Dealer said ex Alfa car, V5 says ex Hertz !!!

Originally Posted by Paddy2bsure

I work down beside Gatwick, and you always see hire cars being dropped back - you can spot them a mile off. The Alfa's always have West Country plates (W at the start), and a big GB sticker on the rear I've seen a lot of 159's lately too mind.

My GT and my good ladies 500 both have WV reg numbers, but then again I work for Fiat Auto

ALL Fiat Group demo/management/fleet and I believe some Fiat Auto Contract vehicles are registered Bristol way.

Originally Posted by Pigfarmer

yeah i'm thinking the same, there is no way that he couldn't have seen the V5 before he sent it.

The South Marocan & DKelly: Did you inspect the V5 before he sent it off? and did you sign it?

So when the Post Office tax it before you collect the car and tear off the change of keeper, how do you do that? Do you turn up, inspect the V55 and then wait whilst the join the pension queue to tax it

There is nothing wrong with an ex hire car IMO. If you think that someone, somewhere has thrashed a car to within an inch of it's life, and it puts you off... Buy a new car! It's the only way that you'll be 100% sure that it's not had a hard life.

Of course if you're really paranoid about a vehicle being thrashed, you'd best follow it off the production line, watch it get raced in to the car park, wheel spun up on to the boat, hand braked into the docks in the UK, backed off the delivery lorry at speed then hammered on it's PDI road trip. Where does it all end

Both our 156's were ex-Alfa WV cars As you say, where does it end?

Unless someone has been deliberately misled, it's a non-issue really.

A word of warning, don't buy my Blackline, not after the trip home this evening down clear country lanes

Having had my car 3 1/2 months now and had most of the usual warranty issues sorted, I love my GT.

My issue was that i had specifically ask the question if it was a hire car and was told no. Why should i check, it is too easy to find out and prove them a liar. It was a main dealer with a good reputation. With regard to the V5 i never saw it. It was taxed and ready for me to collect and I got the slip and nothing else said the previous owner.

Any way as it has been said on here any second hand car is as likely to be abused as any other but hire cars are an easy target. I love it and got a good deal.

My advice is if you are happy with the car then keep it.

DK