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What Credit Crunch!!!!!!
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Anyone tried buying a new car lately? Asking because every time i switch the news on all i hear about is the state of the car industry, so why is it that now we're looking to buy a new car, we go into dealerships expecting to see big cuts to get the cars moving, i'm seeing nothing they just kept going on about book prices and how the " the model we want is in demand and they do't have to offer any deals to sell ".
Excuse me for saying but if your struggling to sell cars as seen in newspapers and the news then knock some money off the cars please!!!!!
Excuse me for saying but if your struggling to sell cars as seen in newspapers and the news then knock some money off the cars please!!!!!
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My neighbour got £7000 off a new Toyota Avensis. Not my choice of car, but that's a big saving
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Maybe the cars you are looking at are in demand! There are deals to be had out there, but they may not be on cars you personally want to buy. I've seen prices of 30%+ off new Fords, 50% of the Dodge Avenger at the end of last year, significant savings on Chrysler Grand Voyager, circa £8k off new Vectras.
But I suspect that if you want money off the new Fiesta for example, you won't get a huge discount as it is a new model in demand. It's all down to supply and demand, and at the end of last year, there was no demand and huge supply, the manufacturers are now addressing that (4 month shut down by Honda for example) so there will be less supply in the future, thus balancing the market a bit more.
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Suzuki SX4, Fiat Sedei, Daitahtsu Terios and a Nissan Qashqai.Maybe the cars you are looking at are in demand! There are deals to be had out there, but they may not be on cars you personally want to buy. I've seen prices of 30%+ off new Fords, 50% of the Dodge Avenger at the end of last year, significant savings on Chrysler Grand Voyager, circa £8k off new Vectras.
But I suspect that if you want money off the new Fiesta for example, you won't get a huge discount as it is a new model in demand. It's all down to supply and demand, and at the end of last year, there was no demand and huge supply, the manufacturers are now addressing that (4 month shut down by Honda for example) so there will be less supply in the future, thus balancing the market a bit more.
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The difficulty you will have is that with the excpetion of the Qashqai, none of them are mainstream high volume models produced by companies in the mire. I guess there are not huge stocks of those cars sitting around waiting for new owners. And in terms of the Qashqai, aren't they really sought after at the moment?
Good luck in your search - look as widely as you can - online brokers such as drivethedeal, dealdrivers, carfile etc, and phone as many dealers as you can to see who is offering the best deal. Also, if looking at new, this won't be the best time as there will be a spike in demand for the new 09 plate. May be better to wait a couple of months if you can.0 -
Deleted_User wrote: »Anyone tried buying a new car lately? Asking because every time i switch the news on all i hear about is the state of the car industry, so why is it that now we're looking to buy a new car, we go into dealerships expecting to see big cuts to get the cars moving, i'm seeing nothing they just kept going on about book prices and how the " the model we want is in demand and they do't have to offer any deals to sell ".
Excuse me for saying but if your struggling to sell cars as seen in newspapers and the news then knock some money off the cars please!!!!!
Rough translation "I went into a dealership and made an insulting offer at which they laughed. My negotiating skills were so poor I left empty-handed and came here to rant about how unfair it all is".0 -
Err your talking out of yor a--e i'm afraid, how do you know what i did in the showrooms i.e never even tried to negotiate when they refused to budge from " book prices " just moved on to next dealer, all i'm saying is instead of bleating on about how no-ones buying cars and the car industry is pleading poverty then do somethng more than just offer book price deals if you want to sell!!Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »Rough translation "I went into a dealership and made an insulting offer at which they laughed. My negotiating skills were so poor I left empty-handed and came here to rant about how unfair it all is".
Thats all you arrogant pr-ck!!!0 -
Steady the buffs!!
The other thing contrary thing you have to contend with is the drop in the £. If the cars are not sitting in a compound in the UK then prices of imported cars will be going up. Production in the UK has been slashed due to lack of demand. You will probably need to take in a wider selection of cars to get a good deal. Waht about a Dodge Caliber?0 -
Steady the buffs!!
The other thing contrary thing you have to contend with is the drop in the £. If the cars are not sitting in a compound in the UK then prices of imported cars will be going up. Production in the UK has been slashed due to lack of demand. You will probably need to take in a wider selection of cars to get a good deal. Waht about a Dodge Caliber?
Its for the missus, she did'nt want a biggish car, thats why we're looking at those but thanks for yor advice0 -
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Use some one like Drive the Deal to do the work for you.0
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