I was told that its best to buy a second hand car from a reputable car dealership just before christmas as they want to get rid of stock before the new year.has anybody done this and did u get a good deal.

Depends on how desperate they want to get rid of them. It is one of the few times of year where you have a little more control over the sale then the dealer...

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Thu are more likely to budge on price if your buying closer to Christmas or end of month

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Marti


Car: C Red S13 Silvia 2.3l 400+rwhp-SOLD
Daily ae82 4age corolla (light mods)-Sold
Daily:SWB GQ Patrol
Will be a 03-04 STI next

I just picked up my 2010 from a dealer and they bent over backwards to get the sale.
Both with this WRX and my previous 07 Civic TypeR I have been lucky enough to get in at the right time.

It seems that a lot of dealers are only supposed to keep used cars in their lot for 60 days.
Approaching this time they drop the prices. I got mine 5k less than the asking price and got a good trade.
I would suggest keeping an eye on dealer prices maybe on carsales.com.au and strike when the dealer drops the price.

Good luck

Best time to buy cars from a dealer is always "end of financial year" haha THAT my friend... is when their desperate

If working FIFO, go in on a Tuesday morning.
You will be the only one there, and on a slow sales day you can drive your dollar futher.

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End of the month is always a good time to deal hard. Quotas have been met, stock needs to be moved.

Christmas might be a slower month and with the change of year coming up dealerships may be more interested to move. However, that's just a guess.

I need to go car shopping, but I'll wait till January as there will be even more discounts on MY12 stock to have.

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End of month sales are more of an issue in New cars than they are used. In New vehicles, especially in December, vehicle's will become worth less money in January 2013 than they were in December 2012 - therefore if you are chasing a new car this month is the best time of the year.

In used cars it will depend on their budget, and how well they are travelling that month. If they are on budget, and there stock isn't getting old (i.e. been in the yard for 60 days) and they didn't over pay for the vehicle then it won't make any difference to them if its month end - they would rather retain gross profit than get a sale.

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