WanderlustGuru Posted April 21, 2025 Share Posted April 21, 2025 Not sure if this is the right place but thought I’d ask before doing anything daft. Came across a 2020 Nissan X-Trail on Gumtree being advertised by Cardwell Transport. Price is well, quite a bit under what I’d expect for that spec and mileage. With all the nonsense going around lately I’m a bit wary. Has anyone bought a car through them or heard anything solid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablos_carcv5 Posted April 21, 2025 Share Posted April 21, 2025 Haven’t bought from them myself but I’ve heard the name mentioned A mate of mine does bits of work with a garage that prepares cars for companies like that. From what he said, a lot of their stock comes from finance repossessions and fleet clearances Didn’t sound like anything dodgy from what he told me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rab60bit88 Posted April 21, 2025 Share Posted April 21, 2025 I’d still be careful cheap listings + “pay before delivery” usually sets off alarm bells for me. Not saying they’re dodgy, just that it’s the same pattern you see with scams If you can’t physically check the car before handing money over, you’re taking a risk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfieBase Posted April 21, 2025 Share Posted April 21, 2025 Out of curiosity I looked Carwell Transport up earlier they’ve been registered a few years now and everything checks out on Companies House under CESC CARDWELL TRANSPORT LTD Also sent them an email just to see what sort of response I’d get and they came back pretty quickly, seemed fairly professional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoGravity Posted April 21, 2025 Share Posted April 21, 2025 Same here, hadn’t heard of them before this week did a bit of digging this morning and found a few mentions on different forums. Looks like they’ve only recently started pushing repo car sales more actively Pricing being lower sort of makes sense if they’re dealing with repossessions, but yeah… still not something I’d rush into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy7831 Posted April 21, 2025 Share Posted April 21, 2025 Hi all, I actually went over there a few weeks back, flew in from Manchester to have a look at a 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe they had listed. Originally had my eye on a BMW 520d as well, but decided to check both while I was there Guy I spoke to (think his name was Mark?) sorted everything when I arrived, no pressure, let me have a proper look round and test drive. Ended up taking the Hyundai in the end. Whole thing was done same day Airport’s basically next to everything so it was an easy trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMGRS Posted April 21, 2025 Share Posted April 21, 2025 Funny this has come up I’ve been looking at a Jaguar F-Pace they’ve got listed on eBay. Done the usual checks company reg, phone call, emails nothing seemed off Still can’t shake the feeling though… sending money before seeing it just doesn’t sit right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy7831 Posted April 22, 2025 Share Posted April 22, 2025 I get that if I hadn’t gone over in person I’d probably have felt the same. That said, if I do it again I’d probably just go for delivery instead, seemed like a straightforward setup from what they explained Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanderlustGuru Posted April 23, 2025 Author Share Posted April 23, 2025 Small update called Cardwell Transport again this morning and ended up going ahead with the deposit sorted. Feels a bit real now just hoping it all goes smoothly from here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevoBMW320i Posted April 23, 2025 Share Posted April 23, 2025 Keep us posted! I’ve got my eye on an Audi Q7 they’ve listed and I’m in the same boat, half tempted but not 100% convinced yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenkeyte Posted April 25, 2025 Share Posted April 25, 2025 (edited) Morning Thought I’d chip in as I’ve actually bought a Seat Tarraco from Cardwell Transport about three months ago! I won’t lie, I was uneasy about transferring money without seeing it first. Spoke to them a few times before doing anything and they explained the process in detail. Mine took just over a week to arrive. Was meant to be quicker but got pushed back slightly, they kept me updated though so wasn’t a big issue Cheers! Edited 1 hour ago by stevenkeyte Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rab60bit88 Posted April 25, 2025 Share Posted April 25, 2025 That delay would’ve had me stressing a bit to be fair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenkeyte Posted April 25, 2025 Share Posted April 25, 2025 Yeah not ideal, but they were upfront about it. Would’ve been worse if they went quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WanderlustGuru Posted May 2, 2025 Author Share Posted May 2, 2025 Car arrived today, had it delivered straight to work. Gave it a proper check over and took it out, everything seems spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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