As important: consider what haggling power you have over price.
Nil.
Sure way to pay top wack..imo..
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Typical arrogance from all too many BMW dealerships.
Don't buy unseen under any circumstances - there are plenty of others out there.
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If there's plenty of others out there then why is the nearest one 200 miles away? :-)
You've got to bear in mind that the transport costs on this car will be about £100, the dealer can't really afford to make that commitment if they aren't fairly sure of getting your business.
What we do at work in this situation is take a £100 deposit, if the car has some demonstrable faults when it arrives that we can't rectify to a satisfactory standard, then the customer gets their money back. If the car arrives as we have described it (i.e. very good condition) then we expect the customer to buy it. They can't use a tiny stone chip as a reason to back out. They can however use evidence of serious neglect or poorly repaired crash damage etc. as a reason for rejection.
The advantage that we have is that we know that none of our cars are in that condition, so when it arrives there really won't be anything that could be used as ammo to cancel the sale.
I would just go for it on the grounds that if the car has any problems with it that you aren't happy with then you can cancel and get a refund.
Blue
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When I had a dealership I bought & sold over the phone - but only with & from other dealers whose descriptions could be relied on to be accurate!
Roger in Spain
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Aren't dealers like estate agents - nothing they say can be taken as accurate? (with apologies and a big smiley to all car dealers and estate agents who read this!)
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If there's plenty of others out there then why is the nearest one 200 miles away? :-) You've got to bear in mind that the transport costs on this car will be about £100, the dealer can't really afford to make that commitment if they aren't fairly sure of getting your business.
If these cars are 'in demand' then the £100 would be well spent, I would have thought, even if the original customer backed out.
Once you've paid the deposit you are 'locked' into the deal at the original price.
Having been in the trade in the past I have sold cars 'unseen', but only to suckers!
When you see a car you think you like, check it over carefully yourself noting any obvious points for negotiation (tyres, trim, chips, etc.). Then, if still happy at that point put a small deposit on it (£100-200) and have it inspected by AA/RAC.
In my experience a major dealer will be no more trustworthy than a back-street outfit. Salesmen are on commission and know all the tricks to hook a punter. There *are* plenty of s/hand cars of all brands out there - the country is awash with them.
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Are you trying to kid me that the nearest particular BMW model, presumably in the colour and spec that Brad requires, is at least 200 miles away?
It might be in the BMW dealership's own group database, but there are other sources.
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It might be in the BMW dealership's own group database, but there are other sources.
Spot on.
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>> It might be in the BMW dealership's own group database, but >> there are other sources. >> Spot on.
But isn't it still true that the best examples do tend to return to the fold, as it were?
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To finish this off. They told me it was in a compound somewhere in England. By using the used car search on bmw website I located it exactly at a dealer in the west country. I told them i wasn't buying anything useen. Within a week I was told it was sold; it's still on bmw website. However my local dealer has suddenly acquired a very similar vehicle...
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