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How do I buy a car "from the trade"?

  • 16-04-2009 11:12pm
    #1
    budfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭


    I was selling my car a few months back and went to a few dealers asking about trading in. They all said that mine was worth substantially less than carzone prices as they'd only give me oin a trade in what it was worth in the trade. (i.e. they'd sell it onwards and not keep it etc). That's fair enough..you're always better selling yourself and going into a dealer with cash to bargain with...

    Now I understand the concept of retail/wholesale, dealers overheads, showrooms, wages etc, warranties, benefits of buying from a dealer etc but I do hear that there is huge difference between the forecourt price and what traders are now offering dealers for their stock, particularly the heavy metal stuff....how do you get your hands on it though?

    Anyone know any traders out there where you can buy as is? I'm sure in the current climate they have to be interested in doing a deal with Joe Public.

    Any experiences or thoughts?


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  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,795 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    You would be buying sold as seen with no come back. Im not sure how dealers stand legally with selling this way to the public. You could pick up a car this way at auction if you wished. Thats the way id go as goin the trade sale route you are already exposing yourself to all the same risks as buying at auction anyway.


  • #3
    budfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭budfox


    Mick, that's an interesting one. I see from Uk car mags that you can buy a warranty the same as a regular insurance policy...that'd be the way to go if you could get that in Ireland.

    Assuming you got a thorough AA check or the like sure if the car was good value then it'd be worth going with it caveat emptor etc...

    Who are these traders anyway? Where to they operate from do you know?

    btw, are Merlin and Naas Road the main auction houses in Dublin?


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