cargiant London

jonathon

Hi i was wondering if any body had brought a car from them and how responsive thay are to a bit of haggleing

thanks

pompeyrich

jonathon wrote: »

Hi i was wondering if any body had brought a car from them and how responsive thay are to a bit of haggleing

thanks

No recent experience but when I did go their prices were fixed, no haggling, and subject to a £71 fee. Of course this may have changed and if there is a car that has been hanging around a while, they may play ball but wouldn't count on it. If you are trading in anything, they will give you a price, not too generous a price, and that price is also fixed no matter which car you choose, unlike some of the garages I have visited that offer say, £500 against one car but £1,000 against another.

tanith

Make sure you check milages as I have always found their cars generally have high:eek: mileages...

vikingaero

It's a cheap place to buy a car for a reason..........

............. and that's because the cars tend to be hire cars or returned motability cars. I highlighted 8 cars as possible purchases and drove up there. Of the 8 cars, 6 had notices on them saying "This car is a Managers markdown because of bodywork damage" or something similar. The 7th car had obviously been smoked in because of the smell which made me retch. I realise that some people smoke in their cars, but with the window open a little. This car owner had smoked with the windows shut! Then the 8th car had bad kickplate and damage on the sills from a wheelchair. There are some good cars there but it is a needle in haystack affair. Some Mercs and BMWs were very well kept but you generally won't find a pristine car there.

I asked about haggling and prices were fixed. Quite bad when you consider that some stock sits there for months and months.

saxmund

I and a neighbour bought a car from them, both our experience was that they do not haggle. I was given £500 part-ex for an old Corsa with a dent in, which would have been difficult to sell privately, so I was happy with that. A lot of their cars are fleet cars so high mileage - but this means it'll mostly be long-distance motorway miles and they should have been serviced on time. My Alfa was fairly high mileage and a bit tatty around the edges, but a quick check of Parker's showed it was fair price, especially when the part-ex was taken into account. They did give me some money off for the cost of a missing radio facia, I think this is something you need to look out for. They didn't try the hard sell on a warranty or finance, or breakdown cover, and charged the low end of usual dealer prices - so I was happy in the end. They have lots of cars, so it's fairly easy to get the spec you want.

jonathon

Thank very much for the answers very helpful.

MadAboutSales

They dont haggle, but I am happy with my car good value for money.

Smi1er

vikingaero wrote: »

It's a cheap place to buy a car for a reason..........

............. and that's because the cars tend to be hire cars or returned motability cars.

In your experience maybe, but not mine.

CarGiant is a car supermarket. If a car has a scratch or a dent then it is sold like that, whereas a main dealer will repair it but charge you more.

Also if the car needs a service it's down to you. You should check the service history... no service history = no manufacturers warrenty.

I bought there last year... yes the car I bought was missing a key (£100), needed a service (£150) and had two small scratches on the front bumper (all of which I knew about), but I did get it from £2,500 less than a main dealer wanted.

Smi1er

Oh yes... and they don't haggle, and believe me I did try!!