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I am hoping to buy a new to me, but 5 year old MASSIVE 4X4 SUV diesel guzzling baby robin killer terribly boring estate car tomorrow, should the car on the top of our shortlist be as good as it seems online.
Despite the price of it being frankly obscene for its age, it seems fairly good value against other similar second hand cars. I am in the fortunate position where I could buy it outright for cash. However am I still correct in my understanding that I should be able to get a better deal (hoping to get a towbar fitted) if I take their finance deal then pay off, in full, during the cooling off period?
Thanks
Unlikely these days.
Cars are in short supply, prices are high as is demand.
We've been looking - and every single place is saying 'ticket price or leave it'.
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Hey everyone I’m getting a new car look at me !!!
You already know the answer…
It’s one of the most boring questions asked on here.
All said in jest so don’t go getting your knickers in a twist.
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Frequently the dealership get paid for getting you to take finance.
So you may get a better deal on finance.
Good luck haggling at a dealership at the moment 🙂
Hey everyone I’m getting a new car look at me !!!
You already know the answer…
It’s one of the most boring questions asked on here.
All said in jest so don’t go getting your knickers in a twist.
Believe tor not, if I knew the answer, I wouldn't be asking the question. Also I can't imagine many folk will be impressed by a second hand boring estate car!
Also I can’t imagine many folk will be impressed by a second hand boring estate car!
Welcome to STW. Grab yourself a packet of biscuits and watch your Estate/SUV/Diesel/car thread evolve into a delirium.
It's a strange world. The salespeople still come across like Arthur Daily and always trying for the upsell but there's no negotiation on price. Even the finance can't be negotiated on these days.
Seems very one sided.
Due to demand and availability, or lack of, cars are not the items to be able to negotiate a deal on, like they once were.
Local small traders near me have a revolving door on stock. A few years ago you’d see cars hang around for a few weeks, but that doesn’t seem the case now.
I bought a car recently for cash and there was no added incentives for taking out finance.
Used car no chance, new car maybe
Might be cheaper to buy a new car….. if you can wait 1 yr for it to arrive
Bought 4yr old car from main dealer in early Dec for £14k got £500 off for finance & full tank of petrol but those were the only things on offer.
Used car no chance, new car maybe
Might be cheaper to buy a new car….. if you can wait 1 yr for it to arrive
Sadly not, change in jobs means no longer working 100% wfh so new car needed in the next 3 weeks unfortunately. Looks like I'll just have to suck up being shafted with the super high car prices.
Bought 4yr old car from main dealer in early Dec for £14k got £500 off for finance & full tank of petrol but those were the only things on offer.
Bloody hell, 50% discount right there....🤑
when i bought my used golf 18 months ago, i got £500 off the price and 2 free services by taking out finance. I was a cash buyer, but took the finance and paid it off a few days later.
My parents bought a used Golf (copy cats) a few weeks ago. Although it was overpriced (like all cars currently), they managed to get £1000 off the price, paid £50 for a full tank of fuel and also got the 2 services deal that i did. They also paid off the finance a few days later.
At the end of the day all the dealer can say is no. If you dont ask, you dont get.
Bought a 3 year old car in Jan from a main dealer. Absolutely no difference in price for taking finance, couldn't even get a full tank or new mats. APR on the finance was phenomenal so luckily was able to pay cash.
Same downunder. Mate relating the woes of replacing a vehicle,'The bloke in the car place told me insurance agents and companies are looking for cars across the country because 25.000 have been written off in the floods.'