Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Originally posted by John G
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Originally posted by Ian W
How much are these going for now ?
My dad sold his one a couple of years ago, fully loaded, all the extras, FSH and only 50k. Struggled to get 5k for it.
Don't like them myself, to slow and stupidly thirsty 
they really do vary in price on age and condition and milege, as for the slow and thirsty coment, i dont need anythin fast, only do 14miles aday. and mpg isnt that bad on me bad, thing it depends how you drive them tbh
My dads one was immaculate, was used as a second car for 7 years !
I'll stand by my mpg comment though, I used to cruise to work and back in it which as you know is all motorway and it was shocking, worse than the S3 by far.
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
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strange, as iv heard they use more then average car but my dads seriously isnt all that bad, and suprisingle the bm isnt the best full consumtion wise, u also have to remember i do about 125 miles a week ud do that in 2.5 days usin it for work 
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Ian W
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Ye, I do do a fair amount of miles
Used to be a nice change driving the IS200 though as it was basically used when my Corsa wasn't trusted enough to do the work journey hence me getting quite familiar with the old IS
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SVM 286
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Registered: 13th Feb 05
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Originally posted by John G
Do you do it?
How far would you go?
Do you take sites like parkers as good guides?
I only ask this question as im goin to look at a car on saturday and parkers suggest the car should be a £300 cheaper then the dealer has it up for, althought the car in question only has 51k on it where as parkers valuation of the car is sayin an average of 100k
Call him a mug, bid him down a monkey. Job done. 
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a_j_mair
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Registered: 23rd Jan 04
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id double check everything they tell you like service history etc
in my experience car dealers are lieing crooks
go in low and dont be afraid to walk away, they will phone you within a day or 2 looking ot get a deal in my experienc
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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Yeh pull his pants down with an offer pick the shit out of his car, no px i take it?
Then be prepare to meet half way?
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Messing sellers about will not result in a bargain.. Just show up with cash, and put it down the table.
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Do people really think they haggle dealers down?
The dealer has a markup he wants, anything above that is a bonus, anything below you don't get.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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As I said before.. Dealers are a waste of time.. If you're gonna haggle go private.
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adiohead
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i want some car mats, crack cocaine and 3 hookers with that kia sorento
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SR91
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Registered: 21st Jun 08
Location: Lancashire.
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I got a £1500 car for £1000 by saying i want it for 900 he went down to saying lowest he can go is 1200 so i said no walked out next thing i know hes running after me says a grand i said okay..
[Edited on 18-02-2010 by SR-91]
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Mike GSi
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Registered: 3rd Jan 07
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Drives:Astra VXR
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I drove my mate on a 400 mile round trip to buy an Astra GSi Advertised for £9,995
The dealer wasnt having none of it. He knew that we went to buy the car hence travelling so far. Therefore knew he would pay full price.
He wouldnt even accept £9,950 Cash
On the other hand my dad bought a A3 TDi for £1300 off asking price.
My advice is to go to view the car not to buy it, and dont show willing. 
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John G
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Registered: 18th Jul 05
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Im goin with the intention to buy but knowin full wel what the mark up hes put on the car like john said. Got someone comin to view the bm tomorrow. Altho i think until the private plate comes off ill struggle to shift it. Proper ball ache private plates when you come to sell
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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I know how you feel on the private plate side! Ball ache and expensive!
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corsadonk
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Registered: 4th Jul 09
Location: Marlborough, Wiltshire
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My store man at work had one, the throttle stuck open and he drove throught the front doors. I wish we had CCTV, he soon got rid, but we all said it was the carpet mat got stuck, he was saying it wasn't, but now we think he was telling the truth.
Wave some notes in front of him, and offer a grand less
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