Buyer Avoid!
In April 2017 I bought a Gumtree advertised Saab 95 estate from A M Motor company. I usually buy good marks, German French or Scandinavian cars at around 100k miles privately and have never had a terrible deal, of course cars often come with age issues or other small niggles but when buying privately you expect to have to put in a few quid to sort things out.
The day I turned up to inspect the car, nothing seemed right, but the car was exactly what I was looking for, appearing in good condition, not too high mileage. But, they couldn’t start the car, the mechanic said the door had been left open and the battery needed a recharge ... that was the point I should have walked away, but the car and the 6 month guarantee kept me hooked.
What followed was 6 months of disruption caused by this poor excuse of a business. I’ll try to not go into the whole thing, it’s exhausting enough just thinking about it, but happy to share all details with anyone. The first thing was the battery, within 48 hours, the battery
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2018-02-14