Dave Kerr
Active Member
I have decided to sell my '03 220CDI saloon so I spent all day yesterday washing, polishing to get it looking nice (its silver so it always looks nice) for the trip to MB Worcester today.
I thought being as I had brought it over from an MB dealer in Holland they would give me a crap price, it is better than a UK spec avantgarde, any way, none of it, the dealer offered me what I thought I might get privately, near enough, offered me an engine upgrade as well which I don't really want so I asked for a bigger discount - fine you can have that as well. Bloody 'ell, I am in the right place!!
Of course the deal finishes on 31 March and because I want a diamond black avantgarde with sports pack, manual of course, there isn't one in the country so it has to be built special. This will not be available until June, the upgrade offer will have ended and there is a price rise in April.
I am now thinking that if the dealer is willing to offer such a good trade in then I may be able to get more selling it privately which I will have a go at.(his words about it being self imported are as long as its UK spec we don't care, he also said my car was immaculate and they could sell it no problem, not even the fact thats its manual could put him off)
Things must have changed at the dealers since the last time I dealt with them which is over ten years ago, or are things that bad at MB they would give Delboy a good price for his car.
I also asked for a quote through an Internet site and an MB dealer phoned back within the hour, he says they have a stock shortage of second hand cars, so more good news.
Good time to get a new car I think :bannana:
Dave
I thought being as I had brought it over from an MB dealer in Holland they would give me a crap price, it is better than a UK spec avantgarde, any way, none of it, the dealer offered me what I thought I might get privately, near enough, offered me an engine upgrade as well which I don't really want so I asked for a bigger discount - fine you can have that as well. Bloody 'ell, I am in the right place!!
Of course the deal finishes on 31 March and because I want a diamond black avantgarde with sports pack, manual of course, there isn't one in the country so it has to be built special. This will not be available until June, the upgrade offer will have ended and there is a price rise in April.
I am now thinking that if the dealer is willing to offer such a good trade in then I may be able to get more selling it privately which I will have a go at.(his words about it being self imported are as long as its UK spec we don't care, he also said my car was immaculate and they could sell it no problem, not even the fact thats its manual could put him off)
Things must have changed at the dealers since the last time I dealt with them which is over ten years ago, or are things that bad at MB they would give Delboy a good price for his car.
I also asked for a quote through an Internet site and an MB dealer phoned back within the hour, he says they have a stock shortage of second hand cars, so more good news.
Good time to get a new car I think :bannana:
Dave