subject: We Buy Any Car. Is it a scam? [print this page] We Buy Any CarWe Buy Any Car. Is it a scam?
If it sounds too good to be true then its probably is, well we have all heard the phrase!
I am selling a car, a 56 plate Saab, I've put the details in online at we buy any car.com and received my quote back for 4300.00, not quite what I wanted but it seems like a safe and fast way to sell a car without the fear of dealing with time wasters and scam merchants at my home.
Oh by the way I had previously put all the details into the same web site 3-4 weeks before and it came back at 4800.00. Nevertheless I booked appointment with the Local Borehamwood office which is in the Safe Storage building on Stirling way, got all my details and paper work they needed together and arranged for someone to follow me for the lift home. I was met by one of the company representatives and drove the car to the rear of building where he carried out his checks.
For a 4-5 year old car it has no major damage, a slight scrape on the side of the bumper and one of the alloy wheels had marks on one of the spokes. The other marks that he pointed out were so minor a cloth, polish and t-cut would have removed them had I had the time (but I assumed their expert' would have recognised this). Anyway time was trucking on and we went back to the front of the building and up to his office.
He then started put his information into his computer, the click click of the keys continued, a couple of questions were asked, then more clicking. I knew then with every click of the keyboard another 1 being reduced off the price. Sitting there waiting for his sales pitch and the inevitable reduced price, I was working out in my head the minimum that I would accept just to get it all over and done with. Then he hit me with it 3600.00, far less than any of the 2 on-line quotations'.
"Why", I asked, " that's 700 less than the second quote and 1200 less than the quote 3-4 weeks ago"!, "well", he said, " its done 9000 miles more than you said", ( I didn't have the car in front of me when I was putting the information in on line, but as a car of that age would it make such a difference). I also forgot to put in online that the car had a full service history book stamped and up to date, but you guessed it no bonus points for me there! He tried to justify the reduced price quoted with the minor damage the car had. Needless to say no deal was done and I left with my car and a complete waste of my time. Needless to say if it sounds like it's too good to be true - it probably is.
If anyone else has had this wonderful experience with "we Buy Any Car.com" please comment.
