used car dealers - how much will they knock off a car now?

madnlooney

i can see from both options on haggling. yes its hard times for sellers but then in the same time people asking for discount... when we buy our shopping and get the bill we dont haggle that down?

cyclonebri1

madnlooney wrote: »

i can see from both options on haggling. yes its hard times for sellers but then in the same time people asking for discount... when we buy our shopping and get the bill we dont haggle that down?

No, but you do haggle 1st. Many shops advertise price matching, "if you find a similar item cheaper elsewhere we'll fefund twice the difference etc".

I always do it, even if the cheaper option is on the net:money: :money: :money:

DKLS

There are some very nice Audi TT roadsters on Piston heads, you can spot those desperate to sell a mile off.
There are bargains to be had out there.

Do be put off by dealer comments, there is no shortage of Audi TTs out there so you can afford to be picky and haggle like mad, I recently looked at a Merc CLS that had lost 60K in just over 2 years :eek:.

redkitty_3

Wow! Just logged back in - thanks for all the tips, etc and some of the discussions have made me LOL hehe

Just to clarify - I'm not a p*sstaker who constantly expects a discount or 'something for nothing'. But as cyclonebri1 and DKLS have said, the market is declining so prices should reflect this. For eg, Quentin Willson advised in Nov 2008 that a 2001 TT with 44k miles on the clock is worth no more than 7.5K, but why's it priced at several grand above?? But then there are those that appear at 6.5K and private equivalents on ebay are shifting for a LOT less. I just don't want to pay more for a car that isn't worth the dollar. Point taken about dealers needing to make money back on cars with finance still outstanding, obviously need to steer clear of these!

If your car is reasonably priced then there's nowt to moan about. Innit

DKLS

How about this one Red kitty?

You might want to consider Honda S2000, Porsche Boxster or Nissan 350Z as the prices are becoming very attractive.

redkitty_3

That's really nice and v well priced, but *green* is so not me! Ill have a damn good search on pistonheads though and probably will start looking at private as well as trade - my mate's OH is clued-up on cars and says he'll help - yay! Thanks for the tip!

Ooh and porsche boxster would be cool but i'd rather wait til i can afford a carerra 911! that's my dream car...

Premier_2

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Meanwhile back in the real world...........................


Look, even the main stealers now realise that the market is in freefall. A realistic offer, and I mean a realistic offer, is very likely to be accepted.

Only the ones that have overpriced their vehicles in the first instance and are hoping some fool will pay it.

If the vehicle is priced realistically to start with, there's should be very little room for manoeuvre by the dealer. If you get a discount, you know the dealer had overpriced it (or is going bust very soon!)

As I said, you don't haggle with Mr T over a tin of beans. Why expect to haggle over a bigger tin can if realistically priced?

Inactive

Premier wrote: »

As I said, you don't haggle with Mr T over a tin of beans. Why expect to haggle over a bigger tin can if realistically priced?

Market forces, more cars than there are buyers, if a dealer doesn't take an offer, simple....move on to the next one, there are plenty not selling many cars.;)

Only the greedy one's will turn down a realistic offer, they are doomed.

Premier_2

Inactive wrote: »

Market forces, more cars than there are buyers, if a dealer doesn't take an offer, simple....move on to the next one, there are plenty not selling many cars.;)

Only the greedy one's will turn down a realistic offer, they are doomed.

Seems like there's more tins of beans than there are buyers too, based on the stacks my local Mr T has, but I didn't see anyone haggling over the price.

Perhaps the buyers simply opted to go to Morrisons where a four pack of Branstons are 25% less

Why wouldn't a car buyer do the same, i.e. move onto the next dealer, if he's spoilt for choice and the first dealer was too expensive? I know I would!

Inactive

Premier wrote: »

Seems like there's more tins of beans than there are buyers too, based on the stacks my local Mr T has, but I didn't see anyone haggling over the price.

Perhaps the buyers simply opted to go to Morrisons where a four pack of Branstons are 25% less

!

True, but at 75 pence for 4 tins of Branston Beans, it would be hardly fair to try to barter. ( I got some myself last week ).;)