Buying A Second Hand Car Before The Internet | Fifth Gear Classic

[Applause] in the old days to buy a cheap car all you had to do was stroll along to an auction stick your hand up and bag a bargain but now that's all changed there are cheap cars literally everywhere you just need to know where to look put simply there are no rules when it comes to buying used cars anymore there are cheap cars dealers that are cheap cars in the classifieds and what you don't have to do is take a week off work and go around those auction sites to find cars at trade money all you have to do is scamper down to the news agents buy yourself a copy of one of these and you will see them they're cheap cars like diamonds glinting in the dust it is honestly so easy any fool could do it so that's exactly what this one is going to do as Sherlock Holmes would say the games of foot first stop is a dealers forecourt in a small slice of something glamorous no honestly this place is full of the sort of late plate gear that usually ends up at auction Exley's stuff the trade love's behind them because they've been serviced with no expense spared and have a history printout to prove it the downside is that they've all done between 70 to a hundred thousand miles but don't be scared because it's all motorway work with light wear on steering shocks and brakes [Music] this little Mercedes is a case in point [Music] it's been bought directly from the lease companies that with a bit of handling you can buy it warranty and all for a couple of hundred more than the auction price hmm tempting now this little a-class shows that there really are no rules in the use market it's a car in retail condition you get 12 months warranty 12 months MOT full service yet it's being sold on a dealers forecourt are close to trade the bottom book for this a-class it's an a 160 elegance 99 s done 96 thousand would be fifty 350 yet the dealers got it up at $59.99 and he will I'm quite sure sell it for mid fives so what is the point of going to an auction and buying something you don't know about but now after sales when you can get the full retail for play and pay trade money if I came along without a part exchange with 5500 pounds cash would I buy that car I would shake your hand so that's bought at 55 it is it's yours when do you want it well not quite yet a couple more to see lovely I will be there in 20 25 minutes thanks very much bye look at this a free paper an advertised boulders brass is a Mazda mx-5 91 h UK vehicle is has one previous owner full master service history done a lot of miles hundred and twenty but it's 2650 now if I look in my book 91 H with 110,000 miles is 2350 so this is no near enough trade if I can bully him down to low twos then it will be a trade car and a very cheap at all Mazda mx-5 convertible see how we get on when you buy privately look for clues that suggest your potential purchase has been loved these bits have carpet on the wall were the first signs that this Mazda was the apple of its owners eye and it just got better and better it had had a little paint that was straight and true with just one spot of bubbling rust on the sill a couple of hundred quits worth there was a huge wedge of service history all by a man dealer or a reputable master specialist the engine bay was mint and the interior had worn it smiles lightly it all seemed too good to be true and as it turned out it was it's a misprint in the paper it's not 26:50 it's 36 50 so you know it's just too much he might take 33 you might even be able to battle him down to three but it's it's still a deer car so sadly we've been completely stymied by a misprint in a newspaper but that's life that's where it goes hey hope on to the next one come up a way to see a Volvo t5 saloon now yes you're going to tell me that the states are more desirable than the saloons but this one just sounds so good and when you talk to people on the telephone you get a feeling whether the car is any good or not just by what they say he wants four thousand quid for it I'd like to of course give him three and a half but we'll see so fingers crossed remember that back in 93 this was the car that transformed of all those from the image for a while anyway now the t5 has lost its luster it makes a fine use dragon it looked great in black with matching leather the bodywork was straight and in the boot was Kindergarten paraphernalia a good sign of a careful owner there was no smoke from the exhaust the oil was clean and the service book was a philatelist delight crammed with main agent dealer stamps and yes all the mo T's were there to confirm a mileage of 78,000 barely puberty in the life of the seller was a solicitor and a test-drive confirmed the worst I was going to have to make him an offer okay you want four grand what if I say three and a half it's really pushing there okay we'll come back to me with a counteroffer just got half way 13750 that's it thirty-six not getting your lesson face on fifty at all 3650 3750 the keys are yours Jude hope for 3750 3675 come on because it's booked quite low it is 8,700 and that's it that's final can't go any lower than that's all all right well you've not only twenty five pounds I've done really embarrassing wouldn't it okay done well then my turbocharged Volvo is a mint car with perfect provenance warranted mileage and to find it all I had to do is turn the pages of a magazine this car is near enough trade money just because there are no rules doesn't mean to say you can't be a winner [Music] you

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Length: 7min 29sec (449 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 19 2019