Mike Brewer's Worst Things to Say to a Car Dealer

Buying a used car needn’t be an unpleasant experience, but just like most things there’s the right way and the wrong way.
That’s why in this exclusive video we asked world-famous used car dealer and Mr Wheeler Dealer himself, Mike Brewer, the things you should not be doing or saying to a dealer when you’re buying.

[@Jasonhughes258]

Worst thing to say to a dealer is “I’m bringing Ed China to give it the once over” 😂😂

[@honestmcgyver]

Sadly car dealers generally have no other interest than getting all your cash, they’ll be your mate right up until you drive off the forecourt and then it’s...’not my problem’ time

[@DPW864]

It's almost like it's their job?

[@hassanzafar1975]

Totally agree on that. Never ever have trusted dealers.

[@PeterSmith-ls7ut]

So you've been to Mike Brewers dealership then

[@utubecomment21]

@@PeterSmith-ls7ut I really wouldn't! Much as I love his show, if the cars they (WD) profess to restore are an example of the workmanship, I'd rather steer clear!!!

[@utubecomment21]

^^ Agreed! As Mike said, "They're entitled to make a living" … it's just that the majority of the populace do it by not ripping people off … and let's be honest, the car industry as a whole, isn't exactly overflowing with integrity!

[@Stephen.C.]

Going in with my size 9s. ....."Dont offer a stupidly low price", Worked for you Mike.

[@rockfan3299]

pre arranged while the camera's are off

[@forresg500]

Mike as much as I like wheeer dealers You used to say call the police I stole that car of that seller as you offered a lot under what seller was after They after 9k you offer 6500 7000 etc

[@utubecomment21]

@@rockfan3299 without putting words into gunther prien's mouth, I suspect he was commenting about Mikes entire career as a dealer, rather than the 'Staged' negotiations!

[@gregrsvr3947]

We've all seen you on the programme driving away saying " I've stolen it" ..thats why we want a good deal.

[@robertwoodward3085]

Practise what you preach Mike...some of your low offers on wheeler dealers are cringeworthy..

[@no-oneman.4140]

Mike , as seen plenty of times on Wheeler Dealers, to a prospective buyer who offers a lower than asking price - "why do you always do this to me" well Mike it's because that's exactly what you do when you are buying a car. It's why buying a car is such a pain.

[@bluecardholder]

Who in their mind is going to offer the full price.

[@speedshed]

Mike, to be fair, can you make a video containing things a dealer should not say to customers...

[@team3383]

Do you have a Budget - flies straight in to mind. It's as if they are saying "Tell me how much you have in your pocket, and I'll guarantee you that I'll have it in mine PLUS and extra 12% by the time you leave my dealership"

[@AntoniusTyas]

Of course he won't, he'll be digging his own grave.

[@markmcculloch2570]

Well said. Looks like mike thinks dealers are the bees knees.

[@user-xh3wr1do7k]

If dealers didn’t constantly try to rip us off, it wouldn’t be an issue. Spoke to one dealer about a testing a £45k car - heard nothing back.

[@superseven220]

Unfortunately Mike the fabled honest and helpful car dealers that you seem to be talking about are very few and far between. I wouldn't trust one as far as I could throw them

[@cp4512]

“Never offer a ridiculous low offer”. I base my offers of what I learned watching wheeler dealers, so always about 10% off.

[@jeffbarnes2596]

@Chris P from the episodes I've seen, it goes like this: Seller asking for 12K, Mikes says "I'm afraid its going to have to be 8, and then repeats anything negative about the car that the seller said to him first (mirroring is what he calls this, see I've paid attention), then the seller comes back and says 9.5 is the lowest I could go, and then finally, Mike comes back with an offer of 9K, repeats the mirroring stuff, and mentions that he'll take if off the sellers hands right there. Deal Done.

[@itadrummer1]

I act like a Jew ( or Muslim if you prefer : different name same shit !) . I throw an offer which is usually 40% less than the MSRP( suggested retail price for not Yankees ) and I stand firmly to that . If the dealer doesn’t went to negotiate I simply stand up and walk out . There is not a single case of car salespeople that would leave a potential deal walking out , trust me ! Be ready to fight viciously and spend lots of time and energy . Not for the heart- fainted buyer ….But if you are up to this middle eastern- like “ modus operandi “ you can eventually get rewarded with a nice deal . Just make sure to NOT sign any paperwork that includes extra warranty , anti theft and 24/7 road assistance .

