High-end nearly new cars at non-franchised dealers
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I’ve seen quite a lot of these non-franchised dealerships on social media etc, with some really nice recent low-mileage stuff (Ferraris, Rolls, Bentley etc) and I wonder how these cars end up outside the main dealer network at such an early age?
Not suggesting for a moment that these indy’s are in anyway inferior to the franchised dealerships (looking at the reviews they certainly aren’t) but I’m just curious as to how this happens. Is a buyer of a c.£200k+ car perfectly happy to go non-franchised and where does the dealer source them from in the first place?
Not suggesting for a moment that these indy’s are in anyway inferior to the franchised dealerships (looking at the reviews they certainly aren’t) but I’m just curious as to how this happens. Is a buyer of a c.£200k+ car perfectly happy to go non-franchised and where does the dealer source them from in the first place?
Edited by FlyingPanda on Tuesday 30th January 20:41
Most of these dealers sell to the "got to have it now" crowd - if you order a car from Ferrari / Lambo / Rolls you're going to be waiting months / years - you pay a premium but you get the car next week. Less likely to be into cars - more likely to be into being seen.
They order a lot of them themselves from main dealers - effectively doing the waiting for you (almost grey market), or they buy from the flippers.
Obviously in the current market cars are much more available now from the prestige end of the market - but that's very much not always the case.
I'm pretty sure if I win euromillions tonight - I'll be at Romans tomorrow, and then go to the main dealers to order some cars.
They order a lot of them themselves from main dealers - effectively doing the waiting for you (almost grey market), or they buy from the flippers.
Obviously in the current market cars are much more available now from the prestige end of the market - but that's very much not always the case.
I'm pretty sure if I win euromillions tonight - I'll be at Romans tomorrow, and then go to the main dealers to order some cars.
Some of them will be 'owned' or used by the owner or sales execs.
Guy round the corner from me has a small independent dealership selling cars mostly in the £5-£10k range but always has a couple of £100k cars on the website also - they're just whatever he has bought to use himself for a month or two before flipping and making some money - 911, RS7, amongst 10 year old corsas.
Guy round the corner from me has a small independent dealership selling cars mostly in the £5-£10k range but always has a couple of £100k cars on the website also - they're just whatever he has bought to use himself for a month or two before flipping and making some money - 911, RS7, amongst 10 year old corsas.
yellowbentines said:
Some of them will be 'owned' or used by the owner or sales execs.
Guy round the corner from me has a small independent dealership selling cars mostly in the £5-£10k range but always has a couple of £100k cars on the website also - they're just whatever he has bought to use himself for a month or two before flipping and making some money - 911, RS7, amongst 10 year old corsas.
The ones I’m looking at seem to have a dozen or more at the £150k plus price point, and a few north of £200k so I don’t think it’s that. Guy round the corner from me has a small independent dealership selling cars mostly in the £5-£10k range but always has a couple of £100k cars on the website also - they're just whatever he has bought to use himself for a month or two before flipping and making some money - 911, RS7, amongst 10 year old corsas.
Franchise dealers tend to offer good trade in money if buying another car from them but not for a simple sale. However independent dealers often make the mistake of pricing similar to franchise dealers IMO. Joe Public prefers 2 yrs manufacturer warranty to an RAC or other 3rd party warranty
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