Thread: Discount or No Discount

Nobody pays RRP on a car, but the discounting comes via the trade in rather than the price on the new car.

Ahh, no trade in = no discount then.

I'll try anyway.

It all depends.
Many dealers depending on stock levels, type of trade in, current turnover will often prefer to deal without a trade in and you can get substantial discounts as they are not having to move your trade in. We bought our last car this way and got a good price.
Often trading in you actually get ripped.

Thanks Craig.

I decided not to trade as I was definitely getting ripped when given a trade-in offer recently (well I thought so anyway)

Originally Posted by Jamo

Thanks Craig.

I decided not to trade as I was definitely getting ripped when given a trade-in offer recently (well I thought so anyway)

I personally would never pay RRP on a car. Remember there are dealers all over Australia. An uncle of mine bought a car from a dealer 1400km away when the local dealer wouldn't come down in price.

The car was delivered to his door for ~$3000 less than the local dealer's best price.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I personally would never pay RRP on a car. Remember there are dealers all over Australia. An uncle of mine bought a car from a dealer 1400km away when the local dealer wouldn't come down in price.

The car was delivered to his door for ~$3000 less than the local dealer's best price.

I hope he is going to take it to the selling dealer for service and warranty work. The selling dealer is the one who has retained the fat built into the price to cover losses made doing warranty work at the manufacturer's laid down and low rates.

You will get a better deal with no trade. Always.

The dealer has to either wholesale your trade car immediately or put it on their used car lot. They must make money and have to allow for someone to haggle on your old car too, plus allow that it may sit on the yard for a little longer than desired, which is ultimately going to cost them money.

The result is with no trade you will get a better deal. If the dealer cant do it go somewhwere else.

Tough times dont make any vehicle RRP. Unless you are buying a vehicle which is not in country and via special order only.(talking exotic here)

Dealers work either by numbers or by margin depending on the franchise. A deal is always available, but remember you are the one who gets the deal, the salesman wont give it to you if you dont work for it.
Tough times mean fewer sales and smaller profits for dealers, the deal you can get will largely depend on the sales numbers of the dealer and vehicles in stock. A dealer does not want to carry excessive stock in tough times. They are the ones who have to move the vehicles at end of year with old plate cars.

Do your research, but as a rough guide take off 10% RRP(new vehicles) and you are close to the $. Ask what others you know have paid for the same vehicle. Try and buy something that is in stock rather than a special order
i.e you want Dark Mettalic blue or white. The blue has to be ordered and the white is in stock. You will not get as good a price on the blue because it has to ordered and the dealers stock levels dont change (its the build date on the stock that causes the headache for the dealer) If you want what the dealer has to move rather than what the dealer doesnt have to move you will do better.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I personally would never pay RRP on a car. Remember there are dealers all over Australia. An uncle of mine bought a car from a dealer 1400km away when the local dealer wouldn't come down in price.

The car was delivered to his door for ~$3000 less than the local dealer's best price.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

I hope he is going to take it to the selling dealer for service and warranty work. The selling dealer is the one who has retained the fat built into the price to cover losses made doing warranty work at the manufacturer's laid down and low rates.

soooo your saying if i brought a car in brisbane today for the best price in the country then move to sydney next week there would be an expectation to have warranty work done in brisbane or have i misread the thread