[@aqm8470]

@@itadrummer1 I went to see a car once. Offered the dealer what autotrader said it was worth. He said no so I walked out. That was 4 years ago

[@briancleary9660]

Lol Mike I think you can see from the replies how useful your advice appears to be to customers.

[@monitoringstar]

Suggest you watch a few episodes of "The Sherriffs are Coming" and reconsider the assertion that car dealers are all honest and trustworthy!

[@theunknownandunsolved6963]

Worst thing to ever say to a car dealer...." Im interested in a car" XD

[@raymondconnor5346]

It seems by what your advising is we should walk in and give the price on the ticket drive out and never return...not for me I've been bitten once to many times with Dodgy car dealers. "Best car in the world sir" When your buying..Sharp intake of breath after which they tell you that your trade in car is not very popular and hard to sell on. There is always a deal to be had. 😂

[@AJ-qn6gd]

When someone makes me a stupid offer on a car I usually say you’ve been watching too much Wheeler dealers mate !

[@kevincardle5587]

Comparing buying a loaf in a supermarket and buying a car is just stupid, they are vastly different, car dealers are always trying to read you and if you give them too much info and are too open with them then they have you, so don’t take us for mugs, we know how you guys operate, we know you are trying to make money but we’re not stupid, i’m not going in there saying i want a car for £300/month….. you’ve now got me

[@MF-fg3cg]

Mike when buying always goes in around 20% under the asking price. Then settles around 10% less or more. He seldom sells 10% lower than his asking price.

[@michaelrawson6261]

That's EXPERIENCE...

[@colinwestwood1162]

Don't make a ridiculous low offer, aint that what you always do???

[@nervo6321]

Thats exactly what i thought...

[@matthewgodwin3050]

In my experience, car dealer is just a polite way of saying thief.

[@AntoniusTyas]

Got amnesia, perhaps.

[@nervo6321]

All the things he says you shouldnt do he does himself !

[@ianomachino6233]

Ollld aaaat yuuuuuurrrraaand 🤝

[@tommytoofar]

You've bought yourself a cracking motor

[@andybutler3868]

Quality of video is poor , suggest you look at Ed’s channel Mike 😁

[@michaelrawson6261]

Always one... 👆👆👆

[@hikerbikerallnightcamper1393]

Rich coming from the man who had a big influence on people coming in offering low offers 😂 dealers don’t want to make a profit these days they want the shirt of your back as well get what you can out of them! they would you

[@Barbarapape]

My experience of car dealers has not been good, trying to get the car you want at a sensible price is a nightmare. Even taking Mike's advice of doing your research first won't help is the dealer knows that the one you want is in high demand, and they always think that the sample they have is the best one you will find. My advice is always take a knowlegeable friend with you, they can guide you and hopefully stop you from making an expensive mistake. Use your instincts, if you don't like how the dealer is treating you, or the car is not as you expected, walk away. Sadly there are more bad car dealers than good ones, ask around before you go looking check out any reviews that you can find about the dealer. And lastly, always have an engineers report done or have the car checked by a mechanic that you trust, dealers will try to bodge a faulty car rather than fix it properly.

[@janwilliams1270]

Are there any good ones? Or is that an urban myth?

[@harvey1866]

The reason people don't state a budget is because that is what the car dealer will aim for (every penny of it) you walk in with 10k but a car priced at 5k would be perfect for your needs the dealer is going to aim for as much of that 10k as possible. NEVER TELL THEM YOUR BUDGET!!! Come on Mike

[@paulmcgee1867]

Totally agree

[@andrewausterfield6710]

So the budget isn't the amount of money you have to spend it's what you would be prepared to pay for that car

[@dmocl3s]

Wrong. Always have an educated price you will pay. Going in and saying you don't know your budget makes you look like an ass.

[@andrewausterfield6710]

Honestly, not many people walk into a dealership and say show me a car. They normally walk up to a vehicle that they like and is around their budget. otherwise, they're simply browsing and probably have no real intent.

[@davidmacfadyen165]

Yep i think the " i'll look around " does best, your not at a warehouse won't take a lifetime.

[@simplyrandomjim4694]

Mike! You are the king of making ridiculously low offers!?! 🤷‍♂️

[@michaelrawson6261]

That's EXPERIENCE...!

[@AJ-qn6gd]

He rarely buys a car from a trader.

