Direct Buyer vs. Dealers

[jazzintime]

hi there, ill be buying my first car this month and was wondering what are the advantages/disadvantages of buying direct and through dealerships... i know for na mas mura sa direct buy, but im still wondering why other people buy through dealerships... thanks

[van_wilder]

kasi pagsa dealership maayos na yun kotse... alam mo ba nagbebenta ako ng cars? :D

2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII M/T brembo brakes red 2,700,000 (neg)
2004 Volkswagen Touareg A/T 3.2L V6, tiptronic Sunroof black 4,200,000 (neg)
2004 Nissan Armada A/T 4x4 5.6L V8 black 4,200,000 (neg)
2004 Nissan Quest van A/T 3.5L 4dr Minivan 6cyclinder Silver 3,600,000 (neg)
2004 Toyota Prado A/T 4x4, 2.7L gas White 2,700,000 (neg)
2004 Toyota Land Cruiser A/T 4x4 White PRICE UPON REQUEST

Second-hand Cars
2003 Toyota Altis 1.8G A/T 27Tkm, w/ mags & potenza tires, GOOD BUY Beige 720,000 (neg)
2002 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII GTA A/T Tiptronic 4T km, 19" lenso mags, brembo brakes Pearl White 1,850,000 (neg)
2002 Toyota Revo Vx200J w/ twin lcd monitor, 39T km, AR Mags, leather seats Mojave Brown 760,000 (neg)
2001 Toyota Prado M/T Diesel, Casa Maintained, Locally purchased White 1,300,000 (neg)
1997 Audi A4 Quattro Turbo A/T Upgraded to 2002 S4 look (projector lights, front bumper, bodykit) Stage3 K04 turbo kit, scorpion exhaust 100TKM 275HP Pelican Blue(only 5 in phil) 900,000 (neg)
1997 Nissan Serena A/T Japanese ver, turbo diesel, 17" mags, w/ spoiler, lowered Pearl White 288,000 (neg)
1997 Nissan Serena A/T Japanese ver, stock, turbo diesel, w/ rotating seats Maroon 255,000 (neg)


just message me if interested ka or may gusto ka pahanap na car... thanks...

[odell]

and pag sa dealerhips mostly may warranty for years or months

[1D4LV]

pag direct buying kasi, minsan hindi dinedeclare ng seller kung may hidden defects yung oto.

[the_wildthing]

Dealers also sometimes give other services like assistance in transfer of ownership. Pag direct buyer, ikaw maglalakad non pipila ka sa LTO, pupunta ka sa Crame etc. etc.

Reputable dealers also sometimes verify that their cars are legit especially if they want to protect their name. Mahirap na baka carnap yung binebenta nila.

There was one incident in Lucena...

[butchokuy]

me alam ba kayong mga reputable dealers somewhere sa pasig or vicinity?

[jazzintime]

so mukhang mas OK if ill buy through a dealer? tama ba yun? btw how much will be the price difference if a buy from a dealer vs direct owner? thanks

[van_wilder]

depende... kasi minsan over-confident ang mga direct-buyers... tapos ,may papaayos ka pa... sa dealer kasi sulit, eh medyo mahal pero wala ka ng paayos...

lalabas pang masmahal pag-direct buyer kung may papaayos ka pa...

[jazzintime]

so, may disadvantages din ba kung sa dealers? aside from mas mahal sya minsan...

[van_wilder]

walang record ng maintenance nun car minsan...

[dx8976]

i've noticed the difference in prices of new cars between dealers and direct import is around 10-20%. it's just difficult to take the risk of going direct on an expensive purchase that something might be wrong .

[van_wilder]

pag casa kasi masmaliit yun makina at minsan kulang sa features, walang moonroof ang prado ng casa, sa direct importer meron. pag-brand new naman sure na walang sira yun...

[butchokuy]

how will you u know if it is a reputable dealer or not?

can you site a reputable dealer?

[van_wilder]

dealer? PM mo ako... i sell cars... bigay mo yun name, sabihin ko kung okei... usually pag-importer, sure ka... yun mga smuggled cars naman kasi, binebenta nila sa mga kakilala lang nila... so yun mga dealers na nakikita mo, okei yan, walang sabit yan sure... kaso may dealers na tatagain ka sa presyo...

[butchokuy]

ang understanding ko kc sa dealer is more on money matters sila. they tried to sell it come what may. meron d maayos pero sasabihin sayo ok parin..

btw, how about yng mga nare-posses sa bangko?

how would you compare this with dealers?

[the_wildthing]

I would think those that are repossessed by the bank are sold "as is". Can anyone confirm this?

For dealers naman, siguro yung mga may puwesto at nag-aadvertise they wouldn't want their names tarnished by bad rep such as pagkalikot ng odometer or heavy collision repair.

[butchokuy]

i think "as is" nga sya..

kasi i notice dun sa nka-post sa BPI car reposses.. me mga model na pare-pareho pero iba-iba ang mga pricing.

at ska d usually bumababa ng 400K ang benta nila.

[doublea]

Bank sells their cars in "as is where is" basis. They are relatively selling it above than fair market value of the car. Walng bangkong magbebenta ng palugi.

Kung bibili ka sa direct seller, mas sure kung may kasama kang mekaniko or marunong tumingin ng makina at kumilatis ng body and underchassis. Mas mura ang direct selling dahil wala ng add-on or mark-up value. pwede ka pa tumawad ng palugi.

Kung sa dealer, the only disadvantage is the selling price due to markup value. But, if you are going to buy a second hand on a bank-loan, dealer is the best approach. They know the procedures in bank processing while real owners would not comprehend easily the process.

[van_wilder]

pag-dealers naman ng imported mas-okei kaysa sa casa. dahil pinapalitan ng casa minsan ang makina pati tinatanggalan ng mga nav system etc. para masmura at economical...