It that time i need to find a good deal on a new car.

Looking for rough prices people have paid for new vrs,petrol is preferred and extras will only be metallic paint.

Anybody know of any good deals.

Supermarkets are normally cheapest but times are hard so I am sure dealers will aim to be as competitive as possible.

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I saved £3k off list.

They also arrange trade ins and gave me the best price of anyone in that department.

Two main dealers couldn't get within £1000 of their price.

Picking up mine on Thursday mate. vRS Estate TFSi through www.drivethedeal.com - try any combo of extras that might / might not suit and play around with the options for a price that you're happy with. I found them as cheap as I could find. They only deal with Skoda UK dealerships too, so no worries there. I found them efficient and helpful with all my questions. The dealer has (so far) been very patient with me, even with a last minute change of spec etc. so they've been as good as gold too. Hoping all goes well this week, but given the service I've had so far, I'm not expecting any problems. Hope you get what you're looking for!

ps - just checked for you

vRS Hatch, bog standard apart from Metallic Paint they're doing at £15,181.78, which is £3013.73 off list apparently. Lot of brand new car for the money, I'd say.

If it helps I've actually already bought from the company I mentioned and have had a great experience. In fact I'm going to buy a car for the wife next.

You'll find it's all sweetness while they are trying to take your money

I paid £16300 for a petrol vRS with curtain airbags, reversing sensors, maxidot and the free jumbo box upgrade. I believe it should have been £19600 list. DUe to the options it was built to my order.

For a more standard one you can probably get it quicker and nearer £14500.

When I was looking last year I actually got my local dealer to match the drivethedeal price on the petrol VRS. Also just recently my local toyota dealer match the drivethedeal price on the Verso I just bought for the wife.

So always worth going into the local dealer to see what they can do, you may be surprised!!!!

That's a good point.

Although to be fair, my "local" dealer involves a 20 minute drive, then an hour and a half on the ferry followed by nearly two and a half hours further driving! All that, just to get to a bunch of a**es.... (see reviews if you want the rant)

So anywhere will be a bit of travelling for me, so not too fussed really.

I found Broadspeed.com very useful - and my local dealer couldn't match them. I did add a few options though - and i know that drivethedeal were very good on basic spec VRS models. I hope this helps.

I think prices have come down a bit but I went down the route of trying all the brokers and an 1.8tsi L&K estate from Broadspeed (I think?) was £17,100 making it the cheapest. I phoned round a LOAD of dealers, some of which got a bit shirty cos they knew I was ringing round and playing them off against each other (what were they honestly expecting??!) and Rainsworth Skoda in Mansfield were able to get it within £100of the broker so I went with them as I just felt more comfortable about it, especially since i've read about dealers sometimes being funny about broker cars when it comes to servicing and repair time! Anyway, Rainsworth are about 200 miles from me, but they've been great so far: can't wait to get my car on september 1st!

Got a price from broadspeed when i bought my car in march,then went back to dealers and he got to within £200 of the price,take printed quote and have a go ,worth a try.

I think prices have come down a bit but I went down the route of trying all the brokers and an 1.8tsi L&K estate from Broadspeed (I think?) was £17,100 making it the cheapest. I phoned round a LOAD of dealers, some of which got a bit shirty cos they knew I was ringing round and playing them off against each other (what were they honestly expecting??!) and Rainsworth Skoda in Mansfield were able to get it within £100of the broker so I went with them as I just felt more comfortable about it, especially since i've read about dealers sometimes being funny about broker cars when it comes to servicing and repair time! Anyway, Rainsworth are about 200 miles from me, but they've been great so far: can't wait to get my car on september 1st!

Agreed...would also buy from the dealer if price difference was only £100.

However a broker sourced car looks the same as a dealer sourced car, in fact it will have the supplying dealers plates on, in fact it is a dealer sourced car!

If you think your local dealer is being shirty (though shall be punished for daring to get a good deal on your new car and not allowing your local dealer to fleece you!) just tell them you've relocated to the area and the dealer that supplied your car was your old local dealer pre move...job done!

Dan

One word of warning- well maybe more than one.

There are many so called "internet brokers and companies" who advertise cars on line.

MANY MANY MANY of these will be pre registered cars to a leasing company or finance company and not only will you be the 2nd owner-BUT the chances are that you wont get the log book (V5c) for anything between 6-12 months, which is actually illegal and you as a purchaser could be liabale for a £5000 fine from the DVLA, along with the seller of the car.

Also, many of these companies work from a laptop at home. They take ALL your personal details and your credit card details and THEN they pass them on to someone else. I personally wouldnt give my next door neighbour my personal details and credit card details etc so certainly wouldnt give it to a complete stranger. These so called companies can ofetn be spotted easily- look at their website- chances are they will have a 0845 or 0870 or even a 0800 phone number, and either a PO box or no address of where they are working. You may think their is nothing wrong with that BUT...as your initial contact and contract is with "the broker" then you DONT have the same legal standing as buying from a reputible ltd company or authorised car dealership.

Also, as a pre registered car, in the unlikely event the car was faulty- you dont have the same right to reject the car as legally the car is classes as 2nd hand goods.

So, in a nutshell, 4 VERY important things to consider

1. MAKE SURE THE CAR IS BRAND NEW AND NOT PRE REGISTERED

2. ENSURE YOU ARE DEALING WITH A PROPER ESTABLISHED COMPANY NOT A FLY BY NIGHT BEDROOM BROKER

3. BIG ONE THIS ONE----NEVER EVER EVER PAY FOR THE CAR UNTIL IT IS ON YOUR DRIVE AND YOU HAVE SEEN THE CAR AND ALL PAPERWORK INCLUDING WARRANTY ETC

Agreed...would also buy from the dealer if price difference was only £100.