[@flittonm]

I can understand peoples lack of trust in the motor trade. I have a dealership that my grandfather started in 1939. I am the third generation and the only reason we survive as a main dealer franchise is trust. Yes we have to make a profit just as all companies do but I pride myself on a family way of doing business. I don’t understand people who sell cars that aren’t quite right because the only way of surviving is repeat custom. If a car is not right for someone then we will say, even at the cost of a sale. It’s about a mutual respect and more than selling, it’s about passing on our years of experience to help guide people into making the right purchase. If that purchase is from me great...if not you’ll know I’ve tried my absolute best.

[@janwilliams1270]

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[@oddities-whatnot]

You sound like a good company. You have a good attitude.

[@team3383]

Dunno what cars you sell mate, but as a franchise you are NOT your own business. You are peddling somebody else's goods with business plan THEY hand you and goals THEY give you. If you have chosen the right franchise, then it works; otherwise you are shutting down pretty soon. People are no longer fooled by stupid arguments like - 3rd generation and so on and so forth. They will listen to you and nod their heads, but if you are not offering the same price as down the road's franchise with the same brand/s and with the same business plans and goals, then your franchise will fail. Blunt truth mate. Don't kid yourself your client's like you.

[@flittonm]

@@team3383 not quite sure how it works wherever you are but pre owned vehicle sales is nothing to do with the franchise. The only thing the manufacturer owns is the plastic sign on the building, the rest is solely mine and as such, I run it my way and not a manufacturers. It’s this that separates us from the rest, a true family business with heart.

[@wouterbikkel8276]

Makes sense. I know my car dealer for 23 years. It’s all about trust and service. They never disapointed me!

[@UncleKennysPlace]

I find that I have less hassle getting a deal on premium cars from high-end dealers than buying an eco-box for a relative.

[@damianleah6744]

The one thing to remember when viewing a car ( which can be difficult if you fall in love with it) is be prepared to walk away there is always another car somewhere else if the deal falls through. The dealer only holds all the cards if he knows your hooked. Most dealers will work with you if you aren’t silly, they are allowed to make money.

[@leonbarker7195]

The most honest car dealer I have ever seen on TV was one Arthur Daley. RIP George Cole. I loved that show.

[@Smokey187um1]

Stealers make their profit selling finance packages and all the extras you don’t really need at a premium. Don’t ever tell them your budget as you will be spending that plus 10%.

[@jamesreynolds2867]

It is perfectly acceptable to ask a dealer if the car has had damage repairs done, if they deflect the answer by saying something like, we are a family run business or not to my knowledge, just walk.

[@gdog570]

When you sit down to complete the paperwork and the dealer is about to write down the part-exchange details, don’t forget to add on your admin fees! They never want to lose the sale for £300 if they know you’re serious about buying. You have administration to complete as a result of selling your car just as the dealer has!

[@notoriouscab]

This!!! ☝🏾👌🏾

[@johnohara9357]

I will never pay admin fees to a car dealer

[@gdog570]

@@johnohara9357 nor me. I make my admin fees exactly the same as their admin fees!

[@weedaviec]

Respect is earned. I’ve had relatively limited experience of dealing with car dealers and I’ve had arrogant, “I don’t have to sell this car to you- I’m making a fortune here.” Literally. I’ve had ones that don’t listen- tell them that you want to downsize to reduce costs and they then offer you an even bigger more expensive car! Commission driven chancers.

[@BodyGuardOfLies1]

Car dealers are a nightmare in my experience, either combative or smug and sneering I would never use a car dealer again I would sooner walk.

[@owensmith8467]

Same here, it's the attitude, that I have encountered more than once, that they are somehow doing you a favour by selling you a car!

[@dmocl3s]

It's a shame. We're not all bad... Just normal people. Glad to say must of the grot have gone nowadays

[@dantae666]

@@dmocl3s really hasnt

[@oddities-whatnot]

Online car buying is a much nicer experience. I know that because I work for a well known online dealership.

[@oddities-whatnot]

@@owensmith8467 its the salesmen (I say men because ive not been seen by a saleswoman thats all) that do my head in that try and sell you all the add ons, obviously for commission so I can understand that but I get wound up if they dont take no for an answer. Ive walked out of a few dealers and gone elsewhere because of their attitude.

[@WendywdjnyJ]

thankyou for the wise words :) sadly there are many car dealer crooks out there too (particularly here in Australia anyway)

[@chrisharper2658]

So you want me to tell the salesman what my budget is? Stupid advice given out be a dealer telling me how he wants me to behave when buying a car. Oh yea, have fun while they stick it to you.

[@funtasy1]

Never stab your long term superior partner in the back to make yourself look better.

