VW COST PRICE

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CarlT

3,423 posts

246 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Sharted said:
Northernchimp said:
Their stock clearance deals look far more tempting than a few percent off a new car. This 64 plate Passat looks like a proper bargain...

http://www.lookers.co.uk/volkswagen/used-cars/hot-...
I paid half that for a 1 year old - exact same spec too.
Of course you did rolleyes

CarlT

3,423 posts

246 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Sheepshanks said:
I notice they used the past tense indicating that they've paid for the cars. As that's not normal practice (dealer usually pay on registration) I'll bet this only applies to cars they've had in inventory for a long time, or bought as PAC cars.

I also think it's deceptive to pretend that cost price means much. Rebates / bonuses etc produce most of dealers profit - the upfront margin is close to irrelevant. On most cars it's all but given away anyway.
I would suggest it is just a figure of speech around 'invoiced', as 'will be invoiced' is a bit of a mouthful. They will be cars they have in stock, that they can deliver / register this month to hit their Q4 targets.

Sharted

2,615 posts

142 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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CarlT said:
Sharted said:
Northernchimp said:
Their stock clearance deals look far more tempting than a few percent off a new car. This 64 plate Passat looks like a proper bargain...

http://www.lookers.co.uk/volkswagen/used-cars/hot-...
I paid half that for a 1 year old - exact same spec too.
Of course you did rolleyes
Motorpoint, about a year after the current model was released, recall it was a 61 plate and around 13k miles.

Was ex rental, believe that Enterprise pay around 60% of list price for new mainstream cars.

Seen similar deals on Ford too.

Don't really give a toss about your rolling eyes BTW.

CarlT

3,423 posts

246 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Sharted said:
CarlT said:
Sharted said:
Northernchimp said:
Their stock clearance deals look far more tempting than a few percent off a new car. This 64 plate Passat looks like a proper bargain...

http://www.lookers.co.uk/volkswagen/used-cars/hot-...
I paid half that for a 1 year old - exact same spec too.
Of course you did rolleyes
Motorpoint, about a year after the current model was released, recall it was a 61 plate and around 13k miles.

Was ex rental, believe that Enterprise pay around 60% of list price for new mainstream cars.

Seen similar deals on Ford too.

Don't really give a toss about your rolling eyes BTW.
So, you didn't buy the same car as in the advert for half price then did you. You bought an old / obsolete model (3/4 years ago) ex rental from a car supermarket...

Sharted

2,615 posts

142 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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CarlT said:
So, you didn't buy the same car as in the advert for half price then did you. You bought an old / obsolete model (3/4 years ago) ex rental from a car supermarket...
Has there been a facelift/new model since a 61 plate?

I think not, therefore same model.

Yes ex rental and car supermarket, the bonnet looked like it had been cleaned with a brillo pad and it was a gutless bd which is why I only kept it 8 months or so.

Working from my, poor, memory I must have bought it late in 2012 possible early 2013 and traded it exactly a year ago

I'm beginning to think that you're jealous of me.


WinstonWolf

72,857 posts

238 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Has TVR1 left the thread?

loskie

Original Poster:

5,143 posts

119 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Most the under 1yr old Golfs with 6 to 10000m on the clock at VW dealers will be ex rental. Similar to the A3 my colleague picked up as a rental at Humberside airport that will find its way to an Audi dealer no doubt.

CarlT

3,423 posts

246 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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loskie said:
Most the under 1yr old Golfs with 6 to 10000m on the clock at VW dealers will be ex rental. Similar to the A3 my colleague picked up as a rental at Humberside airport that will find its way to an Audi dealer no doubt.
A fair number will be direct from Volkswagen, having been staff cars, press fleet etc

Ali_T

3,379 posts

256 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Wills2 said:
Don't you just love Pistonheads, where the world can see grown men as they truly are....hehe
Children?

Sheepshanks

32,518 posts

118 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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GoneAnon said:
Correct. They let the dealers do the work but they take the profit.
Brokers must be very clever.

GoneAnon

1,703 posts

151 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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Sheepshanks said:
GoneAnon said:
Correct. They let the dealers do the work but they take the profit.
Brokers must be very clever.
Yes, real smart-arses.

northandy

3,495 posts

220 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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GoneAnon said:
Yes, real smart-arses.
Nobody forces the dealers to discount the cars, all a broker does is find the best deal they can from the dealers they use


BlackLabel

13,251 posts

122 months

Saturday 20th December 2014
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TVR1 said:
Well, in a previous thread you started, you are suggesting you purchased a Special Mercedes at a huge discount and that you are the font of all knowledge in regards to discounts.-and gave this purchase as an example of your cunning and guile.

However, in your wisdom, you didn't spot that the car you purchased has neither the correct wheels nor badging. Furthermore, unfortunately that chassis number doesn't appear on the Merc records as an S70. mistakes do happen, of course so I wont say 100% that it's wrong.

On the balance of probabilities though, you've been mugged.

So perhaps best to not give wisdom or advice on topics you have no real world experience of.
TVR1 said:
Chassis number is wrong. You're posting pictures that you recieved from the seller. Post up when the car arrives and il'll eat my words. I however, have found a video of your car in Japan. It isnt an S70.
If you genuinely believe someone is being ripped off why not post this on his original thread in order to help another PHer out?

And why the ott hostility?

OttoJ9221

34 posts

122 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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BlackLabel said:
If you genuinely believe someone is being ripped off why not post this on his original thread in order to help another PHer out?

And why the ott hostility?
Perhaps he is lacking in other areas?

selym

9,539 posts

170 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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OttoJ9221 said:
Perhaps he is fourteen?
Fixed that one.

vikingaero

10,256 posts

168 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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CarlT said:
loskie said:
Most the under 1yr old Golfs with 6 to 10000m on the clock at VW dealers will be ex rental. Similar to the A3 my colleague picked up as a rental at Humberside airport that will find its way to an Audi dealer no doubt.
A fair number will be direct from Volkswagen, having been staff cars, press fleet etc
"Yes sir, this is a VW run by a senior manager.."

[BS ALERT!]

Assume it's a shafted rental and you can't go wrong!

loskie

Original Poster:

5,143 posts

119 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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exactly

Wilmslowboy

4,188 posts

205 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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vikingaero said:
"Yes sir, this is a VW run by a senior manager.."

[BS ALERT!]

Assume it's a shafted rental and you can't go wrong!
There is an employees and family scheme within the VW groups of companies, that allows the "lease" of a new car at seriously discounted rates. In many cases they have to be handed back around 6 months old (6k miles) to be sold as approved used cars.

It would not surprise me if there are thousands of such cars out at the moment on such a scheme.

Perhaps the better advice than "assuming it's a shafted rental" is to explicitly ask the dealership if it was run by a hire company and ask them to put their answer in writing.


After_Shock

8,751 posts

219 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Wilmslowboy said:
Perhaps the better advice than "assuming it's a shafted rental" is to explicitly ask the dealership if it was run by a hire company and ask them to put their answer in writing.

Which they are under no obligation to do. Such family schemes will typically be ran through a leasing company anyways so would show as one on the V5 as the previous owner, i.e Hertz, Enterprise etc etc

Pommygranite

14,229 posts

215 months

Sunday 21st December 2014
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Crikey, why has a simple question on PH got to turn into a battle over someone being right?

Do some people live their lives to act bell shaped?