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baxster said:Hello all, been lurking for a bit. Has anyone done a deal recently on one of the above, if so what sort of % off list could you get? 12% seems easily achievable just wondering if anyone managed 20%?
baxster said:Thanks for the replies. I understand the argument against buying new, all I would say is that 17% off an 78K car (c4s) means the car comes out at 64k meaning year old cars arent that much of a bargain at 50-55k.
The other point for me is that I am not as keen on the rear end of the gen 2 cars.
My figures are hypothetical as the point of the post is to see what is possible!Wattie said:baxster said:Thanks for the replies. I understand the argument against buying new, all I would say is that 17% off an 78K car (c4s) means the car comes out at 64k meaning year old cars arent that much of a bargain at 50-55k.
The other point for me is that I am not as keen on the rear end of the gen 2 cars.
So what makes you think a dealer will give ALL of their margin away and sell a £78k car at a loss (to them)?
Whilst I don't support everything that OPCs do (warranty, labour rates, and new discs every time, for example), it does annoy me that successful business people still expect the car dealer to give away all their margin when it comes to selling a new car.
Nothing personal, but I sincerely hope you don't succeed in getting this sort of discount... This is the precise reason that 5-year old BMWs, Mercs, Jags, Maseratis, etc. are worth 3/5 of f**k all. Porsche residuals have suffered enough to threaten the entire brand's future already: If dealers start giving away 997s your brand new Gen 1 won't be worth £50-55k in a year's time - it will be about £40-45k if you're lucky.
Sorry - rant over!
baxster said:My figures are hypothetical as the point of the post is to see what is possible!
But while in rant mode I have had over the years my pants pulled down by many dealers come trade in so dont really have a problem with trying to negotiate my way into a favourable position. They can only say no! I suppose if you were a trader then it may seem unreasonable but life is about cycles and no doubt there time will come around when they can once again refuse discounts and offer riduculous part exchange values.
dazzpowder said:There are unregistered C4s selling for £64K already
baxster said:Thanks for the replies. I understand the argument against buying new, all I would say is that 17% off an 78K car (c4s) means the car comes out at 64k meaning year old cars arent that much of a bargain at 50-55k.
The other point for me is that I am not as keen on the rear end of the gen 2 cars.