Recent GTi / GTD Discounts

[p3asa]

So you have five dealers to deal with - you then presumably negotiate with several of them only to find that the final price is still more than the one it took two minutes to get on Drivethedeal?

More or less    But it depends on your definition of "deal with".
Its not like in a car showroom where they um and ah and see their boss every five minutes to see if they can get you a once only deal of a lifetime that you have to accept before the sun goes down 
Its a simple line of text at your convenience. 

When you are having to travel almost 450 miles to collect your car from the DTD dealer, it made sense for me to use carwow as they gave me 2 dealers very close but unfortunately it was the other 3 from down south that I managed to negotiate a better deal with. Even if the 2 up my neck of the woods had come close by a few £££ I would have taken them to save on the inconvenience.

DTD is a good no nonsense service that I would recommend but nothing beats a bit of interaction. Plus carwow will also accept a trade in.

[Mark V GTD]

Thanks for explaining your decision... easier for me I guess as the dealer DtD use is around an hour away.

[Exonian]

A broker is ideal if you have an older car you're selling privately or coming off a lease or PCP and walking away.
Order online, get on a train or plane and collect.

If you've got a newer car then some sort of interaction is ideal so you can get a part ex price and then can start ignoring the headline discount and look more at the real £££ terms of the price to change.

Each have their merits!

[Mark V GTD]

I normal sell my car to another main dealer.  I look after them and they are usually less than two years old and high spec - I have always got good offers.

[Exonian]

I normal sell my car to another main dealer.  I look after them and they are usually less than two years old and high spec - I have always got good offers.

You find dealers give you decent cash offers?
I generally get "it's a bit new really so we can't offer you what we think it's worth as we can buy them in direct from vw much cheaper..."

[ffrank]

I spent about £250 more by using carwow over DTD (maybe a few quid more once I added more options!) But I chose it for some of the above reasons.

I wanted a local dealer (can see why dtd is good for you Mark) as it gave me some reassurance for everything going smoothly.

The salesperson on carwow had 50+ great reviews and he lived up to it! He replied to my many emails through the process straight away. He also offered to give me a lift on collection day even though it was a big trip from his home. He was definitely one of the good guys, and although I'm sure the DTD dealers have got the process nice and slick - it was nice getting to pop in and meet the guy a couple of times.

The other factor for me was my dealer placed the order the day after I ordered, whereas (at the time) DTD had a couple of weeks wait to fill an order slot.

If carwow had been much more (or not local) I would have gladly used DTD, but it can be a nice alternative and I would use them again.

Carwow sent me a £20 Amazon voucher for leaving a review too, so that topped of the experience nicely!

[Mark V GTD]

You find dealers give you decent cash offers?

Yes - if you take the correct approach. have the car superbly presented and take it to them on a dry day so they can appraise it. Dealers need good stock and it does not necc all come from VW. Good stock is good stock - and if your car is the right colour, in top condition with a few options on it, it will sell. If it sells they will buy it.

[monkeyhanger]

I normal sell my car to another main dealer.  I look after them and they are usually less than two years old and high spec - I have always got good offers.

You find dealers give you decent cash offers?
I generally get "it's a bit new really so we can't offer you what we think it's worth as we can buy them in direct from vw much cheaper..."

Yes, I pretty much find that too. No dealer is going to give you more than 85% of the sticker price they would apply to it, unless they know for sure they have a buyer lined up that wants your car, with no waiting around. They're going to want £3k minimum out of it to make it worth their while selling. They're taking a risk too - a 2/3 year old GTD/GTI will be depreciating £200/250 a month on their forecourt while it is unsold.

P/X offers seem to be generally £4k less than what they want to sell it at. If you can split the difference privately for £2k less than the dealership then it might be worth your while to potentially be car-less for a short while.

[RobS23GTI]

Re DTD, they do have a northern dealer or did when I brought last Aug.

[Booth11]

Re DTD, they do have a northern dealer or did when I brought last Aug.

They do still have a dealer in the north, they mentioned this when I spoke to them a couple weeks back.