Car showroom using pre-reg car

DrEskimo

Make sure to run some quotes on something like CarWow and other online brokers for a brand new car to ensure the ex-demo car is actually a competitive price before purchasing.

molerat

When I was looking they wanted more for an ex demo than for the higher spec pre reg. My last 2 cars have been pre reg at around 35% off list with under 10 miles on the clock.

motorguy

DrEskimo said:

Make sure to run some quotes on something like CarWow and other online brokers for a brand new car to ensure the ex-demo car is actually a competitive price before purchasing.

I would wholly agree with this.

The dealer will quote you the "saving" off list price, not compared to discounted price of a new car.

Also, depending on how you're going to finance it, it may work out cheaper to buy new because of the finance incentives available.

This time two years ago we bought a new BMW M140i for £28,200.  The dealership had a demo car on the forecourt that we got a test drive in - up for £29,995.  We also got finance at 2.9% APR when the used car finance on the demo car would have been 9.9% APR.

Also check www.broadspeed.com and www.drivethedeal.com

born_again

librarian83 said:

Hi there
New to car buying, so might be a silly question - is it usual for car salespeople to use the cars they are selling? I got told that a pre-reg car I am interested is being used by the showroom manager currently on furlough and will be back next week.

Yep. My current car was filmed by the staff member outside his house.

BOWFER

molerat said:

My last 2 cars have been pre reg at around 35% off list with under 10 miles on the clock.

In itself, this is meaningless.
For a fair comparison, you'd need to know what you saved compared with asking for an unregistered one with you as the first owner.
I'm guessing the difference between the two would be around 10-15% max.
Still a good saving, but not as 'headline grabbing' as your 35%

neilmcl

BOWFER said:

molerat said:

My last 2 cars have been pre reg at around 35% off list with under 10 miles on the clock.

In itself, this is meaningless.
For a fair comparison, you'd need to know what you saved compared with asking for an unregistered one with you as the first owner.
I'm guessing the difference between the two would be around 10-15% max.
Still a good saving, but not as 'headline grabbing' as your 35%

Precisely, and especially given that with most new cars you need to be looking at getting around 20% off, or you're not working hard enough.

BOWFER

neilmcl said:

BOWFER said:

molerat said:

My last 2 cars have been pre reg at around 35% off list with under 10 miles on the clock.

In itself, this is meaningless.
For a fair comparison, you'd need to know what you saved compared with asking for an unregistered one with you as the first owner.
I'm guessing the difference between the two would be around 10-15% max.
Still a good saving, but not as 'headline grabbing' as your 35%

Precisely, and especially given that with most new cars you need to be looking at getting around 20% off, or you're not working hard enough.

Yup, he wouldn't have paid list price for either option. so the saving is misleading.

Ganga

BOWFER said:

neilmcl said:

BOWFER said:

molerat said:

My last 2 cars have been pre reg at around 35% off list with under 10 miles on the clock.

In itself, this is meaningless.
For a fair comparison, you'd need to know what you saved compared with asking for an unregistered one with you as the first owner.
I'm guessing the difference between the two would be around 10-15% max.
Still a good saving, but not as 'headline grabbing' as your 35%

Precisely, and especially given that with most new cars you need to be looking at getting around 20% off, or you're not working hard enough.

Yup, he wouldn't have paid list price for either option. so the saving is misleading.

So does nobody pay list price for cars?

AdrianC

Ganga said:

BOWFER said:

Yup, he wouldn't have paid list price for either option. so the saving is misleading.

So does nobody pay list price for cars?

Depends on the car.

Some are not discounted - but they are definitely a minority. Newly-introduced and very popular models, for the most part.

BOWFER

Ganga said:

So does nobody pay list price for cars?

Only if it's something very special, or they are too clueless to use google.
Clueless people are out there, along with sales people ready to rip them off.
Example, I came across an old couple that paid RRP for a Renault Captur (!!)
How that salesman sleeps at night I'll never know, what a scumbag.