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    Vehicle inspections

    Trusty 16 year old 4x4 steed my be about to expire so looking for a replacement to :
    1. piss the greens off
    2. intimidate people in smaller vehicle
    3. keep going if it snows

    I bought new 16 years ago and the depreciation was staggering but wtf its only money - this time am considering a slightly used vehicle and looking at something like this which is a 10k saving from new (every little helps) any way the site and others are a bit too far away to visit - what i need is a vehicle inspection to guarantee
    • mileage is genuine
    • not a damaged repaired
    • worth taking the trip oop North to see for myself


    AA & RAC seem to just check things are working and have so many caveats in their reports to make them not worthwhile
    I'm looking at https://www.dekra-expert.co.uk/ as an alternative - but does anyone else have any recommendations?
    How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

    #2
    Originally posted by Troll View Post
    does anyone else have any recommendations?
    Buy it before the weather gets bad - they'll stick another grand on it when it snows.
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      #3
      If you buy the car over the internet you are covered by the distance selling regulations. Which gives you rights to your cash back if you are unhappy.

      On a separate note you should be able to walk into any shogun sales room and negociate a local car at a similar price. When we bought our discovery3 Mitsubishi were dumping 6 month old diamond edition shoguns at around 22k calling them ex manager cars. In the end we went for a older discovery 3 with the v8 petrol engine, because it was much smoother and refined at high speed.

      Heard nothing but praise for the shoguns though, and I'm sure I will pay more to keep the disco going.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Troll View Post
        Trusty 16 year old 4x4 steed my be about to expire so looking for a replacement to :

        make me feel less insecure about the tiny dimensions of my todger
        ftfy

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          #5
          Originally posted by Troll View Post
          Trusty 16 year old 4x4 steed my be about to expire so looking for a replacement to :
          1. piss the greens off
          2. intimidate people in smaller vehicle
          3. keep going if it snows

          I bought new 16 years ago and the depreciation was staggering but wtf its only money - this time am considering a slightly used vehicle and looking at something like this which is a 10k saving from new (every little helps) any way the site and others are a bit too far away to visit - what i need is a vehicle inspection to guarantee
          • mileage is genuine
          • not a damaged repaired
          • worth taking the trip oop North to see for myself


          AA & RAC seem to just check things are working and have so many caveats in their reports to make them not worthwhile
          I'm looking at https://www.dekra-expert.co.uk/ as an alternative - but does anyone else have any recommendations?
          In the case of a private sale it's caveat emptor but it seems the one you've linked to is being sold by a trader, in which case aren't they obliged to compensate you if it transpires the car is not as described?
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            #6
            Originally posted by shaunbhoy View Post
            here is a picture of me and my family in our vehicle


            figures...
            How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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              #7
              Originally posted by bobspud View Post
              On a separate note you should be able to walk into any shogun sales room and negotiate a local car at a similar price. When we bought our discovery3 Mitsubishi were dumping 6 month old diamond edition shoguns at around 22k calling them ex manager cars. In the end we went for a older discovery 3 with the v8 petrol engine, because it was much smoother and refined at high speed.

              Heard nothing but praise for the shoguns though, and I'm sure I will pay more to keep the disco going.
              Top tip - I'll look into it it & thanks -I like the discos but don't see the kind of longevity that I want - shogun has done 240k from new - but discos are definitely better tow and off road vehicles though

              I guess you have deep pockets going for the V8
              How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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