[@ryanmccormick2150]

🤣😂🤣 well said sir 👏👍

[@melgrant7404]

Hear hear

[@phillipangell5131]

What a load of rubbish

[@melgrant7404]

@@phillipangell5131 Mike is rubbish.he was caught on camera slating edd. How low can you get.after all.those years working together.

[@ryanmccormick2150]

@@phillipangell5131 I totally agree Mike is rubbish 🗑!

[@johnburns6422]

I hate changing my car i find very stressful so two years ago my son was given the task and he enjoyed it , now i have a very nice 3 year old Audi Q3 and for me in my late 70s its a piece of luxury which i enjoy as it will be my last one .

[@user-xh3wr1do7k]

It also helps when dealers don’t try and pass off crash repaired cars as normal cars.

[@johnabela932]

Hi Mike. Going by "Wheeler Dealers" YOU DON'T PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH. You "stole" snd "bargained" cars all way through. 'Intelligent & honest' Ed China leaving "WD" is the best thing he could have done. Cheers 👍 🚙 ♥ 🚘.

[@RogerWilcoSnr]

1. It’s a buyer’s market. Period. 2. If the deal’s not right, walk away. The end.

[@jamesstuart3346]

Why did I know that a car dealer was going to tell me not to try to negotiate with a car dealer

[@a0r0a7]

I always go in very sceptical. Let's face it the dealer is not your friend they are there to make as much money out of you from your part ex to the car you are buying. All the promises made, checks, a full service, full valet etc.. Usually they will get away with as little work to the car they are selling as possible.

[@bengaljam4550]

#1 Never buy new #2 Know exactly what type of car you want. #3 Research the typical price you should pay for that type of vehicle before you go to a car lot. #4 Get credit approval before going to car lot. #5 I never deal with a seller on there turf. Once I know that I want that car I go home and make contact with seller from the comfort of my own home on price and purchase of vehicle. #6 Once a price is agreed upon do not accept any upgrades or extended warranties. Tell them you will be in shortly with bank check and to have paperwork ready when you arrive. Last time i bought a car I spent less than 20 minutes in the dealership.

[@radharcanna]

Good advice. Would you recommend getting a mechanic to check the car over? I’m looking at a 2017 car with low mileage and from a big dealer. I hear people say you should always get it checked but I’m not sure.

[@bengaljam4550]

@@radharcanna Yes. Especially if it isn't a pre owned certified vehicle. Normally a certified vehicle will have a 12,000 full manufacturers warranty on it. To be certified pre owned it has to meet certain dealer requirements such as year, low mileage, and a 100 pt inspection before it can be sold. I usually buy vehicles at the 3 year mark so they are certified. If you dont know much about cars it would be good to get an overall inspection and diagnostic check also. Most private shops will do it or free.

[@ali2ndmail]

The difficulty with buying a used car is that the displayed price of the car is often more than the dealer would actually be happy with. There is an expectation to haggle because of this. I’d never insult a dealer by offering a stupidly low price. But if the price of the bread on the label is £1.00 I would ask if I can have it for 90p.

[@forddoctorforddoctor5918]

Lol you always offered silly low prices on wheeler dealers 🤣🤣and always got a great deal 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Frank_Nemo]

Worst Thing To Say To Anyone - 'Hi, I'm Mike Brewer'.

[@lioncrunch]

Make sure you know what you want, stand in front of the car you want, don’t tell the dealer you love it????

[@nayanmistry4641]

Cheers for the video Mike, great info. I'm in the market for purchasing an auto Mazda 2...

[@moesizlac2596]

Dealers wouldn't be so bad if they weren't so bloody hungry. They know it's more convenient for people to buy from them, but then they also pollute the marketplace by driving their salespeople to spamming the world and curbing garbage from home. Finding a real car for sale by a real person who simply wants a reasonable price is made impossible, not just by the dealer's pollution and extortion of their employees, but by dealers/flippers/curbers hitting refresh and snapping up every reasonable car they can find, even if it only makes them 100 bucks. There are just too many desperados, and all the reasonabe people get scared off and have now offloaded their car shopping to someone thick- skinned enough not to give a crap if they insult the seller. So your advice is never going to hit your target audience. This is all made worse by new cars being actively made into elaborate copyright protected proprietary rolling debt instruments that you swap like a cell phone contract or risk financial ruin if you hang on to them 1 minute past warranty. The waste should be criminalized. So all the "model research" in the world is not gonna do one bit of good when every possible car under 10 years old (in 2021) is one glitchy connector or black box module away from an expensive lesson about why repair shops are the only part of a dealership that is worse than the finance guy. Come on Mike. Your advice is sooo 1990-late. A headlight is 300 to 1000 now. And 25 year old 4runners are pushing 50k US! And first gen Mustangs are a better status symbol than a new car. Why? Because everything else is junk ("value engineered" to generate revenue for the manufacturer, or be tossed). Do you really think that people are going to just show up and be nice to a dealer when they are made even more desperate by all the eyeballs that are tracking every car and cutting margins to ziltch? It is a hopeless situation on both sides. Being a car salesperson is the fastest way to find job that will compromise one's ethics. But buying a car is a nightmare for working people that has zero upside. And you are asking them to soften their negotiations. Thanks for nothing. And thanks for going to bat the most abusive organization after the Catholic Church. Have you not seen the inside of a dealership in 40 years? What sort of person can possibly work in such a place, and still afford to have a conscience after a few months. Your sympathies are misguided, and seem quite self-serving.

