Save on Used Cars - Cowboys or vultures? You decide: We went up to Scunthorpe all the way from London to see the car. We had a nice conversation with one of the sellers (the father - David) who agreed an offer. We returned the following week with our mechanic and the drove the car. The uncle (Alex?) whispered something to the young man and suddenly the previous offer agreed was no longer valid and they were asking for £200 more on a £13K deal and withdrew the other little perks! We said to call the dad and they made excuses "oh he's in Spain and not reachable". This was pure nonsense as far as I care. This sort of behaviour has certainly left a bad taste on what would have otherwise been a very pleasant purchase. They took advantage of knowing we drove up a second time and done a u-turn on what was agreed. BEAWARE - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. read more

Save on Used Cars - Saved On Used Cars, Scunthorpe - Used Car Dealers Near Me - Scunthorpe, NLN

Very very shoddy dealer, bought a used car from here at Christmas, only known problem was water in one headlight, which was obvious and i knew before i bought the car, test drive went well, nothing obvious and everything looked and sounded good. Within the first month the clutch and flywheel both went costing us another £1k to repair and now the brake callipers have seized at the rear and need replacing. They obvious do not check their cars completely before selling them, i would never use them again and I'm actively telling others to avoid this dealer, your life is worth more than you would save. read more

[TLDR:] With Saveonusedcars what you see is what you get, therefore 1 Star is half a star too many. {Full info:] I had looked at 2 vehicles that Saveonusedcars had for sale, the first was a Vauxhall Meriva, from which I walked away quickly after a walk around the vehicle revealed numerous scratches, dents, copius amounts of human/dog hair (down every seat crack), 2 bald tyres and a (completely misshapen) flat rear tyre, nice. Unfortunately, rather than walk away completely, I decided to return later and buy the other vehicle, an Audi A4 which, although it had a few little dint's and scratches, it generally seemed decent value for money, also it seemed good on the test drive and best of all it had (allegedly) just been serviced a few days before. I paid the full screen price for the vehicle (the salesman wouldn't budge on the price) and within minutes of paying for the vehicle I was given the new keeper supplement and then, bizarrely, the vehicle was moved to the business next doors forecourt (not very professional, but Saveonusedcars clearly have more stock than they have room to put it). Anyway, there I then sat, on another businesses premises, in my newly acquired, uninsured, untaxed vehicle, trying to get road legal via my mobile phone and armed with a V5 that it turns out was completely invalid. Naturally, on discovering the V5 was invalid I returned next door to the garage and the staff (saying it happens all the time/it's completely normal) gave me a form to fill out (to get the vehicle taxed and a new V5 issued via a Post Office)... in fairness one of the staff then gave me a lift to the nearest Post Office to hand in the form (half a star awarded for the guy who gave me the lift). Unfortunately, once at the Post Office it was quickly pointed out (and to be fair I had already spotted it on the forms) that I am supposed to actually wait 4 weeks after acquiring the vehicle before using those forms. Fortunately (perhaps feeling sorry for my situation) the Post Office attendant nevertheless took my money and issued the tax for the vehicle. I then eventually got my insurance sorted too and by now pretty stressed by it all I drove straight home (a short, 6 mile journey). The next morning I decided to check the vehicle over more thoroughly (lights, tyres etc) and I quickly found the offside front tyre had only 15psi in it (it should be at least 30psi), also I noticed the oil was low (and had clearly had not been changed recently), not a good omen considering this car has allegedly just been serviced. Although I pumped the tyre up to the correct psi, unfortunately every day afterwards it has again lost pressure, so, whilst there is sufficient tread depth (and no sign of nail etc in the tyre), there is clearly a slow puncture. To be honest, the tread rubber all the way around the tyre does appear degraded/weathered like it has been on the car a long time or something. My problem then, considering the car has been 'serviced' it seems extremely odd that the oil should be low (and discoloured to a degree which indicates it needs changing)... and added to that when there is a tyre on the vehicle which is simply unfit for purpose you have to question what 'service' if any was actually carried out. I contacted Saveonusedcars via live chat and received a call shortly after in which I was told that the vehicle has been serviced, that 'Savoy' carried out the service... and that tyres are not covered by the Saveonusedcars warranty. So in essence it is not their problem, it's mine. I can honestly say I have never dealt with a car dealership quite like this one... and I certainly would like anyone considering buying a car from Saveonusedcars to be aware that whatever they drive off the forecourt they are stuck with, so do every bit of due diligence possible before paying for the car, or, better still, buy your next vehicle from somewhere else because when you pay money to Saveonusedcars you are left feeling like you have just bought a car off a shady private seller, not a legitimate car dealership that actually cares. read more

ONE STAR TOO MANY! Shocking service and an unroadworthy car! Stay away! Brought a car (cheap runabout) on a Sunday that had no break lights. Phoned them and returned it straight away for them to repair. Picked up on the Wednesday after a switch had been replaced only to be told it needs a new starter motor (that they wouldn't do). I said I brought a car to drive, not to repair and asked for my money back. Due to the change of law with regard tax, the dealer hasn't a clue! The car was never registered in my name and am now a further £145 out of pocket! The dealer doesn't care. I am in the process of making a complaint with Trade and Standards. read more

