Beat the '76-plate discounts - save big on a nearly-new car

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So where does that leave nearly new vehicles, whose chief attraction is their new car feel at lower prices? We compared the prices of three nearly new cars chosen at random and advertised by car supermarket Motorpoint with their new equivalents, whose prices have been slashed by main dealers. Two of our nearly new examples have done very little mileage and are just one year old.

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• However, that's not always the case with nearly new cars, and many aren't the latest models.
• You can see the results below but, in short, the nearly new car still comes out cheapest, with the Ford Explorer bringing the biggest saving on the discounted dealer price (35%), followed by the Jaecoo 7...
• Ian Mansfield, head of buying at Motorpoint, accepts new car deals can be tempting.
• "With manufacturers and dealers putting a lot of effort into making brand-new cars attractive to buyers, it's unsurprising that people might be tempted by the offers availa...

Details worth keeping

Dealers will be shifting as many new cars as they can as the new '76' plate comes in Dealers will be focusing all their efforts on shifting new cars in September, offering bumper deals, including, in some cases, double-digit discounts. For example, Ford is offering 0% finance compared with Motorpoint's 10.9%. Determined new car buyers can negotiate free extras and upgrades too.