Where are used car prices with the MK8 launch and other worldly troubles?

[My other womans a vw.]

Maybes they’ll drop just to kick start things,like you said,who knows?
It’s knowing when to strike,never liked dealing with car salesmen,most of them open their mouths and any old crap flies out.It’ll be no different when this covid ordeal has passed,they’ll have some spiel to feed customers.
That said,if you have cash and are prepared to see through the rhetoric and haggle,then surely that must put you in a stronger position.

[mcmaddy]

The days of lowish rate finance will now be over so manufacturers will either have to reduce them out give you some other incentive to buy.

[Pretzel]

Purchased my new (pre-owned) car early March, not sure if that was a  good move or not.

[Watts]

Purchased my new (pre-owned) car early March, not sure if that was a  good move or not.

Me too but I don't regret it. Intend to keep this one a good long time

[My other womans a vw.]

If that’s what you drive underneath your post Watts,then there’ll not be many on here who’d regret making that decision.

[Ashtons99]

Well I tried to buy a 19 plate GTI 4 weeks ago, tried 3 dealers, none would move from the screen price by more than £200. The cars are still for sale and 2 of the salesmen have been ringing me (from home presumably) suggesting I put a deposit on the car to secure it for when the dealership re opens. When I put the spec, colour etc into autrader for the car I wanted 4 weeks ago it returned 24 cars, today it still returns 24 cars.
I go on car gurus and most of these cars have been on sale towards 70 days. I’m still planning on buying but not at 2 month older prices if that’s where we come out of it at

[ar899]

When we come out of this, traditional rules may not apply (for a while at least....)

[My other womans a vw.]

Ashtons99-typical salesman waffle,hoping you’ll take the bait.
I’ve e-mailed a dealer,who has replied but surprisingly hasn’t rang me yet-but I know it’s imminent,along with ‘there’s not many left in that spec’-‘there’s loads of interest in that car’-‘two more are viewing this aft’-‘we’ll badly detail your car and throw in a bag of Autoglym products for a bargain £300’ etc,etc.
If £200 off is the best they’ll offer me,i’ll tell them to kiss my swingers.

[RM]

Well I tried to buy a 19 plate GTI 4 weeks ago, tried 3 dealers, none would move from the screen price by more than £200. The cars are still for sale and 2 of the salesmen have been ringing me (from home presumably) suggesting I put a deposit on the car to secure it for when the dealership re opens. When I put the spec, colour etc into autrader for the car I wanted 4 weeks ago it returned 24 cars, today it still returns 24 cars.
I go on car gurus and most of these cars have been on sale towards 70 days. I’m still planning on buying but not at 2 month older prices if that’s where we come out of it at

In my experience, once a dealer starts calling you, you're in a much stronger negotiating position. You can probably get away with making a fair but optimistic offer and leaving it on the table for them to consider, with the promise you'll complete the deal when life goes back to normal.

[Yusee]

If I was in the market for a used car I'd be going in with some very low offers.I doubt these dealers will be shifting anything in the next few months, and the one thing I'd be most certain about is that life will not return to normal for a very long time.