Buying a used mk4 the buying process dilema-please help

[jnielow]

 Dear All,

Hope everyone is ok!

I have a bit of a dilema,have not bought a used car from a seller for a few years now!. I am due to view a car wed,which involves me driving on my own to view the car. I am hoping to buy it, but I cannot drive 2 cars home (I know the answer is get someone to drive me there!) this is not possible.I would need to collect it at the weekend. I am trusting the seller who I dont know,do I pay half the amount/full amount? take the log book and keys. I am quite sure so far building up a repore with the seller that he seems ok,always replies to text messages/emails etc and the car all stacks up.

I dont wish to appear stupid,but buyer from a private seller no sure what come backs I have should anything go wrong in the buying process ie he takes my money and runs off with car or sells it from under my nose.

Any pointers would be welcomed.

Thanks

Jason

[Wayne]

I would only pay a deposit (£200 max) then pay the balance upon collection.

At worst if anything does go wrong you have only lost a small amount, a genuine seller will keep the car all ok, I have done the same in the past when selling a car, I think the most I ever got as a deposit was £300.

Or take the train and drive it home

[mcgee9t2]

if your buying it wed and decide that its all straight and your happy with it, buy it there, leave it at the side of the road, take keys and everything then come back at weekend to collect it..

or get train down wed drive back...


or is the issue him wanting a deposit now for it?

[jnielow]

Cheers Guys,

I know its a difficult call but tips welcomed!


Thanks

Jason

[dom]

Go on the train, if all is ok drive the car home. If not walk away from it and get the train home again.

Where is the car? There might be a forum member near by who can look at it...

[Granta Gti]

Or if you like it get him to write out a couple of receipts, one for you one for him stating you have paid a deposit and paying the rear another day and picking it up then and both sign it.

[navmk4gti]

As said bud grab a train is yout best bet. Or leave a small deposit and makesure you get a recipet for it where both of you have signed it and just go on the train when you can and collect it. I would not give more then 50 quid deposit

[barrym381]

why not just go see it at the weekend an you can drive it home if you buy it 

[budgie]

i done this with mine, drove 40 mile to view the car, decided to buy it, paid it, took the keys, log book and green slip (car at his work) then i took my FTO into town and sold it at the hospital to someone who was looking at it in the car park , and made a deal that id knock £50 off if he took me back to the car i bought earlier in the morning so i could drive it home. get proof of payment and it should be fine, and ul have his adress anyway from the car papers.