A Good Time To Buy A Used Car ?

[derekpara]

Son's car has the death rattles and may soon be in the knacker's yard. Do you think this is a good time to buy a used car ? I'm thinking of a reputable main dealer or somewhere like Car Giant etc. ( If open ! )
Any opinions/recommendations ?

Stay safe

Cheers.

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[gingejbee]

If open....yes, that's the thing. Car Giant says it's closed and all the car dealers that I'm aware of are closed too.

[calda49]

If your son's car can keep going a bit longer I would say no. We are not really supposed to be driving unless necessary,( so he will be doing a lot less mileage), therefore it should last a bit longer. Also when we get back to "normal" and places are open, I suspect their will be a lot of good deals about to help with lost trade.

[shoota]

My son's 4x4 died and left him tranportless so he phoned round and found a Suzuki estate, the bloke was so desperate to sell he dropped the price from £375 to £330 having already dropped it from £525...
So yes, imo, if it can be done safely then now is a good time to buy.

[derekpara]

Good answers. Thanks to you all.

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[ToraToraTora]

yes, a good time, sales will be down so you should get a good deal. Don't touch car giant or equivalent with a barge pole.

[derekpara]

OK, thanks, TTT. I did wonder.

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[tonyav]

This is a UK site,Haddat.