New Car Discounts

[tamago]

Has anyone really pushed their dealer to the limit on a new car? I mean their margin, any monthly bonus for shifting their quota and any commission they get for selling you finance? My sister just started work and wanted a new Clio. A Renault dealer was selling new automatic Clio Expression Plus inc CD and metallic for £10300 (pretty much list). The gave £1000 straightaway. When I mentioned prices in car supermarkets they gave the usual rubbish about lack of customer service and after sales service in one buys from a supermarket, to which I said we could live with that if the car cost £2500 less than list.

The dealer's immediate response was to offer another £500 off, being the final offer to include the free insurance (sister is only 21 and needs it to build up NCB). Our response was £2000 off the list inc CD autochanger as well to which they replied it wasn`t possible.
So we left and as soon as we got home, they telephoned and said £2000 off but no autochanger...

I know some cars are hardly discounted (Honda CTR) and some just get thousands knocked off. I enjoy the whole process as I was a serious buyer and could commit if the deal was right.

Has anyone got a really good deal to report?

[douglasr]

quote:Has anyone really pushed their dealer to the limit on a new car? I mean their margin, any monthly bonus for shifting their quota and any commission they get for selling you finance? My sister just started work and wanted a new Clio. A Renault dealer was selling new automatic Clio Expression Plus inc CD and metallic for £10300 (pretty much list). The gave £1000 straightaway. When I mentioned prices in car supermarkets they gave the usual rubbish about lack of customer service and after sales service in one buys from a supermarket, to which I said we could live with that if the car cost £2500 less than list.

The dealer's immediate response was to offer another £500 off, being the final offer to include the free insurance (sister is only 21 and needs it to build up NCB). Our response was £2000 off the list inc CD autochanger as well to which they replied it wasn`t possible.
So we left and as soon as we got home, they telephoned and said £2000 off but no autochanger...

I know some cars are hardly discounted (Honda CTR) and some just get thousands knocked off. I enjoy the whole process as I was a serious buyer and could commit if the deal was right.

Has anyone got a really good deal to report?

Honda dealer margin is 5.5 %, I got 4% back on my s2000, which I was happy with...

[pjg]

What Car? magazine has a "target price" in the listings section which is worth having a nose at...

Another good trick is to look at jamjar.com and compare prices with them...

[davidy]

You can also nail them on the finance, the rates are negotiable too so once you've beaten them up over the stickered price, then start on the finance.

davidy

[Roadrunner]

I used to get 25% of fords as my grandad used to work for them. Any ford worker and their family gets this treatment, as do fleet buyers. It's just the general public mugs that stump up full price for a boring common shitbox.

[philshort]

My neighbour gets the same deal - Jag worker. Buys his missus a new car at discount, and reckons he can sell on after a year and get his money back. He's worked up from a Fiesta to a Mundano is a few years. Should be onto the Jags in a couple more!