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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: Jonny_D_1987 on 15 February 2012, 20:38
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Hey guys, need a bit of help. Basically i drive a mk6 1.4 and im due to change and would love a GT 2.0 140 but after
a quick visit to the local dealer i was informed the match has a cracking spec and only misses out on leather and
bluetooth compaired to the GT, for 3/4k less. Plus you can get the 2.0 140 engine in it !
Question is, what sorta discount should i be chasing for? i know a new customer should get around 1500 discount
after a haggle? For a second purchase should this be much more?
I noticed the GAP insurance is £440, i can get this online for £180 so ill be taking that out. Im also looking some extras
totalling around 2k.
Thanxs in advance for any help :)
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If I were buying a new car I would be dealing with two dealers and playing them off against each other, the one who wants your money most will give you the best discount.
Jim
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If I were buying a new car I would be dealing with two dealers and playing them off against each other, the one who wants your money most will give you the best discount.
Jim
I would never have thought of that .....
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lol already kinna doing that, visiting the second one tomorrow armed with a tonne of prices, but im just wondering what sorta discount
i should be looking at, dont wanna hit them with a price to get laughed at lol
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Www.autoebid.com or drivethedeal.com should give you a good idea of what to ask for.. Print the price off and take it in (or you could just buy from one of those sites as you'll still be buying from a main dealer)
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lol already kinna doing that, visiting the second one tomorrow armed with a tonne of prices, but im just wondering what sorta discount
i should be looking at, dont wanna hit them with a price to get laughed at lol
You can expect what you want but if they dont give it you don't get it! Thats why using multiple dealers is the only real way to know if you're getting the best deal.
Oh and if i'm stating the obvious, make your post clearer.......
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lol already kinna doing that, visiting the second one tomorrow armed with a tonne of prices, but im just wondering what sorta discount
i should be looking at, dont wanna hit them with a price to get laughed at lol
You can expect what you want but if they dont give it you don't get it! Thats why using multiple dealers is the only real way to know if you're getting the best deal.
Oh and if i'm stating the obvious, make your post clearer.......
Spot on Jimmy
where I stay VW dealers are sparse and most are run by Arnold Clark. I went to three dealers with a Mitsubishi Outlander to trade in.
Discount could not be had they just would not budge , however one dealer offered more than the others for the outlander. Swings and round abuts.
What Car and Auto Express have a section of the 'Price You Should Pay'
We all like to save money but at the end of the day a local dealer is important to me, if any problems creep up they tend to take more care of you. The VW branch I use is small. They presented my wife with a painting.
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If my memory serves I got about 8% off .... though without any part-ex.
Ava
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Options is where you should get the biggest discount. Sometimes they will say they cant discount options... come straight back with 'Well why dont you take options into consideration when you part exchange' dont listen to the 'its personal to the buyer bullsh!t, its not'.
you should aim for between 5-10% imo. If you dont get it, go somewhere else.
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Options is where you should get the biggest discount. Sometimes they will say they cant discount options... come straight back with 'Well why dont you take options into consideration when you part exchange' dont listen to the 'its personal to the buyer bullsh!t, its not'.
you should aim for between 5-10% imo. If you dont get it, go somewhere else.
Aim closer to the 10, I reckon, as that's about what I've got on a factory GTI order
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Like Kev said 5-10% depending of which model your trying to buy.
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Thanks for all your replies.
so im looking at between 5/10% discount? even with it being a second purchase? i would expect 5/10% discount anyway, so VW wont offer more for this reason?
The dealer more keen for my sale offered me £1800 discount but he is also looking me to pay a £1250 deposit. Might ask him to forget the deposit and he will
have the sale, sounds fair enough right? Just over £3000 discount, no harm in asking lol
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Do a search for posts by EVO1986 he's a salesman at a vw dealer and has listed all the margins available before
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Pm'd cheers for the shout out snoopy ; )
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I got just under 10%. :smiley: I took the internet prices like motorpoints, etc. The trouble with some Internet companies they don't have the allocation of cars so you will end up waiting years. Also with the MK7 on the horizon you can ask for a bit more!
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Here is the motorpoint web site to compare prices. They don't have new 140gt in stock but they did have in the past as I bought one for a family member. However, they do have nearly new at good discounts:-
http://www.motorpoint.co.uk
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What does the "target price" suggest for the GTI in What Car? They are normally realistic....
Jim
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If you are considering a Match or a GT, surely the best form discount would be to buy a used one.
I had a Match 1.6 TDI BMT as a courtesy car a few weeks ago while my Passat was having some warranty paintwork. It was 4 months old, done 2.5k miles and was for sale on the dealers website for £17,495. Going on the amount of discount I got when I bought my GT TDI, I reckon just over £16,500 would buy it. Considering the list price of that car is £20,775, you have to question that unless you want specific options, why buy new?
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As Nutkins said above, Autoebid is well worth a check as a starting point
There looks to be a good saving at the moment (if this is the right model ?)
http://www.autoebid.com/carasp/acarpost4.asp?toPost=48065&lk=2
This is supposed to be the lowest VW UK dealer offer at the moment