So, it’s that time in your life when you have finally decided to get your own car. Buying a new car is a serious decision and you should dedicate some time to thinking about it, getting familiar with the facts and researching the various ways in which you can obtain a car. You have the option of shopping for the car yourself (which can be quite a hassle) or going to a car broker.
Going for the broker
You can think of car brokers as Google of the car marketing world. It is simple, you have a request (let’s say that you want a 2012 Ford Fusion for under $20,000 with low mileage) and you go with that request to a car broker. Instead of searching the market for such a car yourself, you will hire a person to do it for you and present you with interesting and relevant offers from a few dealerships. All you have to do then is to choose the right one and the deal will be sealed. Of course, the middle-person has to be compensated and that is usually in the form of a fixed fee, which will be paid upon the completion of the deal. In the next paragraph, I will present a few advantages of going for the broker.
The advantages
One of the first advantages over buying the car yourself is that car brokers are most probably better negotiators than you are. Simply, this is what they do for a living. They have to be good negotiators; else they would have no way of earning their money
Secondly, they can offer you a choice that you might not otherwise get. Going from one dealership to another yourself can be tiring and leave you confused at the end of the day. Too much offers to consider can give you quite a shaking and you can forget what you have seen during the day. The broker will give you a clear choice and you will be able to see things better. Also, he will give you advice and can help you determine what’s best.
Thirdly, the brokers usually have wide experience. A large number of brokers are actually former sales persons and they know all the tricks that the dealerships can pull on you. This is why they are able to secure much better deals that you could ever hope for. They know the way in which the dealerships function and know all the ins and outs of selling cars.
Lastly, I will only mention the obvious advantage of saving time and money. The brokers will definitely save you a great amount of time, because all you have to do is to visit the broker with the desired specs and a few days later (while you are doing something completely different) you will get contacted with specific details of a good deal. As for the money saving part, well, I have never heard that someone went to a good broker and that he had not paid less for the car.
Knowing exactly what you want
This is a very important thing about buying your car through a broker. Because they work with specific information and they have a lot of cases, you cannot expect the broker to choose the model for you, or to recommend a vehicle based on seeing you for the first time. You have to know what you are looking for so that the broker can find it.
Be mindful of the fees
Now, we come to the ‘paying the broker’ part. Since this is a service like any other, it is only logical that you have to pay for it. No one is doing stuff for free. The usual way in which a broker is paid is by paying him a fixed fee upon the completion of the deal. The fee can vary, being cheaper for the more ordinary cars or more expensive for exotic cars (the exotic cars take a lot more work to find). But, all in all, the broker should notify you of this before you get into any deals with him.
Also, be wary of all the brokers that will charge you in some other way, because those brokers will not have your best interest in mind when finding the deals.
So, if you are thinking about buying a car through some car brokers in Australia, I recommend that you go that way. The results will be fantastic and you will be able to enjoy the car without going through a hassle to obtain it.
