Hello to all

very new to the Skoda scene and thinking of buying a Silver metallic TDi CR VRs from a main dealer. Haven't seen the car yet but spec as follows-

· Cruise Control

· 18In Alloy Wheels

· Radio/CD Autochanger/MP3

· Anti-Lock Brakes

· Climate Control

· Alarm · Electronic Stability Programme

· Trip Computer

· Driver/Passenger Seat Height Adjustment

· Front/Rear Electric Windows

· Power-Assisted Steering

· Remote Central Door Locking

· Seat - ISOFIX Anchorage Point

· Acoustic Front &Rear Parking Sensors

· Front/Rear Head Restraints

· Rake/Reach Adjustable Steering Column/Wheel

· Seats Split Rear

· Tinted Glass

· Electric/Heated Door Mirrors

· Body Coloured Bumpers

· Steering Wheel Leather

· Eight Speakers

· Front Fog Lights

· Immobiliser

· Centre Rear Seat Belt

· Spacesaver Spare Wheel ·

Tyre Pressure Control

· Cloth - Suede interior

not sure where this spec sits but assume not high as no leather, sat nav Bluetooth etc mileage is low at 3500 and car is up at £16000.

Would appreciate a view as to a realistic price here-all help appreciated

Thanks in advance

Moscow

If you could live with an estate, ebay has this:- item number 270826031044. Looks good, has a good spec and is cheaper

You haven't mentioned the age!

But last year when i bought mine, i could have had it for £15600 brand new without the options i ordered or the DSG.

Head over to www.drivethedeal.com

That spec looks standard to me.

I have just priced up a standard manual CR VRS on drivethedeal and you can pick up a brand spanker built to order for £16860.

Second hand dealer prices are ridiculous. The part ex price on mine has only just gone below what i paid for it 18 months ago!

That spec is standard apart from Front and rear parking sensors and spare wheel.

If £16k is your top budget then it seems well priced compared to others but for another £2k (possibly even less if you use an internet broker) you could have a brand new one (which obviously means a longer warranty etc as well as the warm feeling of being the first owner!)

That spec is standard apart from Front and rear parking sensors and spare wheel.

If £16k is your top budget then it seems well priced compared to others but for another £2k (possibly even less if you use an internet broker) you could have a brand new one (which obviously means a longer warranty etc as well as the warm feeling of being the first owner!)

Don't think you read my reply correctly. I was stating the price I paid new as chances are a second hand one is probably going to be around the same age as mine.

I have also stated the price you can pay today for a brand new car which as it stands is only a bit more than this second hand car.

Yeah, I read it like you were comparing what you paid for yours with what he could get a new one for now. Didn't realise you meant it like you did.

However I'd reckon that with only 3500 miles on it chances are it will be an ex-demo- these all seem to be sold off at three or six months old with a few thousand miles on them.

If it's any more than 6 months old though then I'd completely agree with you that it seems expensive and far too close to the price of a new one.

Having looked on the Skoda website, the new price for a car of that spec is a little over £18k with the VAT free offer. You may be able to haggle a bit off that with a dealer, or get a bigger chunk off (with e.g. drive the deal as JRW mentions) so if, for example that car was 1 year old then surely the extra £2k is worth it?

It isn't 2k though is it? Drive the deal is just under 1k more. I got mine through them and its just as simple as going through a dealer without the hard sell of all the paint protection. Still got the 2years 0% finance too.

Absolutley mate, but some people prefer to use a local dealer.

For example when I bought mine I chose not to use them even though my cousin had used them to buy a Yeti with no hassle at all.

They don't deliver to Scotland for free and in any case there's no way I would want someone else driving the first 400 miles in my new car so I would have had to collect it.

I worked out that flying myself and my wife down, spending a night in a hotel, food, diesel for getting back up etc would cost us about £500 all in.

That meant that if the dealer got to £500 more than DTD he was effectively matching them.

In the end my dealer came down to about £800 more than DTD and I was more than happy to pay the extra £300 to save the hassle of spending two days travelling to pick up my car.

That's maybe an extreme example but perhaps the ease of a trade-in or some other factors may mean that DtD isn't an option for some.

You are of course correct that it's possible to get a new one for about £1k more than the used one, but even at full dealer prices the difference is only £2k.

We're saying the same thing I think, just that you're using the minimum difference it woudl take to get into a new one and I'm using the max- either way we both agree that you'd be better off getting a new one!

p.s Mine is now 6 months old and on the Skoda site there are ones the same age with similar miles selling for more than what I paid for mine new- and that's without all the options I have on mine. Madness!

(And JRW, I do realise that is almost exactly what you said in the first post )

Absolutley mate, but some people prefer to use a local dealer.

For example when I bought mine I chose not to use them even though my cousin had used them to buy a Yeti with no hassle at all.

