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A Car - What to offer?
I gave up my car in January to try and tackle my debt, which i have done.
I promised myself that when I had paid off my interest charging debt I would get another car.
It looks like that time is just around the corner, and I have found a car at a dealers near me.
It is up for £1,495, already reduced by £200 in the past 2 months.
My dad has said its a good time to buy from a dealer as I could get a good deal (what with the economic climate etc.!).
What im wondering is, what would be a good offer? They do say on their website "make us an offer", but I dont want them to think I'm not serious about the car.
Sorry for the long winded post!
Any suggestions?
xx
I promised myself that when I had paid off my interest charging debt I would get another car.
It looks like that time is just around the corner, and I have found a car at a dealers near me.
It is up for £1,495, already reduced by £200 in the past 2 months.
My dad has said its a good time to buy from a dealer as I could get a good deal (what with the economic climate etc.!).
What im wondering is, what would be a good offer? They do say on their website "make us an offer", but I dont want them to think I'm not serious about the car.
Sorry for the long winded post!
Any suggestions?
xx
Debt: just my mortgage 
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Er, silly question, what car is it?
It is a good time to buy, but doesn't mean it's a good deal. May be better answered on the motoring forum too?:A Luke 6:38 :AThe above post is either from personal experience or is my opinion based on the person God has made me and the way I understand things. Please don't be offended if that opinion differs from yours, but feel free to click the 'Thanks' button if it's at all helpful!0 -
I didnt know there was a motoring forum, sorry!
Will ask there
Its a Vauxhaul Corsa 1.2 Year 2000, its in really good condition.
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Well, without knowing too much more, I did a search on autotrader for similar vehicles, and it shows similar aged vehicles from £300/400 upward. See here. If you could add the mileage, no of doors and man/auto you'd get a better comparison.
Still sounds a bit pricey though...
:A Luke 6:38 :AThe above post is either from personal experience or is my opinion based on the person God has made me and the way I understand things. Please don't be offended if that opinion differs from yours, but feel free to click the 'Thanks' button if it's at all helpful!0 -
Well, without knowing too much more, I did a search on autotrader for similar vehicles, and it shows similar aged vehicles from £300/400 upward. See here. If you could add the mileage, no of doors and man/auto you'd get a better comparison.
Still sounds a bit pricey though...
Ooo thats good, thanks. Will have a check.Debt: just my mortgage0 -
Ok, just done a check and for one very similar it is £1,300 (but thats like 200 odd miles from me!).
Doesnt look like its over priced?
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Fair enough then, at least you now know still offer him less
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offer 1100, haggle a bit and up it to 1200 anymore than that it's too much. Walk away, if the car is still there after 2 weeks go back and re-offer the 1200.0
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How about buying a car for £300? If it's in good condition most repairs needed won't cost £1000. And there's still a chance you'd need to fork out for expensive repairs on a £1495 corsa. You usually can't predict when these sort of things happen, although the best prevention is good maintenance and servicing.0
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If it's been in stock for 2months, thats a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG time, for these popular models.
So it possibly is overpriced - still!! So if you like the look of it, try a cheeky offer - maybe £1000... they can only say no!!
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