How flexible on price - Noble dealers?
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Son of Quatto said:
the car market is on its arse at the moment. I'm waiting at the moment for the 'right M12' to come along at a sensible price. If the seller isn't prepared to negociate then i'll walk.
My opinion entirely. If I don't get at least £500 off (and I mean that as bare minimum off list or over allowance on the PX) then I'll walk. The days when any car manufacturer, let alone one of Nobles size, could insist you paid full list are long gone.
I have a simple ethic on this - they'll negotiate towards me or I'll not buy.
TSNsMrMe said:
Son of Quatto said:
the car market is on its arse at the moment. I'm waiting at the moment for the 'right M12' to come along at a sensible price. If the seller isn't prepared to negociate then i'll walk.
My opinion entirely. If I don't get at least £500 off (and I mean that as bare minimum off list or over allowance on the PX) then I'll walk. The days when any car manufacturer, let alone one of Nobles size, could insist you paid full list are long gone.
I have a simple ethic on this - they'll negotiate towards me or I'll not buy.
So, you're talking about around 1% discount as a minimum.
Do youself a favour and by used if you're after a deal.
'I have a simple ethic on this - they'll negotiate towards me or I'll not buy.'
Yep if your prepared to fork out around 50k for an M400 you should expect at least a few grand off. I just sold my M5 after numerous timewasting calls. It was on the market for 13 grand and I sold for £11500. No one was prepared to give me the asking price or even near. Same goes with all Evos, Imprezas etc. Ok so the Noble is more specialised BUT you look on trader and even the low priced ones aren't shifting after months so gives u an idea that these cars are hard to sell.
Yep if your prepared to fork out around 50k for an M400 you should expect at least a few grand off. I just sold my M5 after numerous timewasting calls. It was on the market for 13 grand and I sold for £11500. No one was prepared to give me the asking price or even near. Same goes with all Evos, Imprezas etc. Ok so the Noble is more specialised BUT you look on trader and even the low priced ones aren't shifting after months so gives u an idea that these cars are hard to sell.
Son of Quatto said:
'I have a simple ethic on this - they'll negotiate towards me or I'll not buy.'
Yep if your prepared to fork out around 50k for an M400 you should expect at least a few grand off. I just sold my M5 after numerous timewasting calls. It was on the market for 13 grand and I sold for £11500. No one was prepared to give me the asking price or even near. Same goes with all Evos, Imprezas etc. Ok so the Noble is more specialised BUT you look on trader and even the low priced ones aren't shifting after months so gives u an idea that these cars are hard to sell.
Yep if your prepared to fork out around 50k for an M400 you should expect at least a few grand off. I just sold my M5 after numerous timewasting calls. It was on the market for 13 grand and I sold for £11500. No one was prepared to give me the asking price or even near. Same goes with all Evos, Imprezas etc. Ok so the Noble is more specialised BUT you look on trader and even the low priced ones aren't shifting after months so gives u an idea that these cars are hard to sell.
I think it has a lot to do with the time of the year...winter is always a bad time to sell any type of sports car, come spring they shift a lot quicker.
Whats the point of Noble setting a "list price" if you all expect to pay less that it?
It seems strange to me that you would expect the same deal with a small car co as with the huge multinationals.
Are you telling me you would decide not to buy a new Noble just because the dealer refused to drop the price by £300?
Its not like the dealers are selling 5 a week!
G
It seems strange to me that you would expect the same deal with a small car co as with the huge multinationals.
Are you telling me you would decide not to buy a new Noble just because the dealer refused to drop the price by £300?
Its not like the dealers are selling 5 a week! G
I have a feeling the dealer will give you exactly what he's prepared to. If their best offer makes you walk, then you'll need to know that you'll have a long walk between dealers. It sounds like you won't shed a tear, but then I wonder if the dealer would.
It's supply and demand like any other market. Ask the dealer for what you want, and if he refuses, and you don't budge either, you don't get your car. Not sure who the looser is in that situation.
J
It's supply and demand like any other market. Ask the dealer for what you want, and if he refuses, and you don't budge either, you don't get your car. Not sure who the looser is in that situation.
J
Edited by joust on Monday 20th November 22:02
'It's supply and demand like any other market. Ask the dealer for what you want, and if he refuses, and you don't budge either, you don't get your car. Not sure who the looser is in that situation. '
At the moment its a buyers market and the demand for these cars isn't huge. I'm not saying dealers should get their trousers pulled down but they know they have to make some concessions to sell these cars.
At the moment its a buyers market and the demand for these cars isn't huge. I'm not saying dealers should get their trousers pulled down but they know they have to make some concessions to sell these cars.
Son of Quatto said:
the car market is on its arse at the moment. I'm waiting at the moment for the 'right M12' to come along at a sensible price. If the seller isn't prepared to negociate then i'll walk.
I'm curious, why do people say this, from what I've seen the franchise main dealers for volume cars are a bit slow at the moment, but they always are this time of the year, the sports car market has slowed like it always does in November, but only to the degree that we expect, the market certainly isn't on its arse.
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