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Originally Posted by JC
Just because they're asking $15k, doesn't mean they'll get it. About 3 years ago, a guy on car sales wanted 18k for his AU2 Fairmont V8 Wagon - I offered him $12k. He said he'd keep it rather than sell it for that. He ended up getting just over $10k for it about 18 motnhs ago.
With the price of petrol, and it being a V8, you have plenty of bargaining power - use it! Offer $9k, and I reckon you'd get it for around $11, or walk away. No harm in trying, and you can always leave your details if they get desperate.
Dealers will only keep cars for 90 days before wholesaling them off, so if you can find out how long the cars have been on the lot, make an offer now, and if that's not accepted, then monitor it and towards the end of the 90 days, make a lower offer. If they happen to sell it before the 90 days are up to someone else, good luck to them - but it doesn't mean you have to pay sticker price for it.
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Haha, yeah I haven't paid sticker price for a while now for any car (and I've had a few!)
There's no way in hell that I'm paying what the AU V8 Fairmont wagons are being advertised for at the moment, I think my cut off would be around 10k, after that, I'd rather pay 5k extra and get a near new BA/BF with minimal kms on it.