Rob H
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Right, i've been looking at Astra VXR's for later in the year. I know in the past vauxhall have ran 0% offers on the astra VXR (It's currently on everything but it seems!), so presumably the offer will come around again - most likely towards the end of the summer/winter when sales drop.
What i'm wondering though is if I'll be able to get a decent discount (circa 10%) off the RRP of the car, and 0% finance, or are Vauxhall too stingy to give it? Anyone had previous experience?
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bubble
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Originally posted by Rob H
Right, i've been looking at Astra VXR's for later in the year. I know in the past vauxhall have ran 0% offers on the astra VXR (It's currently on everything but it seems!), so presumably the offer will come around again - most likely towards the end of the summer/winter when sales drop.
What i'm wondering though is if I'll be able to get a decent discount (circa 10%) off the RRP of the car, and 0% finance, or are Vauxhall too stingy to give it? Anyone had previous experience?
greenhous wont or grasmere-cost is too expensive
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Rob H
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How do you mean the cost? I always understood it that the finance was footed by Vauxhall, hence it wouldn't really effect the dealer, but i'm not sure how it works, or what kind of profit margins the dealers actually have to work with  .
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AndyKent
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Finance is paid by Vauxhall Financial Services or something so nothing to do with the dealer really.
Dealer will more than likely say that they won't knock much money off because you're on the free finance anyway.......depends how hard you push them I guess.
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Colin
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10 % discount & 0% Finance!! I cant see anyone doing that tbh, maybe 1 but not both!!
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Robbo
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never in a m illion years, at the very least theyd demand 25% and nats tigra 0% deal was 40% 
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Little Vik
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They do normally sting you for deposit on the 0% deal - theory being the finance gets you into the showroom, the car and the test drive seals it. Then they play with the finance figure and your already sold because your not likely to walk away at that point.
Do you want HP or finance with a big payment at the end?
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MarkM
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Little Vik knows her shit I have observed 
A good discount would be finding someone who works or has worked for Vauxhall to get the friends and family discount...its worth around 17% on a SRI Astra etc...can imagine the VXR being a similar discount..
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Little Vik
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I had one through the post a few weeks back and if i remember it was only about 10% on the VXR - but my memory is shit sometimes 
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Little Vik
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My advice is, dont buy new! Ive noticed they have just started to loose their value. Ive said it before and i will say it again, not only are you loosing depreciation when you drive out the door your paying the VAT man £2000/£3000 for f*ck all!!!!
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MarkM
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Originally posted by Little Vik
I had one through the post a few weeks back and if i remember it was only about 10% on the VXR - but my memory is shit sometimes
Yeah sometimes on the flagship models they dont offer as much discount...
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MarkM
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Originally posted by Little Vik
My advice is, dont buy new! Ive noticed they have just started to loose their value. Ive said it before and i will say it again, not only are you loosing depreciation when you drive out the door your paying the VAT man £2000/£3000 for f*ck all!!!!
Which is why I bought an ex-demonstrator which was 5 or so months old...got really good deal...
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Robbo
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Originally posted by MarkM
Little Vik knows her shit I have observed
A good discount would be finding someone who works or has worked for Vauxhall to get the friends and family discount...its worth around 17% on a SRI Astra etc...can imagine the VXR being a similar discount..
As I have said twice today, Little Vik = little ledge : cool:
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Robbo
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Originally posted by Little Vik
I had one through the post a few weeks back and if i remember it was only about 10% on the VXR - but my memory is shit sometimes
To be expected, ur a girl 
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Little Vik
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Originally posted by Robbo
quote:
Originally posted by Little Vik
I had one through the post a few weeks back and if i remember it was only about 10% on the VXR - but my memory is shit sometimes
To be expected, ur a girl
Its all that multi tasking we can do
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Robbo
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Piffle
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Little Vik
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Originally posted by MarkM
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Originally posted by Little Vik
My advice is, dont buy new! Ive noticed they have just started to loose their value. Ive said it before and i will say it again, not only are you loosing depreciation when you drive out the door your paying the VAT man £2000/£3000 for f*ck all!!!!
Which is why I bought an ex-demonstrator which was 5 or so months old...got really good deal...
A demo should loose (depending model mileage etc) between £500 - £800 per month its used.
If you play a dealership well you can get them to put a demo on just for you, so you agree to buy it off them once they have finished with it 
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Robbo
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My CTR was destined to be a demonstrator... I rescued it 
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Little Vik
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My CTR was destined to be a demonstrator... I rescued it
At least she stood a chance at getting broken in properly in a nice home.
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Robbo
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by Little Vik
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Originally posted by MarkM
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Originally posted by Little Vik
My advice is, dont buy new! Ive noticed they have just started to loose their value. Ive said it before and i will say it again, not only are you loosing depreciation when you drive out the door your paying the VAT man £2000/£3000 for f*ck all!!!!
Which is why I bought an ex-demonstrator which was 5 or so months old...got really good deal...
A demo should loose (depending model mileage etc) between £500 - £800 per month its used.
If you play a dealership well you can get them to put a demo on just for you, so you agree to buy it off them once they have finished with it
Yes...they general manager is a friend of my dads so I got the car for what it owed him...to cut a long story short the car retailed brand new around the 17k mark...I got it for 10k...with a set of 1k alloys and tyres thrown in...it was 5 months old I think..with 6k on the clock...
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MarkM
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quote:
Originally posted by Little Vik
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Originally posted by Robbo
My CTR was destined to be a demonstrator... I rescued it
At least she stood a chance at getting broken in properly in a nice home.
Im just glad mine isnt classed as a performace car (CDTI) so hopefully hasnt been cained...
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PainZ
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They have never sold astra VXR's on 0% finance..
They do however offer most of the other VXR range @ 0%.
You will need to put 40% deposit down at least to get 0%.
Oh, and they just won't sell the Astra VXR on 0% as they can sell them all day long without offering it.
I did enquire before i purchased mine..
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AndyKent
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I recently bought my Corsa on 0% which broke down as follows.....
Car was just short of £12000 RRP
I had 15% associates discount knocked off which brings it to about £10000
Paid a deposit of 30% around £3500 which leaves £6500 on the finance which is only half its value and pretty much the same I would have had to pay on a used car of the same type (had I needed to borrow the money with interest etc).....no brainer really.
If you can find a family member or friend who worked at Vauxhall you can get 17% off - I got 15% as my Dad works at the local council and they run an 'associates' scheme as opposed to the 'partners' which is the 17% one.
However if they don't offer the 0% its all irrelevant
[Edited on 08-04-2007 by aPk]
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