trouble is, with the place I went to buy this van
they didn't need to offer anything. Even if they were exaggerating slightly, they still sell at least one van every day. I managed to get a years tax out of them, but that's it.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 10:55, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

Always go for the mats!
And petrol
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 10:56, Reply)

damn it!
I thought about the mats when I was driving the bastard as well. and the fuel.

cock
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 10:57, Reply)

We ended up getting another £200 off her car by going on the Saturday and walking away, full intending to buy it on the Sunday
On the Sunday morning we took the kids swimming and got back to a voicemail from the garage offering another £200 off the price! Woop for swimming!
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 10:59, Reply)

Sweet!
In fairness I did get £600 off the price of my car by going to buy it having taken out £600 less than the asking price and telling them they could either accept the what I had in cash or I'd go home.

But they were asking too much for the car, so....
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:01, Reply)

I like it
We went in with a value that we would not go beyond and looked at more expensive cars than that, with the trade-in bit going up and up. we spoke to a mate who is a car salesman who verified how much they would give us for her car and that we had cracked a "fucking brilliant" deal that he couldn't match at mate's rates.
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:03, Reply)

that's what was galling about the place we went to get the van
while it was a good price to begin with, particularly compared to the same vehicle down here, they had no need to sell it to me, because someone else would buy it within a week or so. No room for negotiation there.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:05, Reply)

But in other news, you do now have a shiny awesome van
for the purposes of being a surfbum.
(berk, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:08, Reply)

very true :-D

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:11, Reply)

What you have to bear in mind is that it's the guy that's talking to you now
that gets the commission, he might not be there next time somebody enquires and that commission will go to somebody else. You're there, with cash, right now. That is a powerful position to be in regardless of how hard-nosed they're being.

Don't be afraid to walk.
( Kroney, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:10, Reply)

not that sort of place
there are two guys who own the place and do the selling.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:11, Reply)

Ah gutted.

( Kroney, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:13, Reply)

we were prepared to pay full price anyway
and it's not like anything needed fixing on the van, so it's not too bad.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 11:18, Reply)