A son was looking to buy a car for his daughter.

Scanned Autotrader and company sites within say 30 miles - visited 10+ sites over a 4 week period and was appalled at the lack of preparation of cars - granted his limit was £8,000 which is modest amount these days..

Even cars at higher prices had scuffs, wheels scraped, damaged interiors - 3+ year old cars with limited mileage/ higher mileage all looked scruffy & neglected and he walked.

Eventually found her an Aygo, 4 years old, 25K on the clock - dealer 2 miles from his house.

Service & 4 tyres is all that was needed in the last 12 months - he had not noticed the new tyres on the front were ditchfinders and a rear puncture wrote off a worn rear so replaced all 4 for £200.