Audi A2 2nd hand official dealer margin?

[roygarth]

Yes I know it's off topic! The car is:

2001 51 Reg Audi A2 1.4 TDI SE,
5 Doors, Manual, Hatchback, Diesel, 51,000 miles, Silver, Alloy wheels,Central locking,Electronic climate control,Front electric windows,Adjustable steering wheel,Front fog lamps,cloth interior. £7,995.

This is from an official Audi dealer. My question is how much room for haggling is there, what would he have paid for it?

[domster]

My guess is there's a couple of k in it.

But a dealer won't give it away if he could make his margin from the next person through the door.

I doubt you'll get any more than 1k off the price, and less or none if there's a lot of demand for that model.

[SimonHarrod911]

I'd ring and say you're seen 7 (on the internet -that'll wind him/her up), and say "What's the best price if I give you the order today?" Wait until the last trading day of the month.

Agree 2K is probably the margin, although with the transparency of price in the market today I think you'll be lucky to get 1K off. These guys have big overheads.

[kamal996]

Also best to be careful with early A2s-they were notoriously unreliable (leaks mainly). Audi dealers bought quite a few back

[AC79xxx]

SimonHarrod911 said:

Wait until the last trading day of the month.

managed to negotiate the purchase of an ex-demo A4 for my father last July. Waited for the last day of the month, walked into the dealership with a pocket full of cash and gave them a take it or leave it offer.

I picked the car up two days later having got the car at below cost as they were trying to clear their stock.

[SimonHarrod911]

AC79xxx said:

SimonHarrod911 said: Wait until the last trading day of the month. managed to negotiate the purchase of an ex-demo A4 for my father last July. Waited for the last day of the month, walked into the dealership with a pocket full of cash and gave them a take it or leave it offer. I picked the car up two days later having got the car at below cost as they were trying to clear their stock.

Nice one matey.

[markmullen]

If you are buying a new car the end of a quarter is your best chance of a cracking deal, on a used car the last weekend of the month is your best bet.

Glasses reckons on £1350 or so between trade and retail prices, £2k would be at the top end of the likely margin.

[rubystone]

I'd say the car owes them about £6,500. The end of quarter bit only works if you know how their quota periods work - are they calendar quarters or not? In my experience, most Ford dealers work to calendar quarters, but Mercedes appear not to, and they're generally not going to reveal that information to Joe Public for obvious reasons

[poorcardealer]

Dont think they will be desperate to sell it........its a "price range" car for a Audi dealer, although if you wait til March 1st onwards when new reg comes out you might have a chance of a thin deal.