£11,200 for a nine month old ex-demo Leon 1.2 S?

mark0123

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Hi

Thinking about buying a ex-demo from SEAT, it's a grey Leon 1.2 S Trim with 4k miles first registered in Sept 2013 - does that seem a fair price to you guys?

It has front fogs and alloys which would make it list price of £16,000, so not sure 30% is such a great discount for an ex-demo :confused:


Thanks!
 

scoobiesnacks

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Can't comment on price but I wouldn't buy an S model as they are more difficult to shift later on. SE's are very common.
 

marty_34

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if you bide your time you won't pay much more for an fr than you do an se

right place right time means a cracking deal
 
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mark0123

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What is the reason for the imminent drop in prices?

Got him down to £10,900 now which seems like a decent price according to Auto Trader, it was priced at £11,850 on the forecourt.
 

Jarre

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What is the reason for the imminent drop in prices?



Got him down to £10,900 now which seems like a decent price according to Auto Trader, it was priced at £11,850 on the forecourt.


That's how dealers work mate.

My car was on forecourt for £16k, we got it for just over £14k.

I'd just say £10500 or walk away. You want a significant discount on the new price to make it worth you taking an older car.
 

mark0123

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£12750 new would be great - but where could I get new for that price?

I checked car CarWow and they best qoute I got was £800 off list price of £16,250.

Thanks for the help
 
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kazand

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Could also be an ex hire car, possibly Channel islands. Saw a few of these at dealers we got R from, 'one careful owner' :rofl: not an issue as long as you are aware.
 

Jarre

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Yeah my first leon was a 2010/60 1.2tsi. We were told it was 'an ex seat car we got as a job lot from them'. When we got the log book it was previously owned by europcar...
 

mark0123

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Nope, Seat Huddersfield (hasn;t get the greatest rep for after sales service either)
 

Jarre

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Personally I'd take the advice from the guys above and get an SE or FR rather than the S spec. You'll find the S to have worse residuals due to lack of equipment. Either wait until you can get an SE or spend a little extra and get it :)
 

Jarre

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If you don't send the salesman to his sales manager at least a couple of times while negotiating on price, you haven't done your job properly!
 
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