Poor VW Buying Experience

[percymon]

I only got asked about GAP and paint protection as i collected the car - i asked the salesguy if he could do GAP for £104 (RTI Gap), the best i found online, to which he politely said No 

If you are leasing a car, then the likes of supaguard, whilst a money earner for the dealership admittedly, might save you some hassle when handing the car back. If you're not going to wash n wax regularly then the likes of supaguard is OK for the lazy leasers, helping to keep some of the wear n tear less visible. But do it yourself for £20 rather than pay £300.

My dealer was OK throughout the whole experience, delivering the car as promised ahead of the VAT rise. Its the scare stories of lead times on the internet that had me ringing the dealer and VWCS every other week to check progress - this made no difference to my delivery timescales.

[jaydubveedub]

Rolling the extras into the finance package is a bit naughty, but they probably get away with it 6 times out of 10.

I got the hard sell to take the car on finance, despite the fact that I made it clear that i'd be paying cash. The finance guy actually tried to convince me to 'keep my money in the bank to earn interest' despite the fact that the package he was proposing would have seen me paying nearly £2k over 3 years in interest. C*ck.

Other than that it was a pain-free and positive buying experience, the best i've had from any dealer.

They pressed me hard to to take the GAP insurance at £390. I said no, then looked on the internet for a better price (£190). The VW finance guy then offered me his policy for £190, which I took.

Makes sense at that price IMO.