Not sure if most of you have had experience with companies offering Sale or Return service, just want to share my own.
I thought about using @dickygrace but it was just a little too far to bring the car over so decided to use a company located in London. Well, I am not sure about the forum rules on naming and shaming, so I would would leave the name of the company out, but I am sure Dicky knows which company i am referring to.
I saw a black 2016 Stradale with a low mileage back in Feb, and although I already had a great one owner 2014 example, I was obsessed and could not resist replacing it with the 2016 model - both in black but the 2016 example had all carbon fibre extras and the yellow brake callipers, with just 8000 miles on the clock.
So, I took my old Stradale to the London company on a Sale or Return basis before I picked up the “new” Stradale, and incidentally the mrs and my kids did not even notice the car in the garage was different for months !!
Long story short, I think I picked up the new Stradale probably 2 weeks before the Covid-19 lockdown, and my old Stradale was with the London based company 3 weeks before the Lockdown, I had zero communication from them until a month after the lockdown (and only after a few requests for asking updates).
Anyway, it was sold back in August and they did pay up very quickly and I never saw the contract of sale, as I thought they surely would not screw me given the “reputation” and the type of cars I’m their showroom. I then came across my car on pistonheads last week (yes, I still do look at listings of Stradale on pistonheads) and I contacted the seller and told him that he had bought my Stradale ( and had spent a huge chunk more to turn everything black/smoked. I then found out the dealer had under declare the value for which my car was sold for by £2K.
I don’t understand these businesses, why risking ruining your reputation and risk of legal actions for £2K? I am sure they were already making a healthy margin. I guess it all comes down to greed! Thinking that there is no chance for the sellers to somehow connect with the buyers. I doubt that I was the first one to be cheated this way. These companies selling special/exotic cars have ignored one very important fact, that they are not selling the mass produced daily runners... yes it is highly unlikely that I will ever talk to the person who has bought my Evoque or my Mercedes GLA, but not difficult For a car enthusiast to come across his/her Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini or McLaren!
Well, I have left a feedback for this company on google review to warn others. I am not sure how much you could trust the google review now, I decided to use their services because they had mostly positive reviews, and had a collection of cars that we’re worth probably 20 or 30 times of my Stradale. I guess all those fancy cars in the showroom does to translate to honesty and integrity.
Apart from Dicky that we all know and trust, has anyone actually come across any of these sale or return dealers in London area that can be trusted?
I thought about using @dickygrace but it was just a little too far to bring the car over so decided to use a company located in London. Well, I am not sure about the forum rules on naming and shaming, so I would would leave the name of the company out, but I am sure Dicky knows which company i am referring to.
I saw a black 2016 Stradale with a low mileage back in Feb, and although I already had a great one owner 2014 example, I was obsessed and could not resist replacing it with the 2016 model - both in black but the 2016 example had all carbon fibre extras and the yellow brake callipers, with just 8000 miles on the clock.
So, I took my old Stradale to the London company on a Sale or Return basis before I picked up the “new” Stradale, and incidentally the mrs and my kids did not even notice the car in the garage was different for months !!
Long story short, I think I picked up the new Stradale probably 2 weeks before the Covid-19 lockdown, and my old Stradale was with the London based company 3 weeks before the Lockdown, I had zero communication from them until a month after the lockdown (and only after a few requests for asking updates).
Anyway, it was sold back in August and they did pay up very quickly and I never saw the contract of sale, as I thought they surely would not screw me given the “reputation” and the type of cars I’m their showroom. I then came across my car on pistonheads last week (yes, I still do look at listings of Stradale on pistonheads) and I contacted the seller and told him that he had bought my Stradale ( and had spent a huge chunk more to turn everything black/smoked. I then found out the dealer had under declare the value for which my car was sold for by £2K.
I don’t understand these businesses, why risking ruining your reputation and risk of legal actions for £2K? I am sure they were already making a healthy margin. I guess it all comes down to greed! Thinking that there is no chance for the sellers to somehow connect with the buyers. I doubt that I was the first one to be cheated this way. These companies selling special/exotic cars have ignored one very important fact, that they are not selling the mass produced daily runners... yes it is highly unlikely that I will ever talk to the person who has bought my Evoque or my Mercedes GLA, but not difficult For a car enthusiast to come across his/her Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini or McLaren!
Well, I have left a feedback for this company on google review to warn others. I am not sure how much you could trust the google review now, I decided to use their services because they had mostly positive reviews, and had a collection of cars that we’re worth probably 20 or 30 times of my Stradale. I guess all those fancy cars in the showroom does to translate to honesty and integrity.
Apart from Dicky that we all know and trust, has anyone actually come across any of these sale or return dealers in London area that can be trusted?
