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Avoid. BIG RISK!!!

They won't even let you take a close look at the car. They will repeatedly interrupt your viewing trying to rush you to the office ASAP. Resist interruptions and take your time checking. They are rude and disrespectful. The guy behind the desk in front of the door won't answer the most trivial, legitimate questions. Instead, he will aggressively repeat your question back to you with exaggerated emphasis, as if to say you are an idiot to ask. He will try to put you in your place, so you don't ask any more questions and you remain puzzled as to what is going to happen next in the process. Get assertive - repeat the question twice as loud and insist on a meaningful answer. You can try the car on the adjacent road - 60 yards to a dead end and back. You will be told to do it on your own, without the dealer in the car, which probably means that the dealer insurance is not in force. You can reach maybe 25 - 30mph for a two seconds on that road. Take your time - worm up the engine all the way, look under the bonnet, under the car from every angle, listen to the engine, use torch and take pictures. Check for leaks. You won't be able to try driving faster and go all the way to the top gear (mind you shot bearings can only be heard when you go faster, etc etc). If you get a promise of service, fix or repair - you will not get any proof or receipt for the work they carry out on the car other than a worksheet - no work details, no name of the business, address or phone number, no responsibility. Have they really carried out the service or repairs they promised? Where? Spec of oil? Or did they just issue a worthless piece of paper, and no stamp in the service book? When things go wrong you have no proof or claim. I've seen a car's for sale service book with past service records. The service station "stamps" had no address, phone or name of business. The stamp consisted only of random big letters and looked like it had been made of a potato by children in a primary school. Admittedly that could have been one off car and not a dealer's fault. Make sure you know that there is an additional charge added to the price at the end so in fact the price is higher. If you later come back because something went wrong with your car you will be likely to find that the business, in the same place, run by the same people is not responsible. They just closed the company you bought from and open a new business under a different name. Legally they are not responsible, and you are on your own. They do this frequently. Even if you are a car expert, or you will bring an expert with you, you will be taking some risk. Not recommended - unless you are prepared to lose your money. Take care!