I would, Like i mentioned earlier, All sales men are on commission, So if they want to get paid, they need to sell lol, Just realise, they really want you to buy a car so haggle, and even ask for a cheaky engine service just to guarantee a sale.

I may add, that if you are a low mileage user, try looking at the slightly higher mileage cars, they will be cheaper, and sonewhat newer, and if you plan to keep it for a few years, the mileage will adjust to what then would appear as "Normal".

My dad, 6 years ago, bought a Honda Cr-v diesel, it was, at the time only 3 years old, bought it at 5 and half thousand, but done 120k miles!, Now its 9years old, and now done 150k miles, still going strong, and whats it worth? around 3 thousand, not bad really is it.

Yeah, I plan to spend the weekend going round a bunch of dealers, so will be in no rush to get the first car that takes my eye - will play them off against each other to get the best deal!

So you think it's perfectly feasible that I could offer £3K initially and end up with a decent discount?

You could save some time and leg/car-work by surfing the websites.

Remember that the price on the screen (usually ending in ..995) allows for a part-ex value for an older car the trader doesn't really want. You don't have one of those, so you can start a lot lower. Trader's margin is usually somewhere around a grand, to allow for profit and any work that needs doing before sale. Try to avoid a finance deal too, unless you really want one.