Buying from the dealership but not a new car

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Hi All,

ive often dipped in carsupermarket and avoided dealership for cars

maybe my own ignorance assumign everythign will depreciate if bought new


but my neighbour bough a 2 year old car, real good value on finance, i weighed it up with the car supermarket

and now it got me tempted but what is the correct term for these cars?


second?approved used?ex display?

I woudl use the finance option which im sure woudl be simialr to the option they offer for the new cars

such an option often isnt avilable at cargiant (yes, but at an extroritionate interest rate)

any advisc?

anotherbaldrick

two year old dealer serviced car ,low mileage one careful owner (not female)

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anotherbaldrick wrote: »

two year old dealer serviced car ,low mileage one careful owner (not female)

huh????????

victor2

I've had a couple of cars from main dealers.
You have to accept that you pay a bit more than you would buying privately or from "honest John's car deals" and should expect a little more for it.
The last one I bought from a main dealer was a 4 year old Toyota traded in for a new one, so out of manufacturers warranty, but came with a new one year Toyota backed warranty. The dealer had serviced the car since new so they had it's full history in detail. They wouldn't budge on the price, but did throw in a full service in addition to doing some minor paintwork. I also got an update to the SatNav map from them. It also had an MOT advisory on front brake pads, so they replaced the discs and pads at no charge to me.
Overall, I know I paid more than I could have, but for me it was worth it to get a properly maintained car. Had it just over a year now with no problems whatsoever.

property.advert

Bought a 3 year old Astra from Network Q with 19k on the clock. Managed to get the price down a little but got new disks etc. full service, mats, fuelled, some paintwork repaired and a 24 month warranty.

Never missed a beat since and doesn't look like it will. Now I have a 4 year old car with very low mileage, FSH and 1 previous owner. No reason at all to sell it for an unknown quantity.

starchbag

In February 2011, I was looking to buy a newish car

Motorpoint was advertising a 9 month old Ford Focus TDCI Titanium for £12,500. I recall there was admin charge of about £80 and since the car was not within one month of a service an additional £160 if I required a service. They offered £3,500 part exchange on my old Ford.

In the end however, I choose the same model from the Ford Direct site with slightly lesser mileage which was £12,995 and agreed with my local Ford Dealer £4100 for my old car, new mats and the car would be serviced before collection and they also gave two years free servicing and the car was also covered under the Ford direct Full recovery service for two years including European cover.

Overall I was about £1000 better off with going with Ford Direct.

property.advert

starchbag wrote: »

Overall I was about £1000 better off with going with Ford Direct.

Like all sensible people know, it is the cost to do the deal which is important, not the absolute prices.

Remember too to price in the cost of the "free" warranty to get a true reflection of the real cost.