Hi Guys,

As mentioned a few weeks ago I am in new car mode and thinking of an SD4 around a few months old. Well I noticed one this morning on the LR website that fits the bill. The SD4 XS was for sale at Williams of Manchester. So I phoned them for a price on my trade-in ( a March 2010 XS manual - 8000 mls). To my horror and disgust the salesman phoned me back having obviously spoken to the Sales Manager and suggested that the most they could give me for a spotless car was would you believe - £19000 :

Can you believe that!!!!!

Are these people for real!! Williams of Manchester dream on[/b]

How much are they new? Just to get a comparison in costs.

Perhaps the second hand market is dropping due to it being summer soon

Clucking bell!

Glass' are somewhat more realistic...

Land Rover Freelander 2 XS - 2.2TD Diesel 5-door Station Wagon -6 Speed Manual Four Wheel Drive
Year: 2010 10
Mileage: 8,000

Part-exchange Price:
Excellent condition: £23500
Average condition: £22500
Below average condition: £21000


Sure they didn't quote you based on 80,000 miles???

I'm sure WBAC would better your current trade-in offer and they're normally really bad (IMO)...

Just tried 80,000 (to allow for dealer error)

Excellent condition: £16000

Thats mad, I got offered £17500 for mine just two weeks ago! My HSE is 4 1/2 years old! Your dealer is for sure taking the on that one! Freelander 2 HSE Lux 2013MY - Barolo Black with Ivory Leather. Alpine DVD - Privacy -Evoque 20" Dynamic Wheels and more to come.........

£27k for my 2010MY HSE Auto a few weeks back against a 2011MY....

Maybe it's only HSE's peeps want 2nd hand? 2010MY Freelander 2 HSE Auto
Santorini Black with Ebony Napoli Leather

I tried Williams "Land Rover" Manchester before giving my custom to Stratstone @ Bury. I Would never cross their doorstep again, not interested one little bit in customers on the day I called in to show my interest in a Disco 4 XS despite wandering around the showroom with my Mrs for over 1/2 an hour. Salesman almost annoyed when the receptionist stopped him with my query. w r's

Stratstone Bury on the other hand totally the opposite, couldn't be more enthusiastic and got a great deal on my FL2. Ask for Wayne Jones, Top guy, knows his stuff and as genuine as they come!

A LR dealer offered me £17000 for my March 2008 31,000 miles XS recently, that was a price for June/July when a new car would arrive. 18,000 on the day.

xs with privacy, side tubes and 18" alloys, oh and metallic , just serviced and mot'd


that was with 5% off a new car so he wasn't using much of the discount to make my car look more valuable At work
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"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

You'd get more if it had a retuned nose!

I have to say that LR should take more interest in their dealerships. A main dealer offering this amount of money for one of their own marques is obscene Williams needs to be taught a lesson for their 'Arthur Daley' attitude. No one in their right mind would accept £19000 for a 15 month old £30000 motor. Particularly, when they appear to be in such demand. The problem of course is that when you have a particular model in mind you can only negotiate with the dealer that has what you are looking for. I will just have to keep looking. But beware any of you that thinks of WILLLIAMS of MANCHESTERwhen looking for an F"

Shame on you WILLIAMS of MANCHESTER

which dealer was it? At work
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"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

chicken george wrote:

which dealer was it?

I don't think MacW was being very clear as to which dealership it was

MacW,
Quite rightly you don't have to take £19k and on the flip side they don't have to take your car (for whatever reason!). Out of curiosity why Williams - if that is who you're on about? Remember, there are plenty other LR dealers to choose from. You also may find they would give a better price face-to-face as opposed to over the 'phone (don't know why, some dealers are funny like that).

Also give James at LPR a nudge via the magic of a pm. They could keep a look out for you till one comes in

However, try trading in a car when buying with employee discount - irrespective of how good a condition you think your existing motor is in - it's bottom book prices all the way there - and there's no favourable finance rate either!

stratstones of bury have a good aftrer sales as well i can vouch for that  rainy-city
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As indicated previously, the reason for contacting WILLIAMS of MANCHESTER is that trawling the LR website identified an F2 that they had that suited my requirements. This is not the first time I have used the LR UK website to find a vehicle, but it is the first time that the trade-in value has been a joke! It is true that there are very few SD4's currently available and I assume the this Dealer is just trying to capitalize on this fact.

Does this LR website actually work? A couple of times now I've bought from dealers. The first time they didn't have the car on the website but had something else I liked; the second time they did have the car but I didn't like it, so bought another one that, again, wasn't on the website. Nothing beats going along for a look (if you have the time that is, and if you can persuade the salesperson to take an interest).