Advice from the car dealer's mouth

LETTER: Being a bona fide motor trader in Shropshire for a number of years, I felt I had to comment on the feature in your paper on Friday, June 12 by Ben Bentley.His experience with motor auctions is obviously very limited or non-existent.

He mentions nothing about the "bargains" that have blown head gaskets, or gearboxes with only first and reverse, or the engine that has been cobbled to get through the auction ring.

We've all been caught there, dealers and all. There is no mention that most of these cars have absolutely no "comeback" whatsoever.

You pay your money and that is that. So when you have stopped grinning like a Cheshire cat, paid for it and got 100 yards down the road when it boils up or seizes, you will realise what a "bargain" you really did buy.

Then there's the young lady looking for a Tigra or Puma for under £600. That was a joke, right?

My advice is buy from a reputable dealer where the car is properly prepared and a warranty is given. The choice is yours.

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