Buying advice - car for sale on 2 different sites

Darksaga87

Hi. I was looking at upgrading my car and went to a place in navan selling a a BMW 320d. Price seemed ok, they offered a bit more for my car on trade in than other places ive been to.

This is the dealer I was at today and the car I was enquiring about:

http://www.academycarsales.com/BMW_320D_2008-f-1621.html


When I got home I was looking around online to see what else there was out there. Searching for info on 320D's, I came across a link to done deal selling the same car. The EXACT same car....... for less, around 5k less.

Here: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3344068

Same pictures as on the dealer site. Phone numbers dont seem to match though. I figured it was the previous owner trying to sell privately before trading in, but it was only put on done deal today.

Any advice?

AltAccount

How much will you get for your trade in againt the Done Deal ad?

Jimbob 83

20 grand for that

bazz26

Dealer could be trying to sell it as a private sale which probably means no warranty, at a reduced price. €20k is very high for a 08 320d M Sport. I paid €22500 for my similar one almost 2 years ago and it is higher spec.

On a side note I had to laugh at the DD advert line "Highest Spec 320 M Sport In Ireland."

Darksaga87

bazz26 wrote: »

Dealer could be trying to sell it as a private sale which probably means no warranty, at a reduced price. €4k is still some difference though.

I was thinking that too. I thought i could find the phone number from DD ad on the dealer site. theres 2 mobile numbers on the site.

I figure the DD is a straight up cash deal.

Showed the ads to a few mates who seemed very put off at the idea of buying a car advertised like that.

I had to laugh at the DD advert line "Highest Spec 320 M Sport In Ireland."

Believe me, I drove it, its nothing special in terms of other 3 series.

bazz26

The only extras I can see on that is the Dakota leather interior.

Once you have a trade-in then the sticker price becomes less relevant, the cost to change price is all that matters.

Anan1

bazz26 wrote: »

The only extras I can see on that is the Dakota leather interior.

It's got heated seats, privacy glass, and bluetooth, but it's still a far from highly specified car.

bazz26 wrote: »

Once you have a trade-in then the sticker price becomes less relevant, the cost to change price is all that matters.

+1

Big Nasty

AFAIK Academy is part of three dealerships in Dublin and Meath owned by the same lads.

Darksaga87

bazz26 wrote: »

The only extras I can see on that is the Dakota leather interior.

Once you have a trade-in then the sticker price becomes less relevant, the cost to change price is all that matters.

Can you tell me, how much would you pay for it?

MCMLXXV wrote: »

AFAIK Academy is part of three dealerships in Dublin and Meath owned by the same lads.

Yeah they are the ones that do the rent to buy scheme with cars. Not that im doing that. They only do it on cars less then 10k.

AltAccount

What was the cost to change from the dealer?

What are the full details of your car so we can put a value on it?

Darksaga87

Mazda 6. 06. 106k kms.
Nct august..

I had it on adverts a while ago.
http://www.adverts.ie/car/mazda/6/2006-mazda-6-for-sale/1060927

AltAccount

And your cost to change?

Edit: my guess is they offered you €8k for your car, with a cost to change of €12k

bazz26

Darksaga87 wrote: »

Mazda 6. 06. 106k kms.
Nct august..

I had it on adverts a while ago.
http://www.adverts.ie/car/mazda/6/2006-mazda-6-for-sale/1060927

It looks clean but I think its priced a bit high, there are a few 07 models selling in or around that price. Also you can NCT the car 3 months before it's due date, a fresh 2 year NCT will make it more attractive to a buyer. I would not bother with with adverts.ie. Most people on there just want to swap it for some junk they have or make silly cash offers. Through it up on donedeal.ie, much higher volume of buyers.

Darksaga87

AltAccount wrote: »

And your cost to change?

Oh sorry mate, 13k to change.

bazz26 wrote: »

It looks clean but I think its priced a bit high, there are a few 07 models selling in or around that price. Also you can NCT the car 3 months before it's due date, a fresh 2 year NCT will make it more attractive to a buyer. I would not bother with with adverts.ie. Most people on there just want to swap it for some junk they have or make silly cash offers. Through it up on donedeal.ie, much higher volume of buyers.

