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[SCOTTE]

Both cars have only just arrived with us and new cars are not easy to advertise.

I doubt we will struggle to sell them, however if they are not sold by the end of March we will just register them as demo cars and get our money back after 6 months use and write down.

Certainly compared to some speculative priced demo cars often a new car is more attractive, so spreading the word in the right way to the right people is a better way.

Regards,

Lee

I think a lot of dealers are doing that of late, can you confirm what the write down part means please.

Thanks

[jjgreenwood]

Both cars have only just arrived with us and new cars are not easy to advertise.

I doubt we will struggle to sell them, however if they are not sold by the end of March we will just register them as demo cars and get our money back after 6 months use and write down.

Certainly compared to some speculative priced demo cars often a new car is more attractive, so spreading the word in the right way to the right people is a better way.

Regards,

Lee

I think a lot of dealers are doing that of late, can you confirm what the write down part means please.

Thanks

A dealer depreciates a car each month by taking a charge on the vehicle - normally 2 or 3%. This reduces the stand in value and is called write down. I'm registering mine as I think they will sell easily as used cars but as Lee says it's hard to get the message out there that you have them as new cars.

[matchboy]

Paying over £40k for any GTI is just crazy

Agreed.  Wouldn't even pay that for a facelift R!  Crazy money for a Golf.

[infernox]

Paying over £40k for any GTI is just crazy

Agreed.  Wouldn't even pay that for a facelift R!  Crazy money for a Golf.

Anyone know why VW dealerships are charging higher prices for Pre-facelift Golf R's than facelift R's? Through Carwow you can already get £3,062 off Golf R/GTI RRP through VW Doncaster but you'll see VW dealerships with less discount that than on Pre-facelift Golf R's.

[SCOTTE]

Both cars have only just arrived with us and new cars are not easy to advertise.

I doubt we will struggle to sell them, however if they are not sold by the end of March we will just register them as demo cars and get our money back after 6 months use and write down.

Certainly compared to some speculative priced demo cars often a new car is more attractive, so spreading the word in the right way to the right people is a better way.

Regards,

Lee

I think a lot of dealers are doing that of late, can you confirm what the write down part means please.

Thanks

A dealer depreciates a car each month by taking a charge on the vehicle - normally 2 or 3%. This reduces the stand in value and is called write down. I'm registering mine as I think they will sell easily as used cars but as Lee says it's hard to get the message out there that you have them as new cars.

Thanks for the update on this. 

[Exonian]

Paying over £40k for any GTI is just crazy

Agreed.  Wouldn't even pay that for a facelift R!  Crazy money for a Golf.

Anyone know why VW dealerships are charging higher prices for Pre-facelift Golf R's than facelift R's? Through Carwow you can already get £3,062 off Golf R/GTI RRP through VW Doncaster but you'll see VW dealerships with less discount that than on Pre-facelift Golf R's.

As some bloke with a pointy beard in Ancient Greece once said "an R in the hand is worth £2k more than one that'll be sat in a bush for the next nine months"

Dealers are businesses and have allocation on build slots. If someone wants a car without a long wait a dealer will want to make as much money out of said customer as possible to fund their swanky sales areas and free vend coffee machines.

Whilst there's a gap between an old model ceasing production and new models hitting the road they'll need to make as much money as they can on the old models to keep it all ticking over.

[juggler]

Slightly off topic. A friend works at a Porsche dealers and told me the dealership make 20k on a sale of a 911...

[volkswizard]

Slightly off topic. A friend works at a Porsche dealers and told me the dealership make 20k on a sale of a 911...

That's why Porsche are the most profitable manufacturers per unit in the world, VW are one of the least profitable per unit.

[infernox]

Paying over £40k for any GTI is just crazy

Agreed.  Wouldn't even pay that for a facelift R!  Crazy money for a Golf.

Anyone know why VW dealerships are charging higher prices for Pre-facelift Golf R's than facelift R's? Through Carwow you can already get £3,062 off Golf R/GTI RRP through VW Doncaster but you'll see VW dealerships with less discount that than on Pre-facelift Golf R's.

As some bloke with a pointy beard in Ancient Greece once said "an R in the hand is worth £2k more than one that'll be sat in a bush for the next nine months"

Dealers are businesses and have allocation on build slots. If someone wants a car without a long wait a dealer will want to make as much money out of said customer as possible to fund their swanky sales areas and free vend coffee machines.

Whilst there's a gap between an old model ceasing production and new models hitting the road they'll need to make as much money as they can on the old models to keep it all ticking over.

That's true, any idea when the gap will end? It's just annoying seeing pre-facelift GTI's and R's getting close to £7k discount just 2-3 months ago and now they're only getting £3-4k. It just doesn't make sense to me that a 66 plate DSG Golf R with 6k miles is selling for £30k, when you can get a new facelift R for the same after discounts.

What about this car? 16 plate DSG R with 2k miles, extra's are limestone grey colour, leather seats and tech pack. The price it's up for is £35k, seems crazy to me.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201612250830221?

[fredgroves]

It's just annoying seeing pre-facelift GTI's and R's getting close to £7k discount just 2-3 months ago and now they're only getting £3-4k.

Do you mean on a new one or a second hand one?