How much can you expect off from sticker price on used car?

wazza

I was wondering what discount can you get from buying a used car from a large dealer. Do they have a haggle/bargining margin?

What was your best deal and for what car?

skivenov

Depends. A lot of the big supermarkets do pile it high and sell it cheap and don't actually make much on each car, just on the volume.

If it's a main dealer, definately worth an ask, particularly if you get the scent the guy needs a sale.

marlot

Use autotrader to find out what the real market price is, then negotiate accordingly.

I've been happy with 1% one one car, managed 20% on another. In both cases that got me to a fair market price.

missile

Depends on what car you want to buy?

You might get a huge discount on a Ford Mondeo, not much on an Audi Q5.

custardy

wazza wrote: »

I was wondering what discount can you get from buying a used car from a large dealer. Do they have a haggle/bargining margin?

What was your best deal and for what car?

there is no set answer
eg Car A is for sale for £9000
however they did a deal on that car as trade in
So it 'owes' them £1000
now if you take finance,that gives them commision vs a cash price
Same as if you have a trade in,its what they offer you/profit on the car you want & profit on what they can sell the trade in for

mattyprice4004

wazza wrote: »

I was wondering what discount can you get from buying a used car from a large dealer. Do they have a haggle/bargining margin?

What was your best deal and for what car?

You can get exactly 25%.

Really, it's obvious that every dealer is going to be different. There is no rule.

andygb

Just go for it. Offer a grand below the price, and when the guy looks unhappy then start to haggle.

[Deleted User]

It's generally thought if you buy from a dealer or carsupermarket or anywhere salesmen are on commission the last day or two of a month are the best to haggle on as they may be looking to meet targets.

But as above do your research and pay the price you feel comfortable with HTH.


And at the end of the day you will lose money on it but as long as you get your use out of it go for it;)

Queries

wazza, always haggle. For example, I bought a car (a kind that nobody wanted), direct to the owner with cash in hand and saved over a £100 pounds - he wanted £500 pounds for it. Haggle, buying a car is like a mortgage, it is always over-priced.

fred7777

Usually I have managed to get around 10% in the past.

There are various things which would affect a dealers willingness to give a discount:

• Sometimes they have too many part ex cars and need to reduce the number.
• Sometimes margins are down so they don't want to discount.
• If a car has only been in short time they may consider a bigger discount as they can replace it and a higher turnover of cars means more profit, alternatively they may think they can get a buyer at the quoted price tomorrow.
• If a car has been there for a long time they may be more willing to discount to get rd of it.