based in Dun Laoghaire ?
They have a car that I am seriously interested in but just looking for feedback if anyone is aware of them.
The car is 2006 and the add says that it has 3 previous owners but only 28,000 miles. This seems very low to me especially with the 3 prevoius owners ! Should I be suspicious !?

VolvoMan

They are generally a respectable used car outlet I think. Some of their stock is way overpriced and sometimes described as 'mint' when it merely is average, but I've heard that overall they are quite reputable.

teachie99

VolvoMan wrote: »

They are generally a respectable used car outlet I think. Some of their stock is way overpriced and sometimes described as 'mint' when it merely is average, but I've heard that overall they are quite reputable.

Unfortunately not the experience I heard of recently.

When they were asked for a cartell report, they sent both a UK and Irish health report. Fortunately for the prospective buyer, they spotted that it was the basic health report and did not include a finance check so they decided to run their own HPI report so as not to bother the busy salesman after he had been so helpful. Guess what? There was finance outstanding on the car. When contacted, Tweedledum said Tweedledee had mentioned something about finance but he thought it was a different vehicle. Oh, and by the way, we don't actually own the car either (forgot to mention that in the advert too) and are selling it on behalf of someone who has left the country so how about giving us a bank draft and we will settle the outstanding finance? (Trust us - we're with the SIMI).

Here's a better idea - how about you assume some risk and buy the car from the vendor, settle the outstanding finance and then sell on the car to the public?

Caveat emptor!

BMJD

teachie99 wrote: »

Unfortunately not the experience I heard of recently.

so at best this is second-hand info?

Spipov

teachie99 wrote: »

Unfortunately not the experience I heard of recently.

When they were asked for a cartell report, they sent both a UK and Irish health report. Fortunately for the prospective buyer, they spotted that it was the basic health report and did not include a finance check so they decided to run their own HPI report so as not to bother the busy salesman after he had been so helpful. Guess what? There was finance outstanding on the car. When contacted, Tweedledum said Tweedledee had mentioned something about finance but he thought it was a different vehicle. Oh, and by the way, we don't actually own the car either (forgot to mention that in the advert too) and are selling it on behalf of someone who has left the country so how about giving us a bank draft and we will settle the outstanding finance? (Trust us - we're with the SIMI).

Here's a better idea - how about you assume some risk and buy the car from the vendor, settle the outstanding finance and then sell on the car to the public?

Caveat emptor!

Ill be fair to the guy. Ive met him a few times. They are generally reputable and nice to deal with. However they are overpriced and really are hard bargainers.

A friend of mine bought a car from them with tiny miles. It was owned by an old biddy ftom around the area. When my friend left the country, your man took the car in to sell on his behalf.

In that respect he is sound to deal with. I didnt buy from him as my cost to vhange was less elsewhwere

Basil Fawlty

I bought a lovely Jag from them recently. I was at the end of an exhaustive search for a car for my father and had dealt with some truly horrible dealers and viewed some shockingly bad cars. The car itself was a cut above anything else I had looked at. The price was fair and reflected the excellent condition of that particular car. They were very pleasant to deal with and I know they have been around for years with a good reputation.

I am in the motor trade and with all my connections I found it next to impossible to find a decent well minded car within budget. From what I've seen people in Ireland really have left cars to fall apart at an accelerated rate in the last year. I had a look at other vehicles they had and they all seemed to be of a higher standard than most of the cars out there. I should point out that this was my first time dealing with them and I have no association. I feel it is important to promote good businesses so they are there the next time I need them.

The moral of the story: You get what you pay for.