I agree with Hillman, if the seller doesn't want someone savvy poke nosing about the car there might be good reason why.

Find another is my view too.

I don't mind low mileage, so long as its coupled with good care and age not mileage related servicing.

With ultra low mileage cars they can often be bought directly from their typically mature owners when they advertise them for private sale at fair prices, don't be afraid of private sales, remember you are judging the seller every bit as much as the car, you can find bad examples of both but there are gems to be found also.

Recently spoke to the AA team who confirmed that they do not have the facilities to check under the car. a major problem in my mind as they have no lift facility

Oh to make matters worse my wife has told me she has put a deposit down on the car and on the paper she has signed to say she will pay the full amount below!

Would not mind if she was the one paying for the car!

No worries at all,no you have not put me off

Edited by Jase11 on 22/07/2015 at 22:35

If you (your Mrs) has signed to say they'll pay for it then you would seem to be rather commited and have lost some/all of your bargaining power....which is unfortunate.

You might want to check what you've signed and seek advice re. the watertightness of it to be sure you're actually committed.

If you are then we hope and trust it's a good'un. My own i10 is four and a half years old and only has a genuine 11,000 miles on it and I can't be the only one who has done a low mileage. People often don't buy i10's to do starship miles.

They're popular little cars and there's likely always a market for one...at the right price in the right condition.

You can take out warranties if you're doubtful. Check out the CSMA for theirs...it's cheaper than some and generally OK (if there is such a thing). I use them to warranty my Skoda and am happy with the rates and terms.

Good luck.

Edited by KB. on 22/07/2015 at 23:08

What the savvy buyers do in such situations is haggle the price down, by enough to cover at least the cost of independent insepection. say £200. Then when the price is all agreed and the salesman thinks its in the bag state that the sale is subject to a satisfactory inspection that you the buyer will pay for (using the money you have haggled off the price) You also get the salesman to agree in writing that any faults the inspection flags up will be rectified at the sellers cost and that you will have the work reinspected afterwards to ensure its done correctly.

Ok you are still paying sticker price but you are getting the inspection done and an assurance that any faults found will be rectified before you take delivery. Of course if you back out you will lose the money the inspection has cost but you cant have it both ways and if you are serious about buying the car why would you want to back out.

No one with anything to hide will object......if they do the obvious thing to do in return is walk.