Hi I looked at a few second hand cars yesterday. mainly Ford Focus's.
And was a bit puzzeled as to the difference on the amount of trade in that garages were willing to give me on part exchange for my own car.
For example one ford garage was going to give me €4,000 for my car
(99 1600 ghi) off a focus (1600 lx steel 2005) priced at €14,000
Where another garage was only offering €2,500 off a focus (1600 ghi 2005) priced at €17,000.
Both cars had similar millage (25,000) both were in different ford garages.
Can Anyone out there throw a bit a light on why there was such a large difference.
I asked the dealer of the €17,000 car why, but basiclly he started to fobb me off about the possibility that the other vendor has overpriced his car and therefore can give a bigger trade in.
Anyone got any thoughts on the matter.