This is getting a bit too complicated for me!
I think, instead, it would be better if I just won the lottery.
Though I suppose I’d have to start doing it.
Sometimes they might offer you a really good deal if you take their finance, the salesman will get his commission, then after a few days you can ask for a settlement figure and pay it off, a bit naughty but perfectly legal…
That sounds worth a try.
Is such a good deal likely with interest-free finance?
Possibly not so much, but there are other online car buying sites
Check out drivethedeal or orangewheels, to name but two,
Are the electric folding wings mirrors not even a factory fitted option on the model you want?
Apparently (according to the gentleman who telephoned me), they were not included initially for some reason to do with ‘production methods’. That’s all he could say.
However, he assured me that they would be included by March.
Personally, I can’t see what the big problem could be. The present models have it, so the switches, motors, connections, etc., must already be readily available.
If it’s a cost thing, how much would it save not to fit it? Peanuts!
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In the event of a No Deal, you will be paying more.
Why do you want the new version?
Whilst the price of older used cars has shot up, there is a glut of new cars in storage in the UK with some huge discounts for pre registered cars.
Flexibility saves money.
I have a 61 reg ex works diesel automatic with 76k on the clock.
I was thinking of changing.
I only do around 7000 a year now and the mechanics in the garage tell me to keep it, it is good for 150,000 miles.
As they cruelly say, nobody is going to steal it.
Two reasons:
Firstly, when our car is three years old, MoTs begin. Then things need repairing or replacing. I’ve been there. The older the car, the more expensive it becomes and the less it is worth in part-exchange.
Secondly, there have been some improvements in the new model which we think are worth having.
Yes, we had thought about pre-registered cars but, as I mentioned earlier, the existing Golf 8s lack certain things - notably the folding wing mirrors, the lack of which I explained earlier would be quite inconvenient for us with a narrow garage.
Not as old as your old banger, but until we bought this car, I had a 2003 Skoda Fabia diesel which was an excellent car. That, despite being reliable and nice to drive, began to need repairs and replacements. Also, as we were then both retired, we had no need of two cars, so Marge’s Mazda 3 went in part-exchange and my Skoda qualified for the government’s generous £4000 reward for scrapping. It would have been worth £400 at best!
I’ll never again accuse the government of not being generous!
Personally, I can’t see what the big problem could be. The present models have it, so the switches, motors, connections, etc., must already be readily available.
If it’s a cost thing, how much would it save not to fit it? Peanuts!
Well it’s all about money, of course, it used to be that manufacturer’s had a range that usually started with a base model, then a medium then higher spec models, somewhere along the way somebody realised that they could make more money by putting what used to be standard equipment on each model, on the options list, where you would spend more money getting the desired equipment on your car, Now they have realised that packs are the way forward, such and such pack comes with these features, and another pack will come with something else, so you could find yourself having to buy different packs to get the options you want…
Yes, indeed it is about money, and that reminds me of another possibility.
After the end of December, I wonder whether we’ll be slapping tariffs on EU products.
It could well be that the Golf suddenly looks less attractive than an equivalent from another part of the world!
We don’t know. It’s just a chance we’ll have to take.
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We do know what our Tariffs are, we posted our WTO Tariffs some time ago.
We do not know if we will get a FTA with the EU.
Your oft repeated preference is No Deal. which means 10% Tariffs.
Yes indeed. I stand by that hope.
I’m willing to make a sacrifice for the overall good of the country.
If that happens, we may look elsewhere for our car or we may accept another 10% on the price - say £2000. It’s not the end of the world…
…though hopefully it might be the end of the EU!
There is also the possibility that the German car makers might bite the bullet and reduce their prices accordingly to ensure continuation of sales.
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I wish you the best of luck JBR.
I don’t do new cars.
3 year old Ex Works
full upgraded spec and fully serviced.
I still have access to them.
I was going to change for a chipped Seat Leon Automatic Estate, 3 years old and immaculate.
The mechanics have pointed out a few home truths.
My 2011 Ford CMax automatic is just as fast, has just has the brakes and suspension done and at 7000miles a year will last another 10 years.
It will still blow away a BMW at the traffic lights and is so boring, nobody will ever steal it
They have a point.:-p