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Buying cars from a UK Main Dealer is often the most convenient but can also be the most expensive. Deals can be negotiated and can range from price reductions, extras installed at no cost to you, 3 years free servicing, longer warranties, to free motor insurance, etc. Brush up your negotiating skills and remember that they need your sale. The after-sales service should also be better than the alternatives but find out what is available during your negotiations, and get it in writing. This page provides links ranging from offering advice on buying and selling cars, to car manufactures, car supermarkets, car auctions, and car importers. I particularly like the advice offered by Quentin Willson in the motoring section of Yell.com and suggest that this would be a good place to start.
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Advice| Motoring section of Yell.com | Good advice on buying and selling a car from a motorists' consumer champion who regularly appears on television. |
Manufacturers
| The
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders |
Links to all car manufacturers websites. |
Online Car Retailers
| JamJarCars | Owned
by Direct Line Insurance and advertises as the UK's largest
online car retailer.
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Car Supermarkets
| Car Supermarkets | Car supermarkets sell cars in vast quantities with low profit margins so don't expect to negotiate much, if at all, on the price quoted. |
Car Auctions
| eBay Motors | Online Car Auctions. Click here if you're new to eBay. |
| British Car Auctions | "British
Car Auctions has over 50 years experience in the vehicle auction
market. The company holds an enormous range of sales including:
Manufacturer Sales, General Sales Top Car, 4x4 and diesel, MPV,
Ministry of Defence and Fleet, Finance & Lease."
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Car Imports
The price of cars in the UK, for reasons best known to the manufacturers, are always higher than elsewhere in Europe. As a result, a number of companies are offering a car importing service which enable consumers to buy cars at considerably lower prices.
The companies listed below are not recommendations and are listed only to provide information on the services being offered.
You may also like to refer to our Vehicle Imports page.
| Car Importing | A website offering advice on importing cars to the UK from Europe and provides links to car import dealers. |
| Alliance Car Imports | "Alliance
Car Imports & New Car Supermarket are one of the UK's leading
car importers from Franchise dealers in Europe. Saving you up
to 40% on your new car."
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| The Irish Car Connection | Save up to 40% on the price of a new car with full European warranty by buying from Ireland. |
| Executive Car Imports | "Executive Car Imports Ltd are a well established company with considerable experience gathered over the years, which is testament to the number of our customers who are happy to refer our services and to use us again for additional purchases." |
| The Arbitrage Company | "An Internet information marketing company based in the UK providing information to allow consumers to take advantage of price differentials in different markets. They specialise in European sourced imports to the UK but are also able to arrange shipping of cars worldwide if required." |
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