used car sales in a recession???????

So according to the Media, we are now in an official Recession, the last recession in 1990 lasted for two years until 1992.

I have to tell you that I was in the motor trade all through the last recession and although the new car boys and girls were crying about the lack of footfall, we were selling used cars like they were going out of fashion.

I was winning awards during this "TERRIBLE" period for being the best sales executive in the Group, in my best month I sold and delivered 34 cars (my all time record is 54 delivered in a single month in 2002)

The good old Media have in my opinion been instrumental in aiding us to slip into this current time of doom and gloom, they have created a self fulfilling prophesy.

If they were to talk about loads of good things then we would be able to climb out of the situation very much sooner than we now will be.

They will probably wait until we are naturally recovering and then jump in with all their power like the Cavalry coming over the horizon, making us believe that they were on our side all the time!

I have seen no drop off in buying behaviour, some people think (again because of the media) that they are in a buyers market and try to bid me on my already brilliantly priced used cars, my answer to them is simple, I don't do deals, I only advertise on the internet, as a result of which my prices have to be super keen and they are because I sell out every month.

I seldom have a used car in stock for longer than 3 weeks, the quickest sale of one of my amazingly priced used cars was within 1 hour of publishing it on the internet, I took a deposit over the phone from a lady in North Wales, she was fed up with arranging to see cars only to find them sold by the time she got there.

Last month I had twelve calls alone on just one car, proof indeed that when you price your used cars fairly then the calls will come.

I am still being plagued with people that start the call with, "I don't want to waste your time" which means exactly the opposite, then they do exactly that and make me a Stupid offer on one of my advertised cars.

Some people must have upgraded their phone packages to get loads more Free minutes than they have ever had before, I know this because they use some of those Free Extra Minutes by trying to haggle with me, I mean how seriously do they expect me to take them when they haven't even seen my car?

I have to make a living so the answer is always "NO" my cars are good enough value to with stand a few Knockers, they allways end up selling before the month is up so the only loser then is them.

There will be somebody that will sell for less, the question to ask then is "WHY" and the answer is nearly allways because the car is something of an "Enid Blyton" that means that there is a story to it, excuse the pun but you can read into that what you will, trust me whatever it is, it ain't good.

"Caveat Emptor" that's Latin for "Buyer Beware" so do your homework and don't get caught out or better still buy from me and never catch a cold.

Thanks for looking in again.

Mark Duncan

acar2go

All that backs up the fact that people are still buying, what's the point of keeping it in savings when you are getting a pittance back in interest.

I spoke to a chap yesterday he was looking for a used car, he seemed to be on a bit of a low ebb, I asked him if everything was alright, he said that his Dad had died recently and left a good few quid behind, well you can't take it with you can you!

He was feeling a bit off sorts and went to his Doctor, he was diagnosed with Cancer on the Monday and was Dead by Friday of the same week.

Live for Today, life is not a rehearsal, we are here once and once only, be comfortable and spend your money, do not try to save it for somebody elses inheritance, deep down they wouldn't say no to the windfall but would rather you had a relaxed time here than a restless one on the other side..