How negotiable are used cars from dealerships?

Haddonfield

Hi. Im looking to buy a used car from a dealer. I never dealt with dealerships before. The car is listed for 28,000.

How much wiggle room is available on price if any?

I mean is it a silly idea to offer 24000?

Any help much appreciated as never done this before.

Thanks

User1998

Depends how reasonably priced the car is compared to similar cars.

€24,000 would usually be considered a ridiculous offer tho

shane b

Depends on a lot of factors and in todays climate with elevated prices i doubt if there is much wiggle room.

Also If you are trading in a car or buying straight. Generally if buying straight you may get a discount but id say its more like a few hundred euro rather than a few thousand.

niallb

I've been offered a discount for not trading in a car in the past, but it's not recent.

Saved the garage a little paperwork and having my old heap on the forecourt!

eusap

Only wiggle room is maybe ask for fresh tyres or first service etc... and tank of fuel, no hope of 4k discount unless its a car sitting there for years.

passremarkable

I’m at the same thing at the moment and have bought lots of cars of the years as has my wife.

visited 2 or 3 garages lately but none of them are budging from asking price. And I am buying straight with cash.

is this the way it is now.

years ago you would haggle a grand or two off …

rob316

Helped my mam by a car last year, main dealer, 25k asking I got €500 off after really pressing him. Even tried for a free service aswell, he refused.

Lenar3556

It’s is amazing how times have changed driven largely by the shortage of used cars.

Unless you are coming with complete scrap, a garage will now favour someone with a trade in.

A garage will much prefer someone buying a car on finance arranged by the garage in question. In some cases the commission a garage will receive on a finance introduction will exceed the profit margin on the sale itself.

So a ‘straight cash deal’ is no longer very attractive.

elperello

I'd say you would do well to get 500 off if it is a popular model.

As others say it's a seller's market.

Larbre34

Dealers currently have no reason to discount sale prices. Good second hand stock is scarce and in huge demand.

All the same, tell him you have 26k to spend, you might end up with 300-500 quid off.

Might.