Modena Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Guys, when buying an R33 skyline, would it be any better getting it from an import car yard or just go priv? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignuz Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Think about what matters more to you? Car yard: Finance, warranty, servicing. Private seller: Lower price. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1981097 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 I knew a guy who bought private, 10 years later BAM!. Herpes Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1981209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modena Posted February 26, 2006 Author Share Posted February 26, 2006 I knew a guy who bought private, 10 years later BAM!. Herpes wtf Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1981282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZigenGT Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 Guys, when buying an R33 skyline, would it be any better getting it from an import car yard or just go priv? Car yards generally charge must higher. Forget about the warranty or whatever shit. Most of the warranties don't cover u for nuthing. Only thing good about dealers is you have a wider choice when you go to the car yard. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1981289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
knifebunny Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 thinking about this one myself at the moment. I think im going to budget for car yard prices, but buy privately and use the difference to fix up any problems that might occur, or anything that i might need. e.g. alarm, pod, oils/belts etc. If the spare dollars doesnt end up being necessary, I think i'll probably just dump the difference on my loan. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1981578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGuyver Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 I knew a guy who bought private, 10 years later BAM!. Herpes Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1982956 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modena Posted February 27, 2006 Author Share Posted February 27, 2006 Another car yard related question, if the car is around about 16000 mark... how easy is it to drop it down to 15 or even 14,500?? Can someone tell me some true stories when dealing with car yard sales men? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1982988 Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 depends how good you can negotiate. If you can negotiate, then go with someone who can etc, pick off all the little problems with the car etc etc, like scratches, dints etc, basically anything you can to drag the price down etc. I've found with car yard dealers there not to bad in knocking a few hundred off the price etc if you can deal with em. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1982995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoFreshSoClean Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Private sales are very easy to knock down most of the time, because everyone advertises higher than they think theyll get. For example, my R33 was advertised for 20K, bought it for 16.5K because it needed new front tires and a 100 thousand km service. If you get the car RAC checked and its all ok, there's no reason why you shouldnt buy privately! Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1983096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacGuyver Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 I managed to get my R33 for 20K from a car yard when they were advertising it as 25K. I'd seen it in the weekend newspaper for 20K, but were selling during the week for 25K. So when I went there on a Monday I offered them the weekend price. They just about made their money back with stuff like paint protection, rust proofing, mystery rattle insurace etc. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1983164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
n15m0 Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Another car yard related question, if the car is around about 16000 mark... how easy is it to drop it down to 15 or even 14,500?? Can someone tell me some true stories when dealing with car yard sales men? If u have the cash ready/finances approved you are in a better situation to negotiate. I have bought my 2 imports from dealers over the years and my experiences have been good. You need to find a dealer who is honest and knows what they are talking about instead of one that just wants to do the hard sell. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1983275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Knack Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Also ask them how long the car has been on the floor. Usually they want to move them within a couple of months - as the car nears that age you can generally bargin a better price - although with new cars it is easier. If you buy privately make sure you get a mechanical inspection done by somebody you trust and not just the RWC. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1986489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
performance-wise Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 Youd prob. be better off importing one yourself. takes a little longer but a hell of a lot cheaper. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1986553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayer_1971 Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 just buy mine http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...T&f=56&t=106411 Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1986593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danh Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 if your in syd. pm me and i'll tell you one dealer to stay the hell away from... Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1986646 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spook's_Skyline Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 If you buy privately make sure you get a mechanical inspection done by somebody you trust and not just the RWC. make sure u get an inspection if you buy from a dealer also! we got a stack of things fixed by the dealer on our car that would have cost us money, but instead were fixed for free Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1986809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
croat Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 In my oppinion private sales are better. Just need to know what to look for when buying your car so you dont get ripped off. My mate bough his Series2 GTST from a caryard which was advertised at XXX amount of km's. Once when removing the glovebox he found some old Japanese papers sitting behind which ended up being service receipts in Japan with much higher km's indicated than what he had on the car. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1986943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modena Posted February 28, 2006 Author Share Posted February 28, 2006 Ive got a family friend who is a mechanic so I might and try him to do it. With priv and dealer cars, can I request to take the car during the week or weekend into the workshop to get it checked?? I know that if the guy selling the car refuses then something is wrong with it...so I can walk away. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1986955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
someonestolecc Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 Dealers suck. Support the scene that supports you and buy from the forums. Just remember to get a mechanic to check out the car if you don't know about cars. Compression and leak down tests etc Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/107373-private-or-car-yard/#findComment-1987468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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