I went to my fiat dealer today and they had an "04" abarth for sale with 15k on the clock, no extras i think or leather though (was a nice grey colour though).

they've offered me 9k for my MG but they want £1,500 on top for the stilo ! am i being had or is this a good price?

So, 10.5K for 04. IMO thats poor.

even from a dealer?

Prior to buying my JTD (04) I looked at various Abarths. Mostly 04/54 but all were around the 9K. They were basic models, no toys but they all had less than 10K miles on them. Depends how bad you want it?

any ideas on how to get him down then?

It will be difficult no doubt because you are reliant upon the dealer taking your car in exchange. He has the advantage. Those I viewed were cash examples. Now what are the possibilities of you flogging the MGF 1st? Then the game changes and 9K cash may get it.

hmm thats true. i think my car will be hard to tho.ugh

i need to ring the salesman tomorrow. what can i say to try and get a better deal?

Make him an offer, a real low one - he can only say no, then work your way up from there....

Any idea how long it has been on the forecourrt for? Remember, they need you more than you need them, so be prepared to walk away yet again

Say youve seen a similar vehicle at another dealers for 9k or summat

or say youve been offered a better p/x somewhere else

Stuart DemonD said:

Make him an offer, a real low one - he can only say no, then work your way up from there....

Any idea how long it has been on the forecourrt for? Remember, they need you more than you need them, so be prepared to walk away yet again

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well the salesman is the managing director of the dealership and he said the stilo is his wife's car and he's not overly bothered about selling it...just coz i enquired he said he'd sell it - if that makes sense.

EDIT btw does anyone know if fiat dealers take mastercard?

Changing back to a Stilo good stuff, but err how long have you had the MG? Feels like 2 weeks to me! Problem is this isn't convertible time of the year, which won't help your price for that car.

had the MG nearly 8 months... LOL! according to parkers i should get £8700 for the MG but Mr Fiat has offered me £9000 (pretty much lost a grand and a half!).

Have a look here http://www.fiatsupasaver.com/stilo.htm

They had the Schumacher Stilo up for £12495 last week, £11295 for a 3dr Abarth but I'm guessing that is a manual, pretty reasonable price for a brand new car if you ask me.

Cheers
Trevor

I think you can take it as read that no dealer will sell a car at a good price, for the customer anyway. They want to make money. So there is always room to negotiate.

However, this means the customer has to be prepared to walk away and this can be difficult if they really want a particular car. But never let the dealer know you really want it! Be as dis-interested as you can.

Point him here as an example.

http://www.jcs-kegworth.co.uk/

3/4 down the page is a superb Abarth. Good price too. Play him off against this dealer.

that is a good price isnt that just a rare example though?

blackJTD said:

that is a good price isnt that just a rare example though?

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I think it's an accurate indication of current market rates. Furthermore, the dealer knows this!