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Cost to change car?

Local Ford dealer has a new Fiesta Zetec 1.6 TDCi 3 door, offered me £500 for my 03 Mondeo LX TDCi 86K miles FFSH from same dealer, cost to change £13093.

Good deal or ask for more discount?

Asked on 5 November 2011 by Diesel_Pig

Answered by Honest John
That's very low money for the Mondeo. Another reader had to pay £600 to buy his 120k 2003 from his company. Trade books at £1,150 and that's for the pre facelift 115 LX. But he's discounted the Fiesta from £14,390. I think you can do a bit better.
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