Best place to buy new cars
Discussion
I've always bought used and probably still will do next time. However with the cost of used cars as it is part of me wonders if buying new might be the way to go. When I last bought brand new the Internet was barely a thing and I just went to a local dealership which had a new car on offer. Nowadays with the rise in online sales and brokers I honestly wouldn't know the best way to go about it.
The car I'd be looking at is the i20N. I've seen that the dealer price is £25k give or take a few quid and as far as I can tell from quick research the only offer is cheap servicing. Carwow seems to suggest £24k. AT has new ones listed anywhere between with some saying available now and others for delivery sometime next year.
I don't really want it right now, probably in 6 months time. But if I wanted new would I need to be getting it ordered or just see what's available at the time? Are brokers best or do dealers tend to match their prices? Or is it all just a waste of time and money?
I don't need finance and would prefer to sell my old car privately if the part ex price is low. As horrendous as 25k for a hyundai supermini sounds (to me anyway) I'd like to think it would be a keeper so over time maybe okay.
So if you were a cash buyer looking for a brand new car where would you go and how would you get the best deal?
The car I'd be looking at is the i20N. I've seen that the dealer price is £25k give or take a few quid and as far as I can tell from quick research the only offer is cheap servicing. Carwow seems to suggest £24k. AT has new ones listed anywhere between with some saying available now and others for delivery sometime next year.
I don't really want it right now, probably in 6 months time. But if I wanted new would I need to be getting it ordered or just see what's available at the time? Are brokers best or do dealers tend to match their prices? Or is it all just a waste of time and money?
I don't need finance and would prefer to sell my old car privately if the part ex price is low. As horrendous as 25k for a hyundai supermini sounds (to me anyway) I'd like to think it would be a keeper so over time maybe okay.
So if you were a cash buyer looking for a brand new car where would you go and how would you get the best deal?
Get a quote from any one of the internet brokers to tell you what you're looking at.
Take that quote to a local dealer between Xmas and NY and ask them to match it/quote.
Take that price to dealer 2 and task them to beat it, if they do you'll order there and then...
The above worked for us when we bought our X5 45e last year
Take that quote to a local dealer between Xmas and NY and ask them to match it/quote.
Take that price to dealer 2 and task them to beat it, if they do you'll order there and then...
The above worked for us when we bought our X5 45e last year
Cheers, that sounds fairly straightforward.
Come to think of it we did buy my Wife's current car almost new. It was ex demo ( also Hyundai) which I found on AT at the right price. Fairly local so went to see it and ended up buying. That was in 2016 where you could get significant savings with either pre registered or ex demo cars. Those times are gone. The only annoying thing was having to argue that we didn't want the thousands of pounds worth of extras they had automatically put on the invoice. I'm guessing that hasn't changed?
I wouldn't mind buying nearly new but as things are a year old car with 10k miles is only about a grand cheaper which is daft. A 3 year old Fiesta ST3 with 30k miles is about £16k and certainly an option but owning something nice from new and looking after it is quite appealing for once.
Come to think of it we did buy my Wife's current car almost new. It was ex demo ( also Hyundai) which I found on AT at the right price. Fairly local so went to see it and ended up buying. That was in 2016 where you could get significant savings with either pre registered or ex demo cars. Those times are gone. The only annoying thing was having to argue that we didn't want the thousands of pounds worth of extras they had automatically put on the invoice. I'm guessing that hasn't changed?
I wouldn't mind buying nearly new but as things are a year old car with 10k miles is only about a grand cheaper which is daft. A 3 year old Fiesta ST3 with 30k miles is about £16k and certainly an option but owning something nice from new and looking after it is quite appealing for once.
I've just been through a similar exercise in buying a new BMW 5 series.
Have a look in WxxxCxR which will give you an idea of the target price to aim for from an internet broker for a new one.
Take this quote to your local dealer and ask them to beat or match it - its the end of the year, targets to be met, bonuses up for grabs, there are deals to be had.
In my case I found the sweet spot was with a new car as opposed to something up to a year old; the pcp rates on new are currently much better than used.
Have a look in WxxxCxR which will give you an idea of the target price to aim for from an internet broker for a new one.
Take this quote to your local dealer and ask them to beat or match it - its the end of the year, targets to be met, bonuses up for grabs, there are deals to be had.
In my case I found the sweet spot was with a new car as opposed to something up to a year old; the pcp rates on new are currently much better than used.
ChrisH72 said:
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The car I'd be looking at is the i20N. I've seen that the dealer price is £25k give or take a few quid and as far as I can tell from quick research the only offer is cheap servicing. Carwow seems to suggest £24k. AT has new ones listed anywhere between with some saying available now and others for delivery sometime next year.
I don't really want it right now, probably in 6 months time. But if I wanted new would I need to be getting it ordered or just see what's available at the time? Are brokers best or do dealers tend to match their prices? Or is it all just a waste of time and money?
I ordered a new i20N at the start of November and I used Carwow. Like you, I looked at nearly new but they weren't much cheaper than brand new. I also worried that a 5,000 mile one year old example might have been soundly thrashed by an owner who knew they were not keeping it for long.The car I'd be looking at is the i20N. I've seen that the dealer price is £25k give or take a few quid and as far as I can tell from quick research the only offer is cheap servicing. Carwow seems to suggest £24k. AT has new ones listed anywhere between with some saying available now and others for delivery sometime next year.
I don't really want it right now, probably in 6 months time. But if I wanted new would I need to be getting it ordered or just see what's available at the time? Are brokers best or do dealers tend to match their prices? Or is it all just a waste of time and money?
The only options were some paint colours (I went for Performance Blue for £550), an audio upgrade and a black roof; I didn't want the latter two. Carwow's adverts suggested £24.5k for one in that colour but the best offer I got was from Hendy for £25300. I added the £199 three year service deal on top. They ask for a £1000 deposit. Since it's a distance sale I can, within 14 days of delivery, return the car for a refund if I don't like it.
The lead time is seven or eight months, they tell me, but I don't want the car until next summer so that's OK. Like you, I don't need finance and will sell my BMW 5 Series privately next year. I might, perhaps, have shaved a few hundred off the price by ringing around, but frankly I'm too lazy. No disrespect to any on here, but I don't much enjoy engaging with car sales people.
The Carwow thing was very simple, and so far Hendy's digital sales team has been fine.
Hope that helps.
Yes that helps a lot thanks all.
WC target price is 24700 so not much saving to be had I guess. In a way I'd rather just wait until I want it then buy a car which is actually available as I'm not overly fussed on colour and there's only one spec. It's a gamble I guess. In 6 months time it may be possible to get more discount or alternatively the price could increase, who knows.
WC target price is 24700 so not much saving to be had I guess. In a way I'd rather just wait until I want it then buy a car which is actually available as I'm not overly fussed on colour and there's only one spec. It's a gamble I guess. In 6 months time it may be possible to get more discount or alternatively the price could increase, who knows.
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