Dealer add ons

Sgt Pepper 64

In my search for a "new" used car, ive had a few quotes and all of them include what I call the dreaded "extras"

GAP insurance €395
supagard paint and fabric protection €299
SMART (chip and dent repair) 3 years €399
extended warrenty €399

so its really annoying when see the sticker price and sit down to get a quote and it ends up more than the sticker price

all the above adds €1248 after a "discount"

i reckon all but the warranty can be better off bought separately if required
but even the warranty needs checking for things like knock on damage, ie one part affecting another and can also be bought separately

another thing to consider is model history, im looking at 2015 nissan pulsar and the battery was upgraded to cope with the stop start system but some didnt get changed and the battery drains much faster than normal, so its worth checking that

colm_mcm

Don’t pay over the odds for a Pulsar, they’ve been discontinued now due to poor sales.

How much extra warranty do you get for €400? How much do you get standard?

Sgt Pepper 64

colm_mcm wrote: »

Don’t pay over the odds for a Pulsar, they’ve been discontinued now due to poor sales.

How much extra warranty do you get for €400? How much do you get standard?

oh i know its been dropped, im trying to use that as a bargaining tool, its a nice car though with a good spec. 2015's with around 20k miles are approx 13500.

dual climate
bluetooth
electric windows
cruise
auto start
auto wipers\lights\dimmer
fogs
great economy
fantastic rear legroom

the standard warranty is a year, 2 extra years is the €399

bazz26

I wouldn't buy any of that stuff other than maybe the extended warranty. Dealers do hard up selling of that stuff because there is a high margin in it for them.

colm_mcm

I’d probably go the extra warranty once it was actually a proper bumper to bumper warranty

Atlantic Dawn

I'd not buy any of it, complete waste.

Doodah7

Have a read of all of these but especially point 1:

https://www.am-online.com/dealer-management/retailing/six-ways-car-dealers-can-boost-new-car-profit

Wildly Boaring

Any pulsar is going to be very difficult to shift second hand.

If you are buying you are going to need to hold for 8 or 10 years to get value.

Might be cheap now but discontinued models are a demon to offload later.

Discontinued because no one wanted them to begin with

lawred2

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

In my search for a "new" used car, ive had a few quotes and all of them include what I call the dreaded "extras"

GAP insurance €395
supagard paint and fabric protection €299
SMART (chip and dent repair) 3 years €399
extended warrenty €399

so its really annoying when see the sticker price and sit down to get a quote and it ends up more than the sticker price

all the above adds €1248 after a "discount"

i reckon all but the warranty can be better off bought separately if required
but even the warranty needs checking for things like knock on damage, ie one part affecting another and can also be bought separately

another thing to consider is model history, im looking at 2015 nissan pulsar and the battery was upgraded to cope with the stop start system but some didnt get changed and the battery drains much faster than normal, so its worth checking that

GAP insurance on a 3 year old car?

I thought that all of those protections were sold on new cars only

colm_mcm

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I'd not buy any of it, complete waste.

The extended warranty would be worth it considering both petrol and diesel Pulsars are turbocharged. To have the same length warranty as a new one is def worth €400. Agreed the rest is probably unnecessary.

Sgt Pepper 64

Wildly Boaring wrote: »

Any pulsar is going to be very difficult to shift second hand.

If you are buying you are going to need to hold for 8 or 10 years to get value.

Might be cheap now but discontinued models are a demon to offload later.

Discontinued because no one wanted them to begin with

yep thats the plan buy it and drive it into dust!!

its actually a really nice car to be in, just couldnt compete with the well known ones like focus etc. ive done a lot of research and cant find anything comparable for price vs miles vs year. just need to be patient because they are difficult to shift for the dealers so theres definite wriggle room on the sticker price

micks_address

Forget the paint and fabric protection. I got that thrown in on new car last year. You'd be getter off getting your own products

Sgt Pepper 64

micks_address wrote: »

Forget the paint and fabric protection. I got that thrown in on new car last year. You'd be getter off getting your own products

thats the one that puzzles me...you would think all new cars would come with it as standard from the factory!

we had that done as an extra on our last new car, 2005 mazda 2 and it was ok for a year or two and then just didnt work, lifetime guarantee indeed lol

ShadowHearth

Ignore those things. This is how they push extras on you, that you dont need.

Gap insurance on older cars does not make sense. It would make sense if you buy new on pcp.
Extended warranty would the only thing to consider. Even then, how much are they giving to you with purchase? Check as well what extended warranty covers. It might be not even worth the paper its written on.