[@tonyc2837]

I always get a couple of online valuations. I then know if I can get more than those valuations, I’m not doing too bad on the deal.

[@Sam-gu6im]

"Don't offer a stupidly low price". So why does Mike and every other dealer do that? Hypocrites.

[@kooringagnd]

1st rule of negotiations is to be prepared and willing to walk away with nothing. Master that and the dealer has to come to you for a deal, keeping in mind the dealer still has to make a quid.

[@thebeardedyorkshireman8368]

Sorry but dealers need you to buy the car, you can walk into another dealer an buy it elsewhere. The reference to buying bread it’s more like buying a house, you always ask for money off.

[@deantr4627]

HI, Mike This is good advice thanks, It is not always easy to communicate though and any conversation can go bad very easily. I appreciate the entertainment value of all my experiences though as you said. There is also heat of the moment mistakes, this happens all the time like in the Wheeler Dealer, Season 17 episode 5 1985 Mercedes. In it, you tested the standing start performance of this car at the beginning. It was like 20 seconds 0-60 miles. Then when you retested it I think you should have mentioned the car had two people in it the second time around. It was also loaded up with all that extra weight too in the back and on the roof racks. On the racks would have created more aerodynamic drag too, with the plastic boats. This just meant it would have been an even better time than 17 seconds improvement. I accept things get forgotten in the heat of getting it filmed and accept that no one is perfect all the time. The show was very interesting though and I appreciated the effort and how the car was improved again from the ravages of time. I have had many similar experiences in my life with the benefit of hindsight I can see the many mistakes too. We all just try to learn from them and move on, or just accept that we will probably get things wrong again too soon. In other car repair shows, on KZbin, there were issues left out too with other mechanics. This is why we have to develop our own mechanic knowledge and research and always research and to get to know the cars I worked on. This is like you said at the beginning. I also studied Mechanical Engineering and worked in many industries in my working life. On the topic of editing, I edited this comment twice and probably could still find other things not right with it afterward too. It turns into a horror show when mistakes get made that then cost lives. This is why scrutiny can be a good ally in getting a job done correctly. I have many repair stories of my own even before Wheeler Dealer got started. I have personally repaired many things on the many cars I have owned in my life over decades so far. I can relate to the many repairs shown on the shows. This is probably why I find them very interesting, I don't always agree with the level of detail shown but also accept it is a team effort and the results were very impressive. Great shows thanks still!

[@giantputt7066]

Trade in, a little less that’s a good one, usually it’s a lot less. Most cars I’ve traded have been about £2k less than my expectation

[@dmocl3s]

Maybe you need to do your homework before you go in. All the info is free...no excuse really.

[@JohnClark-ew8dh]

@@dmocl3s I think thats unfair, most people arent comfortable negotiating, research or not, certainly with buying cars. How about dealers just offer a fair price rather than all this 'taking a risk selling on' and 'hard shifting cars at the moment' BS. If thats the case, dont sell cars, or dont do part exes. Simple answer is dealers want to make the most money possible by getting as close to the list price for theirs, and then paying the least possible for yours. Just be honest and fair and people would trust you a lot more. Even MB said it here, dont expect money off a loaf, so dont expect money off a list price - but do expect to be chipped down on your part ex - or in other words, do expect to be taken for a mug with Arfur Daley excuses to milk every penny out of us

[@john1703]

I get upset when the salesman knows far less about the car I am considering than me!

