GUM97 wrote:

Avoid at all costs. I've never heard anything good about him, and my brief dealings were (to be polite), unpleasant.

RUBBISH I am from Bolton he has a superb mechanic go through them Full MOT done before sale lot's of people I know has bought of him with no issues and yes he get's ed off with time wasters and is quite blunt when it comes to them.
I have just bought a Defender off him which the only issue on the MOT was pitting on the disc brakes which he had taken off and sorted there and then, So you now have heard something good about him if you want to spread hear says.

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Paul Smortions wrote:

I made the mistake of buying from Jan without googling his name. A very pretty 110 with a late 300tdi and a roll cage, a combo I'd been looking for for some time. He described it on ebay as being in excellent condition throughout.

I bought the vehicle unseen as it was at the other end of the country in the middle of lockdown - many people would consider this unwise but in fact it gives you extra legal protections under the Sale of Goods Act. It means you accept the word of the dealer, rather than relying on your own assessment, and can hold him to his word if the vehicle is not as described.

When it was delivered I quickly discovered that it had terrible brakes. All discs and pads needed changing, plus some pipework and calipers (so badly corroded they had to be cut from the vehicle). It also gave out apocalyptic clouds of black smoke under load; turns out the diesel pump was knackered and about to fall out of the engine bay. Various other faults included bodge repairs to half shafts and cam shaft, non-locking door locks, failing diffs, leaking transfer box and oil filter etc etc.

I took Jan to the small claims court for costs of the major issues and won nearly £4000 in compensation. Hilarious considering I'd offered him the chance to settle out of court for half that. Wise up Jan, dishonesty sometimes comes back to bite you 😎