Is there such a thing???

[smokinmonkey]

I have a mate in China who is flying to the UK soon (London actually) and he wants to buy a car.

Are there any companies that will view a car on your behalf?

He want to have it bought before he arrives.

i.e. have a look on autotrader or similar choose a few, have them viewed on his behalf and then buy one.

[andyverran]

If there isn't we should start one.

[davejc]

I have a mate in China who is flying to the UK soon (London actually) and he wants to buy a car.

Are there any companies that will view a car on your behalf?

He want to have it bought before he arrives.

i.e. have a look on autotrader or similar choose a few, have them viewed on his behalf and then buy one.

Hi There
not to sure about a company viewing for you but the rac will do a vehicle inspection for him for a fee. if he identifies the car he wants.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Would be a lot easier to just hire a car when he gets to Heathrow wouldn't it?
Then buy a car later. I wouldn't trust somebody to buy a car for me.

[slobodan]

Would be a lot easier to just hire a car when he gets to Heathrow wouldn't it?
Then buy a car later. I wouldn't trust somebody to buy a car for me.

That's what I do when I come over, £100 for a weeks car hire, can't go wrong.

[Thomas A. Swift]

I have a mate in China who is flying to the UK soon (London actually) and he wants to buy a car.

Are there any companies that will view a car on your behalf?

He want to have it bought before he arrives.

i.e. have a look on autotrader or similar choose a few, have them viewed on his behalf and then buy one.

I can help with that, via a garage I work with in Notting Hill. Provided that he isn't looking for an Aston or Lamborghini !! The company is well established, and also have an eBay account with 100% feedback. What sort of car, and what timescale?

[Thomas A. Swift]

Would be a lot easier to just hire a car when he gets to Heathrow wouldn't it?
Then buy a car later. I wouldn't trust somebody to buy a car for me.

Hiring a car includes insurance, so it would be far easier.
Trusting someone you don't know is always a tough one, and I'd be very careful if you couldn't establish their credentials.

[BUSHWHACKER]

I can help with that, via a garage I work with in Notting Hill. Provided that he isn't looking for an Aston or Lamborghini !! The company is well established, and also have an eBay account with 100% feedback. What sort of car, and what timescale?

Hiring a car includes insurance, so it would be far easier.
Trusting someone you don't know is always a tough one, and I'd be very careful if you couldn't establish their credentials.

Especially someone who has only four posts and hasn't officially introduced themselves.

[Thomas A. Swift]

Or there's always eBay, if your friend has £4500:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MONSTER-TR...p2056016.l4276

[Thomas A. Swift]

Especially someone who has only four posts and hasn't officially introduced themselves.

Sorry, I thought I had.

That's a very fair comment, but I can establish my credentials easily enough if anyone needs my help.

It always amuses me that being a newbie on a forum means you have no credibility compared to old sweats, but how well do you know each other?
I'm called the 'Consigliere' on ZX-9R.net because of the help/advice/guidance I have given to members on the forum over the years. But you're right, on here I'm an unknown.

[shokenore]

Sorry, I thought I had.

That's a very fair comment, but I can establish my credentials easily enough if anyone needs my help.

It always amuses me that being a newbie on a forum means you have no credibility compared to old sweats, but how well do you know each other?
I'm called the 'Consigliere' on ZX-9R.net because of the help/advice/guidance I have given to members on the forum over the years. But you're right, on here I'm an unknown.

Well at least you have received a reply, might not have been what you was expecting, but it was a reply.
I don't think anyone was doubting your credentials, even if you have a so so Z

But welcome along anyway, and enjoy the ride.

[Thomas A. Swift]

Smokinmonkey, sorry for the thread hijack there. If your friend is serious I can help. Assuming he didn't want an expensive car there probably wouldn't need to be any money up front.

But hiring a car is surely the better option?

And Bushwaker, Shokenore, etc, I am in awe of your work. Your posts amaze me with your abilities.

[gwh200]

Shokenore...work...his shed is in bits permanently.

[shokenore]

Shokenore...work...his shed is in bits permanently.

How rude.
I'll have you know it's coming along quite nicely thank you.

It may also have a geological timeframe.
The time spent on the truck may also have a direct correlation to the amount of time that the MIL is visiting.

[shokenore]

Smokinmonkey, sorry for the thread hijack there. If your friend is serious I can help. Assuming he didn't want an expensive car there probably wouldn't need to be any money up front.

But hiring a car is surely the better option?

And Bushwaker, Shokenore, etc, I am in awe of your work. Your posts amaze me with your abilities.

Wow
Way to make a impression.
My reply in welcoming you along was drizzled in smilies.
One can only assume that your reply was meant tongue in cheek.
But, seeing as you have raised the issue of abilities, how come someone with "contacts" is presumably still searching for "a motor" speaks volumes for your abilities, and may also suggests that perhaps your credentials aren't all that.
But hey what do I know, I mean I can't even find the sarcasm smilie.
Winking smilie.