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V8MoneyPit:
Oh most definately. I never, for one moment, suggested it was a good thing to do!
Tony F:
To give you an idea of the silly prices at dealers...
In February I bought a 2000 1.8xi off my neighbour, who had owned it from new (yes just "one lady owner"), it was a Millennium special edition with part leather, 17" alloys, roof rails and Harmon Kardon stereo. It had also been tricked up with privacy glass, Land Rover body kit (colour matched), chrome A bar, driving lights and lamps guards. 65,000 miles but a new engine from Land Rover at 52,000 and a full Land Rover service history.
All for the princely sum of £1000 :D
After running it as my daily driver for the last eight months and putting another 8,000 on the clock I part exchanged it against a 57 plate Defender for £2100 :shock:
And of course it will get sold on for more than that!
All down to an acute shortage of second hand cars caused by a combination of the economic situation and the scrappage scheme it seems
V8MoneyPit:
--- Quote from: Tony F on October 17, 2009, 13:30:11 ---After running it as my daily driver for the last eight months and putting another 8,000 on the clock I part exchanged it against a 57 plate Defender for £2100 :shock:
And of course it will get sold on for more than that!
--- End quote ---
Not always the case. In essence, what they've done is discounted the Defender by £2100. They will then sell the Freelander on for whatever they can get for it. If they were only able to get £1500 for example, then their discount was only £600 which you could easily have negotiated without the part exchange anyway.
Of course, they might get £3000 for it, although unlikely, at which point they will be rubbing their hands together with glee!
Whatever they get, you've still got a great deal out of the Freelander. It's rare to actually make money on a car :dance:
Tony F:
I would normally agree but they had already dropped a bit on the screen price and thrown in a service and six months tax, I even got over half a tank of diesel thrown in.
I assume sales are a bit slack oop north?
Actually it was all down to letting the Mrs do the negotiating, she is brilliant at getting a good deal!
muddee:
i took the father-in-laws freebie out the other week and i was quite surprised on where it got being just standard
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