Flying off the shelves at 911V?
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I noticed the same thing myself only last night
As the future owner of one of those cars 'on deposit' at 911V, I can only echo the previous comment - great people to do business with
Finding good stock is always an issue I guess.
(I bought my car over the phone as it was clear that nice 911s are being snapped up very quickly at the moment)
As the future owner of one of those cars 'on deposit' at 911V, I can only echo the previous comment - great people to do business with
Finding good stock is always an issue I guess.
(I bought my car over the phone as it was clear that nice 911s are being snapped up very quickly at the moment)
the bug price and warranty still annoys me.
but it seems every one buys on price and goes for the bug price, so like buying a private car in most respects.
the business model seems to work and is making them money so who am I to say it's wrong :-)
Just goes to show a lot of bull s
t is about warranty and how bad Porsche are when 911V sells loads of cars with no warranty and don't have an issue. shows 99% of Porsche are solid as a rock to be able to run this business model.
I still cannot work out why every car has 2 prices and they can sell sold as seen !!!!
some really strange loop hole letting a dealer sell a car sold as seen with no come back once you drive it off the forcourt, say a battery goes dead or a wheel bearing starts to make a noise within 2 weeks, the car was sold as seen !!
but at the end of the day their cars are far cheaper than the rest of them, so selling more cars with less margins seems to work for them
and of course they save a load of cash NOT giving the buyers a warranty.
but it seems every one buys on price and goes for the bug price, so like buying a private car in most respects.
the business model seems to work and is making them money so who am I to say it's wrong :-)
Just goes to show a lot of bull s
t is about warranty and how bad Porsche are when 911V sells loads of cars with no warranty and don't have an issue. shows 99% of Porsche are solid as a rock to be able to run this business model.I still cannot work out why every car has 2 prices and they can sell sold as seen !!!!
some really strange loop hole letting a dealer sell a car sold as seen with no come back once you drive it off the forcourt, say a battery goes dead or a wheel bearing starts to make a noise within 2 weeks, the car was sold as seen !!
but at the end of the day their cars are far cheaper than the rest of them, so selling more cars with less margins seems to work for them
and of course they save a load of cash NOT giving the buyers a warranty.
Mr Demon. You can buy a 12 month warranty with for £400. It is direct with them not a third party. If, as you suggest, they are significantly cheaper, then surely this still makes sense as it remains an option.
The bug price does not ask you to forgo any statutory rights as far as I understand it. Its fair to say that the pricing structure does take a bit of reading and probably talking through to fully get it, unless I'm a bit thick, and that is a very distinct possibility.
Like others I have only had positive experience of them.
The bug price does not ask you to forgo any statutory rights as far as I understand it. Its fair to say that the pricing structure does take a bit of reading and probably talking through to fully get it, unless I'm a bit thick, and that is a very distinct possibility.
Like others I have only had positive experience of them.
I know we have been here before , and I fully understand their model, I just think it's a nice business model to be able to sell a car sold as seen with no come back.
I am only quoting their web site, it's not hard to get :-)
I also think 2k for 3 months warranty is very expensive.
But the fickle lot we are every one stills wants to buy the cheapest car, and they do sell cheap cars.
people say buy on condition but in real life price seems king.
you can fit new brakes, tyres and give the car a service and people want it at the same price as one without.
AS I said it's like buying private but on a car with a PPI already done for you.
people know the risks, you buy from 911 V at bug and take the risk, knowing they only take in nice cars and know what to look for.
you buy at RSJ and get full cover for EVERYTHING for the first 3 months.(3000 miles), no excess, no contribution.
The RSJ price is the 911V retail price. The bug price is some odd loop hole to allow a dealer to sell cars with little come back.
fact is cheaper cars sell and 911V have a business model to get the best from human nature.
Good luck to them I say, I would buy a car from them also, no problem.
I am only quoting their web site, it's not hard to get :-)
I also think 2k for 3 months warranty is very expensive.