[@dontpanicblink]

i bought a honda accord last year £2750 dealer would not even take £50 off and never even changed the oil

[@andrewausterfield6710]

but you bought it! If you thought you could get the same car elsewhere with that $50 off you'd have done it

[@dontpanicblink]

@@andrewausterfield6710 £ not $ thing is honda accords sell pretty quickly here in uk as not many come up for sale , when looking for my accord within 100 miles from my home on autotrader it was the only one within budget( the accord i bought only got advertised that morning ) so he knew he would sell it fast, happened last time and another the same could take another 3/4 months up for sale i bought a honda civic about 8 years ago when i was doing paper work somebody came in and asked if it was still for sale ( that one was only advertised for 2 days)

[@andrewausterfield6710]

@@dontpanicblink so the dealer had something he knew he didn't have to discount. My point is, so why should he?

[@dontpanicblink]

@@andrewausterfield6710 ye he knew it and i knew it, i said to my gf ' we cant lets this car pass us buy ' but to get a possible returning customer , he could have taken a few £ off

[@michaelrawson6261]

@@dontpanicblink:... the dealer must've had something about him you liked, surely!? Otherwise you'd have walked away. You mentioned your good lady, was she with you? Because if the salesman was a pratt and, you'd missed it, I reckon she'd have seen through him in the blinking of an eye!!! So, the salesman seemed ok? The car definitely did? So where's the problem? Pay up, take it home, change yer own oil, and I genuinely hope the car works out brilliantly for you both. Peace.

[@terrysellers6712]

BOY! Mike that sounds like something a dealer would say! YOU NEVER TELL A DEALER WHAT YOU WANT TO SPEND!!!!😡🤬

[@geriatricmotorcars9516]

As a dealer ' I treat people how I wish to be treated ' There are crap Punter's ' Some dealers are a disgrace ' They are far better than they were 40+ years ago .

[@mark-1rc502]

Arthur Dailey 🤣

[@dontpanicblink]

another thing Mike, never ram the brakes on when you stop and turn off the ignition at the same time , that pisses me off

[@richardreweti8671]

He's a likeable rogue, some very good advice their, personally I always buy privately 2 to 3 grand cheaper, got to have a friendly workshop in the back pocket though. 🤣

[@777Ruffdriver]

Not all dealers are trustworthy once they have sold you the car and got their commission, it’s on to the next customer and franchise dealers are the worst, when things go wrong they never ring you back always chasing them up, and you have to ring up the complaints department to get things done, they shoot there selves in the foot over small things, these are my experiences of franchise dealers always look over your car twice look down the sides ask questions history how many owners , I know dealers have to make a living but it’s you that is parting with the cash and you need the best deal possible deal.

[@andrewthomas1540]

Never seen so much contradictions! Just sounds like you’re sticking up for dealers when they’ll get every penny out of you as they can. If you don’t like the deal they offer you push them on it or go somewhere else. The same car will be somewhere else! They won’t stand there and do their best to give you an amazing deal which would mean them getting less money!

[@lazer5582]

Why are you selling it?is my favorite,or for example on a recent £600 runabout i was asked if it has service history?

[@ryanmccormick2150]

well does it have service history ? 🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lazer5582]

Cheap part ex cars seem to attractstupid questions,its like some read a book on things to ask when buying a used car.They do my head in.@@ryanmccormick2150

[@ryanmccormick2150]

@@lazer5582 🤣😂🤣 👍

[@garywilson3582]

Mike has offered ridiculously low prices on cars on wheeler dealers...insultingly low.

[@susansullivan9255]

The best dealer ive dealt with is close brothers of corby and Peterborough. There absolutely brilliant. Backup and service in opinion is also brilliant.

[@mikebrewer117]

Hello thanks for commenting on my videos

[@oddities-whatnot]

I have met a lot of shit sales people in car dealerships over the years. Had experience of being totally ignored (yet turned up in an Audi TT to trade in) to being given brochures and told to go home and read them cos “im going on a break now”. They dont get away with it with me. Ive reported a few to the head office of whichever dealer it happened to be. The outcome was amusing. Staff being ordered to have further training etc. Went in one dealer, Toyota, a few years back. Arrogant salesman didnt listen to a word I said, tried to sell me a car I wasnt interested in then gave me the “go home with a brochure” line. I promptly left and went straight to VW and got a brand new Polo TDI. Wanker.

[@PNH750]

My experience of purchasing a nearly new car, from a main dealer, echoes many of the comments below. After 1 month, I took the car back to have some issues investigated and 3 hours later was given a bill for £250 and told appart from 1 known fault there was nothing wrong. I received no engineers report to confirm anything had actually been looked at and 2 of the faults still persist. Of course I asked why was I sold a car with a known fault?

