John S

BE CAREFUL

Be careful!! I went to his house today to have another look at the white kia picanto he has for sale (after having a brief look yesterday) to ask a few questions, look at paperwork etc as I was still interested in the car. Just worth noting that there is no clear record of his company online. A strange thing we noticed when we arrived was that the car was already warm so the engine must have been running for a while. It would have been better to hear the car started up from cold. Is there an issue with the car hence why he did this before we arrived? He seemed fine at first but got defensive when my boyfriend and I asked a question about history of work done on the brakes as they seemed old from what we could see and the front pads and discs were advisories a few years ago - he has no paperwork of work done on the brakes. He said the MOT passed since the advisory on the brakes so they must have been changed, despite him having no proof of this. How can he guarantee this? We also asked about the history overall on the car which he did not have. He became irritated and I explained we were only concerned about a few things hence why we were asking a few questions. They were in my opinion simple and fair questions. This was a red flag. The car is 10 years old so to have no history is concerning. He didn't seem to like us checking the car such as looking at the engine bay, tyres, wheels, brakes, bodywork, boot, etc. In addition he told us the kia has had a full sevice by a local automotive company recently and the brakes would have been checked but again this was missing on the service log so he had no proof. He was also reluctant for us to have a friend who is a mechanic look at the car which again was another red flag. The paperwork he did have had coffee stains on and was not fully legible which isn't very professional. I said we were going to leave and that I would think about it (I was being polite depsite feeling frustrated that he was not helpful and that he was defensive with our questions). As we left he pushed the door shut (nearly on me). Overall he seems rude, untrustworthy, unprofessional and has poor customer service. Why he was defensive I'm unsure. Again, anyone looking at his cars be careful!