Used cars at a fair price!

Used cars can be an emotive subject, especially when a couple come in looking and they both have different ideas of what they each want, it can be quite amusing as they each try to manipulate the sales person to being on their side, neither realising that as soon as he makes a choice he will be damned as the only loser.

The lady wants the sporty one in that wonderful colour, the guy wants the larger than life car with the shiny alloys, they can each have their choice if they come to me as the money they will save on my used car deals will give them the flexibility to change both, then everyone becomes a Winner.

One tip for you when looking at cars, be nice to the sales person, also be honest with them, people complain about salespeople hounding them on the phone, they are doing that because they have a big nasty boss telling them that they should and also because the last thing you said to them was, "Ok we will think about it and let you know".

Some people also start a conversation with a sales person by saying, "I am not wasting your time" often a sales person will take everything you say to them as meaning the opposite"

For example, "we will think about", means, we are not interested and you will never see us again!

"Thanks very much for your time", means, we are glad to be getting out of here without spending anything and you will never see us again!

"It's a lovely car but we have a few more to look at", means, we don't like it and you will never see us again!

As seasoned sales professionals they would rather hear, "Thanks we are going to leave it". They can then get on with their job with somebody that may actually be able to help them pay their bills next month, rather than hounding you on the phone for the next two weeks, which is a waste of everybodys time.

Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself, have the courage to say "No"

Sorry to go on a bit, I am sure that you would rather have an idea of the salespersons psyche, thus enabling you to see what makes them tick, this will ultimately help you to get the best used car deal that you possibly can.

Mark Duncan, Author of "Tips on how to beat the salesperson at their own game"

acar2go Ltd