But the fickle lot we are every one stills wants to buy the cheapest car, and they do sell cheap cars.
people say buy on condition but in real life price seems king.
you can fit new brakes, tyres and give the car a service and people want it at the same price as one without.
AS I said it's like buying private but on a car with a PPI already done for you.
people know the risks, you buy from 911 V at bug and take the risk, knowing they only take in nice cars and know what to look for.
you buy at RSJ and get full cover for EVERYTHING for the first 3 months.(3000 miles), no excess, no contribution.
The RSJ price is the 911V retail price. The bug price is some odd loop hole to allow a dealer to sell cars with little come back.
fact is cheaper cars sell and 911V have a business model to get the best from human nature.
Good luck to them I say, I would buy a car from them also, no problem.
james S said:
Mr Demon. You can buy a 12 month warranty with for £400. It is direct with them not a third party. If, as you suggest, they are significantly cheaper, then surely this still makes sense as it remains an option.
The bug price does not ask you to forgo any statutory rights as far as I understand it. Its fair to say that the pricing structure does take a bit of reading and probably talking through to fully get it, unless I'm a bit thick, and that is a very distinct possibility.
Like others I have only had positive experience of them.
does no one read the site !The bug price does not ask you to forgo any statutory rights as far as I understand it. Its fair to say that the pricing structure does take a bit of reading and probably talking through to fully get it, unless I'm a bit thick, and that is a very distinct possibility.
Like others I have only had positive experience of them.
the £400 buys you this
"For £400 in the first year you get cover against internal mechanical breakage in the engine or gearbox as long as it's a straight repair"
if you want full cover it's £2k for 3 months cover or 3k miles.
the £400 12 month engine cover is then on top of the £2k retail price.
mrdemon said:
does no one read the site !
the £400 buys you this
"For £400 in the first year you get cover against internal mechanical breakage in the engine or gearbox as long as it's a straight repair"
if you want full cover it's £2k for 3 months cover or 3k miles.
the £400 12 month engine cover is then on top of the £2k retail price.
So not complicated at all (even with your slight selective quoting). However, the bug price is not what is usually referred to as "sold as seen".the £400 buys you this
"For £400 in the first year you get cover against internal mechanical breakage in the engine or gearbox as long as it's a straight repair"
if you want full cover it's £2k for 3 months cover or 3k miles.
the £400 12 month engine cover is then on top of the £2k retail price.
The usual meaning of that phrase is a transaction between a business and a consumer that takes place without the statutory protections available (SOGA etc). As we know a business is unable to do that, so it usually applies to transactions between businesses (trade sales) or private sales between consumers.
So for me the bug price is pretty clear and it's not sold as seen.
Bert
BertBert said:
So not complicated at all (even with your slight selective quoting). However, the bug price is not what is usually referred to as "sold as seen".
The usual meaning of that phrase is a transaction between a business and a consumer that takes place without the statutory protections available (SOGA etc). As we know a business is unable to do that, so it usually applies to transactions between businesses (trade sales) or private sales between consumers.
So for me the bug price is pretty clear and it's not sold as seen.
Bert
See how well it works then because it is just that "sold as seen" with out saying that !!!The usual meaning of that phrase is a transaction between a business and a consumer that takes place without the statutory protections available (SOGA etc). As we know a business is unable to do that, so it usually applies to transactions between businesses (trade sales) or private sales between consumers.
So for me the bug price is pretty clear and it's not sold as seen.
Bert
to requote the bug price warranty after driving a car off the forcourt.
"If, say an alternator failed that cost £300 to sort out then that would be down to you"
Well my own recent experience was that I bought a car at the bug price, sold as seen. It went away for some mutually agreed snagging work and the day before I went to collect I had Tom on the phone uber apologetic saying that during the last minute checks they weren't happy with the state of the steering rack, there was a clunk at the extreme of the lock (not an MOT failure) and that they would replace it FOC or return my deposit, naturally I took the new rack option. Now show me another outfit that stand by their cars and deal with the punter in that fashion.
Top marks 911v
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