I bought a new car with no trade-in in the North, while temporarly living there, and had to haggle for a few hours and all the discount I got was £200.
Even without getting a discount, if I went to NI today and paid the on-the-road price (ex-VAT) for the car I'm looking at, then pay VAT and VRT on it down here I'd be looking at coming out 11% ahead of the prices being quoted in Irish garages.
Last year I asked a dealer about a cash sale for an Astra and he said that he wouldn't reduce it any more than €250 as cash sales mean nothing to them now
I believe that there's no such thing as a cash buy discount. When you buy with a trade in, dealers just slap extra cost onto the new model to hid the fact that your not getting as much for your trade in as you think.
Some dealers have demo model and it might be worth considering buying one of those as opposed to waiting for a new one to be ordered, demos often have only around 5km on the clock, are sitting on the forecourt so the dealer gets to move a car off quickly and get cash in.
Depends on the make but roughly I'd expect to add delivery/extras to the list price and then get circa 10% off that for cash. As for the North I don't think you can save anything, if anything it will prove more expensive as you will have to pay VRT & VAT in the SouthI'm thinking of buying a new car for the first time. I'd be a "cash" buyer, i.e. not looking to trade-in an old car. What kind of discount should I expect to negotiate? I'd be hoping for at least 10% on the dealers price. I have a particular make and model in mind and was thinking of going North to as there is a good saving to be made over the Euro price with Sterling hovering around the £0.87~£0.90 range but if I can get close that in an negotiated deal with a dealer in the Republic then I'd like to buy one here.
Depends on the make but roughly I'd expect to add delivery/extras to the list price and then get circa 10% off that for cash. As for the North I don't think you can save anything, if anything it will prove more expensive as you will have to pay VRT & VAT in the South
Of course. When I looked at this a few years ago the base price (before any taxes) was higher in the North than the South therefore no savings to be made. Perhaps thing have changed in that regard.Yes, you pay VAT and VRT in the south but you can get a VAT-exemption in the North/UK if you are exporting the car and intend to pay VAT here.
Of course. When I looked at this a few years ago the base price (before any taxes) was higher in the North than the South therefore no savings to be made. Perhaps thing have changed in that regard.
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