7 Top Tips Let You Buy A Cheap Car Directly From A Main Dealer

If you want to buy a cheap new car, there are a few juicy little secrets that the dealers don't want you to know, but could add up to a huge amount of money. After 23 years working in a main dealer, I'm going to spill the beans - and you can benefit hugely.

When I was working directly in the motor trade myself, I would get 20%, 30% and sometimes even more discount on new cars that I would sell on to the public after keeping a share for myself. I don't sell cars any more, and I'm ready to tell you my secrets.

There isn't really a bad time to buy a car, you can always get a deal to some degree - but there is definitely a good time, In the last week of March, June, September and December manufacturers are under pressure to register cars to try to become the best seller in their sector, so they give extra discount to the dealers (often double their normal levels), who will pass it on to you!

The easiest saving that you'll make when you visit a main dealer is to ask what company cars they have for sale. One of the perks of a job a car salesman gets is a company demonstrator. But when a new model or reg plate is out, the salesman will sell their own car for next to nothing to get a new one themselves!

Consider buying a pre-registered car. These are cars that have been registered in someone else's name, either a dealer or a leasing company, in order to get extra discount. You would appear as the second owner, but the car is brand new with delivery mileage, and you will have saved hundreds - maybe even more - into the bargain.

Using the dealers own finance company is also a way of saving money when you're buying a car. Most manufacturers have their own finance company that they either own outright or have a partnership with a bank. Their rates are priced to make a car look attractive to you, and they will almost always be cheaper than the bank - all you have to do is ask for their best rate.

Get the most for your part exchange by having it professionally valeted before you take it to the dealership. As well as buying a new car, you're also trying to sell your old one, and just like you'll be impressed with the dealers clean car, they will also be impressed with your car when it's freshly cleaned. 30 spent having it cleaned can be worth hundreds of pounds on your used car value.

In recent years, car dealers have started to buy fleets of late model, low mileage cars from leasing companies and other sources. Because of the huge levels of discounts that these companies command, their fleets are incredibly cheap - you can often get them at almost half price, even though they're only a few months old and have only covered a few thousand miles. They're still under warranty, probably haven't even covered enough miles to need a first service, but you will make massive savings just because your name isn't the first one in the log book - but if you've just saved 5,000, do you really care??

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About the author: After 23 years selling all models of new and used cars in the UK, Mark Stephens will tell you how to buy a cheap car with the peace of mind of dealing with a main dealer. There are more top tips on his website.
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