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How To Deal With Dealers

How To Deal With Dealers

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Buying a car is serious business&comma; as it involves a huge amount of money changing hands&period; Inexperienced buyers may feel wary of trusting the seller&comma; worried that they might be charging more than the car is actually worth&period; If you’re buying a car from a car dealer&comma; you therefore need to consider the points mentioned below&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The role of the &OpenCurlyQuote;’dealer’’ is important&period; They are there to ensure the right deal takes place&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Unlike most other products&comma; there are no fixed prices for cars&period; The manufacturer or importer usually suggests a recommended manufacturer’s retail price &lpar;RRP or MRRP&rpar;&comma; but that is all it is&colon; a recommendation&period; The dealer is under no obligation to charge that price&comma; so the price you pay comes down to your negotiating skills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Before you visit a dealer&comma; you must work out how you are going to negotiate with him&period; &period; Visit car advice websites and car blogs to get to know the negotiating dynamics&period; Also&comma; never concentrate on just one dealer&comma; but visit at least three to help you get a better idea of the market&period; All three dealers should be selling the car make and model that you want to buy&period; Two of the dealers should live in the same area as you&period; Manufacturers often give incentives to dealers who sell cars to people living in their area&period; They are in a position to negotiate a better deal&period; You may prefer to contact local dealers after contacting the first one in another area&period; Secondly&comma; take someone with you when you go to look at their cars for a second opinion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-Correct wp-image-13157" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;08&sol;Dealers-600x399&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"How To Deal With Dealers" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"399" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Car Price<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Car prices are not easily understandable when you negotiate with the dealer&period; So confirming the final price with the dealer is important as it’s the only way you can be sure of the agreed price&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Be aware of all the additional extras that need to be added to the final price&period; For example&colon; third party insurance&comma; stamp duty&comma; registration and the dealer’s delivery fees&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The dealer&OpenCurlyQuote;s delivery price is also not a fixed price&period; It varies from dealer to dealer and they are free to charge the price they like&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Additional Accessories<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you are not interested in accessories&comma; don’t get pushed into buying them just on the dealer’s insistence&period; Additional features always look nice but unless they’re genuinely important to you&comma; you must not buy them&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Features include interior protection&comma; rustproofing etc&period; The more expensive car models on sale are usually already fully equipped and so do not necessarily need any additional features or improvement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Buying Times<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">At certain times in the financial year&comma; a buyer can enjoy better deals&period; This is because dealers reduce their stock before tax time&period; Also&comma; as New Year approaches&comma; dealers really don’t want to keep old cars and so can be more open to striking better deals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Finalising the deal is not that hard&period; If you do all your homework and negotiate confidently&comma; you can settle at a price that you can afford and are happy with&period; If the final price is not to your liking&comma; don’t forget that you can simply walk away and look for a new deal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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