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I wouldn't. There is no comeback with a private seller. View it first.
I am going to assume your not sending a local mechanic you know 250 miles to view the car, but rather a mechanic that is near the location of the car.Id send a mobile mechanic to give me an.overvirw first and he could probably get a better assessment than I could.
I am going to assume your not sending a local mechanic you know 250 miles to view the car, but rather a mechanic that is near the location of the car.
How much do you trust a mobile mechanic who you don't know to do his job properly?
Perhaps consider a AA pre purchase inspection? Just read they send a full photographic report too.I am going to assume your not sending a local mechanic you know 250 miles to view the car, but rather a mechanic that is near the location of the car.
How much do you trust a mobile mechanic who you don't know to do his job properly?
Is it a special car? e.g. I once paid for a local Porsche specialist to perform a report on a 968. If it's a specialist car which is difficult to find then I'd suggest something like that. But if it's a standard car then why this specific car and why now? If it's a bargain or you desperately need a car right now then, as suggested, something like an AA report would be worth considering.
300ZX?Its a 90 jap twin turbo rust bucket
AA won't touch it ha!
I'd be asking the owners club, or people on the owners group/forum/facebook for recommendations for a local garage to perform an inspection for you. In easier times you might also have been able to ask for a friendly local owner to take a quick look but that won't be possible until the end of lockdown. However a garage with knowledge of the car would still be able to inspect it for you.Its a 90 jap twin turbo rust bucket
AA won't touch it ha!
Well you already know its gonna be a ball ache, just buy it already and show us pictures!Its a 90 jap twin turbo rust bucket
AA won't touch it ha!
Is it blue?
I'd be asking the owners club, or people on the owners group/forum/facebook for recommendations for a local garage to perform an inspection for you. In easier times you might also have been able to ask for a friendly local owner to take a quick look but that won't be possible until the end of lockdown. However a garage with knowledge of the car would still be able to inspect it for you.
Well you already know its gonna be a ball ache, just buy it already and show us pictures!
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I wouldn't worry as long as you take the correct precautions. Change of ownership is essentially a good receipts, a transaction (bank transfer) and then the bottom half of the v5. Transport is super simple via Shiply.Yeah I wish but don't think that's going to happen at this point!
I'm hoping to make it so this/next weekend...I can tell already most will hate it but. Eaxh to their own
What I'm not sure of is if I send a trailer how do we facilitate change of ownership etc given lockdow I've been reading mixed things about excessive travel to buy a car 250 miles away in.person.
I wouldn't worry as long as you take the correct precautions. Change of ownership is essentially a good receipts, a transaction (bank transfer) and then the bottom half of the v5. Transport is super simple via Shiply.
I would...So lay it out for a layman, I book transporter.
I send bank transfer he gives me a WhatsApp receipt and we (me/he?) Does a change of ownership online?