Guinness
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| posted on 17/6/07 at 08:44 AM |
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Any car dealers on here?
My BMW is bust (again) so I need a new motor. Quick!
I have been round loads of dealers, and finally settled on a motor I like the look of, and can afford, and ticks all the practical boxes.
Trouble is it's a limited edition. A quick check of Autotrader / the manufacturers website shows about 15 of them for sale around the country.
All pre-registered, less than 6 months old, most with 15 - 100 miles on the clock.
Ideally I'd like to walk into my local dealer and do the deal. But how do I ensure I'm getting the best value for money?
No trade in. I can get a loan out, or I can arrange dealer finance.
There is an identical car for sale at a dealer in Preston (3 hr drive) or Gatwick (1 hr flight with sleazy jet). So I'm willing / able to
travel to save money!
Mike
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westf27
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| posted on 17/6/07 at 10:54 AM |
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Best to buy from local dealer,at least hes there if you have trouble,and their customers come first with warranty work.Use the other dealers prices to
negotiate with and be prepared to walk away,your in no hurry but he is.End of month is good times for dealers maintaining target sales.I once showed
interest in a Z3 coupe ok it was used but still had the dealer offering me 20% in a week and was reasonable price to start.Good luck
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Catpuss
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| posted on 17/6/07 at 11:02 AM |
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Although not a trader myself:
Watching autotrader on cable last week or so, one thing they mentioned was that the more desireable cars are worth more in London due to the volume of
people with higher salaries.
As you say you are after one quick, don't give them even the slightest impression you need a new motor quick and you want a specific model.
I've tried , "I need a motor quick, but any will do that is OK at a decent price" and found some quite accomodating dealers this
way, i.e. they know you want to spend money and have a good chance of making a quick sale.
Watch out for dealer finance, some make a profit on this, so the haggling down to a decent price may well be in the knowledge that its going to be
made up elsewhere.
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StevieB
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| posted on 17/6/07 at 03:46 PM |
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It used to be the case that you'd get the best deal for paying cash, but the dealers get a big kick back from the finance company's now,
so you can usually get a better deal if you're taking the finance.
A dealer once gave me an easy grand off the price of the car because he told me he gets £1,000 (so £1,250 then!) back from the finance company for
putting business their way, so he still makes his target profit and his reputation ttravels further for being a decent chap.
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