Why advertise on AT?

[Greenmantle]

so was at a manufacturers Main (Franchise) Dealer on Tuesday.
this is after watching both AT, manufacturers and Franchise website all last week.
vehicle was only on the manufacturers website before Tuesday.

agreed a deposit and signed finance. delivery early next week.
had a quick look on the 3 websites this morning.
removed from manufacturers website
added to Franchise website
added to AT

in all it seems a bit of a stty thing to do!

[Jordie Barretts sock]

Why?

They've sold you the car. Where's the problem? It's their money they are wasting by advertising a sold car.

[Chris_91]

Most likely just a delay in the software publishing to those websites. Not cause you've bought it.

[Dog Biscuit]

I think sometimes they advertise cars that have previously sold in the hope that when you enquire they can try to steer you to one thats similar or due in stock.

[Greenmantle]

Dog Biscuit said:

I think sometimes they advertise cars that have previously sold in the hope that when you enquire they can try to steer you to one thats similar or due in stock.

this is exactly what I thought.
the car was priced as the cheapest car for that model from a Main Dealer primarily due to its mileage. The next cheapest car was £4k more expensive.

[drmike37]

Don’t dealers have subscriptions to AT? If so, no money wasted and might help them sell it if a sale falls through for whatever reason.