do car dealers sell cars to each other?
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Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
Hi longhorn,
some dealer do sell to other dealer but very rare..........they will usually help one and other on the sales of their cars....and some same Bosses but different company name......
some dealer do drive the car home that's why mileage goes up......or use it for Night Drive
* what are you hunting? m3?
cheers
longhorn;595897 said:
Hi longhorn,
some dealer do sell to other dealer but very rare..........they will usually help one and other on the sales of their cars....and some same Bosses but different company name......
some dealer do drive the car home that's why mileage goes up......or use it for Night Drive
* what are you hunting? m3?
cheers
Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
answer is yes.
doesnt have to be dealership with the same boss.
sometimes when a car is stuck with dealer A for awhile, dealer B comes along and have a ready buyer, or think they are able to sell it for more, they can take it off dealer A for a mutually agreed price. and A will be more than willing to let go if they believe that they exhuasted the mkt and their own contacts for a potential buyer.
there will be no increase in number of owners
because dealers do an 'e transfer' instead of an end owner to end owner trsf which will amt to a extra trsf count.
for example, u sell your car to a dealer, owner is now the dealership. but when they sell it off to the end buyer, the end buyer is only the 2nd instead of the 3rd owner. e trsf is only applicable to used car dealership
mileage can be anything. can be door step viewing? or mostly, its because they drove the car ard.
answer is yes.
doesnt have to be dealership with the same boss.
sometimes when a car is stuck with dealer A for awhile, dealer B comes along and have a ready buyer, or think they are able to sell it for more, they can take it off dealer A for a mutually agreed price. and A will be more than willing to let go if they believe that they exhuasted the mkt and their own contacts for a potential buyer.
there will be no increase in number of owners
because dealers do an 'e transfer' instead of an end owner to end owner trsf which will amt to a extra trsf count.
for example, u sell your car to a dealer, owner is now the dealership. but when they sell it off to the end buyer, the end buyer is only the 2nd instead of the 3rd owner. e trsf is only applicable to used car dealership
mileage can be anything. can be door step viewing? or mostly, its because they drove the car ard.
Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
Hi longhorn,
not too bad......go do a test drive and feel it better as different people will have different opinion........................i only like BMW so i will say go for BMW, hehe
BMW=Sheer Driving Pleasure
cheers
longhorn;596099 said:
Hi longhorn,
not too bad......go do a test drive and feel it better as different people will have different opinion........................i only like BMW so i will say go for BMW, hehe
BMW=Sheer Driving Pleasure
cheers
SpyVeilside
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Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
Wow.. bring it out for rounding.. dont sound very ethical to me though.. lol
juz an opinion :nehnehhh:
Wow.. bring it out for rounding.. dont sound very ethical to me though.. lol
juz an opinion :nehnehhh:
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Jason.Neo
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Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
Dealers definitely sell cars to each other and they do sell each others' cars contrary to popular beliefs.
They will do so so long as it is profitable... i.e: my old car was traded to Cartimes for my E90 @ 6XK and 2 weeks later, i found it on SGCarmart being advertised by Eurospeed @ 8XK...
Some dealers who are not specialized in dealing with your car may even buy it on behalf of their "friendly party" at a slightly lowered price or "market buying price" then earn 2-3k by transferring it to their friendly party.
As to mileage, salesmen do drive used cars home and yesh, they do get to drive luxury and conti models home... I used to drive a "super low mileage" Lexus back in 2005 -6 home when i was a sales team leader @ a used car dealer and was upgraded to a E Class when promoted to Mgr...
Also, test drives will also increase the mileage....
Some stories from an Ex-Insider of trade...
Dealers definitely sell cars to each other and they do sell each others' cars contrary to popular beliefs.
They will do so so long as it is profitable... i.e: my old car was traded to Cartimes for my E90 @ 6XK and 2 weeks later, i found it on SGCarmart being advertised by Eurospeed @ 8XK...
Some dealers who are not specialized in dealing with your car may even buy it on behalf of their "friendly party" at a slightly lowered price or "market buying price" then earn 2-3k by transferring it to their friendly party.
As to mileage, salesmen do drive used cars home and yesh, they do get to drive luxury and conti models home... I used to drive a "super low mileage" Lexus back in 2005 -6 home when i was a sales team leader @ a used car dealer and was upgraded to a E Class when promoted to Mgr...
Also, test drives will also increase the mileage....
Some stories from an Ex-Insider of trade...
RaidenGear
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Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
ya man... what the sales guy do to the cars we all also don't know man...SpyVeilside;596158 said:
longhorn
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Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
Also went to see a "used" import used A4 Cab. That's another thing I don't quite understand. Used import used selling at same prices as used AD cars.... How to price these cars???
Yup, I went to see the car yesterday and dealer allowed me to go on a fairly long test drive. Also the engine was already warm when I got there.So I guess they do drive it quite a bit. Thx for the insider insights!Jason.Neo;596159 said:
Haha.. true true. But for me, a cab (if I do get one) is MORE for SHOW and LESS for GO :twisted:pongster;596138 said:
Also went to see a "used" import used A4 Cab. That's another thing I don't quite understand. Used import used selling at same prices as used AD cars.... How to price these cars???
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Je_taime
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Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
mileage go up can understand... what abt go down? :ehhh:
Used BMW 335i Coupe Car for Sale in Singapore, AT Auto Enterprise - sgCarMart
Used BMW 335i Coupe Car for Sale in Singapore, Manhattan Motor - sgCarMart
maybe it's 2 different cars but i don't think so...
mileage go up can understand... what abt go down? :ehhh:
Used BMW 335i Coupe Car for Sale in Singapore, AT Auto Enterprise - sgCarMart
Used BMW 335i Coupe Car for Sale in Singapore, Manhattan Motor - sgCarMart
maybe it's 2 different cars but i don't think so...
motorknut
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Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
omg.... mileage dropped by more than HALF! :shock: and it really looks like the same car.
Je_taime;596261 said:mileage go up can understand... what abt go down? :ehhh:
Used BMW 335i Coupe Car for Sale in Singapore, AT Auto Enterprise - sgCarMart
Used BMW 335i Coupe Car for Sale in Singapore, Manhattan Motor - sgCarMart
maybe it's 2 different cars but i don't think so...
omg.... mileage dropped by more than HALF! :shock: and it really looks like the same car.
Re: do car dealers sell cars to each other?
Could it be typo? Hopefully yes else .....
I saw this car 2 times on the road and that is while they are still marketing this unit, the price is reasonable in view of current senseless COE but just can't move.
I wonder why?
I concurred it could be the mileage cos they did not display their mileage in the ad, a typical example of dealer style in not disclosing high mileage.
It seem to me now there is one more risk in buyin PI car, no reliable source to check mileage.
Je_taime;596261 said:mileage go up can understand... what abt go down? :ehhh:
Used BMW 335i Coupe Car for Sale in Singapore, AT Auto Enterprise - sgCarMart
Used BMW 335i Coupe Car for Sale in Singapore, Manhattan Motor - sgCarMart
maybe it's 2 different cars but i don't think so...
Could it be typo? Hopefully yes else .....
I saw this car 2 times on the road and that is while they are still marketing this unit, the price is reasonable in view of current senseless COE but just can't move.
I wonder why?
I concurred it could be the mileage cos they did not display their mileage in the ad, a typical example of dealer style in not disclosing high mileage.
It seem to me now there is one more risk in buyin PI car, no reliable source to check mileage.
