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Offline AudiA8Quattro

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Re: Standard practise for deposit?
« Reply #10 on: 21 June 2011, 13:05 »
Either the seller should reduce the price for not having an MOT, or the seller should MOT the car and then put it up for sale.
I would not pay a deposit before this is sorted one way or the other.
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Re: Standard practise for deposit?
« Reply #11 on: 21 June 2011, 13:16 »
Give hime £300 of your money? For what?

Pay sod all and make him MOT then pay for the car.
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Re: Standard practise for deposit?
« Reply #12 on: 21 June 2011, 13:57 »
A lot of business deals start out with money for Materials....
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Re: Standard practise for deposit?
« Reply #13 on: 21 June 2011, 16:43 »
+1 to the above, he could drive it down the road and have it MOT'd in 1 hour, then if anything needs doing, either get it done and reduce the price or if it doesnt, just settle on a price there and then!   its as though hes making out it wont pass!   its a Mk5 not a mk1! 
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Re: Standard practise for deposit?
« Reply #14 on: 21 June 2011, 17:33 »
£300 is too much deposit. £100 tops or like Thom said. A handshake should be how deals are done but there are a lot of prats around these days.

Get your own MOT. Book it in your local place. insure it and drive it to that MOT station.

It pays to know what an MOT tester looks for when buying a car!

Im guessing you think it wont pass an MOT?

Basicaly you are paying for the MOT anyway with that deposite...

When buying a car its better to get in, buy it and then out the way as quickly as possible.

On a mk5 thats parked up...Possibly just a seized brake caliper and an oil change
« Last Edit: 21 June 2011, 17:35 by Mr Blue »
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