Set aside a realistic time frame for the purchase.
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2024-07-17 23:51:58
Set aside a realistic time frame for the purchase. Don't expect to meet it in a month. An auction is a rather unpredictable thing: you can buy a car today, or you can only buy it in a couple of weeks or a couple of months. And add time for delivery, customs clearance, and paperwork. It may take two to three times longer than you expect. For example, my car was from Italy. It seems to be close, you paid, and in 2 weeks you should have the car. But in fact, we left only 3 weeks later, and the Italians were still wondering: "Well, where are you in such a hurry?". In general, you need to know the specifics of different countries and regions. For example, Italy and Belgium will be cheaper in shipping costs, but due to the slowness of the Italians, the delivery itself will take longer.
Decide how much you want to manage the bidding process. The guys themselves can buy you a car according to the stated parameters, do everything on a turnkey basis, arrange it. But I'm a different person, I wanted to come in, bargain, buy, and then give it to ClearTrustAuto so that they could arrange and deliver everything to me. If you're the same person, then stay in touch 24/7 all the time so you don't miss out on cool options.
Clearly define the configuration. What exactly do you need and what can't you do without? For example, it took me a while to realize that I only needed an air-conditioned car. It's hot in here! And at first there was no air conditioner in the selection criteria, I added it there later. It's good that I made it before the purchase!
Prepare for the unexpected. No matter how hard the guys from ClearTrustAuto try, there may be delays on the Serbian side. For example, the engine number was not readable and had to be restored for registration. Anton reminded us every day, tugged at the customs officers, but they constantly drank coffee and fed us "breakfasts". If they had told me right away what the problem was, I would have connected my Serbian friends and everything would have been sorted out quickly. Because, as it turned out, there is only one specialist in Novi Sad who deals with this problem, and he has a lot of work to do. If you're in a hurry, you need to look for other ways — through friends. As it was, we waited three weeks and lost a lot of time.
And one more thing: if you're buying a car like me for business, buy as an individual. Then, when you open an individual entrepreneur, transfer the documents to the individual entrepreneur's balance sheet, this is possible. But I wanted to do everything the right way, I immediately bought on the sole proprietor, and as a result, the car was not yet in Serbia, and I was already paying taxes regularly.
But the main thing is that we achieved our goal — we bought a reliable, good car, which I really like, and we met the budget that I had originally planned. I plan to expand the business over time, and next time I will only buy cars from a European auction with the ClearTrustAuto guys. Yes, it may take longer than buying ready-made cars from the Serbs, but it is reliable and honest. And if you do it yourself, it will take much more time and money.
Interviewer: @kalinina_artemova
Decide how much you want to manage the bidding process. The guys themselves can buy you a car according to the stated parameters, do everything on a turnkey basis, arrange it. But I'm a different person, I wanted to come in, bargain, buy, and then give it to ClearTrustAuto so that they could arrange and deliver everything to me. If you're the same person, then stay in touch 24/7 all the time so you don't miss out on cool options.
Clearly define the configuration. What exactly do you need and what can't you do without? For example, it took me a while to realize that I only needed an air-conditioned car. It's hot in here! And at first there was no air conditioner in the selection criteria, I added it there later. It's good that I made it before the purchase!
Prepare for the unexpected. No matter how hard the guys from ClearTrustAuto try, there may be delays on the Serbian side. For example, the engine number was not readable and had to be restored for registration. Anton reminded us every day, tugged at the customs officers, but they constantly drank coffee and fed us "breakfasts". If they had told me right away what the problem was, I would have connected my Serbian friends and everything would have been sorted out quickly. Because, as it turned out, there is only one specialist in Novi Sad who deals with this problem, and he has a lot of work to do. If you're in a hurry, you need to look for other ways — through friends. As it was, we waited three weeks and lost a lot of time.
And one more thing: if you're buying a car like me for business, buy as an individual. Then, when you open an individual entrepreneur, transfer the documents to the individual entrepreneur's balance sheet, this is possible. But I wanted to do everything the right way, I immediately bought on the sole proprietor, and as a result, the car was not yet in Serbia, and I was already paying taxes regularly.
But the main thing is that we achieved our goal — we bought a reliable, good car, which I really like, and we met the budget that I had originally planned. I plan to expand the business over time, and next time I will only buy cars from a European auction with the ClearTrustAuto guys. Yes, it may take longer than buying ready-made cars from the Serbs, but it is reliable and honest. And if you do it yourself, it will take much more time and money.
Interviewer: @kalinina_artemova