How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough

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Wed 21 Oct 2015 18:44
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - oldroverboy.

Bit sad to see the size of trade sales since its heyday.

In the past bought cars for me and several mates.

only 80odd cars today..

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Wed 21 Oct 2015 21:22
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - daveyK_UK

agreed.

they use to be vey competitive on price.

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Fri 30 Oct 2015 08:29
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - Dodge

The sales staff used to be a rum crowd. They got £50 for each sale and no basic salary. Their hayday was the 90s. I bought an Irish Punto from them who's spec was so weird I couldnt even source an oil filter in the UK Ha! It was a fun place to browse, car transporters would arrive loaded with brand new stock from Europe. PCP has killed them off people now buy their new cars like DFS sofas by monthly payments. There are always new ways to con the punters, try looking for the list price in new car adverts itll be in very very small print!!

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Fri 30 Oct 2015 08:48
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - skidpan
PCP has killed them off people now buy their new cars like DFS sofas by monthly payments. There are always new ways to con the punters, try looking for the list price in new car adverts itll be in very very small print!!

Some might be a con but some are great.

Take our Note. The lowest broker deal I could find was £13700 (+£299 for 3 years servicing), £2000 off list. Our local dealer sold me one for £12000 after the Nissan contribution and free servicing were taken off. £2000 cheaper than a broker. The interest is about £1200 over 3 years so I would still be £800 better off than paying cash. But since I intend to pay off early the saving will be bigger.

Just look at the facts and the figures. Good deals can be found.

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Fri 30 Oct 2015 11:53
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - Falkirk Bairn

PCP buyers have to take on buy the existing PCP car or go on another PCP car agreement - in most cases.

OLD PCP car needs cash (say £15K) to buy it or HP to buy it. The HP to buy the now 3 year old car can exceed the cost of a Brand New car on PCP!!

WHY? HP on 3 year old car is buying the car & HP interest rates can be expensive.

New Car PCP -manufacturer supported discounts, low interest rates, incentives to dealer to shift new cars......

It's a no brainer for many PCP buyers already on the hook, new car for less than buying your 3 year old motor.

But there are good deals out there for cash & HP buyers - you just have to look and keep looking for that bargain.

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Fri 30 Oct 2015 16:49
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - oldroverboy.

But there are good deals out there for cash & HP buyers - you just have to look and keep looking for that bargain.

Agreed. I have fond memories though of one of the Trade sales slough salesman John, who even managed to beat my bank peronal loan offer with a HP offer once, but as I am now a cash buyer for cars I am free to choose when to change. My last 3 cars, Epica, cruze and now the kia have all been at silly discounts at one year old, and all main dealer. It is having the time to research and travel that helps.

The Epica was just less than half price, the cruze abot half price and the rio was £5000 off at list.

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Sat 31 Oct 2015 08:22
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - daveyK_UK

We only buy new vehicles for the buisness.

most of my personal cars have been pre reg bargains.

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Sat 31 Oct 2015 09:26
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - catsdad
We bought an Astra from them in 1999 and still run it as a second car. At the time it was six months old and £9k which was probably about 15- 20% less than local dealer prices. Now on the net I can get six month old Astras fairly locally at similar prices to TS. Or close enough not to buy from distance. Might even still get one at £9k at the moment as its on runout. The net has helped drive down prices and margins. So not surprised TS is having to adapt.
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Sat 31 Oct 2015 12:01
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - Wackyracer

I expect the big nationals like Motorpoint have probably taken quite a bit of trade off smaller outfits.

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Fri 13 Nov 2015 21:01
How the (once) mighty have fallen - Trade sales Slough - oldtoffee

I went there a long time ago looking for a cheap'ish Mondeo the type they used to sell thousands of. It was full of Corsas and Fiat 500s. Talking to one of the guys he said the scrappage initiative did for them and never been the same since.

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