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Hi Folks
more advice/thoughts wanted please. I am selling my car on autotrader and am going to buy a smaller car once it sells. Hopefully i will have some cash left over. the thought crosed my mind that it may all be easier if I could go to a car dealer and sell them my car and buy a cheaper one off them. But I can't see that the dealer would be too happy about giving out cash at the moment and as a result I would be royally screwed over by them. what would the .org people do? go for the private route with separate sale and purchase or just go to a dealer and take the dealership profit gouge on the chin? ta |
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Private all the way.
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i would say private route if your wanting cheap old car to replace, or go to the garage and get a smaller car but newer/higher spec so your still getting the smaller car but your getting new an better so win win.
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Nah you'll never win, you're still paying their overheads.
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thanks guys, guess i just take my time and do the private route. I'm not bothered about a high spec/new replacement, just something the mrs can drive without being scared of trashing it. currently thinking a focus estate or a skoda ocavia/fabia.
if anyone is looking for a nice bmw 330 clubsport have a look on autotrader and i can give a .org discount ! |
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A lot of variables--if your car is fairly newish and you want to down grade for the same brand try a main dealer and see whats on offer. Alternatively sell and buy privately but you will not have the same protection over your purchase as if you bought from a main dealer
I have just traded my Accord in for a Jazz due to the fuel prices and the fact that I will have fairly high mileage over the next few months and was pleasantly surprised by what I got offered for my car[About £3-400 less than if I sold privately] and the deals that were available,both on new and used. Depends on the urgency of your wanting to change as you do not always sell a car quickly,especially larger cars with high fuel consumption and the BMW isn't exactly a standard type car-----depends on the market and condition of your car |
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Mrs BP is thinking of getting one, maybe the VRS so I'm interested to hear what was wrong. My '05 Superb has lived up to it's name. Pete ![]() PS, please don't slag it off too much, if she changes her mind, her next choice is a BMW X1 ![]() |
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To Pete, superb, lol, it's like brilliant boilers, any thing but
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My wife has driven a Seat Ibiza which is the same car as a Fabia for the last 8 years and it has literally NEVER missed a beat. Not so much as a flat battery, and it's never been on a charger. It still drives like new. I would buy any VW group car without hesitation.
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