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[mcmaddy]

If a DtD customer pays the same overall OTR price delivered from Kent to Scotland as one living in the Home Counties then it’s not unreasonable to hope for a tank of fuel and a keying if collecting from Kent.

I'd rather a keyring than either me or the new car getting a keying 😂

[monkeyhanger]

If a DtD customer pays the same overall OTR price delivered from Kent to Scotland as one living in the Home Counties then it’s not unreasonable to hope for a tank of fuel and a keying if collecting from Kent.

Depending on the dealership, a key ring on its own might be a big ask.

My first DTD bought car was a 2005 MK5 Golf GT 2.0TDI 140 PD. I drove down to Lookers Burnley to pick it up (about 120 miles away). I was 5 mins late for my time slot and the tosspot sales guy made me wait a whole hour because of it- he'd started the appointment after mine 15 mins before my arrival anyway and decided to have a tea break before dealing with me.

He fetched my pack for the car (manuals, keys etc) and sighed loudly when he saw my keys. Someone in the dealership had committed the heinous crime of putting a Lookers keyring on each key. He muttered under his voice " they know to only give 1 keyring" and wrenched one off one of the keys right in front of me.

He went away to get the finance docs and while he was gone, I took the keyring off the other key. When he came back in the room, I said he could have that one back too.

I felt like Charlie Bucket handing back his everlasting gobstopper.

[Guzzle]

From the terms on Drive The Deal's website.

3.        Deliveries to Scotland and Wales may cost extra. We will quote you a price on a case by case basis.

[Mark V GTD]

All good stuff - bottom line is: that particular Kent based dealer will be happy to provide a free tank of fuel if you collect from him - just ask politely :-)

[Pete le Deet]

If a DtD customer pays the same overall OTR price delivered from Kent to Scotland as one living in the Home Counties then it’s not unreasonable to hope for a tank of fuel and a keying if collecting from Kent.

Depending on the dealership, a key ring on its own might be a big ask.

[A salesman with attitude] muttered under his voice " they know to only give 1 keyring" and wrenched one off one of the keys right in front of me.

He went away to get the finance docs and while he was gone, I took the keyring off the other key. When he came back in the room, I said he could have that one back too.

I felt like Charlie Bucket handing back his everlasting gobstopper.

Forgive my butting in, but I'd have told him to come outside and remove their sticker from the rear window, too.

The only time I've had a new car, not only did the dealers' i.d. come out of the window and number plates (peeling out tapes on the rear of the clear plastic), but credit-card size adhesive metal plaques of the fruit machine company I worked for appeared in odd places, e.g. the inside of the glovebox, side of the centre console.

[dubber36]

The only time I've had a new car, not only did the dealers' i.d. come out of the window and number plates (peeling out tapes on the rear of the clear plastic), but credit-card size adhesive metal plaques of the fruit machine company I worked for appeared in odd places, e.g. the inside of the glovebox, side of the centre console.

I don't understand a great deal of that 

[Adam T7]

Professor Stanley Unwin is alive and well and drives a Golf

[mistac]

Me again - pick up date is scheduled for the 17th - discussions so far indicate I have progressed from 1/4 tank of petrol to 1/2 tank of petrol as I have elected to pick it up! Have also asked if they will pick me up from local rail station. Don't think that's asking for the earth and who knows I may get a full tank if I am lucky! It works two ways though as I am planning to buy some GTI merchandise and those little touches all add up. Will decide on the day what to do about the merchandise. I have my tin hat on at the ready now for any replies

A couple of things I wish to ask

1. I am purchasing the £199 service deal - dealer says servicing is set to long life by default. Although I have read on here many say to go on fixed interval servicing and I may do this, can I (if I wish?) leave it on long life and if so will that satisfy the t&c's of the service deal? All I can see it says is "*Service plan covers the first two consecutive services limited to 1x oil service and 1x oil and inspection service" but it is not clear at what times/intervals?
2. My draft 0% PCP agreement says excess mileage at 10.8p per mile inc vat but other current 0% pcp examples for the golf match say 4.8p per mile? As a matter of interest, who decides what the excess mileage per mile figure is (the finance company?) and do more expensive models such as the GTI naturally have higher excess mileage per mile figures? Obviously I would like mine as low as possible just in case it is activated.

I will of course update this thread with my purchase experience and pics once collected - just looking forward to getting it now!

 

[mcmaddy]

The 199 service plan won't cover two long life services. Car will need to be moved to time and distance, how many miles a year will you be doing? Another salesman who knows nothing about service plan and car settings.

[fredgroves]

The service plan DOES cover the first two times your car says "I need a service", assuming its in the first 3 years.

On long life thats 1 year or ~20k (its not 20k because its a KM interval that I can't remember what it is in miles).

I had the service plan on mine and that's exactly how it works.

The "minor" service is oil change, the "major" service is oil change and inspection.

If you aren't doing the miles, get them to change it from long life to garage queen service interval - the dealer can do that but all Golfs come on long life from the factory.