Is this too good to be true? Is the dealer really going to open up their books and let us know the cost price, transparency and all that?

Or should they be challenged over misleading advertising?

Anyone any experience?

http://www.simpsonsskoda.co.uk/new-car-offers/72hours/

If they need to make their sales target for the month, they will be prepared to offer some very good deals.

Hi, on the very last day of July I managed to negotiate a great deal on a factory order (with almost £3k options)VRS Diesel Estate on 0% PCP plan with trade in too. Got car almost at cost price - equated to 10-11% discount taking my current vrs estate on pcp trade in equity into account as well-of which there wasn't much equity in and they'll stand this value for 12 week factory order period too. Was a good deal considering it appeared that 6.5-7% was supposedly the absolute best discount you could get on the 0% PCP. Very happy! By the way this wasn't at Simpsons dealerships.

Edited 21 August, 201510 yr by vRSuper1

"On selected models".

So poverty spec models that nobody will want, thus nobody will actually get that kind of deal.

"On selected models".

So poverty spec models that nobody will want, thus nobody will actually get that kind of deal.

Depends what is in UK stock, "delivered before 30th September" can only mean UK stock, which would signal to me Skoda UK or more likely VAG wanting a bumper September registration headline for the media.

 

This is the kinda deal you need to offset the high list prices of the O3

"Cost price +£1" If they mean invoice price then it's anything like Honda, it's not much less than list price. Dealers most make money on the throw backs not the mark up on new cars.

 

Saying that it depends on what they class as "cost price", and yes probably mostly on the models that do not sell well.

Try carwow.com

I'm not affilliated with it in any way but it helped when I was buying my Octavia. You put in the car you want and it then touts your business to dealers and you get them bidding for you. I got a genuine offer in writing for a standard tsi vrs for just over 21000. I used that to negoitiate on a used price.

I achieved 18% using carfile. 2 weeks before Christmas is a good time to go car shopping.

Is this too good to be true? Is the dealer really going to open up their books and let us know the cost price, transparency and all that?

Or should they be challenged over misleading advertising?

Anyone any experience?

http://www.simpsonsskoda.co.uk/new-car-offers/72hours/

Tomorrow i'm taking delivery of an Octavia estate vRS and i challenged the dealer on the price as I couldn't work out how it was such a good deal. He said there was 0% margin in the car (very slight loss actually) and he was doing it to meet sales targets. Local dealer said he couldn't match under any circumstances. It was through carwow originally but with it was a hatch with very different spec so i don't think it matters about carwow really.

 

Having to go to Southampton mind you but it really is worth it.

Edited 21 August, 201510 yr by cwk

We did this when Renault 197 came out. Wife sent an email to all listed dealers. Got a cracking deal. Had to travel 200 miles on train. Nice ride home. He said it was to get his numbers up

Dealers used to make about £300 on new car sales a few years ago, don't know if that's still the case. I got a top spec TDi VRS Mk3 64 plate for 14K after trade in of an 8 years old Mk1 Fabia VRS SE. Ex demonstrator 2800 miles on the clock. The ticket price was £19995 and list price was £26700. I'm happy 

Dealers make more money hitting their sales targets than they do on the cars themselves. If it's the right car for you at the right price then go for it.

Other postings have explained it, but it's not just

Simpsons. I've been contacted by local dealer & the one I bought the car from with the same offer.

I second the poster about carwow, I'm currently looking at getting a vrs diesel estate and a quick fill in of a form found me a quote knocking 12% off for cash price, 6% for the current 0% pcp offer for both a quote for a standard spec car and one loaded with £4000 of extras. Will use this now to negotiate a Breyer deal in a dealer I thinks

I wouldn't buy from Simpsons if you paid me - I met another Briskodian at the weekend who had a horror story of a new car purchase from them as well - lost keys, not refunding money owed etc.

 

I've never met such a bunch of muppets in my life.

I wouldn't buy from Simpsons if you paid me - I met another Briskodian at the weekend who had a horror story of a new car purchase from them as well - lost keys, not refunding money owed etc.

 

I've never met such a bunch of muppets in my life.

Ive got one on order with them.. lol

Fair's fair and I don't doubt some people have been let down by Simpsons, but I took delivery of my VRS estate on Saturday on the two year PCH deal and I received great service from the sales team, prompt replies to emails. Phone calls returned timely. Expectations were managed well. No affiliation whatsoever, just wanted to share my experience.

Mine came from Simpsons, I've had better service in the past but I've also had worse. Better service may well have been achievable elsewhere, but a lower price was not. You pays your money and takes your choice...