The real SN has spoken :)

Threaten to smash the cars up if they dont pay, they stand to loose a lot more than you. Failing that some brake fluid in a water pistol will do the trick.

I reckon with the amount of people CP have pissed off they will have some gnarly security going on. Must be like a maximum security prison in there!

To be fair, its not like cheshire performance have earned their rep from gossip snd hearsay, its from selling a bucketload of **** cars, backed with even worse after sales support. I'd **** in my hands and clap before I bought another car from them.

I my experience with contract law (which is reasonably extensive) CP would have to justify keeping the deposit, which they clearly. Can't do if they're still selling it.

Thats another good point. I think to be honest some of the posters earlier where just mates of CP causing trouble to be honest, one of them was definitely. :)

http://www.thecarexpert.co.uk/bought...anged-my-mind/

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/wales/...ing_a_car_.htm

Hope you can pull something to your advantage mate.

Only last Sunday I bought my wife a new car from a main dealer. Upon sitting down with the salesman(after the test drive) I was asked to pay a "holding deposit". That deposit, albeit only small was then deducted from the final price when we completed the deal one week later.

After reading one of those links it would appear that if I had changed my I would of struggled to get my money back....Like the OP I would of fought for it!

All those links are assuming Cheshire cnuts take notice of the law...
Why do you think they have a new director every month ;)
What do you think they are trying to avoid?

On the point of CP not being able to sell the car now.

Surely if the OP has said he no longer wants to buy the car, CP no longer need to hold the car as that potential sale has now ended.

I am (for what it's worth) also of the opinion that small claims court would not find in the OPs favour

Oh man, what a hard read!

Imo the op has a couple of choices and unless he has time to waste in his life, take it as a learning curve and get on with your life and keep thread here and warn all your friends to avoid them as the customer service was shocking in you experience.

I, would get a report done (personally I'd check it all out myself and buy if ok) but if your not mechanically minded get it thoughourly checked). Don't forget they buy cars of enthusiasts etc so will of been looked after if on the face it looks ok and paperwork to back it up, but just slam their profit on which all dealers do, some more than others, but as you were happy to pay the price then yeah.
If it does turn out to be ok, then for gods sake do not contact them ever again if there's a problem (buy it as a private sale in your mind and find a local specialists for car care or take out extended warranty of some sort) as it's the after sales and dodryness of them that has a bad name and a few dodgy cars I belive, but buying second hands cars it's your job to do inspection like take a mechanic etc.

If not, walk away and forget getting your deposit back unless your going the whole mile, which seems such a waste of your time in life (stressed, emotions etc).
Do as you wish but hope your happy at end of it.

Agree with all apart from United bit ;-)

Someone should arrange the next Scooby meet at cp ;-)

That's why theses people are so quick to take a deposits of unexpecting customers an play hard ball when they have your hard earned in their pocket, more customers like that an they don't even need to sell cars , it's criminal , good luck all the same .

So how did you get on? Any luck?

Why am I not shocked to read this

There must be some news on this??

I reckon Cheshire Performance have paid his to zip it !

Maybe they've killed him!

Its happened before, well with Clives Performance anyway.

Thinking about it though, if they had refunded the dollars it would actually be in their interest to have it mentioned on here...so I personally think they have had him ended lol

Its Pounds which country are you in

The OP has been bundled in to the back of an old Transit lol

They won't get very far........It'll most likely breakdown a mile or two up the road.

lol, they've probably had it recovered and crushed with OP inside!

Poor attempt at a troll Jay! but well done for trying :lol:

I emailed these clowns a few days after this thing started enquiring about the same car (wasn't ever interested, just wondered if they were still trying to flog it having taken a deposit off someone) - the extent of their stupidity beggers belief, they sent me an email admitting it was still for sale, which i duly provided to the OP, i believe which he is using as evidence against CP. You can't take a deposit off someone then respond to another potential customer stating it's still available, but these divs did.

Great idea mestonian,you may well have helped the OP get his deposit back off these idiots :thumb:
Would be nice to hear the outcome of this one tho.

mestonian, you best get yourself on the witness protection program :)

:D don't you get a new name, everything paid for and complete security for life?

Sounds like marriage for a woman.

Haha!

In all seriously... Wheres the OP gone? Unless courts have advised him not to comment any more?