alan_m wrote
Rod Speed wrote

But why are they selling a nearly new car ? I can see why a car dealer
would do that with a demo, but why would anyone else do that ?

Hire car companies get offered deals on car that are not shifting and then
they in turn get rid of them before any servicing is required.

I don’t believe that they are actually silly enough to
buy a new car just to avoid paying for the first service.

Harry's story is more plausible, fools who find that they can
no longer make the payments. Not necessarily just fools either
with those who lose their job just after signing up for a new car.

I did come across someone who had to sell the car without
that many miles on it, just because the wife hated it.

My back neighbour has just sold her quite new car just because
she decided she feels safer in what the yanks call the small SUVs.
Mad IMO but that did provide a very good value car for someone
else I know just as well.