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Thanks guys, appreciate the advice. I learned my lesson about getting finance through a car dealership and will never do it again. I have a budget to stick to, and the cash to cover it.
And definitely aren't in a hurry, although the wife wants it wrapped up in the next five weeks
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@Kirwan said in Car Advice - Dealerships:
Thanks guys, appreciate the advice. I learned my lesson about getting finance through a car dealership and will never do it again. I have a budget to stick to, and the cash to cover it.
And definitely aren't in a hurry, although the wife wants it wrapped up in the next five weeks
@Kirwan said in Car Advice - Dealerships:
Thanks guys, appreciate the advice. I learned my lesson about getting finance through a car dealership and will never do it again. I have a budget to stick to, and the cash to cover it.
And definitely aren't in a hurry, although the wife wants it wrapped up in the next five weeks
Big thing would be all the extras, free servicing, upgrades. Maybe play particular car dealers off each other too
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Oh yes, one tip I forgot which others have alluded too.
It's much much easier for dealers to throw in extras (servicing, warranty - or additional kit if buying brand new) than it for them to offer discounts. I.e - it's easier to get 33k worth car for 30k, than it is to pay 28k for a car with an ask of 30k.
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@Tim said in Car Advice - Dealerships:
@Kirwan Are you offering a prize for best response?
Three year free warranty on TSF membership....
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@nzzp said in Car Advice - Dealerships:
Remember that to keep the warranty, you have to get it serviced through the dealer. This can add $$ to the price compared to used
Is that still a thing over there?
Here, there are groups like UltraTune, NRMA (who started out like the AA NZ but are now more than that) who warranty servicing. They're backed by consumer affairs for the very reason that the dealers often price gouge like shunts.
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let your fingers do the walking.Work out which car you want and ring every dealership.I have had mates ring all dealerships in the south island. Cardealers work on quoters . End of month is best time if they have say five to sell and have only sold four they will lose one for there next selling period. I did this had two fighting for the sale.(was a run out model).I didnt even visit dealership which was 3 hours away. Find out which dealers want to do a deal then it comes down to your negotiation skills.
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we bought a car last year, knew what we wanted, was between 2 makes, looked at 7 seater option, but the price vs the '2 seats' was astronomical and TBH my 8 year old daughter would struggle in these seats now.
Were lucky we got a demo model, although only had 43km on the clock but a big discount off the 'normal retail' and gave us what we expected for our trade in.
Once you settle on a car, have a look on trade me, I was amazed that dealers in Auckland were selling the same vehicle cheaper than up here, so I mentioned it and they said they'd match any other price I found.
You don't have to have vehicles serviced through the dealer, unless they state this explicity at time of sale...it is more about what you get done is the important thing to maintain the vehicles warranty.
Agree with above, end of month being a good time to buy...I know a couple of people that work at a dealership here, and they get commission for each vehicle, but get a bigger chunk for their 10th vehicle in a month, so will be keener to do a deal.
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