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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: Cass on 14 September 2007, 00:36
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Just found this on Pistonheads. Too good to be true or a genuine bargain for our favourite toy :rolleyes:
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/242607.htm
http://dealerservices.autotrader.co.uk/GetDealer.do?did=12292&pageid=2
Cass
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Looks genuine enough.
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I got 9% discount on new Ed30 built to my specs. The dealer is an acquaintance. And I bet he still took his cut. So 12% is nothing special, the guys want to undercut competition and take lower margins for that. That is what I think.
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I got 9% discount on new Ed30 built to my specs. The dealer is an acquaintance. And I bet he still took his cut. So 12% is nothing special, the guys want to undercut competition and take lower margins for that. That is what I think.
Discounts are hard to come by with most UK VW dealers and 12% is unheard of, dealers typically say they work to 10% profit margins. Lucky you, knowing a dealer personally. The best deal I ever got was 18% off a new Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 in 1987 :smug:
You need to put £2k down when you order a GTi from this company, but what a deal it is and they are quoting 10 weeks delivery. Must be worth a punt from some prospective owner :smiley:
Cass
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The dealers margin is 15% from VW & as a franchise they'll get various kick backs i.e. selling x amount, meeting targets & good feedback from customers. 12% of a new car is not to be sniffed at.
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12% off my ED30 would have been £3,000 :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
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12% off my ED30 would have been £3,000 :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
And my GTI :shocked:
Discount will be on the basic car price and not necessarily all the extras. But still a significant saving though. Wish I was in the same position as last year and not suffering from premature ejaculation :grin:
Cass
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These cars must be imports, or am I missing something here? :grin:
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Definately imports but with a pan-Eropean 2 year warranty. Car can still be registered with VW UK. Other than that, some dealers may discriminate against them come trade-in, but sell privately and you can still retain the benefit of a significant saving. Also, insurance may be an issue, but as long as the car is certified as full UK spec, this should not be too much of an issue. A 3rd year warranty can also be purchased from either VW UK or any independent warranty company.
Its only the self-serving UK motor trade that will discriminate against it, but then again, we ain't really in the EU - we're Brits and hated by most of the rest of the world :embarassed:
Cass
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Whats the best discount one could expect from a UK dealer?
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I've heard of up to 1k on showroom cars, but there will always be some dealer that will give more on a part-ex or freebies just to close the deal, especially at the end of a month. I got nowt off mine when I ordered it but then again, I got the car I wanted built to my own spec. and if I ever get warranty issues, I will expect exemplary service. Ask my missus, I am VERY demanding :grin:
Another option is to buy nearly new - UK cars at discounted prices with balance of UK warranty.
Cass
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Ah ok, so 5% on a new order, UK supplied/3yr warranty would be a pretty good deal by the sounds of it?
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Anything about/over 1K is a good deal for a UK VAG dealer supplied car. You buying one ? :wink:
Don't forget to also haggle in some freebies such as free servicing, premium mats, bootliner, luggage net, mudflaps, bodywork/interior lifeshine, full tank of fuel etc, etc :wink:
Cass
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Test driving a couple of stock GTI's tomorrow, manual and dsg, see which I prefer. If I like the car will place an order for an Ed30. Love that interior! Anyone want to buy a 996 C2?? Wife has this odd bump developing ;) so need a 5 door for a couple of years. Not sure how long it will take me to void the warranty with the mods I want to stick on it! :evil: :grin:
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Why are the deals so bad in the UK??
I've just bought a brand new Edition 30 for for 18k in New Zealand, full spec, and with easily arranged discount. The dealers were exemplary.
This car has to shipped from Germany to get here too!!!
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Mate - that's coz they feel sorry for you lot having to put up with the Southern Hemisphere Peso.. ;)
Fellow Kiwi here.. :grin:
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You lucky sods....
We get shafted by the tax mad anti motorist UK Government, all the loony left environmental do gooders, the weather is crap and to top it all Northern Hemisphere sport is crap - Cricket and Rugby specifically. All we've got is the Sky TV millions to give to over-paid foreign primadonnas who undermine our national Football team :angry:
Rant over,,,,,
You lucky sods... :smug:
Where's that Aus immigration web page again :huh:
Cass
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I bet 20k will be for the poverty spec (ie, no DSG or monza's).
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Edit: You get a basic 2007 spec 3 door GTI for £17995 with ANY :cool: transmission - manual or DSG box :shocked: Presumably these are pre-registered cars with delivery miles only.
The ad also quotes that price for a 2008 model order with a 3 year warranty and delivery prior to Christmas.
No doubt a 2008 model will cost more and extras will bump up the price but the current VW dealer price is £20607 for the manual and £21937 for the DSG respectively.
No VW dealer will get anywhere near that discount on a new GTI built to order.
Cass
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I would be slightly wary of EMG as featured in that PistonHeads ad, as they are blatantly not complying with UK Trading Standards legislation! :rolleyes:
There is no address of either the registered office, or the trading premises (one of which MUST be supplied), and when you click on the "contact us", it takes you to a hotmail address.
As the old saying goes: "buyer beware". Seems like a good way to loose a £2k deposit! :rolleyes:
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Sound advice - always check references and previous satisfied customers. Agree that £2k is a big deposit and a big hit to take. anyone here had any dealings with them :huh:
Cass