nearly new cars

This is a way of buying a car with very few miles on the clock, possibly only delivery mileage, for near the cost of a second-hand car. Car dealers often register cars to meet sales targets without having a buyer for them — this could be your chance to grab a bargain.

Car Supermarkets have appeared in the last decade specialising in cars that have been pre-registered by dealers needing to meet their sales targets but then not having the space or the inclination to sell these second-hand cars when they’d make more profit from selling a new one. As you’ll be the second owner, the dealer’s name being in front of yours on the registration document, you should be looking at a significant discount.

You will be the first person to drive it except for the drivers at the dealers but your restricted in models, specifications and colours — you won’t necessarily be able to get exactly the car you want — but the choice is usually wide enough.

Young Marmalade offer car, insurance and finance packages on new and nearly-new cars — they specialise in vehicles with 4 or 5 star EuroNCAP safety ratings.

Recalls

Car manufacturers sometimes have to recall a batch of cars to fix a problem. If you’re buying a nearly new car it’s a good idea to check if any recalls affect that particular car. If you find that there is one, or more, then you should ask the seller for proof that the rectification work has been carried out on the actual car that you might be about to buy.

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