Anyone have recent experience of haggling with a dealer for 2nd hand cars? Is it possible to get a good deal? Are they open to lowering the prices a fair but?
I ask because my OH was thinking of buying a 2004 Astra 1.4 SXi about 6months ago. It was on sale at a local dealer for €12,995. Lovely car.
I asked if he would take €12,500 and he said the lowest he could come down to was €12,750. I tried to negotiate but he wouldn't budge. Thing is, the car is STILL on his forecourt, so would it not have been in his interest to take €12,500 six months ago rather than have it lying doing nothing and depreciating in that time?
With the current weather, which is probably due to GLOBAL WARMING, the best small car you can get is a tank - or one of the really big Mercs or similar cars which are built to withstand lots of bumps, no matter which direction the oncoming bump comes from! So, depends on your lifestyle - small light car great for fizzing around, other stuff better for withstanding environmental conditions - and who knows what they are likely to be!!
Anyone have recent experience of haggling with a dealer for 2nd hand cars? Is it possible to get a good deal? Are they open to lowering the prices a fair but?
I ask because my OH was thinking of buying a 2004 Astra 1.4 SXi about 6months ago. It was on sale at a local dealer for €12,995. Lovely car.
I asked if he would take €12,500 and he said the lowest he could come down to was €12,750. I tried to negotiate but he wouldn't budge. Thing is, the car is STILL on his forecourt, so would it not have been in his interest to take €12,500 six months ago rather than have it lying doing nothing and depreciating in that time?
Anyone have recent experience of haggling with a dealer for 2nd hand cars? Is it possible to get a good deal? Are they open to lowering the prices a fair but?
I ask because my OH was thinking of buying a 2004 Astra 1.4 SXi about 6months ago. It was on sale at a local dealer for €12,995. Lovely car.
I asked if he would take €12,500 and he said the lowest he could come down to was €12,750. I tried to negotiate but he wouldn't budge. Thing is, the car is STILL on his forecourt, so would it not have been in his interest to take €12,500 six months ago rather than have it lying doing nothing and depreciating in that time?
@ foxylady, a 04 Astra is only worth about 5k at the moment so I am guessing that it was a typo from RMCF
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