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Best time to buy/sell a car

Does anybody know if there is information on the best time to buy/sell a car? For example buy a car at 9 months old ( nearly new but you save loads) and sell at 4 years (before the value plummets)?
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  • pianeet
    pianeet Posts: 518 Forumite
    the best time to buy a car is at auction when england are playing,my brother who is a car dealer saved himself about a thousand pound a car at northampton auctions on the thursday when england were playing,he said it was of his best ever days
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  • burbs_2
    burbs_2 Posts: 1,174 Forumite
    pianeet wrote:
    the best time to buy a car is at auction when england are playing,my brother who is a car dealer saved himself about a thousand pound a car at northampton auctions on the thursday when england were playing,he said it was of his best ever days

    LOL, very true. Im a car dealer but have been away for a while (over at the football myself). I made sure that i have had staff at all auctions running whilst England have been on and I have snapped up some bargains.
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