[@andrewcliffe4753]

Point 2, not always true, I offered a very low price, stuck to it and got it. What I did not know at the time was the dealership was about to close down. Fantastic car, fantastic deal.

[@markboon9327]

Thats true on wheeler dealers he always tries get loads of cash off the price lol

[@GordonHudson]

My car was written off. The dealer who was selling me the replacement helped me with the insurance company. I got double what they initially offered by following his advice and using his valuation on the crashed car.

[@timneale8869]

Does this go for main car dealers too. What you shouldn't stay to a car deal. Three times when I went picked up my car I've stat for a extra hour and nearly walked out. Yea it doesn't look for me or them??.

[@kevwalton272]

what? translate

[@timneale8869]

@@kevwalton272 what Mike said go's for main too . Three times I've been to pick up my new car I've had to wait upto a hour or over the time I booked for to pick up the car. I nearly walked out of the dealership.

[@kevwalton272]

@@timneale8869 thanks for making it clear.

[@davefishwick5807]

A loaf of bread isn't worth asking for a reduction on as it's 90p. Spending 20k+ on a car is ,and all dealers have 'wriggle room' and targeted prices for selling used, new or part ex , hence, why shouldn't a consumer ask for a reduction? Wheeler Dealers is the prime example, how many times have you seen Mike paying for a car advertised at the full rate and not negotiate..? 🤔

[@leeandjancruise]

Car dealers are some of the biggest rogues out there and I don't just mean the private ones on garage forecourts, the major players are just as bad only have fancier showrooms.

[@jettrink7510]

Mike Brewer is the best presentater/announcer.

[@terryatkinson3182]

Do as I say, not as I do.... Would you buy a car from this man??? Like WD makes a profit 🤥

[@DAZSAVENTURESINWONDERLAND]

things dealers do to annoy people "when a women comes in they do tend to talk down to them" when i went in with my wife ,and SHE wanted some info on a car ,they immediately tried to get paperwork out to sell her it .and then just talked to me ,instead of her . i told him i dont know why your ignoring my wife ,ive got no interest in the car ,and got her to walk out .

[@maltesephil]

0:40 most people go into a supermarket with no idea how much they are going to spend

[@funtasy1]

Most car dealers can hide behind a spiral staircase.

[@shaun2072]

Saying "hello'' is often the first mistake.

[@melgrant7404]

Maybe try not slagging off edd behind his back might be a useful tip Mike

[@nieko3038]

Never trust a car dealer. Nuff said.

[@bigbark4627]

So... Basically pay what the dealer is asking??? Loads of poor advise here. I've bought motorbikes & cars, haggled hard and am ALWAYS ready to walk away if the dealer isn't helpful. This ain't a loaf of bread, it's thousands of pounds of hard earned cash!

[@billywhizz98]

It’s always going to be a win win situation for the car dealers especially main dealers when they sell a car they get the finance on the car they are selling and also the profits on the trade in car and the new one they have sold you

[@sachsgs2509]

Also do know that if you trade a car in the dealer (most of the time ) at the end of the deal will have 0 in it. Therefore sell it your self and then you can negotiate much better with cash. And remember they have to do a living as well so they have to make something in order to sell you the car.

[@mark-1rc502]

Don’t see how, they bought the car your there to buy for less than asking price so that’s profit, they’ll prt X your car less it’s worth and sell it for a profit how can they lose

[@sachsgs2509]

@@mark-1rc502 bc if you trade its like giving it away literally. Sell it then go buy... Unless it's a piece of crap and you wanna dump it.

[@mark-1rc502]

@@sachsgs2509 Oh Yh thought yiu were saying dealer make nothing

[@ihf8766]

All dealers are gonna try and pull your pants down and tickle your bullocks on any car you want to buy

[@KAZUYADOG]

Mike,regarding a p/x with a dealer,you look in a book or online for its p/x price,this p/x price is based on the Make/Model/Mileage/Condition = X number of £'s......what should a dealer offer you for a car that has say £5000 worth of factory options fitted ? should they give you an extra 20%/25% to the p/x price? what would you offer.After all it will make the car far more desirbale to another buyer down the line.

[@brettfield847]

You have to bear in mind that options on a car are only useful to the next person if they want them and if they are deemed tasteful and appropriate to the car. My brand is VW; if you put £5k of options on a standard middle range Golf does it add value when it comes to sell on. No not necessarily. Does £5k of options make a Golf R easier to sell on? Yes as someone is looking for a high spec car so some extra options would make it a more desirable.

