Car Brokers

boldminer

I'm considering buying a new Audi through a car broker; I've heard mixed reports, has anyone got any practical experience of using a broker?

rsvtoddy

My father bought a new C class Mercedes from Broadspeed earlier this year and everything went very smoothly.

loskie

look at the honest john site

csgohan4

I used Drive the deal after comparing the other brokers for my new Toyota Auris. They were about 4k cheaper than what my nearest dealership were offering and it was not a pre reg car, it was new and I was the fist owner.


The wait times are the same as your local dealership as the car would come from the same factory.


The only thing is they would drive the car to you, as the car is sourced nationwide from another dealership, so will have a hundred miles or so on the clock, but generally not bothered with that.


Unlike broadspeed, they have no introduction fee, all money you pay goes towards the car. Drive the deal also has cheaper deals generally.

Iceweasel

Take a copy of the e-mail quote from the broker and then shop around a few Audi dealers.

Many of them will equal or beat the broker offer.

Be prepared to travel - but perhaps not as far as the broker would send you.

The broker could well supply you a car from the other end of the country - not a problem really as you will/should always have full manufacturer's warranty throughout Europe.

Don't go for a car that will be delivered directly to your door on a trailer though - best to collect from the dealer in person.

WellKnownSid

The only thing to watch for is the V5 trick. Any car you buy needs to have you on the V5 as the first owner, sent to you straight away - as with any normal car purchase.

The trick that some brokers (and even some dealers) use is to offer fleet deals designed for leasing or daily rental companies, not to be sold as retail.

These will be offered to brokers at a huge discount on the basis that they're registered to a business and can't normally be sold on for 6-12 months.

Ownership and operation of the vehicle becomes a grey area for 6-12 months (e.g. insurance, NIPs, etc), after which you'll be rewarded by becoming the second owner of a used car on the log book...

daveyjp

WellKnownSid wrote: »

The only thing to watch for is the V5 trick. Any car you buy needs to have you on the V5 as the first owner, sent to you straight away - as with any normal car purchase.

The trick that some brokers (and even some dealers) use is to offer fleet deals designed for leasing or daily rental companies, not to be sold as retail.

These will be offered to brokers at a huge discount on the basis that they're registered to a business and can't normally be sold on for 6-12 months.

Ownership and operation of the vehicle becomes a grey area for 6-12 months (e.g. insurance, NIPs, etc), after which you'll be rewarded by becoming the second owner of a used car on the log book...

This is practice is an offence.

I have used drivethedeal. Only downside is the dealer could be miles away, which means a day out to pick the car up, or it being driven to you.

WellKnownSid

daveyjp wrote: »

This is practice is an offence.

Regina (House of Cars) -v- Derby Car and Van Contracts Limited [2012]

In sentencing, the judge stated:
I am satisfied that there is a risk to the purchaser in two respects, namely that it exposes the purchaser to prosecution under section 43C of the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act as the purchaser is not actually registered in the log book. There is also prejudice for the purposes of a consumer making recovery in the context of insurance claims.

agrinnall

Iceweasel wrote: »

Take a copy of the e-mail quote from the broker and then shop around a few Audi dealers.

Many of them will equal or beat the broker offer.

This is what I did, my local Ford dealer's price ended up very close to the Drivethedeal price, and when you factor in the possible cost of travelling to a distant supplying dealer it could well be cheaper.

dannyrst

daveyjp wrote: »

This is practice is an offence.

I have used drivethedeal. Only downside is the dealer could be miles away, which means a day out to pick the car up, or it being driven to you.

Never would I let anyone drive my brand new car to my house other than me or someone I know.

Hotspur

I've used Carfile a couple of times and will use them again. They have been around since before 1991. once you agree the price they put you in touch with a main dealer and all money is paid directly to the main dealer.