DTD ordering process

[king monkey]

Hi all,

Just been on the phone with DTD and they told me that their offer for the CS45 is only valid today. Presume this is usual salesman twaddle. Never ordered through them but finding it very difficult to get CS45 discounts unlike my previous cars.

Thanks in advance.

[king monkey]

Oh and the part ex I’m getting from dealers is mind blowing. £27000 but holding the valuation until a car arrives. WBAC are offering more but not with a 20-26 week wait. I only paid £30k for my R new because of the discount achievable on a late 7.5 R. Mental.

[fredgroves]

On the part ex, there is massive demand for LEZ compliant second hand cars. Its caused such a surge in demand coupled with the supply being super low due to lockdown.

Losing 3k in 2 years on a car #winning 

[king monkey]

Exactly Fred. I’ve had dealers phoning me asking if I’m selling my car. It’s crazy and I wasn’t really ready to change but it seems crazy not to. If that makes sense!

[Guzzle]

Used car valuations seem abnormally high right now, so if you're contemplating a new one now could be a good time to swap as long as you can still get a decent discount and crucially, a sensible lead time.

If AutoTrader is to believed, my GTD has only dropped by about £1,300 in the 18 months since I bought it. However at the start of the first lockdown it was a different story.

[ash_rage]

Hi all,

Just been on the phone with DTD and they told me that their offer for the CS45 is only valid today. Presume this is usual salesman twaddle. Never ordered through them but finding it very difficult to get CS45 discounts unlike my previous cars.

Thanks in advance.

It’s cause the dealer my be after closing a quota of cars that will need ordering. If he finishes it then your offer is out.

Suprised have had trouble getting money off, I got nearly £6k off mine

[Snoopy]

Motorway.co.uk
Or
Wizzle

If selling your car.

 Wbac have to pay Philip Schofield his cut 

[king monkey]

Hi all,

Just been on the phone with DTD and they told me that their offer for the CS45 is only valid today. Presume this is usual salesman twaddle. Never ordered through them but finding it very difficult to get CS45 discounts unlike my previous cars.

Thanks in advance.

No trouble with DTD but local dealers. It’s not discountable etc. Normally dealers who are willing to match too.

It’s cause the dealer my be after closing a quota of cars that will need ordering. If he finishes it then your offer is out.

Suprised have had trouble getting money off, I got nearly £6k off mine

[king monkey]

Motorway.co.uk
Or
Wizzle

If selling your car.

 Wbac have to pay Philip Schofield his cut 

These two offered more but without the security of the 5 plus month wait the offer will surely change. Dealers are willing to honour it.

[Dav3smith]

Another consideration here is if you think the offers from the car buying sites will continue to rise. My offers have increased for my MK7.5 R by £5000 since April. I guess it's a gamble really but I'm going to wait it out anyway and see. It's all about supply and demand so I guess if the current shortage of pretty much everything continues then the price of these used cars will continue to rise.

I don't want to buy another car while I'm waiting for mine to be built so I'll just keep the R and sell it for what it's worth at the time.
Also would it be silly to sell for a good price then pay a premium for something else kind of defeats the object but then again my new car price is fixed so that goes in my favour.