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New Car ------ No Deal
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If I go down to the same two showrooms tomorrow I can`t see them offering anything different.
Anyway here are the car details and if anyone can do better from a showroom let me know.
Fiesta Studio 1.25 (60 bhp) 3 door hatchback Ford RRP £9995 plus £470 metallic paint.
Total: £10,465 on the road (12 tax)delivery etc.
DTD: £9,301
Autobytel: £9,426
I`ve never used any,but my son bought his car from via Autobytel about 4 years ago with no problem.
It looks like I`ll be going with DTD because local garages won`t/can`t COMPETE.
Recession? what recession!0 -
If I go down to the same two showrooms tomorrow I can`t see them offering anything different.
Anyway here are the car details and if anyone can do better from a showroom let me know.
Fiesta Studio 1.25 (60 bhp) 3 door hatchback Ford RRP £9995 plus £470 metallic paint.
Total: £10,465 on the road (12 tax)delivery etc.
DTD: £9,301
Autobytel: £9,426
I`ve never used any,but my son bought his car from via Autobytel about 4 years ago with no problem.
It looks like I`ll be going with DTD because local garages won`t/can`t COMPETE.
Recession? what recession!
If you can't be @rsed going to the dealers and putting up with the sales patter then just buy from DTD?
I spent a day trapesing showrooms getting blinded by the sun shining on polyester suits etc and have found my deal which hammers online brokers.0 -
Strider590 wrote: »Firstly, you need to walk into a showroom, the sales staff won't even try to make a sale on the phone... They need to get you in person for the sales banter to work it's magic!!
Banter what banter?
We can`t knock anything off RRP, that`s hardly magic banter to get your custom.
In other words, you`re not taking finance, so we don`t make anything off you there.
You`re not P/E, so we can`t rip you off with a low price for your old car and sell it for a big profit.
You`re not taking out (worthless) depreciation insurance so there`s no cut in it for us there either.
Online seems to be the only answer and I have heard that Tesco and going into soon.
If and when that happens, these showrooms will be closing faster than local pubs when Wetherspoons arrive.0 -
As has been said, many dealers will not offer a cash deal over the phone.
There's no point, the caller only phones another dealer and tries to play one off the other.
Walk into the dealer, look the salesman in the eye and say: "I will place an order and pay a deposit today if you can offer me the right deal."0 -
You need to try harder!
see here
Your link proves my point because the guy said he saved £7k but of course he bought it online through this site. :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
http://www.autoebid.com/buy-new-cars/FORD/FOCUS.asp?model=DIESEL+HATCHBACK&smfw=&doors=&tran=&psort=asc0 -
If I go down to the same two showrooms tomorrow I can`t see them offering anything different.
Anyway here are the car details and if anyone can do better from a showroom let me know.
Fiesta Studio 1.25 (60 bhp) 3 door hatchback Ford RRP £9995 plus £470 metallic paint.
Total: £10,465 on the road (12 tax)delivery etc.
DTD: £9,301
Autobytel: £9,426
I`ve never used any,but my son bought his car from via Autobytel about 4 years ago with no problem.
It looks like I`ll be going with DTD because local garages won`t/can`t COMPETE.
Recession? what recession!
https://www.broadspeed.com
£8950 OTR inc metallic paint.0 -
Banter what banter?
We can`t knock anything off RRP, that`s hardly magic banter to get your custom.
In other words, you`re not taking finance, so we don`t make anything off you there.
You`re not P/E, so we can`t rip you off with a low price for your old car and sell it for a big profit.
You`re not taking out (worthless) depreciation insurance so there`s no cut in it for us there either.
Online seems to be the only answer and I have heard that Tesco and going into soon.
If and when that happens, these showrooms will be closing faster than local pubs when Wetherspoons arrive.
No dealer is going to give you details of his discount over the phone.
Why would they get into a dutch auction over the phone?0 -
I personally think the days of big showrooms are numbered anyway.0
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Why even consider a Ford?
They are at best mediocre, they are certainly over priced.
I'll agree they're overpriced, but mediocre? The Focus and Fiesta are two of the most popular, if not THE most popular hatchbacks on the roads of the UK currently, and have been for quite a while IIRC.
What would you recommend instead?0 -
King_Nothing wrote: »I'll agree they're overpriced, but mediocre? The Focus and Fiesta are two of the most popular, if not THE most popular hatchbacks on the roads of the UK currently, and have been for quite a while IIRC.
What would you recommend instead?
Focus is a nice drive but the Fiesta? Pfft.
Overrated - we have 14 of them at work (1.4 TDCI in tight fleet manager spec) and they're crap especially considering the price.0
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