OK.....I get it.

Walk into dealers......demand the lowest price (DTD).....after they agree to that tell them I want the finance deal with free servicing and £500 contribution on top .......after they agree to that ....ask for a bit more discount because of the finance deal (as Dr Zoidbergs advice). :peek:

Sounds good......except the last 3 cars I've bought from my Skoda Dealer they've stuck like glue to official pricing and I had to prise a deal over several days....it was like getting blood out of a stone.....and I didnt even match DTD.

Is there an easier way, e.g. go through DTD/Carfile and then ask for finance deal/freebies on top? And do I keep my gob shut about cancelling the finance after a few days?

Use a different dealer is all id say then... I put my final spec out to the nearest six dealers - then its narrowed down on price from there, so I usually deal with two of them and see if they'll match the dtd price. After matching that and including any finance contribution (which is normally built into the dtd price), (take the £600+ worth of free servicing too for opting for the finance if thats a current campaign also) and then experience shows you'll be lucky to get anymore than a free tank of fuel on top. Ive never really told them im paying up the finance before either but I doubt it makes much difference as its a SUK offer, not a dealer offer.

Yeti Man is spot on here. I had the dream ticket this time having just opted out of a company car, so no trade in. Dealer No 1 - would not match carfile, only offered £1500 discount off £24K list price including options. Retired to small room with telephone... Dealer No 2 - via telephone did not return call! Dealer No 3 - struck lucky, spoke to Dealer Principal, negotiated full carfile 12% discount plus he threw in front mud flaps, and without even asking there was a full tank of fuel on the written quote that he e-mailed me within 5 mins. That was on the Sunday of launch weekend. I walked into the dealer the following Tues and placed the order, all done in less than an hour, including 30 mins of preaching by the finance man about GAP insurance, etc which I politely declined! I initially declined the finance deal as I was getting cheaper finance via my mortgage, but after gentle Stokey'ing, I decided to take the extra £500 deposit contribution and free servicing and followed the withdrawal method so that means I ended up with over 16% discount!

Edited 27 June, 201312 yr by Matt Pez

OK.....I get it.

Walk into dealers......demand the lowest price (DTD).....after they agree to that tell them I want the finance deal with free servicing and £500 contribution on top .......after they agree to that ....ask for a bit more discount because of the finance deal (as Dr Zoidbergs advice). :peek:

Sounds good......except the last 3 cars I've bought from my Skoda Dealer they've stuck like glue to official pricing and I had to prise a deal over several days....it was like getting blood out of a stone.....and I didnt even match DTD.

Is there an easier way, e.g. go through DTD/Carfile and then ask for finance deal/freebies on top? And do I keep my gob shut about

cancelling the finance after a few days?

That's exactly what I did, I ordered even before the finance deal was announced, the dealer matched Carfile and said I could have any Skoda financed initiative when it was released. You can also get the same finance deal through Carfile as they only put you in touch with a dealer.