Bying car from dealer 'Evans Halshaw'

[Bananaman]

Do you think it's wise or neseccary to get a HPI check on a car from a large national company such as Evans Halshaw

[Tim Reid]

Large dealers often get a check done before they buy the car so just ask them for a copy. It might be a couple of months out of date but if the place is trustworthy would satisfy me.

[JeffC]

Do you think it's wise or neseccary to get a HPI check on a car from a large national company such as Evans Halshaw

no need it will be checked  

[Norman Verona]

Agree with Jeff. But it may show up on finance, the stocking finance for Pendragon Group. Depends wheather they have a bulk finance deal (probable) or an individual vehicle finance (usually smaller dealers).

You have no need to check reputable main dealers. However that advice dosn't apply to lost deposits if dealesr go into recievership before you collect your new car. (Not a specific warning but a general one)

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

My local Toyota dealership folded its tents and stole away into the desert night a week or so ago. Showroom empty, 'ceased trading' on the Toyota website, and tumbleweed on the forecourt, as t'were. Signs of the times, I fear.

[jeff oakley]

Just as a note, if you are asked for a deposit at the moment I would try to not give one but if pushed then use a credit card as you can get the cash back if the do go pop before you collect the car.

[stewart pickles]

nanas, evans halshaw (burry)sold me a civic diesel 1 owner full history

turned out to be 2 owners missed a service and out of warranty  

and thats not the half of it

would i buy from evans halshaw again........NO

pm on way

[Bananaman]

Thanks for advice, i'm off upto Jockland tomorrow at the crack of dawn 7.15 train 4 1/2 hrs then 280 miles home!!!!

Hope it's worth it car should be £4K but some paint damage so offloading at £3K, had a quote from WSCC member who runs a body shop for max £400 to fix so should be £600 in pocket (tha'll be a 1st!!!!!!!)

[Bananaman]

Just done text check and all ok (I hope)  

[peterg]

Oh gawd, you're surely not going to use SteveD are you?        

[Mark Stanton]

He'll do anything for a vote        

[speedy jon]

i wouldnt trust my text check.

a guy in work done a text check on a masda mx 3 that he bought from me.i was given it a payment for doing a job from a good mate of mine whos a cop.

text check said the car had been scrapt after being in an accident.

he contacted the dvla to reapply for a log book which he lost and to ask about getting the car back on the road.

the dvla said the car has never been scrapt and the info from my text check was wrong

[moomin]

I bumped into this earlier.

moomin

[scooby]

Thanks for advice, i'm off upto Jockland tomorrow at the crack of dawn 7.15 train 4 1/2 hrs then 280 miles home!!!!

Hope it's worth it car should be £4K but some paint damage so offloading at £3K, had a quote from WSCC member who runs a body shop for max £400 to fix so should be £600 in pocket (tha'll be a 1st!!!!!!!)

That depend's on what car your buying !!!!!

I've worked for evans halshaw don't forget .....

[peterg]

That thread Moomin posted from Pistonheads is scary... the likes of the Sidlow Group going under etc, mind you, the spotty salesman in Horsham who, when I wanted a Passat seemed to think I wasn't worth bothering with and the snotty woman who, a few years later when we compared the Golf DSG with the Skoda DSG, declared they weren't the same      both  give me a warm feeling to know they'll be in the queue for the dole now