How much can new car dealer come down from their first Cash price

One Question · 08-09-2015 9:24am #1

Looking to buy new car. Nothing fancy.
Salesman gave me cash price yesterday on first visit to him.
My question is how much can I expect him to come down from that first cash quote?
Cheers

MuppetCheck · 08-09-2015 11:59am

There's no short answer. It depends on the margin they have to play with in the car or if targets need to be met.

What's the car and someone might know?

One Question · 08-09-2015 1:24pm

Thanks for that.
Anyone know if going end of month or quarter is best?
Car is a Carens.
Cheers

MuppetCheck wrote: »

There's no short answer. It depends on the margin they have to play with in the car or if targets need to be met.

What's the car and someone might know?

bazz26 · 08-09-2015 6:45pm

Dealers probably have a set margin on brand new cars so end of month, etc may not have a bearing on the level of discount available. You should visit more than one dealer and try and play them off each other for the best price. If the dealer has a particular car in stock for a while then you may push a better deal if he wants to shift it.

unkel · 08-09-2015 6:54pm

And crucial in any negotiation if you want to get something for the best price possible: make sure the seller is convinced that you are willing to do the deal and that you have the money. Preferably there and then.

Lord Riverside · 09-09-2015 6:48pm

unkel wrote: »

And crucial in any negotiation if you want to get something for the best price possible: make sure the seller is convinced that you are willing to do the deal and that you have the money. Preferably there and then.

That's true, but just as important is the seller is also convinced that you're quite happy to walk away and buy something else, somewhere else. Especially true when dealing with VW and Toyota dealers, who think people are tied to that brand.

One Question · 17-09-2015 3:36pm

Thank you all again.
Can you tell me, if I'm to pay there and then, will they accept a personal check as down payment, and pay rest a day or two later? Or will they Accept personal check for whole lot, on the spot?
I don't want to get bank draft because that looks like Im not willing to walk.
Thoughts?

aerofoiled · 17-09-2015 8:28pm

One Question wrote: »

Thank you all again.
Can you tell me, if I'm to pay there and then, will they accept a personal check as down payment, and pay rest a day or two later? Or will they Accept personal check for whole lot, on the spot?
I don't want to get bank draft because that looks like Im not willing to walk.
Thoughts?

Get a deal you're happy with and leave a deposit by debit or credit card. You can then pay balance by bank draft when you go to pick up the car.

uck51js9zml2yt · 17-09-2015 8:30pm

Take a look outside Dublin as well.
I generally find better deals elsewhere as overheads aren't generally as high.

One Question · 18-09-2015 7:24am

Great stuff. Will give it a Go

Shannon757 · 20-09-2015 9:23pm

OP's username is quite misleading

g0g · 14-11-2015 8:31am

OP how did you get on? I'm possibly looking at similar and interested in the outcome!

g0g · 14-11-2015 3:57pm

Incidentally I asked today and for EX spec 161 I was quoted €26,250 cash. Standard seven year warranty and three year roadside assist included.

One Question · 23-11-2015 11:04am

Sorry, thought I answered week ago, but it must not have taken.
We ended up with entirely different car. Blame the wife. We also had trade in, that wasn't worth much.
That price sounds decent for 161 model; our quote was for 152.
Would highly recommend Liffey valley Kia dealer,
but NOT Kia dealer at Ashtown, off Navan road. Very bad salespeople there. We practically had to beg to test drive car there.

finalfurlong · 23-11-2015 9:08pm

Raymond Delightful Recording wrote: »

Take a look outside Dublin as well.
I generally find better deals elsewhere as overheads aren't generally as high.

a canny thing can often be to buy a non d reg car in dublin and down the line trade it in in same county where it will be preferred option.Lot of dublin dealers tend to look to move on RnMn,LS etc quickly and deals can b had proviced you are not too bothered by reg

bs2014 · 29-11-2015 11:55pm

If buying a 161 most of the main manufacturers reg big numbers in the last few days of Jan so that wud be an optimal time to go. However the exact car you would want would need to be in the dealer doing the deal and ready to be reg'd. It's a game of poker but trust me all the dealers of the big manufacturers will be scrambling for regs come mid-end of Jan, and possibly the other months as well as july

How much can new car dealer come down from their first Cash price

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