New and Used car advise

lil_chooa

hi vehicle john and other experts

my dad wants to purchase a brand new motor from a dealership, looking at a focus ghia , audi a3 or a golf .
What would be a good realistic discount to push for on say a 13-15k car??

cheers

lil_chooa

and also any good tips on how to haggle well for a discount ??:rolleyes:

nullogik

golly99 wrote: »

Hi

Just after a quick valuation please? Got a diesel a couple of months ago, but since changed my job and only doing small miles everyday now so considering selling. It's a Ford Focus 1.8 Sport Diesel in Tonic with about 7k miles 2006 think it's May or June 06).

Thanks!

Looking at my price guide, if its in mint condition and you want to sell it privately then the going price is around £9500-£10000.

nullogik

lil_chooa wrote: »

hi vehicle john and other experts

my dad wants to purchase a brand new motor from a dealership, looking at a focus ghia , audi a3 or a golf .
What would be a good realistic discount to push for on say a 13-15k car??

cheers

The best thing I can recommend is for you to go out and buy a copy of What Car? Magazine. In the back is a directory of all the new cars available in the UK to buy and alongside the RRPs is the What Car? Target Price.

These are researched throughly and you should aim to pay the What Car? Target Price. People have been known to beat the Target Price so don't stop there if the dealer is willing to give money off!

The benefit of buying the magazine is that the directory contains all the new cars available in the country. So there might be something on the list that you haven't thought of or missed out which could be a viable alternative to the three you have listed.

Post back and tell us how much you got off in the end.

nullogik

lil_chooa wrote: »

and also any good tips on how to haggle well for a discount ??:rolleyes:

Theres nothing to haggling really. I would say start at a figure better than the What Car? Target Price (ie. if Target Price is £10000, I would start at £9000) then work my way up from there. Obviously try and not pay more than the Target Price. I find it easier to work up from an absurdly low price then working down from the RRP.

If you have a car at the moment then DON'T part exchange it. The dealer will only give you typically 40-50% of the market value of your old car and then tell you he's doing you a favour. You'll get the maximum amount of money for your old car if you sell it privately (Ebay, Loot, Autotrader, local newspaper classified section...).

Finally when you've reached a final price that both parties are happy with, don't forget to bargain for some of the small things (rubber mats, mudflaps, headlamp protectors, car care kit...) Just have a look at the accessories list and pick out some cheapish items and ask the dealer to through them in too (obviously don't expect them to give you a GPS system or leather seats for free at this point, though theres no harm in trying your luck!).

golly99

Thanks for the check on the price...not bad price at all if I do decide to sell.

darren2007

On sat 17th March i picked up my 'new' used car. From an independant dealer.
When i placed the deposit i was assured that it would be fully serviced to manufactuers spec and importantly a few cosmetic items would be sorted out. The dealer told me "this car will be spot-on" when you pick it up.

After i was rushed into making payment without seeing what work had been carried out i payed on trust (silly i now know).

After having the car 4 days i had worked out that the service carried out was not done to the manufacturers specification, the cosmetic work had not all been done and there was a horrible noise from the front suspension.

So on wed 21st i took it back with a view to getting my money back.
The dealer assured me that he would get my list of faults sorted and i dropped the car off at his garage on Mon 26th March.

I picked the car up again on Fri 30th March, again i was rushed away without proper chance to look the car over.

Today 31st March I've had a good look over the car and some of the cosmetic stuff is still not done. The Ciggy lighter does not work and the suspension still make horrible noises over speed bumps.

I would like to know where i stand as to being able to get a full refund after 2 weeks?????
All help much appreciated.

Cumbrian_Male

jennifernil wrote: »

We have an N reg 1995 Volvo 440 SE 1.8 Automatic, about 55000 miles on the clock, that we wish to dispose of in May. Is it actually worth anything? If so how much? And what is the best way to sell it? We are in Glasgow.

All advice appreciated.

You could post it for sale on the Volvo Owners Club website in the 400 series sales area, link direct to sale area.

There is regular Scottish section meets also so could just turn up at one with for sale sign in the window. Next meeting is at Gretna Gateway outlet village. Then I think it moves back up to Strathclyde park which is local for you.

vansboy

lil_chooa wrote: »

hi vehicle john and other experts

my dad wants to purchase a brand new motor from a dealership, looking at a focus ghia , audi a3 or a golf .
What would be a good realistic discount to push for on say a 13-15k car??

cheers

If you got to http://www.honestjohn.co.uk & clik This Weeks Best Deals - you'll have GENUINE up to the minute, offers of ALL makes!

& worth also posting in The Backroom - Discussion, on there, too!

VB

vansboy

chem14346777 wrote: »

Hi there,

We want to buy a 2nd hand Diesel Estate, probably a Vauxhall or Skoda for around £2500. It seems that our choices are between 8-10 year old cars with around 70,000 miles on the clock or 4 year old cars with around 120,000 miles.

Basically, my question is, is it better to buy a newer car with higher mileage or a older car with lower mileage? How many miles does the average diesel engine do before your likely to have major problems?

Any advice would be much appreciated.

ALWAYS go for as newer vehicle as possible. It'll have been used regularly & that's what machines prefer.

Regarding miles before diesels get expensive problems, unfortunatly, it's NOT the engine that is the money pit - it's all the ancillary components, fuel pumps, turbos & bits that are fitted, to enhance the driveability of modern diesels.

If you look at petrol models, you might find that you're better off choosing them, rather than diesel, 'cos value for £$£$ quite often it's a winner!! Cheaper to buy, not much worse mpg & sometimes less to maintain!!

VB