My CAR has £XXXX in Add ons
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Hi,
This could be a newbie questions but I have always been curios. When looking at cars on Autotrader, or any platform I notice that the best specced vehicles have statements such as '£12,000 in Add ons'. I know this can be calculated by looking at individual spec details and just summing up, but where do people get these figures from? Are they just made up? I am referring to people who didn't buy their car directly from the dealer themselves.
Thanks
This could be a newbie questions but I have always been curios. When looking at cars on Autotrader, or any platform I notice that the best specced vehicles have statements such as '£12,000 in Add ons'. I know this can be calculated by looking at individual spec details and just summing up, but where do people get these figures from? Are they just made up? I am referring to people who didn't buy their car directly from the dealer themselves.
Thanks
Presumably they have the 'build sheet' or spec code listing which options were fitted to that particular car, and a copy of the brochure for that year listing the prices, and have added them up.
I think it's a bit silly, as someone could have paid some stupid amount of money eg to have the car specially painted in a terrible colour, that wouldn't add any value to me.
Just say it's 'high spec', and then list all the individual options correctly in the full description.
The US has the concept of the “window sticker”. It is required on all new cars and is a physical paper that is stuck to the window of new cars. It shows the base price and the cost of all options fitted to the car.
It is possible to retrieve the original window sticker or just the details. In the example below, the details were posted in the sale listing but could easily be downloaded. This car has $30k of options. It doesn’t tell you what the buyer paid but there is little discount at Porsche.
Edited to say this car was originally sold in Canada but is now for sale in the US
It is possible to retrieve the original window sticker or just the details. In the example below, the details were posted in the sale listing but could easily be downloaded. This car has $30k of options. It doesn’t tell you what the buyer paid but there is little discount at Porsche.
Edited to say this car was originally sold in Canada but is now for sale in the US
Edited by h0b0 on Tuesday 10th January 01:33
Love ads that say stuff like ‘Fully Loaded’ or ‘Top Spec’ and then you look at the photos and there are zero options and then you check the car description and it says things like ‘central locking’ on a 2020 year car.
Excellent work! The ads that have the £X,XXX in options at least get me interested over other ads with the above descriptions.
Excellent work! The ads that have the £X,XXX in options at least get me interested over other ads with the above descriptions.
ashleyman said:
Love ads that say stuff like ‘Fully Loaded’ or ‘Top Spec’ and then you look at the photos and there are zero options and then you check the car description and it says things like ‘central locking’ on a 2020 year car.
Excellent work! The ads that have the £X,XXX in options at least get me interested over other ads with the above descriptions.
One of the best I’ve seen was, ‘super rare spec’ jaguar xj with cloth seats. The advert suggested that was worth a premium. Excellent work! The ads that have the £X,XXX in options at least get me interested over other ads with the above descriptions.
Flumpo said:
One of the best I’ve seen was, ‘super rare spec’ jaguar xj with cloth seats. The advert suggested that was worth a premium.
I might be, to a vegetarian.Finding out options on used cars is a nightmare. At least with things like upgraded stereos people have got used to taking pictures of the branded speakers even if they don't put the words in the text for you to search on.
I think the Autotrader site pre-populates a lot of the spec which is why everything lists electric windows for example.
Lord Help You if you want to find cars fitted with 'invisible' options such as LSDs (eg. Golf GTis)
Best bet is trying to locate a sales brochure pdf online.
I recently bought an S5 and it was interesting to work out what it actually has standard, what was specced individually and what was part of a 'Pack'
for instance mine had a comfort and sound pack (one pack with multiple options), but had things like memory seats and virtual cockpit specced individually.
Audi did provide the full spec when I asked, interestingly they failed to mention half of it in the advert when I bought it - had to find out myself.
I recently bought an S5 and it was interesting to work out what it actually has standard, what was specced individually and what was part of a 'Pack'
for instance mine had a comfort and sound pack (one pack with multiple options), but had things like memory seats and virtual cockpit specced individually.
Audi did provide the full spec when I asked, interestingly they failed to mention half of it in the advert when I bought it - had to find out myself.
Had an E36 a long time ago which had been fitted with £3.5k of AC Schnitzer options on top of any options they'd specced directly from the manufacturer. Which nowadays isn't much but then was about 10% of the purchase price.
Front spoiler (£364)
Rear apron (£265)
Sports mirrors (£398)
Roof spoiler (£166)
17" Type II alloys (£323 each!)
Stainless steel sport rear silencer (£613)
Lowered spring kit (£171)
AC Schnitzer chrome interior plaque
M Tech Steering wheel (airbag)
Remote BMW alarm
(subtle) Schnitzer decals
Don't they reckon Porsche owners spend upwards of £15k on options on average? I can see why owners mention it
Front spoiler (£364)
Rear apron (£265)
Sports mirrors (£398)
Roof spoiler (£166)
17" Type II alloys (£323 each!)
Stainless steel sport rear silencer (£613)
Lowered spring kit (£171)
AC Schnitzer chrome interior plaque
M Tech Steering wheel (airbag)
Remote BMW alarm
(subtle) Schnitzer decals
Don't they reckon Porsche owners spend upwards of £15k on options on average? I can see why owners mention it
Some car manufacturers are so stingy when it comes to standard spec that the ££ in add-ons is a good way of getting a serious buyer to look further. Porsche would option steering wheels if they could so it's always good to look at what boxes were ticked rather than find the car bought new for £100k doesn't have keyless entry or heated seats.
I had a Volvo V40 once, ex-management car.
They always used to tick crazy amounts of options on those.
My car had a base price of £24k but they had added nearly £12k of options! Panoramic sunroof, twin tone leather, DVD player, etc.
It was easy to calculate from the options price list.
When it comes to selling, they don't really add anything to the trade in value unfortunately though.
They always used to tick crazy amounts of options on those.
My car had a base price of £24k but they had added nearly £12k of options! Panoramic sunroof, twin tone leather, DVD player, etc.
It was easy to calculate from the options price list.
When it comes to selling, they don't really add anything to the trade in value unfortunately though.
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