Price Good deal or not ? Type S GT 1.8

[GlosChap]

I am on the verge of purchasing the following from a Honda dealer and i would appreciate your expert views/opinion if good value:

Type S GT 1.8
Reg: 27 Jun 07
2848 miles
Manual
Storm Design Alloys
Blueish Silver Metallic
No previous owners so i assume an ex-demo
£16995.

I have worked out new 16,277 + alloys 850 + met paint 375 = £17,502
less price on offer £16,995 - i am saving £502......???


I am PXing my Mazda RX8 232ps Red with black/red leather and heated seats, new alloys, Sep 04 28500 miles, full mazda sh, 10 month mot and tax, excellent condition throughout, i have been offered £11000 if i do a deal by next friday !

Your views really would be appreciated... many thanks

[Seirrah]

Doesn't sound like a good deal to me. I would have thought you could get a £500 discount on a brand new (ie. zero miles) on the clock. Unless they are suggesting that getting it immediately (rather than waiting weeks) is a plus and should be paid extra for.

[nellz_bassettshonda]

I have in stock a 1.8 Type S GT in Vivid Blue , 57 Plate , about 8 Miles !! £15495 - Free mats as you are a fellow Civinfo member too

[cb550]

Originally Posted by GlosChap

I am on the verge of purchasing the following from a Honda dealer and i would appreciate your expert views/opinion if good value:

Type S GT 1.8
Reg: 27 Jun 07
2848 miles
Manual
Storm Design Alloys
Blueish Silver Metallic
No previous owners so i assume an ex-demo
£16995.

I have worked out new 16,277 + alloys 850 + met paint 375 = £17,502
less price on offer £16,995 - i am saving £502......???


I am PXing my Mazda RX8 232ps Red with black/red leather and heated seats, new alloys, Sep 04 28500 miles, full mazda sh, 10 month mot and tax, excellent condition throughout, i have been offered £11000 if i do a deal by next friday !

Your views really would be appreciated... many thanks

My view is no way would I take an ex demo to save £500 aprox.

I went down the pre-reg. route.Discount against new price and the car's available to take away(viewed mine on the wednesday,took it on the friday.Obviously the trade off is its already got someone's name on the log book.

P.S. forgot to add any deal's probably only going to happen if the price is right on your p/ex.

[dougl65]

There is a BIG problem with the Pre-Reg route, as I found out to my cost... If your insurance company has a clause that offers to replace your car with a new one if you suffer a total loss in the first 12 months (and most do), they only do this if your name is the first and only name in the logbook. My last car was stolen in October and was a 100 mile old dealer vehicle. The payout I received was terrible (Think trade in price which in their terms equates to "market value"). Only upshot of this is that I have a new Civic!

[Dimplyred]

Originally Posted by dougl65

There is a BIG problem with the Pre-Reg route, as I found out to my cost... If your insurance company has a clause that offers to replace your car with a new one if you suffer a total loss in the first 12 months (and most do), they only do this if your name is the first and only name in the logbook. My last car was stolen in October and was a 100 mile old dealer vehicle. The payout I received was terrible (Think trade in price which in their terms equates to "market value"). Only upshot of this is that I have a new Civic!

That's a very good point doug.

[GlosChap]

Please keep the comments and views coming - all really appreciated !

[Dimplyred]

I must say looking at it, it doesn't strike me as a good deal at all.

[nellz_bassettshonda]

Originally Posted by Dimplyred

I must say looking at it, it doesn't strike me as a good deal at all.

Its not really . Thats 2.2 money where I come from !

[Dimplyred]

Originally Posted by nellz_bassettshonda

Its not really . Thats 2.2 money where I come from !

My thoughts exactly. If I were spending that sort of money, I would definately go for the diesel.

[robbo51]

Originally Posted by nellz_bassettshonda

Its not really . Thats 2.2 money where I come from !

+ Metallic + 18" Storms. You can get a 2.2 for this???

[Dimplyred]

Glos chap, It looks as if your dealer is trying it on.

[zio]

I wouldn't. Mine's an ex-demo, but it was a lot cheaper than that one.

[GlosChap]

Ok thanks again for the info, what price should i be asking do you think 16k maybe ?

[zio]

Well, mine is the spec you see below, with regular 17-inch alloys. It was a bit older (7 months) and had 6,000 miles on the clock - but I got it for £13,100. Which I thought was pretty good.

[GlosChap]

Zio, was that from a dealer ? which one ?

[dougl65]

Just for your info I have put this spec into drive the deal's website.

List price:£17502
Discount:£1433
You pay:£16068

And this is for a new car. Get a quote and print it out and take it to your dealer. I got a £1200 discount of mine when I produced the DTD paperwork. Most dealers will get close. The two I tried both did. Your dealer is REALLY trying it on.....

[GlosChap]

Dougl65,
Interesting that DTD website, what price do you think is more appropriate for the Type S in question ????

[dougl65]

Probably about £15k at most...
Why don't you just get a new one?

[eyemdee]

Originally Posted by GlosChap

Dougl65,
Interesting that DTD website, what price do you think is more appropriate for the Type S in question ????

The offer on your Mazda looks reasonable but the trade-in value of that Civic is less than £14k so I would be aiming at getting as close to £4k to swap as you can. The wheels may add a bit but £6k is far too much imho.