car dealers and prices

chzza

I'm looking to buy a Renault grand scenic. I've seen the one I want at a price of 10,998 second hand. My question is how willing would a dealer be to knock 2 grand off the price or is that too much? What is the max they are willing to take off? We'll be paying cash so don't need any finance and have a car to part ex.
Thanks:)

rxbren

er....
youll have to ask them but 2k will more than likely not happen

s_b

chzza wrote: »

I'm looking to buy a Renault grand scenic. I've seen the one I want at a price of 10,998 second hand. My question is how willing would a dealer be to knock 2 grand off the price or is that too much? What is the max they are willing to take off? We'll be paying cash so don't need any finance and have a car to part ex.
Thanks:)

so you want 2 grand off sticker price and also want to stuff em with a duffer
i bet they cant wait to meet you at 11.35 prompt in the morning
dont forget to ask for your free balloon when they laugh at you

chzza

s_b wrote: »

so you want 2 grand off sticker price and also want to stuff em with a duffer
i bet they cant wait to meet you at 11.35 prompt in the morning
dont forget to ask for your free balloon when they laugh at you

no need to be so rude, I was trying to find out the maximum they will likely knock off. I don't have any experience with haggling for used cars so wanted some genuine advice. oh and the car I'm part exing is no duffer. If you can't be nice then don't bother replying, you're sarcasm isn't needed.

harveybobbles

Do your homework and find out if the car you're wanting to buy is competetive on price or not.

you may get one garage knocking off £2000 but the car in question could be £3000 over priced anyway.

BaileyB

Normally with PartX they overvalue your car so make it you got a good deal. You should be able to get 5-10% off.

But how much is your and theirs cars really worth?

phill99

chzza wrote: »

If you can't be nice then don't bother replying, you're sarcasm isn't needed.

Whether you want sarcasm or not, you are going to get it. This is a public forum. Accept that some people are not going to be all lovey dovey but will still make a salient point.

You may not have much experience in car buying but you don't need to be Charman of British Airways to work out that you won't get £2k off a £11k car from a second hand car dealer.

chzza

phill99 wrote: »

Whether you want sarcasm or not, you are going to get it. This is a public forum.

Just because its a public forum doesn't mean People have the automatic right to be rude.

verityboo

If you are part exchanging a car for the newer one then its not just the discount on the Scenic that you have to consider, its the overall price to change

When negotiating you need to focus on getting the best price for your part-ex (make sure its clean, tidy and you have all the info) as well as the lowest price for the scenic

Some garages appear to have higher prices on the cars they are selling but this is cancelled out with slightly higher part-ex offers. Also, don't get too worried about the discount if the car is very cheap, better to get £100 discount on a £10k car than £1k discount on an identical car listed at £12k.

Finally, trust your instincts. If you don't know, trust or been recommended the garage, then walk away if you are not 100% happy with the deal or garage

withabix

Have you got a Motorpoint near you?

http://www.motorpoint.co.uk/VehicleSearch/Renault/Grand%20Scenic

They will give you less for your car (They run their own trade auction site for trade-ins and also ship them out to BCA etc) but their prices are lower to start with.

Most of their cars are ex-hire or fleet cars (but then where do you think most of the 6 month-2 year year old second hand cars come from anyway???) ,but you get the manufacturer's warranty.

Price To Change is the key.

They don't haggle much - you might be able to raise their first part-ex price a little, but not much.

Hintza

If you don't know the value of the new car then how do you know what is a good deal. You need to do your homework.