Carcraft refused my application for finance. Straight up. The place everyone on my street seems to get their cars from said no. So, with absolutely no expectations I wandered along to Wingray Autos while my fiancee had her hair immaculately sculpted.
Behold thine eyes! For there was an 06 plate Corsa, which may as well have been a spanking new Bentley compared to my 1995 banger, which cost more to repair than buy. Why not apply for finance, I thought. I had just gotten my first mortgage a few months earlier.
Of course, the application was initially declined for some reason. But Jeff, co-owner, told me not to worry. He would get me the car, and at a reasonable rate. Tickle my chin and call me Deirdre, for that car I now drive. Polished to within an inch of its life, you could drink beer out of the alloys, fully MOT'd and serviced. Jeff was true to his word, riding roughshod over the traditional stereotype of the dodgy used car salesman.
Wingray doesn't have the biggest forecourt, but given its space constraints the range of motors is great, from family cars to more sporty and luxurious models. Next time I'm buying, I know where I'm going. read more