How accurate is the Parkers car price guide?

sheslookinhot

Parkers and Glasses trade and good private sale prices are very similar, so similar in fact I wonder if they are compiled by the same people.

People selling cars expect top book price. I am sorry but expect to have your car a while. It will not sell. Of course there may be the exception.

nullogik

I've Parkers valuations to reasonably accurate, but nothing beats checking on Autotrader and EBay to see what the cars are really going for.

sheslookinhot

nullogik wrote: »

I've Parkers valuations to reasonably accurate, but nothing beats checking on Autotrader and EBay to see what the cars are really going for.

Remember, Autotrader only gives an indication of what was asked, not the selling price

poppy_f1

Gazman07 wrote: »

Thanks for the replies so far.

I had a look on autotader & the private & independant dealers seem to be there or thereabouts with regards to the price in Parkers. But the main dealers seem a fair bit higher.

I don't mind paying a fair price but just wondering the best way to frind out how much i should be paying & then go to a dealers with the aim of getting a fair deal. I didn't just want to walk into a dealers with my Parkers guide in hand & then get laughed at (quite rightly, lol.)

Does anyone have any tips & advice for haggling? I've got the money at hand, can this be a useful bargaining tool or will it go against me as the dealer wont get comission for arranging finace.

Thanks again.

i bought a car last year from a well known dealership in scotland, had cash to pay, tried haggling and even asked out for a discount for cash and they wouldnt budge that much as they dont get anything back, the salesman admitted if we were buying on finance then they had more room for haggling due to the money they get in commision from the finance folk