They don't deliver to Scotland for free and in any case there's no way I would want someone else driving the first 400 miles in my new car so I would have had to collect it.

I worked out that flying myself and my wife down, spending a night in a hotel, food, diesel for getting back up etc would cost us about £500 all in.

That meant that if the dealer got to £500 more than DTD he was effectively matching them.

In the end my dealer came down to about £800 more than DTD and I was more than happy to pay the extra £300 to save the hassle of spending two days travelling to pick up my car.

That's maybe an extreme example but perhaps the ease of a trade-in or some other factors may mean that DtD isn't an option for some.

You are of course correct that it's possible to get a new one for about £1k more than the used one, but even at full dealer prices the difference is only £2k.

We're saying the same thing I think, just that you're using the minimum difference it woudl take to get into a new one and I'm using the max- either way we both agree that you'd be better off getting a new one!

p.s Mine is now 6 months old and on the Skoda site there are ones the same age with similar miles selling for more than what I paid for mine new- and that's without all the options I have on mine. Madness!

(And JRW, I do realise that is almost exactly what you said in the first post )

yep, basically for the money difference it would be new every time for me even though I vowed to never buy another new car after my previous to but to me the vrs was a no brainer and I could choose what I wanted.

Can agree with what people are saying in looking, for example, at DTD prices. However these are in effect the 'final' price where as there is quite a bit of negotiating room on the sticker price of a secondhand car.

On a S/H £16000 car I would be wanting to get £500 to £1000 off

Can agree with what people are saying in looking, for example, at DTD prices. However these are in effect the 'final' price where as there is quite a bit of negotiating room on the sticker price of a secondhand car.

On a S/H £16000 car I would be wanting to get £500 to £1000 off

have you ever tried getting money off a demo car?!

have you ever tried getting money off a demo car?!

Yes

Have previously bought a Discovery and an Audi A6 at very good prices less then 6 months old

Dealers usually have an extra chunk of money given to them by the manufacturer as they want to encourage dealers to put demos on the road.

Customers are much more likely to buy a new car if they have a had full demo.

Skoda dealers have to keep their demos on the road for 3 months before they can sell them

You haven't mentioned the age!

But last year when i bought mine, i could have had it for £15600 brand new without the options i ordered or the DSG.

Head over to www.drivethedeal.com

That spec looks standard to me.

I have just priced up a standard manual CR VRS on drivethedeal and you can pick up a brand spanker built to order for £16860.

Second hand dealer prices are ridiculous. The part ex price on mine has only just gone below what i paid for it 18 months ago!

Guys

Please accept apologies for the delay here as have wrongly anticipated a notifier in email account-you live and learn...! The car is on a 60 plate and therefore one year old and based on the feedback seems expensive. Its a not a dedicated Skoda dealership and the car was at their other site there when I went to view on Sunday. Dealers distinctly underwhelmed and oblivious to current economic climate so no movement on price and didn't even take details...!

Timing is an issue here for me and I guess there would be a delay if Ordering thru Drive the Deal who I agree seem alot better value with the bonus of being new. Any feel for delivery period from order?

thanks again for all the feedback guys-appreciated

M

have you ever tried getting money off a demo car?!

Especially a demo car when there's a 6 month wait for a new one!

Dealer knows that someone else will be along soon who will "pay" the 3k miles and 3 months old to save £1k and get instant delivery.

Especially a demo car when there's a 6 month wait for a new one!

Dealer knows that someone else will be along soon who will "pay" the 3k miles and 3 months old to save £1k and get instant delivery.

Thanks - not just me then! The demo car i test drove was getting on for 6 months old, had about 6k on the clock, was manual and i don't think it had any options. They wanted £19k for this. I got mine for £18.5 with loads of options (could have got the same spec as demo for £15.5k!). They would not budge on price at all. Had this with my previous 2 cars as well.

As for the waiting times, you may be lucky and get a 'stock' car as in one that has been built and not assigned to anyone. Best thing to do is go through DtD and when they put you in touch with the dealer see what you can get asap. Otherwise i think the wait times are now about 3 months(?) which is pretty much standard for a new car.

Thanks - not just me then! The demo car i test drove was getting on for 6 months old, had about 6k on the clock, was manual and i don't think it had any options. They wanted £19k for this. I got mine for £18.5 with loads of options (could have got the same spec as demo for £15.5k!). They would not budge on price at all. Had this with my previous 2 cars as well.

As for the waiting times, you may be lucky and get a 'stock' car as in one that has been built and not assigned to anyone. Best thing to do is go through DtD and when they put you in touch with the dealer see what you can get asap. Otherwise i think the wait times are now about 3 months(?) which is pretty much standard for a new car.

thanks again Guys I have calls o/s with DtD re a "stock" car-will let you know how i get on.