Buying a used Lotus from dealership
Buying a used Lotus from dealership
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Mushroom12

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Tuesday 5th September 2017
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Hello all,
After a bit of advice before I start the hard part...
Looking for an Evora S, LHD in Europe. They seem to range from between 40,000 and 50,000 EUR in the spec I want. I'm not interested in finance, I will pay cash.
Most of the ones I see for sale are at dealerships, but privately owned (i.e. commission sales) but there are a few dealer sales. Nearly all of the adverts include 20% VAT (which is kind of bullst given VAT is paid on the initial sale...).

The question I have is what kind of margins are dealers working from on these cars so I have an idea of where to aim? We are coming into low season as the autumn and winter get closer, and I'm not looking to have my cheeks spread when I hand over cash...

Advice appreciated