Buying a new car via Autoebid - is this wise?

I have placed an order for an Audi A3 1.8 Quattro with Autoebid, was this a sensible decision?

This car is replacing a three year old Jaguar XF 3.0D Luxury, which we are thinking of selling to Webuyanycar.com for £16,500. Is this a fair price?

Asked on 29 July 2013 by Fritz

Answered by Honest John
Autoebid merely puts your wish list out to tender and the dealer who comes in with the lowest price gets the order. Should not be any problem.

A 10 reg XF 3.0D 240 Luxury with 39,000 miles trade books at £15,300. A 275 at £16,700.
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