Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

We're searching for a cheap car as a runabout and I went onto Autotrader, put in my search preferences and narrowed the search down to £0-£1000.

I would say around a third of the adverts are people advertising cars that are sometimes significantly over a grand, for £995, then putting in the advert that the car isn't actually £995, but £1295, or £1995 etc. I know it's ineffective for them, I don't give a fuck about that, but to have to trawl through pages of cars, most of which aren't relevant to my interests just pisses me off. It's obviously because these tight-wads want to pay the Bargain buy advert fee, for a car thats not a Bargain buy!!

Like this one.....

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...50et?logcode=p

and this one.....

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...50et?logcode=p



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LHD220Turbo

iTrader: (4)

i'm sure you can report it to autotrader and they'll remove them

but i know what you mean, another one that annoys me is when they enter the mileage as 124 instead of 124,000 so it appears under the 100,000 miles search criteria

p17fld

I'm looking at cars in the same price bracket for the same reason. What models are you looking at?

Shifty Disco

Pistonheads is quite bad for it when you're trying to browse through everything within a certain distance. 3 or 4 pages of trade adverts before you actually get to a car that's for sale.

RS Grant

iTrader: (1)

Yea that is annoying... so is the fact people are advertising cars with shitloads of miles and getting past the "under 100,000 mile" filter by putting 176 for mileage instead of 176,000 which only appears in the main description. Cunts.


Cheers,
Grant

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

We're looking for small/economical, which I think is different to what you want!

Renault Clio/Citroen Saxo/Fiat Punto etc.

SteveB

iTrader: (3)

Are you looking for a cheap workhorse or summit pretty???

CossieRich

iTrader: (1)

Christian,

You are turning into a big girls blouse mate. Always moaning or whining like a t5 gearbox. You not getting any at home or something?

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

it's cheaper to advertise the car if it is £1000 and below so people are pulling a fast one
now stop moaning victor

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

For around £1k, you seem to be able to buy a half-decent 1999-2001 ish Clio/Punto etc. We don't really want a £500 snotter.

Why? You got something??!!

Fack orf. I'd bet I'm getting more than you. . Its good to moan.

Christian and Beccy

iTrader: (14)

Well I know that you daft bastard.

I'm not questioning why it is happening, but the fact that it is happening and it pisses me off.

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

you really are going to be a grumpy bastard when your old like me

Fiddy

there wasting there time. if someone is looking at cars from £0 - £1000, thats going to be there budget, or what there looking to spend, so something for £1900 is way past there budget anyway.

stevieturbo

Are there any local free ad papers or sites ?

I'd always use them before auto-rip off.

More chance of getting a half decent bargain with them too.

Kieron

Retro Rides seems to have quite a few cheap cars. Maybe not as new as your after though?

JamesH

iTrader: (21)

Yes it's annoying but stop moaning Christian, looking for a car is never easy

JK99

Was that a wind-up in reference to the Their/There/They're thread???

Autotrader is aids.

DanW@FastFord

iTrader: (1)

Fixed

SteveB

iTrader: (3)

If I did have it'd be a 1999 Fiesta 1.3, with 12 months ticket, new front discs/calipers/pads just had a new sump, a full service and a rear box... not the prettiest but a good solid car underneath, main down side it was owned by a painter so has white gloss here and there inside that I'm gonna try to clean off this weekend... and if I did have said car for sale I'd want £600 for it

Steve

StephenC

shame you havent got it as it sounds alright that. Another hate on the auto trader is all the adds for cars wanted, two pages of that shit before you get to the cars under £500.