Golf GTI Mark VI Specifications and Prices

[MiiLos]

Sounds too good to be true...I have my doubts.

tell me about it! i questioned him many times as i wasnt convinced - but it was brand new, partially financed (didnt ask how much), he still has his old BMW so no trade in.. lol - thats the story i will be putting on the table when we start talking figures at the dealers i visit

only thing i can think of is that i believe there was some promotion VW had around the time he made the deal which involved a discount on the dealer delivery and stamp duty - still all his extras are free one way or another hehe.

[Corey_R]

lol - thats the story i will be putting on the table when we start talking figures at the dealers i visit

My advice to you would be, either go to the dealership your mate bought his car from, use his name, and get the real story.
My other advice would be, don't use your mate's story in any dealership that you actually want to buy your car from. Because after they laugh at you, and then tell you where to go, you won't be able to buy your car from them!

[MiiLos]

haha thanks Corey - it was a story I was thinkg of using as a last ditch resort if they werent willing to budge too much on the final price

will be doing my own negotiations from the get go, but if they choose to be smart to me, then i will act smart to them lol

[jezzaj88]

Yep i have done my dash with VW dealers - they are not meeting my price (10% discount based on spreadsheet) so they are not getting my business. Got within $250 with one dealer, would you believe, $250 and he wouldn't come down, so he hasn't got my business (even gave him 15 digits of my credit card number to show commitment)

Has anyone had any experience with dealers who are more desperate now its towards the end of the month with budgets/quotas to meet?

[pologti18t]

Yep i have done my dash with VW dealers - they are not meeting my price (10% discount based on spreadsheet) so they are not getting my business. Got within $250 with one dealer, would you believe, $250 and he wouldn't come down, so he hasn't got my business (even gave him 15 digits of my credit card number to show commitment)

Has anyone had any experience with dealers who are more desperate now its towards the end of the month with budgets/quotas to meet?

Are you compromising at all on the price?

[Corey_R]

Yep i have done my dash with VW dealers - they are not meeting my price (10% discount based on spreadsheet) so they are not getting my business. Got within $250 with one dealer, would you believe, $250 and he wouldn't come down, so he hasn't got my business (even gave him 15 digits of my credit card number to show commitment)

Has anyone had any experience with dealers who are more desperate now its towards the end of the month with budgets/quotas to meet?

Negotiating is a two way give and take. You can't just walk in and say "I want 10% else I'm leaving", otherwise, most of the time you'll end up leaving empty handed. I'm not sure what the specification of car you are after is, but 10% may or may not be reasonable.
Also, if you're looking for a brand new car in stock (as opposed to a demo car in stock, or a factory order), then 10% is most definitely unreasonable, as with all the factory order wait times, people are quite happy to pay basically full RRP to avoid the wait.

In any case, if you are genuine and committed, give Phillip Fairhall, Brand Manager of Gerald Slaven Volkswagen in Belconnen ACT a call and tell him that I suggested you speak to him and see what he can do for you. It may mean you have to pick it up from Canberra, but then many forum members come from further than Melbourne to get their cars from him.

[markwid]

Yep i have done my dash with VW dealers - they are not meeting my price (10% discount based on spreadsheet) so they are not getting my business. Got within $250 with one dealer, would you believe, $250 and he wouldn't come down, so he hasn't got my business (even gave him 15 digits of my credit card number to show commitment)

I am surprised you did not bridge the $250 and just closed the deal. Probably would be done if you offer to split the gap.

Have you done a lot of negotiation in the past? It is a bit of an art really.

[Big Yellow]

i've put a deposit down on:
MY11.5 CW 3 door manual GTI
leather
sunroof
bixenons
rvc
paying mid $40k
pretty happy with that. might not be the cheapest, but the service I get from this dealer is exceptional! In fact i bought my R32 from here too!

[OilBurna]

which dealer big yellow if driveaway thats a pretty good price

[7R]

Just purchased...

MY11.5 TR 5DR GTI DSG
Sunroof
18" Detroits
MDI
Premium B/T
RVC
Tinted windows

$47k drive away - no Corporate Plus discount, just a straight out retail negotiation and purchase. I think its a good deal for a car in stock which I can have at the end of the week. According to the calculator thats a saving of 12.21% over retail. Very happy and appreciate the valuable intelligence gleaned from this site and the other members.

I rang a few dealers in Sydney and surrounds yesterday - most simply didn't get back to me, a couple quoted me straight full retail and weren't prepared to do any negotiation on the phone, some wanted me to come into their showrooms before they would even discuss what was in stock and only three actually engaged in price discussions with me - I got the car from the one who called me back and was prepared to talk turkey over the phone.

Thanks.