Contact Name: Mark Duncan
Business Name: acar2go
Profession: Used Car Sales
I sell used cars to the whole spectrum of the public and businesses alike, I can supply any car for any budget, from £1,500- £20,000.
Although just an individual I like to give a real main Dealer experience, because I am a Limited Company I offer a more personal one stop shop attentive service.
I have been in the Motor Trade for 20 Years; I have been at the top and the bottom of the selling tree, during that time I have won various awards as a testament of my achievements.
I am an Honest Used Car Salesman, some would say a Paradox, I would say just Rare; I believe in full disclosure, this means that I will tell it as it is, supply only the best cars available and for a below market fair price.
I am looking for anybody that is looking to replace their car whether they are just starting to drive, need a second car, want to upgrade their current one or own a company and are in need of replacing some or all of their fleet.
I will take your current vehicle in as a part exchange as long as the price is mutually agreeable.
I can take care of the servicing, MOT, valeting, taxing and even organise the finance and insurance for you, a real one stop shop!
If you need a car 2 go to work, a car 2 go home or a car 2 go out, then just call acar2go.
Mark Duncan
Director
Acar2go
07878 246956 or 01296 632634
e-mail mark@acar2go.co.uk
website can be seen at www.acar2go.co.uk
Monday, 26 January 2009
Saturday, 24 January 2009
2009 sees car buyers bonanza, Press Release.
Here is an interesting article that has been sent out as a press release by Automotive Management to all branches of the media, it backs up precisely what I said in my previous blog, it really never has been a better time to buy a new or used car.
Remember what I said about the Media being muted about Good news, let's see how many of them take the opportunity to tell YOU the general public, the Very true, factual and Good news that is in this article.
Happy Reading..
Mark Duncan
acar2go
As the SMMT announces a drop in car sales of 11.3% for 2008, AM Magazine has launched a campaign to alert the car buying public that there has never been a better time to buy a new or used car.
This week’s issue also urges the national press and TV reporters to focus on the reality that a combination of interest rates close to record lows, cashback offers, VAT at 15%, 0% finance deals and falling residuals mean that buyers have a great opportunity to save considerable sums on car purchases.
With Gordon Brown under pressure to provide financial support to a number of car firms, AM Magazine believes that the British public has the opportunity to provide financial support and bag a bargain at the same time.
Stephen Briers, editor of AM Magazine (the newspaper for the automotive industry) comments: “A small but growing band of retailers, carmakers and local paper journalists are starting to recognise and promote the fact that there has never been - and never will be in the future - a better time to buy a car.
"While the reaction by the public has so far been muted, the New Year will bring a degree of improved optimism – and car buyers need to take advantage.”
While TV reports and national newspapers have been dominated by stories on falling car sales, manufacturing plants cutting production and business closures and redundancies, AM is backing the UK car industry to highlight the amazing deals that are available to retail buyers.
There are several factors leading to the current buyer’s market in cars:
• Low interest rates – today lowered to 1.5% and tipped to fall to as little as 0.5% in the second quarter with some suggesting 0% is not inconceivable
• Cashback offers from several manufacturers• Three- and four-year 0% finance deals from many manufacturers, including Citroen which has also revived its no VAT deal on selected models• competitive Personal Contract Purchase deals, including zero deposits
• VAT reduced this year from 17.5% to 15%
• Two for one offers from dealers, including Central Garage on the Isle of Wight (buy Citroen C4 Picasso, get C1 free), Broadspeed in Essex (two for one on Dodge Avenger and Kia Magentis) and EMG Mazda in Norfolk (buy CX-7, get Mazda2 free)
• The raft of new low emission, high fuel efficient models such as VW Blue Motion, Ford Ecotec, Mercedes BlueEfficiency and Peugeot Blue Lion will also save motorists money on running costs
It is expected that later this year manufacturers will put up their prices.
So dealers are offering incredible deals to encourage customers to buy now. Vauxhall, Chevrolet and BMW retail group Peter Vardy in Scotland is offering discount savings on local radio.
It is also attracting customers with free servicing, nothing to pay until Easter, cashbacks and 0% finance deals.
“The deals on new and used cars are as good as they are going to get,” said group chief executive Peter Vardy.
“Manufacturers have lots of cars to sell and their offers are very strong.”
The incredible offers are not expected to be around for long however. As well as manufacturer price rises, many analysts expect taxes to rise in 2010 and a new VAT rate of 20% has been suggested.
For used cars, the massive drop in residual values at the tail end of summer means prices are now much lower than a year ago.
Figures obtained by AM Magazine from residuals pricing guide CAP reveal that the average used value for a three year/30,000 mile lower medium car has fallen by 20% from December 2007 to December 2008.
Upper medium cars, executive cars, MPVs, convertibles and supercars also exceeded a 20% drop while 4x4s fell by nearly 30%.
However, industry sources claim that used values across all sectors, while significantly lower than a year ago, have started to stabilise.
In December they actually edged up slightly on the previous month.
AM Magazine Editor Stephen Briers concludes: “Consumers who have put off buying a car because they think that they can’t afford it should look very closely at some of the deals available, as waiting may just be a false economy.
"When it comes to buying new or used cars, the motto of the moment is ‘spend now, save now’, and it might just be more than hard cash they are saving, it could help save an entire industry”.
Remember what I said about the Media being muted about Good news, let's see how many of them take the opportunity to tell YOU the general public, the Very true, factual and Good news that is in this article.
Happy Reading..
Mark Duncan
acar2go
As the SMMT announces a drop in car sales of 11.3% for 2008, AM Magazine has launched a campaign to alert the car buying public that there has never been a better time to buy a new or used car.
