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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: cejsmith on 03 April 2006, 19:15
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Does any one know if the GTI's at motorpoint are full UK spec , they seem to be a great price. The dealers around Milton Keynes wont play ball on discounts
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If you read the small print on thier webby mate it says " Vehicles may not be to UK Spec. You may not be the first registered keeper". Stealers often pre-register cars to make up thier figures (VMD will now the background on this).
So decent discounts but with a few caveats
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:angry: Never knew that Motorprovider don't sell UK Spec cars... now I am really glad that I ignored all the imports and bought from my local VW Stealer - Wolsey in Ipswich. Picking up in 2/3 weeks! :laugh:
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Most of the cars at Motorpoint are 'physical' aren't they? - shouldn't be too difficult to check spec.
We bought an MR2 from Motorpoint in 2002, it was from Holland. We were 1st registered owners and no mention of it being an import on any paperwork - Toyotas came with pan Europ 3 year warranty - think VW is just 2.
ONly giveaway is the dealer stamp in the service book (was a Dutch T dealer), but this never posed a problem at resale time.
Wouldn't hesitate to use Motorpoint again if they have the right car for you.
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I don't know whereabouts it came from but I looked at an imported GTI in here the other day and it had manual aircon :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:. Silly things like this could cause big problems on re-sale! Best advice is either buy from a main dealer ( like me! :smiley:) or just check every little bit of spec before you buy. UK spec can be taken in several different ways. MPH speedo and right hand drive could be what some people class as UK spec!
UK dealers pre-register cars to make up their numbers. Usually at the end of a quarter (March,June,Sep,Dec) because targets are calculated on registrations. If they hit their target they will get a bonus from VW pre-rata for each vehicle. This allows them to then offer attractive prices on selling pre-reg vehicles.
With imports, they are often pre-registered for ease of the importer. They buy 100 cars for example and they get registered in their name (trade sales Slough, motorpoint etc) as they are the customer. They then get sold on as 06 plate delivery mileage cars. Nothing really wrong with it as the amount of owners doesn't really make much difference in a few years.
There are other forms of pre-reg cars with car brokers but that gets really complicated.
hope this helps you
VWmd
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lol I saw one of those too!
Dash looks really sh!tty minus the climate - dont do it man