Originally Posted by
Steve - UK
What is it with these dealers! I just spent a couple of days working on the logistics to buy this SRT in Northen Ireland. So having done the leg work I get to negotiate and agree a deal, and then at the point of HPI Check, transferring a deposit, booking a flight and ferry..........
Then the dealer happens to mention that when I come to HPI it the records will show a banks financial interest in the car.......Aaaggghhhh
So when I investigate further I find that the finance company has this car reg number down as a Chrysler Sebring! Ive left the dealer to sort it and come back once its clear!!!
One or two others (black roadsters) are about but either high miles or way over the top on price.
Hopefully a simple slip-up by the finance company but rather unprofessional for a dealer not to have that sorted before offering a car for sale.
Although, it seems increasingly common for finance to be outstanding when vehicles are offered for sale - hence the need for HPI, I suppose. Mine was no different but I just paid part of the purchase price (actually most of it) to the finance company to clear their interest in it.
If I hadn't recently got mine, I'd have been seriously interested in this car - hope it's as good as it looks.
Right now, with SRTs, it seems the opposite is true of NAs; coupes are harder to find than roadsters - I know there are actually fewer roadsters but it looks like SRT coupe owners are hanging on to their cars - I can totally understand that!