Deal or No Deal????
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Hollow Legs

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177 posts

229 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Just got back from a

WOW!

fantastic accelration, handling, gear change, noise etc etc etc.........

now the car i test drove was slightly out of my price range (aren't they always?) but had everything i wanted bar the hardtop - which lets be honest isnt a deal breaker as i can pick one up on ebay with a bit of patience.

now for the good / interesting / ugh bit

we had a bit of a haggle on it and he wasn't budging much.

i managed to get 2k off a 25k car taking into acoount my p/x.

now is this a good deal or could i do better?


kambites

71,681 posts

252 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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It might help if you told us what kind of car it is...

Hollow Legs

Original Poster:

177 posts

229 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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DOH!

sorry.

06 plate 111r. Red. with Air Con. 7k miles.

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

281 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Is that from a main dealer?

Hollow Legs

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177 posts

229 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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yep main dealer.



LivinLaVidaLotus

1,626 posts

232 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Sounds like a fair price from a main dealer to me, depending on if you got a fair price for your PX.

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

281 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Seems ok!

Bargain with them to get a hardtop in on the deal aswell if you can (I did when I bought mine).

I bought from a dealer and glad I did thumbup

Hollow Legs

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177 posts

229 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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yeah fair price for the p/x

at the end of the day its the over all amount that it costs to change (i.e great p/x but no movement on the sticker price or poor p/x but happy to drop the sticker price) and as i said they offered a fair p/x on the bm and knocked a bit of the sticker price.


Boggy

4,603 posts

266 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Must be honest, that's a better deal than I could get you

Boggy

Boggy

4,603 posts

266 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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What dealer was it at CN?

Boggy

Hollow Legs

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177 posts

229 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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tried to get the hardtop thrown in but the sales guy said it would have added another 500 to the price

on a tangent - i get 12 months manufactures warrenty. does this mean once that expires i can use indy's for servicing but need to use the main dealer during this period?

Boggy

4,603 posts

266 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Hollow Legs said:
tried to get the hardtop thrown in but the sales guy said it would have added another 500 to the price

on a tangent - i get 12 months manufactures warrenty. does this mean once that expires i can use indy's for servicing but need to use the main dealer during this period?
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/227189.htm

Rip his arm off

Boggy

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

281 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Hollow Legs said:
tried to get the hardtop thrown in but the sales guy said it would have added another 500 to the price

on a tangent - i get 12 months manufactures warrenty. does this mean once that expires i can use indy's for servicing but need to use the main dealer during this period?
500 is a good price for a hardtop to be honest, I'd go with it even at 500 notes extra.

My understanding is that you can use indy's NOW, as it's against the law for manufacturers to insist you use them (due to price fixing and some such) but please don't go ahead on my say so, do a search or ask in General Gassing as it has been discussed before.

LivinLaVidaLotus

1,626 posts

232 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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£500 for a hardtop isn't bad either, they go for that sometimes on eBay, then you might have to spray it as well.

Hollow Legs

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177 posts

229 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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all good info

Boggy - no it wasn't CN as they are not in my area.


TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

281 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Assuming that price for the hard top is sprayed and with the bolt on bits, I'd defnitely go for it yes

Hollow Legs

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177 posts

229 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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unfortunalty the hardtop isnt an option otherwise i would

the dealer said if it came with a hardtop then they would add 500 to the sticker price

but apparently most people when the trade them in keep the hard top and sell it on ebay as they get more £ their way.

Edited by Hollow Legs on Thursday 1st November 16:10

hueandcry71

1,389 posts

233 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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Hollow Legs said:
all good info

Boggy - no it wasn't CN as they are not in my area.
I was at CN today and they have quite a few 111Rs in your price range.

S Works

10,166 posts

281 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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This has surely got to be worth a look in that price range. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/257237.htm

...and this...
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/279549.htm

hueandcry71

1,389 posts

233 months

Thursday 1st November 2007
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S Works said:
This has surely got to be worth a look in that price range. http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/257237.htm
Thats a cracker, is it being sold by a porn star?? Check out the name.smile