Just offered £10,250 on a secondhand car with a screen price of £10,995 at a Main Dealer .... and they let me walk away

Not a Subaru - but a 2002 MX5 ..... its Xmas, its freezing, it wont sell for 8 weeks, no PartEx to worry about - I was expecting my arm to have been taken off at the elbow as they grabbed the cash

Their loss I guess?

 

Maybe they're flush, or selling it at cost - though highly unkikely.

What's book price?

 

Parkers say £9870 Main Dealer with 40,000miles on it ....... it is showing 16,700.

I thought I was being extremely fair

 

Holding out.......

Maybe they have a few punters interested.

Seems damn stupid as you were offering so close to screen price.

Wasn't a YTS (showing my age) salesman was it?

 

so they have let a deal slide for 700 quid, biut silly, but as stated, what was the book price, and was in a mazda dealer.



if this is a serious thread pete, drop me a PM, if your still around the northeast, im almost certain that my trusty old friend a jennings will be able to sort you a good xmas deal

 

Must be members of Scoobynet.

 

would have thought they would jump at the offer

 

There are only 250 of this particular model in the world ..... but, there are 5 on the AutoTrader Website - all coming up for 4 years old now.

They would drop to £10,500 ....... so, they are effectively letting a punter walk away for £250 on a £11,000 car?? Seems really daft to me ...... but money can go anywhere, a metal car stays until it's sold

 

It is a serious thread and I'm in the South .......

 

Perhaps you should move back to the North then Peter?

 

They obviously recognise a time wasting troll when they see one

 

Or, alternatively you are missing out on a nice car for 250 quid !

Get it bought or you may have three ghostly vistitors overnight.....

 

I would have let you walk as well.
The price is the price, maybe some sort of movement, but they are there to sell cars and make a profit, not give them away.

 

Give them away???? ..... HA HA HA HA HA HA spoken like a proper Car Dealer

 

Pay the asking & get them to throw in a plasma telly as a sweetener ?

D

 

wtf are you paying 10 grand for a nearly 5 yr old Mx-5 for?

excuse the old stereotype but

are you gay?

are you bent?

do you like it up the mavis fritter?

does size count for you?

Lord Shrek.....rather be seen in a yellow 1987 Proton 'Triple valve' with Mr and Mrs 'Netto shopping' Scum than be seen in a red convertible Mx-5 with some public school tosser called Harry

 

They're probably playing the same game as you Pete and seeing if you'll call back and up your offer if you really want the car. As a punter, always be prepared to walk away and look/haggle for a better deal. You may get lucky and get a phone call after xmas, or you could ring them back yourself and ask them if they're prepared to reconsider your offer, otherwise you'll take your time and money elsewhere.

 

Hanslow ... quite correct - I am a very old hand at this malarkie

Money ALWAYS talks ... as money can walk wherever it likes ... a car on a forecourt can only go if a buyer is found.

There is one with 9,000miles, rather than 16,700miles, where I will be in the New Year - also at a Main Dealer - so, will have a look there

I do 2,000 miles a year in the MX5 ... after 5 years, that 9,000miler will be showing just 19,000miles at nearly 10 years old! And, if there were only 250 to start with, I will be sitting on a nice little motor

I reckon they will see sense and ring on Saturday.

 

You ignored me Pete. Have you turned into a bit of a shandy-drinker now then: eh?

 

What did I ignore??

Why not move up North? - What? So I can possibly buy a car? You really are stark staring BONKERS!

 

You have to pay for MX5's

I thought as only hairdressers, gay men and little ladies drove them, that they gave them away

 

Hairdressers, Gay Men and Ladies haven't a friggin clue - so the prices stay high!!

 

My 3000th post should be a special one.. So here it is...

Ready?

"I like pslewis... I really do!"

God bless SN

Pabz - 3000 posts on and I still dont see the point of a c0cklink

 

I may get to 20,000 posts this Xmas?!

 

your car may be here in 5 years time, but will you be?

 

Car dealers are certainly an odd bunch. 2 years ago I offered £1k below screen at a BMW main dealer and they had a few chats and declined. Two weeks later they dropped the screen price by £2k !!!!

Go back in Jan Pete and offer £250 less than you did

 

Pay what you think its worth ! If you're moaning about it then pay the price or much nearer to what they are asking.

What else is the dealer offering ? WHat else are you afetr apart from a good price ?



AllanB

 

i don't think that's a problem mate, he's only about 30 really

 

I thought he was 29

 

i think he's nearer to that than the 70odd year old codger he makes himself out to be