New Car Brokers - Good Or Bad?

[LatinR33]

Hey Guys,

Has anyone ever used a car broker to purchase a new car? I'm not talking import brokers. Currently in the market for a new/demo family car and someone has told me about car brokers and they can possibly save me money.

Personally this seems a little too good to be true, and you know what they say about that.

If they are not a big con, anyone recommend a good one which works in the Sydney area.

Your opinions will be highly appreciated.

Cheers

[SKITTLES]

You want someone to buy a car for you?

Wait, is this a car buying service only?

I know DET offers this service, along with http://www.carsolutions.com.au/

I never met the carsolutions guy irl but he didn't do too badly evaluating my skyline. He seemed to evaluate cars a little nicer than some others have though.

Edited January 4, 2011 by SKITTLES

[mad082]

i have heard both good and bad stories from people using brokers (the bad resulted in the guy having to take the broker to court to cover about 30k worth of repairs because the broker had done a dodgy). some people use them because they are lazy or don't have the time to go to the auctions, etc, which is fair enough. i wouldn't do it just to save money though as with a bit of research you can easily do that yourself.

if you are good at getting a good deal when buying stuff then you are essentially paying someone to save you money and it sort of defeats the purpose. on the other hand if you have paid the asking price for everything you have ever bought then it might be worth looking into as what you pay them will more than likely be less than you save.

[LatinR33]

i have heard both good and bad stories from people using brokers (the bad resulted in the guy having to take the broker to court to cover about 30k worth of repairs because the broker had done a dodgy). some people use them because they are lazy or don't have the time to go to the auctions, etc, which is fair enough. i wouldn't do it just to save money though as with a bit of research you can easily do that yourself.

if you are good at getting a good deal when buying stuff then you are essentially paying someone to save you money and it sort of defeats the purpose. on the other hand if you have paid the asking price for everything you have ever bought then it might be worth looking into as what you pay them will more than likely be less than you save.

Just thought I'd ask, looks like nothing beats the good old haggle.

Car dealerships are a nightmare, went to a new car dealer last week and had to speak with " the manager" before they'd show me the friggen car!! Oh well no pain no gain

[mad082]

yeah that aspect of it is another reason why brokers are more popular these days as they are the ones who get to put up with all the bullshit at the car yards

[LatinR33]

Yeah would love to just let someone else put up with that crap. Only main reason I'd consider a broker.

Just thought people knew of legit ones which weren't dodgy

[GTR-N1]

This broker system would be useful perhaps for women and inexperienced purchasers who are afraid of getting intimidated at yards and the hassle at auction houses whilst looking at as-new "Repos".

You mentioned, "...the good old haggle". It's quite a funny experience as you're walking out the door after 15mins of talking money, that the salesman makes a quick move out of his comfortable chair > walks 3 paces behind you > offers you car mats, fogs, metallic paint, upgraded sound, larger alloys - all for free; all because you checked your watch and it's near the end of the month!!!

LOL...

[SKITTLES]

Just thought I'd ask, looks like nothing beats the good old haggle.

Car dealerships are a nightmare, went to a new car dealer last week and had to speak with " the manager" before they'd show me the friggen car!! Oh well no pain no gain

Yeah, aside from the "there's nothing aftermarket about this car" bullshit I copped, and the annoyingly time consuming sales pitch they did. Or the forged interests they had in the car and the whole "We'll save it for you" thing, it wasn't too bad.

One major thing I liked about the dealership was that they were going to give me two free services, and change the car to how I liked it (within reason). Speaking to the manager, he was going to give me four f**king grand for my Hyundai Excel as a trade-in, replace the missing foglight housing, do a major service, fill the tank, and give me a $500 gift voucher.

Kinda spewing I didn't buy the thing. It was around $16,000 but they didn't want to budge down on the price. Had to walk away

(white N/a 34)