Any one heard of this dealer?

Any one heard of this dealer?

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NRG1976

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1,378 posts

17 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Hi, has anyone dealt with “Car-iconics” before, seem a really nice genuine outfit and has some good reviews on Google, but wanted to make sure they are all legit as interested in car there.

https://www.car-iconics.com/

Thank you.

Trevor555

4,504 posts

91 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Not heard of them, but nice looking website.

I like the fact they've pictures of themselves on their "about us" bit.

It tells me they're not trying to hide anything, ie who they are.

The shyster dealers out there who are here one minute, gone the next, would never put up a portrait of them selves on their website.

12TS

2,004 posts

217 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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No experience. They do check out on companies house.

rallye101

2,218 posts

204 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Trevor555 said:
Not heard of them, but nice looking website.

I like the fact they've pictures of themselves on their "about us" bit.

It tells me they're not trying to hide anything, ie who they are.

The shyster dealers out there who are here one minute, gone the next, would never put up a portrait of them selves on their website.
That's a dreadful website! And x2 customer reviews state a ' breath of fresh air' ....hmmmm, ok

SydneyBridge

9,421 posts

165 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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No landline number which always worries me

Mezzanine

9,660 posts

226 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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SydneyBridge said:
No landline number which always worries me
Even in this day and age?

SydneyBridge

9,421 posts

165 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Mezzanine said:
Even in this day and age?
Yeah, I may be wrong but I always like to see a landline number for any company

TBCTBC

1,536 posts

96 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Never used them, website isn’t anything special, stock is varied, doesn’t mean they are good or bad.

Trevor555

4,504 posts

91 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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rallye101 said:
Trevor555 said:
Not heard of them, but nice looking website.

I like the fact they've pictures of themselves on their "about us" bit.

It tells me they're not trying to hide anything, ie who they are.

The shyster dealers out there who are here one minute, gone the next, would never put up a portrait of them selves on their website.
That's a dreadful website! And x2 customer reviews state a ' breath of fresh air' ....hmmmm, ok
Agree about the reviews, most people will assume it's their mates anyway.

If I was building a new website I wouldn't put reviews on.

Other than that the simplicity is ok?

It lists their cars for sale, that's what people want to see.

I might be a dinosaur, but all these fancy websites with flashing images, and oversell, just bore/annoy me.

So would their website make you actually say "I'm not dealing with them"?

Genuine question, not meant as a dig.

Edited by Trevor555 on Thursday 16th November 14:57


Edited by Trevor555 on Thursday 16th November 14:57

rallye101

2,218 posts

204 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Trevor555 said:
Agree about the reviews, most people will assume it's their mates anyway.

If I was building a new website I wouldn't put reviews on.

Other than that the simplicity is ok?

It lists their cars for sale, that's what people want to see.

I might be a dinosaur, but all these fancy websites with flashing images, and oversell, just bore/annoy me.

So would their website make you actually say "I'm not dealing with them"?

Genuine question, not meant as a dig.

Edited by Trevor555 on Thursday 16th November 14:57


Edited by Trevor555 on Thursday 16th November 14:57
Just screams amateur for me.... you open the site and nothing lines up. Then you click on a £135k jag and the first pic is a wheel taken by a smudged Nokia mobile

rallye101

2,218 posts

204 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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NRG1976

Original Poster:

1,378 posts

17 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Thanks gents, so apart from some personal preferences around websites, there doesn’t appear to be any horror stories which is good!

Mezzanine

9,660 posts

226 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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What are you buying?!

smile

Drclarke

1,201 posts

180 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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NRG1976 said:
Thanks gents, so apart from some personal preferences around websites, there doesn’t appear to be any horror stories which is good!
Your funeral !

Drclarke

1,201 posts

180 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Drclarke said:
The lack of a landline number plus the other posted worries on here would scare most sane people off, but you seem committed so it’s your funeral !

andrew

10,090 posts

199 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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SydneyBridge said:
Yeah, I may be wrong but I always like to see a landline number for any company
do you live in the last century ?

NRG1976

Original Poster:

1,378 posts

17 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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andrew said:
SydneyBridge said:
Yeah, I may be wrong but I always like to see a landline number for any company
do you live in the last century ?
I suspect there is any age demographic at play here…

hehe

Glassman

23,117 posts

222 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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SydneyBridge said:
Mezzanine said:
Even in this day and age?
Yeah, I may be wrong but I always like to see a landline number for any company
You can point a mobile number at a landline.

samoht

6,283 posts

153 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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On google maps there are some photos of the inside dated 2019
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Car-Iconics+Ltd/...

which gives a sense of the place, and also suggests they've been trading for at least four years.

ETA: they've posted lots of pics on Facebook going back to 2015 under the same name https://www.facebook.com/cariconics/photos


Edited by samoht on Thursday 16th November 21:14

MK3 Dan

273 posts

152 months

Thursday 16th November 2023
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Doesn't really help as I have never dealt with them but they are local to me.

Always see their pick up and trailer about so know they have been going a few years!