Best Time of Year to Buy?

[nickl360]

Lo all,

I'm in the market for a Ph2 Clio 172 FF and I've noticed prices slowly falling over the past few months. There are some going for around £4k on Autotrader!

Is Winter the best season to buy a Clio 172? How much can you realistically haggle off the asking price as you get a lot of kit for the price. Xenons, half leather / alacantra seats, A/C, ESP, 170bhp etc...

Also, I can't reply to any posts in the For Sale section, do I have to join ClioSport to do so?

 

[Bluebeard]

xmas is the best time to buy anything as most folk are brassic!

 

[Beef-Mc]

Ayet, Chirstmas is the best time to buy. Sayin that it's a buyers market for 172's just now.

All the cup owners wanna sell up before winter

Need to join up before you can reply.

 

[nickl360]

Yeah, Cups seem to be on the cheaper side of the prices but they are stripped out compared to the Full Fat. I won't say too much for fear of opening a can of worms.

 

[cat171]

This time of the year is generally a nightmare to sell a car, it's great if your looking though.

 

[nickl360]

How much would you expect to pay to get a 172 Clio FF completely standard on a 02 / 52 reg with about 40k miles on at this time of year?

 

[Timmay]

xmas FTW!!

on a car like that if say bout 5000 to 5500

 

[black kro]

xmas is the best time to buy anything as most folk are brassic!

^ ^ DEFINITELY!

Think about it?

a) dealers have forecourts full of cars that will all be effectively one year older in a week or two

b) many private sellers are desperate for cash cos they've just put 2K on their credit card in M&S, Next and Toys R Us!

I bought a car at auction on 23rd December a few years ago - place was empty and I saved over a grand on the following 'January' Parkers Price

I bought another car in January when it was snowing - dealer was empty, salesman was shivering & drinking soup - stickered at £8995, book was £9250 dealer, private £8300, paid 8K dead

 

[nickl360]

Hmmmm, wonder what the chances of a nice Clio 172 going through auction near Xmas is?

 

[cat171]

How much would you expect to pay to get a 172 Clio FF completely standard on a 02 / 52 reg with about 40k miles on at this time of year?

Around 6k, or less.

A 172 at an auction - not that likely tbh.

 

[Alex_X93]

arround christmas time its easy to get bargin price if you haggle, bad time to try to sell !!

 

[16vMK2 to 172Sport]

It all seems relative then, coz as you buy a car for a good price in winter, your going to have to sell you own car for an equally poor price

 

[Steve]

Pay a fair price & get a 'good' car with history thats been looked after.

By a bad cheap one & you will need very deep pockets if it goes wrong.

 

[nickl360]

g40 steve, where did you pick up your motor from? Your location is close to me.

 

[Monkey_beast_182]

it is the killing season for 172 cups though... lots of people loosing it now its getting dark/wet

 

[Steve]

g40 steve, where did you pick up your motor from? Your location is close to me.

I advertised for it, got it from near Newark.

Always like to buy private as deals are sweeter.