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Morley
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Hi, I hope there is an easy answer to this question.
I have picked the type of car I want, make, model, year, etc. About 6 weeks ago I saw one at a garage, chatted to them about it etc. At this stage I was still deciding which type of car I wanted so didn't do a test drive.
When I rang back to arrange a test drive he said it had been sold and when I asked for how much, he said 14,950.
It reappeared on the internet for sale last week and by this stage I know it's the kind of car I want. I rang and discovered that it was indeed the same car. The previous sale had fallen through. However it was listed in the internet for 16,950. I asked him about that and he said, yes, he would sell it for that but that would be the absolute lowest etc etc. I went for a test drive and I liked the car and want to buy it.
Now I have to talk to the garage about my trade-in and I want some modifications so there is scope for more haggling. Does this sort of discount on the list price sound average? I really just want to buy it but don't want to be a chump.
3 things you will probably wonder:
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I have picked the type of car I want, make, model, year, etc. About 6 weeks ago I saw one at a garage, chatted to them about it etc. At this stage I was still deciding which type of car I wanted so didn't do a test drive.
When I rang back to arrange a test drive he said it had been sold and when I asked for how much, he said 14,950.
It reappeared on the internet for sale last week and by this stage I know it's the kind of car I want. I rang and discovered that it was indeed the same car. The previous sale had fallen through. However it was listed in the internet for 16,950. I asked him about that and he said, yes, he would sell it for that but that would be the absolute lowest etc etc. I went for a test drive and I liked the car and want to buy it.
Now I have to talk to the garage about my trade-in and I want some modifications so there is scope for more haggling. Does this sort of discount on the list price sound average? I really just want to buy it but don't want to be a chump.
3 things you will probably wonder:
- There are not many of these cars about but when they come up online they are generally listed at the 16,950 range.
- And i am sorry for being mysterious about the make and model, but i am convinced that the garage would identify me right away if they read this due to my having set out the situation.
- They are a very good garage, great reputation, main dealer for this brand so i have no worries there.
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