Yeah, I priced it high so I could drop the price as offers came in. I took it down after a while, I was getting PMs to swap for heaps of crap.
Ill get more for it on trade in, dont intend on selling privately anymore.

bazz26

The only way to know if is a good deal is to find a similar car from another garage and see what money they want with the Mazda.

Darksaga87

Id ideally like to pay 10k with my car.

Anan1

Darksaga87 wrote: »

Yeah, I priced it high so I could drop the price as offers came in. I took it down after a while, I was getting PMs to swap for heaps of crap.
Ill get more for it on trade in, dont intend on selling privately anymore.

Surely you an get more than €2000 for your car privately? Because (assuming you'd get the BMW for €15000 without a trade-in) that's all the garage are offering you for it.

aidancelica

Darksaga87 wrote: »

Hi. I was looking at upgrading my car and went to a place in navan selling a a BMW 320d. Price seemed ok, they offered a bit more for my car on trade in than other places ive been to.

This is the dealer I was at today and the car I was enquiring about:

http://www.academycarsales.com/BMW_320D_2008-f-1621.html


When I got home I was looking around online to see what else there was out there. Searching for info on 320D's, I came across a link to done deal selling the same car. The EXACT same car....... for less, around 5k less.

Here: http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3344068

Same pictures as on the dealer site. Phone numbers dont seem to match though. I figured it was the previous owner trying to sell privately before trading in, but it was only put on done deal today.

Any advice?

interested in a 330d 06 80k fbmw.s/h

Darksaga87

Anan1 wrote: »

Surely you an get more than €2000 for your car privately? Because (assuming you'd get the BMW for €15000 without a trade-in) that's all the garage are offering you for it.

I probaly would, but Id rather not deal with the hassle of selling a car, I sold a car before using carzone and was pretty stressful. Didnt like it.

aidancelica wrote: »

interested in a 330d 06 80k fbmw.s/h

Have you it for sale anywhere? Im looking for 08+ tbh.

AltAccount

Anan1 wrote: »

Surely you an get more than €2000 for your car privately? Because (assuming you'd get the BMW for €15000 without a trade-in) that's all the garage are offering you for it.

+1 You're not getting a good deal.

Privately or as a trade in, you can do better.

aidancelica

Darksaga87 wrote: »

I probaly would, but Id rather not deal with the hassle of selling a car, I sold a car before using carzone and was pretty stressful. Didnt like it.



Have you it for sale anywhere? Im looking for 08+ tbh.

No havnt got it up any where only decided id part wit my beloved over the last few days. I know what you mean wit the 08+ thing. If you could get a 330d id go for one over the 320d my brother has a 320d when he goes for a long drive he always borrows my car. The mpg outta them aint as bad as you'd think

Darksaga87

AltAccount wrote: »

+1 You're not getting a good deal.

Privately or as a trade in, you can do better.

Im still shopping around, wont be next week till I make a decision. I need rid of the mazda, tax is killing me and it guzzles petrol, even just around town, im putting €60 in it average.

aidancelica wrote: »

No havnt got it up any where only decided id part wit my beloved over the last few days. I know what you mean wit the 08+ thing. If you could get a 330d id go for one over the 320d my brother has a 320d when he goes for a long drive he always borrows my car. The mpg outta them aint as bad as you'd think

Ive been seeing the 320 does about 50 mpg? Thats pretty decent isn't it?

Anan1

Darksaga87 wrote: »

Im still shopping around, wont be next week till I make a decision. I need rid of the mazda, tax is killing me and it guzzles petrol, even just around town, im putting €60 in it average.

Hang on a second here - you're spending €13000 because that extra €400 per annum in tax and a bit on fuel is 'killing' you? That makes no sense whatsoever, to me at least.

Darksaga87

In the long run i feel it would benefit me. I might be commuting pretty far soon as well.