I would advise as many people as possible to avoid this place at all costs. Recently bought a Mercedes C Class diesel from here, the next day a load of engine warning lights appeared (which had just been temporarily turned off by the dealer so people were fooled into thinking it was running okay), turned out I'd have to spend thousands of pounds on a range of repairs to get the vehicle roadworthy. Took it back to SaveOnUsed cars, and after much persuasion I got them to have a look at the car, they kept it for 2 weeks before telling me they'd fixed it and it was fine (although they could not tell me what the problem was or how they remedied it), got the car back, and the warning lights had just simply been reset as before I even finished the drive home the car broke down again and become totally unusable and now they refuse to help me further, so it looks like I've just wasted £6,000 on utter junk which I can no longer do anything with - might as well throw money down the toilet than give it to them. I was a fool to go back to them as 2 years previous to this I bought a BMW 3 Series off them which was nothing but trouble, I'd urge everybody to stay well clear of this garage and their bodged up bangers. read more

When I first read the reviews about these guys, I felt rather apprehensive to even go anywhere near them. However, I am glad I never listened to the reviews and listened to my gut feeling, as I purchased very competitively priced car with full service history. Therefore, I felt that I should join yelp to write a review about my experience from start to finish. Firstly, I phoned Save on Used Cars to see if they still had the car for sale, and the guy (forgot his name) who answered was very polite and was very knowledgable in regards to the cars history etc. As I live in the Republic of Ireland I asked if I could send an engineer from the RAC to check the car over, and the guy on the phone said that was fine. So I booked the top inspection which checks the cars computer to see if there are any codes or deleted ones, and all fluids for contaminants etc. The report came back which found a noise coming from the rear wheel which was either a baring or rubbish tyres. However, I already knew this because the guys at the garage told me about the tyres beforehand. Nevertheless, due to the bad yelp review I asked them if they could have it checked out by an independent garage which they did.It turned out to be the tyre -- like they had already said previously -- which could have been due to the previous owner not rotating the wheels to prevent flat spots. Secondly, once everything checked out with the car I arranged a date and time (2 days later) to pick the car up. All throughout the process, they were in contact with me through email and by phone. So we flew into Liverpool and caught the train to Scunthorpe and the guys from the garage picked us up from there. Once there, we felt really comfortable in their well lit showroom with refreshments (to tell you the truth, because the car was an absolute bargain I thought they would be a small backstreet garage -- I was wrong big time lol). Anyways, we did the deal and we drove the car off their forecourt. However, I still had the bad reviews regarding how cars broke down etc going through my head, so I felt a bit paranoid still -- even though the engineer reports checked out. This didn't help with the fact we had over 400+ miles to get home. Lastly, once we got home our new car had to go through a NCT (like a MOT but 10 times stricter, as all test centres are run by one company, on behalf of the Irish government). The car is checked over with a fine tooth comb and put on machines that emulate real road conditions. Yes, the car passed with flying colours. Conclusion, these guys were friendly, knowledgable and let me as a customer feel at ease in terms of them being honest, and allowing me to have the car professionally inspected. They also helped our travelling feel seamless by picking us up. The most interesting thing of all, is the fact the car has gone through so many tests -- from engineers to real life usage and the so called "dreaded NCT" -- and it hasn't missed a beat. Therefore, I would definitely buy another car from them again, it's a shame the UK are leaving the EU as it will become a lot more expensive to import cars into Ireland. read more

I have had 6 cars from this dealer and all were great . Staff are not pushy and give you time to make up your own mind . I allways get a better part exchange price than any other dealer in town and I do shop around but end up going back to save on used cars . I have just got a vw tiguan for myself and a mini for my wife both are great cars so I can not fault save on used cars at all try them and make your own mind up read more

Minus stars . Best friend till purchase but after don't wanna no. 12 month mot apparently. Got back to Sheffield parked on drive on hill. Hand brake NON EXISTING. Took back supposedly fixed, Still not fixed it felt tighter with handbrake on. It was motorway no stopping no hill got off motorway M1 got home put handbrake on AGAIN !!! The tiniest amount ever, have phoned and phoned spoke to Mark who was my best friend until transaction complete. still waiting for reply of Shaun cause the car is fucked after a sinister mot.LOL !!! By the way if you buy a car from them under £1000 Mark explained to expect issues with cars at that price, but a handbrake failure , it shouldn't have gone through MOT. 9 days prior to purchase! In inexperienced auction lying buying so called dealers! Haven't got any ideas about where the car actually came from prior to auction. Still 4 weeks on awaiting log book. NOT GOOD !!! ANY WARRANTY THEY GIVE YOU ISNT PUT IN WRITING ON RECIEPT OF VECHILE. BE CAREFUL !!!!!!!!. read more