John G
Member
Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
Do you do it?
How far would you go?
Do you take sites like parkers as good guides?
I only ask this question as im goin to look at a car on saturday and parkers suggest the car should be a £300 cheaper then the dealer has it up for, althought the car in question only has 51k on it where as parkers valuation of the car is sayin an average of 100k
|
Nick-S
Member
Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
User status: Offline
|
What car u looking at Mr Gresty 
|
John G
Member
Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
Is200 nick, coming up to Wigan to view it
|
fir3vip3r
Member
Registered: 14th Jun 06
Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire
User status: Offline
|
should be able to get a good couple of hundred off if your waving the money under there nose tbh
|
John G
Member
Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
i might take the full amount up and leave 300 in the car and see what he says if i like it
|
Minty_Fresh
Member
Registered: 1st May 08
Location: westmidlands
User status: Offline
|
£300 more but 49k miles less is good anyway..
but just haggle, say your very interested and will take it just cant for the price etc, say you can pay cash etc..
try everything..
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
If it's 300 quid to much I would offer him a grand under what it's up for while I was drinking his tea and eating his biscuits.
|
Minty_Fresh
Member
Registered: 1st May 08
Location: westmidlands
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
If it's 300 quid to much I would offer him a grand under what it's up for while I was drinking his tea and eating his biscuits.
 
|
Nick-S
Member
Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
User status: Offline
|
^
|
John G
Member
Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
If it's 300 quid to much I would offer him a grand under what it's up for while I was drinking his tea and eating his biscuits.
 fancy comin to wigan with me saturday
|
DaveyLC
Member
Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
User status: Offline
|
I wouldnt buy a car from a dealer.. I'd go find a private seller, easier to haggle with.
|
Minty_Fresh
Member
Registered: 1st May 08
Location: westmidlands
User status: Offline
|
get terry tibbs to come down..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVYW-4zPKLE
[Edited on 17-02-2010 by mk4_boy]
|
aim1
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 06
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
Parkers is not a particularly reliable price guide but high/low mileages can have big effects on prices. Go in low, if he baulks at it throw the tea in his face, show him you don't muck about.
[Edited on 17-02-2010 by aim1]
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
I've always found parkers to be 90% accurate for 90% of cars.
Unless it's something unusual it's not normally far off.
|
AndyCorsaSport
Member
Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
User status: Offline
|
Go in hard, insult them, pick things out that dont really bother you, but could get money off, stone chips on bonnet etc, small things, maybe need new tyres in a few k miles.
Ive always been good at haggling with car's, but never experienced buying from a garage, so may well be different, just make it clear that:
1 - you dont want to pay the price hes asking
2 - you have cash with you ready
3 - your willing to talk away if its not a good enough deal
Dont let him own you and talk shit, you own him and tell him whats what
|
John G
Member
Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
I wouldnt buy a car from a dealer.. I'd go find a private seller, easier to haggle with.
nothin around in same condition an milege to age
|
nathy_87
Member
Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: koda Fabia VRS 5J
User status: Offline
|
Yes haggle until you get the price you want John. Last time i haglged i managed to get £250 off the car, full tank of petrol and 6months tax 
|
Ian
Site Administrator
Registered: 28th Aug 99
Location: Liverpool
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
Last time i haglged i managed to get £250 off the car
Last time I haggled, I got the whole car for £250.
|
nathy_87
Member
Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: koda Fabia VRS 5J
User status: Offline
|
Always one isn't there Uncle Ian. 
|
andys sxi
Premium Member
Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
User status: Offline
|
if he wants to sell the car he will knock some off the price
April 08 feature car
|
Ian W
Member
Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
How much are these going for now ?
My dad sold his one a couple of years ago, fully loaded, all the extras, FSH and only 50k. Struggled to get 5k for it.
Don't like them myself, to slow and stupidly thirsty 
|
John G
Member
Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
iv spoke to me mate whos a car dealer and weve worked out what he prob would have taken it in as part ex, so we know what hes prob gonna mak on the car at the price its up for so iv got an idea what im willing to pay now, even at the price its up for its a bargain if the condition and history is as hes says it is.
|
John G
Member
Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by Ian W
How much are these going for now ?
My dad sold his one a couple of years ago, fully loaded, all the extras, FSH and only 50k. Struggled to get 5k for it.
Don't like them myself, to slow and stupidly thirsty
they really do vary in price on age and condition and milege, as for the slow and thirsty coment, i dont need anythin fast, only do 14miles aday. and mpg isnt that bad on me bad, thing it depends how you drive them tbh
|
aim1
Member
Registered: 26th Jun 06
Location: Kent
User status: Offline
|
quote:
Originally posted by John
I've always found parkers to be 90% accurate for 90% of cars.
Unless it's something unusual it's not normally far off.
Car dealers use Glass or CAP on the whole. For a few cars I comapred them back to back at auction for example and Glass' was a lot closer to the mark.
|
John
Member
Registered: 30th Jun 03
User status: Offline
|
Auctions are a bit different from buying either privately or from a dealer.
|
