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negotiation with trade in

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  • 22-04-2009 11:03pm
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    ntlbell
    Registered Users Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭


    Sorry if this is a rather obvious question.

    can someone clear up the situation with negotiation when you're trading in

    usually on adverts you will see cash price only, discounts for cash etc

    so does this mean if your trading in you can only negotiate the price you will get for your car and they won't move on the price of the car

    or "in the current climate" can you still negotiate the price on the car, or what's the standard practice when trading in? will the amount for the trade in keep changing depending on the car your buying?


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    ntlbell wrote: »
    so does this mean if your trading in you can only negotiate the price you will get for your car and they won't move on the price of the car
    Forget about the price of the car, what they're giving you for your car, etc etc. Focus on the cost to change, it's the only figure that matters.


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    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    When trading in, concentrate on the cost to change, and not what the sales person is giving you for your own car, or what discount he's giving you.

    *EDIT* ^What he said.


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    ntlbell
    Registered Users Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    Anan1 wrote: »
    Forget about the price of the car, what they're giving you for your car, etc etc. Focus on the cost to change, it's the only figure that matters.

    are they usually open to negotiate on that cost tho?


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,818 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    ntlbell wrote: »
    are they usually open to negotiate on that cost tho?
    Almost always. Remember, though, that the % by which they're willing to come down is also irrelevant - the only things that count are what you pay and what you get.


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    -Chris-
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    ntlbell wrote: »
    are they usually open to negotiate on that cost tho?

    I'd always leave a couple of hundred euro "haggle room" just in case the customer tries to nail me to the wall or wants me to throw in X or Y.

    You'd leave hundreds so that you can acquiesce to their requests, but you won't leave thousand(s) because that would make you uncompetitive.


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    ntlbell
    Registered Users Posts: 16,288 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    AudiChris wrote: »
    I'd always leave a couple of hundred euro "haggle room" just in case the customer tries to nail me to the wall or wants me to throw in X or Y.

    You'd leave hundreds so that you can acquiesce to their requests, but you won't leave thousand(s) because that would make you uncompetitive.

    Heh, I'm just trying to avoid wasting people's times and my own.


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    carface
    Registered Users Posts: 110 ✭✭carface


    Dont worry about wasting peoples time at the moment.
    Simply ask for a cost to change??? Compare prices with other similar cars in other garages.. buying on a straight deal may be more attractive looking with words like cash sale,cash discount,cash whatever???? but it makes little difference cash,bankdraft,postal order,cheque etc.. what way you pay the dealer will have a bottom line.
    In your case "bottom line" = cost to change.
    all the best


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