Do women really need to flirt to get a cheap car?
New statistics have revealed that women may not be so clueless when it comes to car buying, but in fact may be manipulating their situation to their own advantage. Research carried out for eBay motors says that a quarter of British women have lied about how much money they’ve got to spend on a car, one in ten have played dumb so that the salesmen will take pity on them and 10% will flirt if it helps them get a better deal. Some also admit to deliberately leaving their partner at home which eschews the idea that women need a man in order to get a better price on a car.
However, the fact is that women are only able to secure a good deal on a car because they appear to be foolish, or because the salesman may have the hots for them. This shows a striking lack of knowledge on the part of the female buyers. They should not feel intimidated when they try to talk to the salesmen on their own terms. Women car buyers should not feel that they need to resort to flirting when buying a car but should arrive armed with the knowledge to do some serious bargaining. That is what we hope you will do after your visit to GalsCarGuide!
The eBay motors survey also shows that 52% of women don’t know what MPG stands for and 65% are in the dark about the essential V5 document. At GalsCarGuide we were so shocked at these statistics that we immediately put the facts on their site. To find out the truth about V5 and MPG visit the ‘Find the Right Car’ section.
Another finding of the survey was that a quarter of women would prefer to buy a used car from a women than from a man and 40% think female private sellers are more honest and will tell buyers about any small fault in the car. But, why make buying a car such a gender specific hassle?! If you choose to buy a car online from a site such as carsite.co.uk or eBay then this will be eliminated. Similarly, at carsite there is a 100% as described guarantee.
With almost half (48%) of women not getting a final say on what car they drive you could infer that feminism has a long way to go. Or, perhaps, more correctly, you may realise that car dealers simply aren’t very good at inspiring trust in their customers. A greater proportion of men (46%) than women (42%) admit to feeling patronised by car dealers. Maybe we should all be car shopping online.
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