Not just anyone can be a CarPoint member dealer. We at CarPoint are very choosy
because we want to guarantee a high level of service to you, the CarPoint user.
Our dealers agree to offer you the lowest price straight away, no haggling, no hassling.
Our dealers also agree to contact you within 48 hours of your enquiry, and to satisfy
your enquiry to the limit of their ability.
If you are a Dealer and would like to enquire about becoming a CarPoint member Dealer,
email us at
CarPoint
and we'll get in touch.
Dealer Enquiries & Feedback
Are you a CarPoint member dealer, or do you want to be? Your enquiries and requests
will be best attended to if you email us at
dealer@carpoint.com.au. Our CarPoint dealer team
will respond to your email promptly. Alternately you can phone our dealer team on
1300 728 800 (8am - 8pm, Monday through Friday, AEST).
Want to put your car in front of over 2 million* potential buyers? CarPoint has
now proudly partnered with
www.carsales.com.au,
Australia's No.1 Automotive Website
to bring you greater exposure and more buyers to help you sell your car
faster!
So what are you waiting for? Advertise your car on the Carsales Network today! For
more information, including costs, visit our
sell your car page.
If you are experiencing problems or have any questions, don't hesitate to email
our
Private Advertising Department, or
phone (03) 9093 8666 (8am - 7pm, Monday through Friday, AEST), our operators are
there to help you.
You're interested in buying a car, new or used. The next step is to decide how to
pay for it.
Simple.
Go to our finance section where CarPoint explains all the options available to you
in easy to understand, plain English articles. We've also gathered the latest packages
from all the major finance companies in one area. The choice is yours.
CarPoint's Finance Calculator enables you to figure out what your payments would
be on a specified sum with a specified interest rate. Just enter the amount you
wish to finance, the period of the loan and the interest rate, and we'll tell you
what the monthly repayments are - and how much money you'll pay back over the term
of the loan.
Note: This service gives indications only, and you should check with your lending
institute for exact figures.
Need information on Insurance? Then look no further than our Insurance Section,
which gives you all the information you need to know about Car Insurance.
From simple, plain English guides on the different types of insurance cover, to
a comprehensive database of current insurance package offers from the major companies,
it's all here under one roof.
Every new car on sale in Australia today. Every piece of information you could possibly
want to know about these cars, and then some. Up to date prices and option pricing
on every car to help you make an informed decision.
Thousands of expert car reviews by Australia's leading automotive journalists to
help you sort the good from the bad. Pictures of every new car. And all of this
is updated daily to make sure you have the most correct, up to date information
at your fingertips, and only at CarPoint.com.au
Carpoint has thousands of used car classifieds online at any given time, with more
added every week. These classifieds come from a variety of sources including, dealers
across Australia, and private sellers. You can search this extensive database of
cars in many different ways, sorting the results to suit you.
Requests for more information can be sent, or individuals can be contacted directly.
The Used Car MarketPlace also enables users to get trade in values.
Search our database of over two thousand reviews for one associated to your vehicle.
Our vehicle reviews are written by the expert team at Carpoint, and by Australia's
leading automotive journalists on Wheels and Motor - Australia's leading Automotive
magazines.
Get an estimate on the value of your car. Simply type in the make and the model
and we'll value your car.
How do we do it?
Through our used car partner - The Red Book - we track the tens of thousands of
used car transactions that take place every month - newspapers, private sale, dealers,
online - we look at every sale. From this information we can get an accurate estimate
of the value of your car. We say estimate because a number of variables dictate
the worth of a car: location, condition, service history, mileage, storage conditions,
etc.
Don't let the dealers bamboozle you, go to CarPoint's
glossary for definitions of motoring terms that
even great Aunt Melba could understand.
And if what you're after is not there,
tell us and we'll add it.
Can't find it at CarPoint? Chances are we know where you will. Check out our comprehensive
listing of useful links in the green column to the left, or submit your own to our
Useful Link Editor and we'll add it to the list.
explanation of terms
Terms associated with Used Car Trade-in Values
- Private Buy/Sell Range
This is a price range that a vehicle being either sold or purchased privately may
fall within. The price recognises, subject to the age of the vehicle, its condition
being of reasonable standard and the annual distance travelled being less than 20,000km
per annum.
This price range is intended as an indicative guide only, with the final agreed
price being dependent on the perceived condition of the vehicle and an individual's
negotiating ability. For sellers who are patient this is frequently the best means
for disposing of a vehicle to maximise its sale value.
However, do not underestimate the effort in terms of vehicle preparation and time
taken to sell your vehicle.
- Dealer Trade – in range
This is a price that a seller may seek to achieve where he is trading a vehicle
in at a franchised dealer for a replacement vehicle.
In the current environment this price will be greatly influenced by a dealers ability
to either retain for retailing from his lot or preferring to wholesale it.
Agreed to trade in value will be influenced by:
- The condition of the vehicle being traded.
- Odometer reading.
- Number of like vehicles a dealer already has in stock.
If a vehicle being traded is not of the same make that a franchise specialises in
the value placed on that vehicle may not be as high as a like franchise dealer may
have placed on the vehicle.
If you are seeking to have a dealer purchase your vehicle with no intention of purchasing
a replacement vehicle from his lot then the price that he puts on your vehicle maybe
considerably lower than the indicative range provided on your vehicle for trade
in.
When a dealer prices your trade he takes into consideration his ability to sell
your vehicle off his lot and in doing so, the cost of the reconditioning, maintaining
in his inventory and associated sales costs, together with retaining a reasonable
margin without which he would not be in business.
The price on your trade will also be influenced by your replacement selection, a
dealer may well use some of the margin he has in the replacement vehicles to increase
the value of your trade.
Buying a used vehicle from a franchised dealer
The price a dealer has on a used vehicle in his lot is influenced by a number of
factors:
- The price at the time he purchased or traded the vehicle in.
- Lot charges
- Reconditioning
- Sales costs
- A fair profit margin
The price at which you are able to obtain the vehicle that you want will come down
to your trades value, if you have one, and your own negotiating ability.
Condition, odometer reading and level of options will also influence the pricing
range.
