Any of the dealers on here want to do me a favour?

LandyAndy

Kilty_2

Harvey - you have a PM with some info - if you could get me a book price when you're back at work it'd be great :beer:

I'll not hold you to it and try to force the car upon you either, I know you're allergic to Laguna IIs :rotfl:

Kilty_2

newfoundglory wrote: »

http://www.virtual-showroom.co.uk/scripts/nuvv/nuvv1.asp?clientId=vauxhall&laf=vauxhall&nuvvpath=b

Thanks for that - it doesn't have 2007 07 as an option for some reason (I guess my car was the very very last of them someone found lying around a warehouse :rotfl: but it gave me a rough idea.

"!!!! all" was quite accurate :rotfl:

hartcjhart

at the moment a car is only worth what you can get for it,the various 'books' are even more so now only a basic guide

Kilty_2

I'm probably stuck with it in that case - truth be told it's insurance that's making me think about changing (group 11 + 20 + 2 accidents = ) but the cost to change might end up wiping out any insurance saving.

motorguy

newfoundglory wrote: »

It would definitely be useful to know exactly how a motor trader values cars. How much profit do you expect to make on a trade in, a fixed amount... a percentage perhaps?

On a typical trade in at say, £7000, the dealer will probably aim for a £2500 gross markup. Thus he will put it on the forecourt at £9495.

Out of that he'll have to allow for any discount that the customer will 'demand', say £500. Then warranty / allocation for warranty £150, servicing & refurbishment costs £250, salemsans commission £100. Overheads such as the forecourt, staff, lighting, rates, etc £500. Then theres tax and VAT which will eat another £500.

Leaving him with a net profit of approx £500. If hes lucky. If hes unlucky someone will have quietly traded in a pup that has a dodgy gearbox or is burning oil or using water which he'll then have to fix from that profit.

cyclonebri1

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Thanks bri:p

I apologuise genie, you are a God in my eyes, :think::silenced: