Good deal/Bad deal

[p3eps]

My dealer was offering a 6% discount off a GTI when I ordered at the end of October.
I got more than £290 discount off my Golf R, so go somewhere else and try a bit harder!!

[Rolfe]

I ordered in July, so it's probably not comparable now, but I got the £2,000 scrappage on my old car plus another £2,000 discount (give or take).

The first dealer I went to was talking £500 discount (plus scrappage), but when I went to a second dealer, armed with a Dealdrivers quote which was actually no longer available, the second dealer came down very close to the Dealdrivers figure.

Rolfe.

[VWKev]

Just been on to UK Car Broker and sent them the details.  About to call Dealdrivers.  Just looking on their website and it appears there's a £2000 saving.  Sounds promising    As Fanters says, there are lots out there.  Need to charge my phone by the looks of it...

Dealer sold it to me stating that it is a "niche" model and they have limited profit margins on them.  3% he says.  Sounded very convincing. Liked the guy as well...

Thanks for the advice.  I'll keep you updated.

Cheers

You should tell them thats not great business practice... stocking up valuable shop floor space on models that they dont make money out of. Or if you want to be nasty, you could always tell them to stop talking sh!te.

The £2k your getting is sounding much more reasonable. Keep trying till you bottom out.

[B3n]

I ordered back in October & managed to get a RCD510 & Service pack thrown in on top of scrappage BUT even that was hard work!!!

[R32UK]

Just been on to UK Car Broker and sent them the details.  About to call Dealdrivers.  Just looking on their website and it appears there's a £2000 saving.  Sounds promising    As Fanters says, there are lots out there.  Need to charge my phone by the looks of it...

Dealer sold it to me stating that it is a "niche" model and they have limited profit margins on them.  3% he says.  Sounded very convincing. Liked the guy as well...

Thanks for the advice.  I'll keep you updated.

Cheers

You should tell them thats not great business practice... stocking up valuable shop floor space on models that they dont make money out of. Or if you want to be nasty, you could always tell them to stop talking sh!te.

The £2k your getting is sounding much more reasonable. Keep trying till you bottom out.

I agree with Kev 

Margins are more like 30% pal 

[evo1986]

The entire margin in a VW golf is 14% providing the dealer hits every target possible including PCP penetration, mystery shop, Customer satisfaction survey, VW audits, volume bonus which is never the case.

Back in early to mid 2009 you used to be able to get 9/10% off a new gti nowadays that is very hard work as for starters lots of dealers cant even order them also it doesn't make sense to discount a car by that much as it means supplying a new one for less than most the used ones out there.

EVO

[BrigGTi]

*****UPDATE, UPDATE, UPDATE*****

UK Car Broker £2430 less than Advantage, Stirling  
Coast2coast £1996 less than Advantage, Stirling  
Dealdrivers £2226 less than Advantage, Stirling  

Now contacted the dealer with these quotes.  Says he'll get back to me by the end of the day but is pretty sure that he can't match it.  All brokers are quoting for dealerships in the Midlands so would have a good drive back up the road.  Nice.  Also said that delivery would be July as opposed to my local dealer quoting end of Sept, however looking at previous posts, I think that this may be a touch optimistic.

VWKev, I particularly like your comment, "if you want to be nasty, you could always tell them to stop talking sh!te"  It may come to this...

EVO, what you said makes sense.  The thieving saleman stated that his dealership is only permitted to sell 12 per year.  Can't order/sell anymore afdter that.  However, I am starting to doubt this guys integrity 

[VWKev]

The entire margin in a VW golf is 14% providing the dealer hits every target possible including PCP penetration, mystery shop, Customer satisfaction survey, VW audits, volume bonus which is never the case.

Back in early to mid 2009 you used to be able to get 9/10% off a new gti nowadays that is very hard work as for starters lots of dealers cant even order them also it doesn't make sense to discount a car by that much as it means supplying a new one for less than most the used ones out there.

EVO

Hi evo, I dont want to be exact, but I got more than 14% discount on mine.

[evo1986]

Delivery is a million dollar question, many dealers cant even order you a car so delivery is dependant on when they can actually order it. Even if I could take the order I as a salesman would rather tell you September therefor if it comes soon then great. Lead time will be the same regardless of dealer providing they have allocation.

Good luck with the websites

[evo1986]

If you did then the supplying dealer made a big mistake as an employee I can only get 15%.

Be specific to help other on here when did you order it? If you ordered before price increase then you are protected and likewise the dealer is dont mistake that for extra discount.