This week’s issue also urges the national press and TV reporters to focus on the reality that a combination of interest rates close to record lows, cashback offers, VAT at 15%, 0% finance deals and falling residuals mean that buyers have a great opportunity to save considerable sums on car purchases.
With Gordon Brown under pressure to provide financial support to a number of car firms, AM Magazine believes that the British public has the opportunity to provide financial support and bag a bargain at the same time.
Stephen Briers, editor of AM Magazine (the newspaper for the automotive industry) comments: “A small but growing band of retailers, carmakers and local paper journalists are starting to recognise and promote the fact that there has never been - and never will be in the future - a better time to buy a car.
"While the reaction by the public has so far been muted, the New Year will bring a degree of improved optimism – and car buyers need to take advantage.”
While TV reports and national newspapers have been dominated by stories on falling car sales, manufacturing plants cutting production and business closures and redundancies, AM is backing the UK car industry to highlight the amazing deals that are available to retail buyers.
There are several factors leading to the current buyer’s market in cars:
• Low interest rates – today lowered to 1.5% and tipped to fall to as little as 0.5% in the second quarter with some suggesting 0% is not inconceivable
• Cashback offers from several manufacturers• Three- and four-year 0% finance deals from many manufacturers, including Citroen which has also revived its no VAT deal on selected models• competitive Personal Contract Purchase deals, including zero deposits
• VAT reduced this year from 17.5% to 15%
• Two for one offers from dealers, including Central Garage on the Isle of Wight (buy Citroen C4 Picasso, get C1 free), Broadspeed in Essex (two for one on Dodge Avenger and Kia Magentis) and EMG Mazda in Norfolk (buy CX-7, get Mazda2 free)
• The raft of new low emission, high fuel efficient models such as VW Blue Motion, Ford Ecotec, Mercedes BlueEfficiency and Peugeot Blue Lion will also save motorists money on running costs
It is expected that later this year manufacturers will put up their prices.
So dealers are offering incredible deals to encourage customers to buy now. Vauxhall, Chevrolet and BMW retail group Peter Vardy in Scotland is offering discount savings on local radio.
It is also attracting customers with free servicing, nothing to pay until Easter, cashbacks and 0% finance deals.
“The deals on new and used cars are as good as they are going to get,” said group chief executive Peter Vardy.
“Manufacturers have lots of cars to sell and their offers are very strong.”
The incredible offers are not expected to be around for long however. As well as manufacturer price rises, many analysts expect taxes to rise in 2010 and a new VAT rate of 20% has been suggested.
For used cars, the massive drop in residual values at the tail end of summer means prices are now much lower than a year ago.
Figures obtained by AM Magazine from residuals pricing guide CAP reveal that the average used value for a three year/30,000 mile lower medium car has fallen by 20% from December 2007 to December 2008.
Upper medium cars, executive cars, MPVs, convertibles and supercars also exceeded a 20% drop while 4x4s fell by nearly 30%.
However, industry sources claim that used values across all sectors, while significantly lower than a year ago, have started to stabilise.
In December they actually edged up slightly on the previous month.
AM Magazine Editor Stephen Briers concludes: “Consumers who have put off buying a car because they think that they can’t afford it should look very closely at some of the deals available, as waiting may just be a false economy.
"When it comes to buying new or used cars, the motto of the moment is ‘spend now, save now’, and it might just be more than hard cash they are saving, it could help save an entire industry”.
Friday, 23 January 2009
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..
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..
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Happy new (used) car
I am Sorry that I haven't Blogged so far this year, I have been so busy that I haven't had a minute to spare, welcome to 2009 and to the first of many Blogs.
I have many new customers that are extremely happy with the (new) used cars that I have sold them, they have a very good reason to as well because I probably sell the best used cars at the very best value.
The super value used car deals that are available at the moment cannot continue as the interest rates are so low, that the buyers are now returning to their pre market downturn behaviour; there is likely to be another rate drop on the first Thursday of February and that will potentially start an Exodus back to the market!
The average monthly drop in used car residual value during 2008 was 3.5% or 42% annually, that was almost double that recorded in 1992 at the lowest point of the last recession.
The average 3 year old car now is worth between £1,500 and £1,700 less than it was the same time last year.
All this means that you will never be able to buy again at these prices, do not miss your chance to enjoy this bounty as when the bubble bursts the prices will go sky high!
You have been warned, don't say I didn't tell you when it happens!
I have been having a wonderful time since the new year, I have sold so many cars that I am struggling to buy new stock quickly enough to fill the spaces, as you will know I only buy top quality cars and often go 3-5 days without making a purchase.
I have some lovely cars in at the moment so please look me up if you are looking for a top replacement for your current used car.
Thanks again for looking in.
Mark Duncan
acar2go
I have many new customers that are extremely happy with the (new) used cars that I have sold them, they have a very good reason to as well because I probably sell the best used cars at the very best value.
The super value used car deals that are available at the moment cannot continue as the interest rates are so low, that the buyers are now returning to their pre market downturn behaviour; there is likely to be another rate drop on the first Thursday of February and that will potentially start an Exodus back to the market!
The average monthly drop in used car residual value during 2008 was 3.5% or 42% annually, that was almost double that recorded in 1992 at the lowest point of the last recession.
The average 3 year old car now is worth between £1,500 and £1,700 less than it was the same time last year.
All this means that you will never be able to buy again at these prices, do not miss your chance to enjoy this bounty as when the bubble bursts the prices will go sky high!
You have been warned, don't say I didn't tell you when it happens!
I have been having a wonderful time since the new year, I have sold so many cars that I am struggling to buy new stock quickly enough to fill the spaces, as you will know I only buy top quality cars and often go 3-5 days without making a purchase.
I have some lovely cars in at the moment so please look me up if you are looking for a top replacement for your current used car.
Thanks again for looking in.
Mark Duncan
acar2go
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