Anne E

Happy with my used car so far

I had noted quite a few negative reviews from other buyers, but as some were also positive I decided to have a look at the car I was interested in. It was a Jan 2015 Fiat 500 and was in excellent condition body wise. We dealt with Colin (the father of the father/son business) who was pleasant, not pushy and let us take the car for a test drive. I was very nervous about buying a used car and so I had carried out a lot of research on the car before hand, looking it up on the Gov UK website and carrying out a check via Autotrader for about £20 looking at the MOT history of the car and any warnings about it (number plate change), I also searched the number plate on Autotrader which gave an indication of the price a buyer should expect to pay for the car to a private seller and to a dealer based on the age of the car. I was happy with it and we purchased it, having done some negotiation, and traded in my Ford KA. It is true that the cars are kept on farm space up a bumpy track, and yes, the Colin Neagle Cars website is very misleading, in that it gives a completely different impression of the actual "forecourt and office", but that should come as no surprise for anyone who Google Map searches the directions. Whilst I have not driven my car much to date, it seems to work well, and I have confidence that it will continue to do so. If any issues arise with it in the next 6 months of the AA backed warranty Colin encouraged me to contact him. He told me that the previous owner of my car had traded it in to buy a new Audi, and of course the Audi dealership only want to sell new and used Audis, so Colin bought the car from them. I am sorry to hear that other buyers did not feel that they had such a good experience, but my experience is very positive.