Part Exchanges

tomitma

I have just bought a Toyota Auris from the dealers, 60 reg, it was in the showroom, with a reduction of 5000 pounds, leaving £11,995.00 to pay, I fell in love with it, and bought it there and then. Paying Cash. with no finance.

The car I was trading in is a Citreon C2 Furio, 05 registration with 8400 miles on the clock, the dealer refused to believe that the car had only done that amount of miles, I didnt have the service book on me, so I was only offered 2000 trade in. The next day I attended the showroom with all the proper documents, and he refused to up the offer, because he said that he was actually losing money because I was paying cash.

He did me a favour really because I left the showroom, and went to a used car dealer, he almost snapped my hand off for the car, and with in hours I had £3750.00 my hubby swears that the showroom already had a buyer lined up for the car. Do they really do this?

Norman_Castle

I expect part of the £5000 reduction was being funded by the low part exchange offer for your car.

JQ.

A Toyota main dealer does not want a 5 year old Citroen and so offered you a rubbish price because all they'll do is sell it to another trader. Therefore they'll only offer you a price that gives them a nice healthy profit, in this case £1,750. That's what trading-in is, they take the hastle out of selling your car, but at a price.

Hammyman

Seconded. 5 year old cars are an albatross around your neck to a main dealer. Most will end up in auctions or sold on to trade.

motorguy

tomitma wrote: »

I have just bought a Toyota Auris from the dealers, 60 reg, it was in the showroom, with a reduction of 5000 pounds, leaving £11,995.00 to pay, I fell in love with it, and bought it there and then. Paying Cash. with no finance.

The car I was trading in is a Citreon C2 Furio, 05 registration with 8400 miles on the clock, the dealer refused to believe that the car had only done that amount of miles, I didnt have the service book on me, so I was only offered 2000 trade in. The next day I attended the showroom with all the proper documents, and he refused to up the offer, because he said that he was actually losing money because I was paying cash.

He did me a favour really because I left the showroom, and went to a used car dealer, he almost snapped my hand off for the car, and with in hours I had £3750.00 my hubby swears that the showroom already had a buyer lined up for the car. Do they really do this?

Proving you cant have your cake and eat it.

darich

Hammyman wrote: »

Seconded. 5 year old cars are an albatross around your neck to a main dealer. Most will end up in auctions or sold on to trade.

Not all.
It depends on the car, mileage, condition and dealer.
If you check the Audi UK website they sell approved used Audis from 2002.

Gene_Hunt_2

darich wrote: »

Not all.
It depends on the car, mileage, condition and dealer.
If you check the Audi UK website they sell approved used Audis from 2002.

Go find us a 2002 Citreon on there then.

darich

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

Go find us a 2002 Citreon on there then.

Might be better asking Hammyman since he didn't refer to Citroens either and made a general statement about used cars.....as did I.

But since you can't make any comments without sarcasm I've found a few old Citroens for you
http://www.usedcar.citroen.co.uk/?makeId=261&maxAge=7&vehicleTypeId=1&sortType=16.........right back to 2004 vehicles.

Gene_Hunt_2

darich wrote: »

Might be better asking Hammyman since he didn't refer to Citroens either and made a general statement about used cars.....as did I.

But since you can't make any comments without sarcasm I've found a few old Citroens for you
http://www.usedcar.citroen.co.uk/?makeId=261&maxAge=7&vehicleTypeId=1&sortType=16.........right back to 2004 vehicles.

So you can't find a 2002 one?

darich

Gene_Hunt wrote: »

So you can't find a 2002 one?

And why would a 2002 Citroen be of any use to the OP who had a 2005 or Hammyman who referred to 5 year old cars?

Gene_Hunt_2

darich wrote: »

And why would a 2002 Citroen be of any use to the OP who had a 2005 or Hammyman who referred to 5 year old cars?

It wouldn't but then someone came on giving it the bigun about 2002 Audi's.