However a broker sourced car looks the same as a dealer sourced car, in fact it will have the supplying dealers plates on, in fact it is a dealer sourced car!

If you think your local dealer is being shirty (though shall be punished for daring to get a good deal on your new car and not allowing your local dealer to fleece you!) just tell them you've relocated to the area and the dealer that supplied your car was your old local dealer pre move...job done!

Dan

Edited 6 August, 200817 yr by VRStu

More words of warning. If you buy a new car from a broker and pay the broker (as opposed to paying a franchised or manufacturer owned dealership) you must do an HPi check on the car before you pay for it, trust me really have to even on a brand new car where you are the first registered keeper!

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p.s I'm assuming you don't need to when you buy direct from the dealer as Skoda Uk or the relevant manufacturer would compensate you in the event the dealer goes under?

When I buy from a broker I put my deposit on credit card (that way I'm covered if they go bust or do a runner), agree that I will be the first registered keeper and pay the balance on delivery...no fuss.

I presume the above two posters are Skoda dealers...these were all the nightmare stories that were being trotted out when I asked dealers to match broker prices.

Of course take care, go on recommendation but dont lose out on huge savings.

Dan

No I am not a Skoda dealer, just trying to give honest and realistic advice thats all.

There are many brokers who pre registerd cars to fleet companies and you dont get log book for 6-12 months. I cant name these for obvious reasons on this site and one recently shut down after people had sent their money for the cars and they never got them- they lost all their money. Some might say that its their fault but the english do trust people and put faith in people and when this happens people need to know about it.

It looks like you have dealet with a reputable company in the past which is good news for everyone!!

When I buy from a broker I put my deposit on credit card (that way I'm covered if they go bust or do a runner), agree that I will be the first registered keeper and pay the balance on delivery...no fuss.

I presume the above two posters are Skoda dealers...these were all the nightmare stories that were being trotted out when I asked dealers to match broker prices.

Of course take care, go on recommendation but dont lose out on huge savings.

Dan

One other thing I forgot:

When I spoke to a broker, Broad speed I think, they said that the £17,100 I was quoted at that precise moment could go up if there's a price hike in between me ordering it and me recieving it!! Obviously I wasn't happy about that either which helped my decision to go with a dealer who quotes a price then sticks to it: if i'm quoted a price, I expect that to be the price I pay, not to waver up or down if something changes which is out of my control.

When I buy from a broker I put my deposit on credit card (that way I'm covered if they go bust or do a runner), agree that I will be the first registered keeper and pay the balance on delivery...no fuss.

I presume the above two posters are Skoda dealers...these were all the nightmare stories that were being trotted out when I asked dealers to match broker prices.

Of course take care, go on recommendation but dont lose out on huge savings.

Dan

No I'm not a Skoda dealer either, but I am someone who's caught up in the tail end of a scam that has cost a lot of people their cars. As for personal recommendation the chap I bought off had an excellent reputation and had been in business for over 30 years. I'm only relieved I didn't recommend him to friends/collegues.

By all means buy from a broker but only if you pay the supplying dealership direct (I believe Drive the Deal do business this way, I don't know about the others)

When my company purchased my car we went dealer only (I had a lot of say in the purchase), then found the two cheapest dealers and played them off against each other.

If you are buying it for work try the fleet manager, they can have better deals than the normal salesmen.

Mine cost about 3K less than list when we bought it...

Don't worry about the delaers getting the ache, it only means less commission for them, and they can afford it!!!

If all else fails buy second hand and don't lose the VAT as soon as you drive it off of the forecourt (sorry that's the cynic in me speaking)

Hi Pal

Just read the thread. Sorry to hear whats happend to you. Really sorry.

Just a comment on what you were saying about buying direct from retailer etc. Most of not all "franchised garages" such as a Skoda garage are independantly owned by other companies. They simply buy a franchise- as you would do with someone say mcdonalds, and sell products under the skoda banner. If this had happened with the main dealership then the chances are the manufactirere wouldnt help either as it is doen to your contract with the supplying dealer.

I note on the other thread a brokers name. Its these sort of brokers who are sat in their back bedroom at home with no business other than selling other peoples cars and then adding a few quid on for themselves and pass your personal details on who give the motor industry a bad name and they are scum. Its these so called "brokers" and companies who need naming and shaming and shutting down. Its simply not safe to deal with such a high value transaction with some fly by night bedroom broker who really doesnt care about future business or its customers

More words of warning. If you buy a new car from a broker and pay the broker (as opposed to paying a franchised or manufacturer owned dealership) you must do an HPi check on the car before you pay for it, trust me really have to even on a brand new car where you are the first registered keeper!

CAR FINANCE FRAUD | This is Money

p.s I'm assuming you don't need to when you buy direct from the dealer as Skoda Uk or the relevant manufacturer would compensate you in the event the dealer goes under?

Thanks, I'm one of the lucky ones as I can prove I paid for my car months before it was financed. It never occurred to me to HPi check a new car when I was going to be the first registered keeper.

To the op, sorry for highjacking the thread, but be careful who you deal with.

Edited 13 August, 200817 yr by DGW
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Good Afternoon

This my first post so Hello to everybody

and please forgive me my not fluent english

I'm seriously thinking about new Octavia VRS Yellow one with black windows and before I order it I want to know if u got any deals, extras etc.

So.. I live in Dublin - price of new petrol girl is around 31.800 Euro ( In Eire car is loaded with many xtras like dual auto climate control etc etc.

What u think is this possible to negociate any discount or some free stuff like xenon lights or 18 inch wheels ?

did u get something while ordering yours ?