Why a car with a poor interior should be your first choice, firstly, let’s look at the top 5 reasons why interiors get damaged.
1. Kids drinks, in most cases, they can be cleaned, but in some cases, they leave stains.
2. Tools in people back pockets, many people forget they put a screwdriver in their back pocket while doing the odd job, and jump in the car to pop down to their local DIY store, in many cases it’s a screwdriver through the seat cloth.
3. Chinese takeaway, you pop down to the local takeaway and put the bag on the spare seat, then you get home and realize the curry sauce has leaked through the bag and onto the search.
4. Wooden bed frames. People transporting shopping, you would not believe the amount of people who have bleach in a shopping bag that has burst and ran over the seat material and changed the color.
5. People using their car as a trailer, they put the seats down and fill it with garden or building waste, in many cases sharp nails, glass or metal objects fall between the gaps and rip the seats.
You may think why buy a car with holes in the seats; and you would have a good point, yes you get the car much cheaper, but the holes would just drive you crazy, but what many people don’t realize is that just about every town has a mobile up-holster company.
Better yet, most of these mobile upholstery companies are one, two men outfits or small companies, meaning they charge low fees to reupholster you car interior, so, you can buy a cheap car and have the inside sorted for fairly cheap.
So now you know how to get a cheap upholstery repair done, how much will it actually cost when you see a car, I know this makes no sense, but here is my 3 stop plan that will guide you.
1. Hot Models for 2007 . Make a list of cars you are looking for.
2. Search for mobile upholstery specialist in your town, then give them a phone and ask how much it would cost to repair the front and back seats of the cars you fancy, note the prices down on a bit of paper, then go car hunting, wither it be car auctions, on-line or where ever, then pick the car with the worst interior and haggle for the best price.
3. Buy the car and phone the preferred upholstery company with the best quotes.
Frank is a mobile upholstery specialist in Scotland, if you need the services of an upholsterer, view my services over at caravan upholstery