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Ford Ka's @£4996 new - selling quick

KateyNixon
KateyNixon Posts: 20 Forumite
in It's gone, but was it any good?
I just got the car of my dreams brand new for more than £2000 off the usual price, with a years AA and 6 months tax.

Seems to be some sort of Ford Bonanza - if they sell enough off them by the end of the month they get a bonus.

Just put in a search for Ford Ka, price less than 5000 into any of Martin's recommended sites for car buying searches to find a dealer with the offer.

Best of luck

Katey :T
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  • salthegal
    salthegal Posts: 422 Forumite
    wow Ive never seen a car posted on the grabbit board before! I guess this is a price for a brand new car then? :)
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    A neighbour bought a Picasso fromhttp https://www.carselect.lloydstsb.com and was raving about the good deal. A few days ago he told me they had bought the car back off him as they had invalidated the warranty with regards to fitting a non citreon tow hitch.
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • talkshop
    talkshop Posts: 1,120 Forumite
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    If you shop around you can get any new car a lot cheaper.

    £2000 off a Ka is quite good though, as it is already a cheap car.

    Cheapest online I can find for a Ka is £5,500
  • rdwarr
    rdwarr Posts: 6,159 Forumite
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    Well done Katey! That's an excellent saving on a great car. There are always deals about on some makes (because they're not very good ;)) but any deal on a modern Ford is well worth having.
    Can I help?
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    I was looking at the KA and I think I read somewhere that they are discontinuing one model which is why prices are discounted. I can't remember which model it was though.
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • mimi_money_saver
    mimi_money_saver Posts: 36 Forumite
    Katey, that is a cracking deal you've got there. The Ka is not being discontinued the new model is planned for 2009 so there are a good few years left in this one. As you mentioned the dealer will get his bonus centrally from Ford Motor Company for selling a certain number of cars hence his incentive is to make little (or no) profit on individual deals as he will make his money if he reaches his target.

    I work for Ford and get a discount however your deal even beats an employee price.
  • JailhouseBabe
    JailhouseBabe Posts: 1,590 Forumite
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    KateyNixon wrote:
    I just got the car of my dreams

    A true MSE'r, the car of your dreams not a petrol guzzling SUV/boy racer/posing wagon!

    Well done Katey!
    some people grin and bear it, others smile and do it :)
  • Poppy9
    Poppy9 Posts: 18,833 Forumite
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    If I remember rightly it was on the honestjohn forum. A ford employee said something about the 1.3 engine being discontinued as it had already been pensioned off by Ford. He also said you should ask ford to fit a larger reserviour for something, which they will do free of charge, as the standard fit one is too small. Trouble is I can't remember what the reserviour was for. I'll ask OH when he's home from work.
    :) ~Laugh and the world laughs with you, weep and you weep alone.~:)
  • DazzaMc
    DazzaMc Posts: 811 Forumite
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    So do ford offer a pricematch? You show them the offer online and they match it?

    Do they offer any free extras? Ie , free insurance?

    And how much interest do they charge for finance?
  • talkshop
    talkshop Posts: 1,120 Forumite
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    http://www.autofinders.ltd.uk

    This is one of Martin's car dealers, and they are doing £5,000 off a new car that I am interested in. :D

    Unfortunately I don't have the cash until June, but have saved the link.
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