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Car sales sites

  • 12-03-2018 12:28am
    #1
    sm3ar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭


    Why do a lot of the dealers cover up the number plates in the pictures - surely they know we want to check it out and are not going to buy without doing so


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  • #2
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,691 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    # it’s an import still on UK plates
    # it’s not a D reg
    # it’s a D reg
    # car may have some suspect history
    # make you call for the reg
    # car is not fully for sale, may belong to a customer


  • #3
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    Surely you will see the reg when you go to view the car and then do a check on it or are you going to do a check on every car you see for sale online first? That would work out a pretty expensive venture.


  • #4
    sm3ar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭sm3ar


    bazz26 wrote: »
    Surely you will see the reg when you go to view the car and then do a check on it or are you going to do a check on every car you see for sale online first? That would work out a pretty expensive venture.

    Obviously not


  • #5
    sm3ar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 312 ✭✭sm3ar


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    # it’s an import still on UK plates
    # it’s not a D reg
    # it’s a D reg
    # car may have some suspect history
    # make you call for the reg
    # car is not fully for sale, may belong to a customer

    Could they not just show the UK reg. Why go to the bother of covering it?


  • #6
    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,691 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    sm3ar wrote: »
    Could they not just show the UK reg. Why go to the bother of covering it?

    Seeing a yellow reg might turn some people off.


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  • #7
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,360 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    sm3ar wrote: »
    Obviously not

    I'm not following you.

    You have two options:

    1. Where reg is not visible in advert - Inquire about the car, arrange to view and test drive it, take note of the registration number and then decide if you are still interested and run a car check report.

    2. Where reg is visible in advert - Run a car check then arrange to view and test drive the car.

    The problem with option two is that the car could still be a heap even after it comes back with a clean report. Do that for a few cars and it starts getting expensive.


  • #8
    ba_barabus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,617 ✭✭✭ba_barabus


    drunkmonkey wrote: »
    Seeing a yellow reg might turn some people off.

    It also allows you to check the MOT history and view all that it tells you including mileage. Especially useful when a seller misplaces the service history and over 100k miles.

    Worst I recall seeing here was a Volvo C30 where 200k miles fell off the car as it swam over from England.

    And it's all free to do online


  • #9
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,681 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Private sellers also do it frequently and often claim they don't want it cloned.


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