[@KAZUYADOG]

@@brettfield847 I would say if you have two standard middle range Golfs on a fourcourt same colour,same mileage,the one with the £5k options will be more desireable and sell faster,and probably for a higher price.What are distasteful options in the VW range ?.

[@brettfield847]

@@KAZUYADOG it's not so much distasteful options it's more the value to the next user. A new or nearly new car customer may look and see value in options added on a car from the factory and that may be reflected in the selling price, but once that car goes past 3-5yrs+ the value of those options diminish and THAT customer buying the car is likely buying with their head rather than their heart and would not necessarily value those options. The car wouldn't be worth 5k more than a standard car. I don't even think it would be 2k more, maybe there is a 1-1.5k premium to have a nice speccy car

[@a0r0a7]

@@brettfield847 don't worry though because I can guarantee they will have your part ex up for double the trade in value on the forecourt. I have seen it happen all too often. A dealer will get you on the part ex and the car they are selling you. Best to sell private if you want maximum money.

[@_B.M_]

One thing that you must say .... " old out yer heeend!!! "

[@frankmacdonald5745]

Yes Mr Brewer Your fall of it ( I am a wheeler dealer) I am going in with my size 10s . That’s what you say ….. and you add up what you paid for the car and spent on it. Never adding up the labour charges and saying you had a profit when you didn’t. We aren’t dummies.

[@Brutaga]

From my experience I wouldn’t even trust a car dealer to give the correct time of the day.

[@gunner678]

Great advice from the best of experts! Thanks Mike!

[@ba55bar]

1 - I'd like to see more of the mechanical processes and less of the acting

[@dondraper2488]

Hey mike,why did Edd leave wheeler dealers....

[@Jaklas1979]

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[@Jaklas1979]

Mike threw him under a bus

[@Y15ARG]

I never know how much I'm going to spend in the supermarket! I usually go in to buy a couple of things and come out with a full trolley! I rarely have a budget in mind when car shopping, find me the car I want, that meets my requirements, I'll figure out how I'm going to pay for it, not you

[@121Angelz]

Mike Brewer is all about physiologic, he says let's be gentlemen when selling a car! I personally don't care what a stranger thinks and would stick to my price as he never respects sellers when situation is reversed.

[@michaelrawson6261]

So, all you've said, is that with Mike, it's all about the "normal" (which is the definition of the word you used) But with you, you'd rather never sell a car, for even the most modestly reduced price, because Mike, someone u don't know and with whom you've never dealt, drove a hard bargain in HIS deals. Deals in which YOU took no part...!??? Crumbs! You're ""really shrewd"" (!!!)

[@LG-kl3co]

Flip the coin, how many go to a dealers with a trade in "knowing" that the car they are trading has serious issues which (of course) they do not disclose.

[@glennpowell3444]

Only ever brought cars private. You know dam well a dealer if flogging a car that he got from auction the week before and knows nothing about its history.Grabs your cash and runs back to the auctions.OK its their business but a very shallow one. A bit of tyre paint and its good to go to some poor sod.

[@CiarayBoyDJ]

Mike how little you know about car clocking. It has never been easier to clock a car and with PCP deals with mileage being restricted car clocking has never been higher! Goes like this. You sell me a car and I'm restricted to 8k a year but I'm really doing 20 plus a year. All I do is before its service/MOT get my mate "Dave" to hook it's up to his laptop, clock the milomoter and ECU in a matter of seconds, take car to garage, have it serviced / MOTd and stamped. Repeat the process, before you know it a 20k car has a true mileage of 100k plus.. Easy peasy!! And you know it!

[@drumcdoo9050]

The trouble is so many dealers have the reputation of being horse traders and con men and renowned for ripping off women. I recently helped a lady friend buy a Ford Fiesta Eco Boost B+O Car from a main Ford dealer. It was advertised with full spec including spare wheel, 12000 miles and full service. I asked to see the spare wheel along with a few other questions. Well there was no spare wheel which I knew because this model has the music equipment taking up the spare wheel area. These dealers just write any old crap to sell them. She bought it and after 8 months with milage now 18,000 miles had to spend over £1000 because the cataletic converter warning light came on after just after it had its service. This was not a warranty item ~ even after 18k miles!!! Moral of the story is Ford Fiesta Eco Sports are a nightmare and expensive when they go wrong so avoid along with dealers. Buy privately and pay for an AA test to give a thorough inspection and save a fortune...

[@anthonydunn-1297]

Aa inspection expensive difficult to find genuine private sellers