View Full Version : Bargain, or not?
Popped into my local SEAT dealers today to have my brakes checked, and couldn't help ask how much I could get the Mk3 Ibiza Cupra for that they had on the forecourt. Silver 2001 Y-plate, 32,000 miles on the clock, FSSH, local car, traded in for a Leon Cupra R etc etc... Nice clean car, and I think they look great in silver.
I was offered it for £7K plus my 98 'S' Mk2 Cupra Sport 8V with 65K on the clock, FSSH.
Is this a good deal? It's up for sale at £9,895.
I'm not able to purchase it unfortunately, I just wanted to see if I was being offered a "great deal" by my dealer... Auto Trader ads aren't suggesting that this is necessarily the case. :p
Shock_Xe
24-02-2004, 22:41
nope, seen em go for cash private around the £7/£8k price
hopkinsgm
25-02-2004, 11:57
It sounds like a fairly generous trade-in allowance you've been offered - that's until you realise how much over the odds the car being sold has on the screen.
Mike - don't forget that dealers have overheads to consider, are usually looking to make some profit (very few sell cars just because they enjoy it) and also generally include things like warranties. That's why dealers sell cars at higher prices than private individuals...
I thought it was a little steep, and I can't see that a 6 month warranty is worth that much to be honest. I mean, what are the chances of something major going wrong on a relatively young car anyhow?
hopkinsgm
25-02-2004, 16:21
Originally posted by Adam
...I can't see that a 6 month warranty is worth that much to be honest...
Well, in fairness, many aftermarket warranties actually don't include cover for a lot of items anyway - and i'm not just talking fair wear & tear here either.
But, assuming the warranty covers all non-wear and tear items adequately, a warranty has never been worth so much... Thing is, there's any number of things that can go wrong with even comparatively new cars. While manufacturing techniques and quality may have improved in the last 20 years or so, cars have become fiendishly more complex.
Approaching that from a different angle however, you could argue that buying any form of insurance is a waste of cash if you don't have to claim on it, but that's the nature of the beast isn't it?
Fair point, I hate the whole insurance fiasco. Big con I reckon.
hopkinsgm
25-02-2004, 17:15
Originally posted by Adam
...I hate the whole insurance fiasco...
Don't get me started! :D