Originally Posted by
MikeeR
Just picked up my new Passat 125Tdi wagon today. Icelandic grey and very smart looking. The seats are a major highlight, after demoing an R36 I was going to find it very hard going back to the older style benches. Had little chance to drive it other than in city traffic today, but so far so good, I think you'll be very happy. I too did numerous test drives in new Subarus and was very uninspired - and that after owning four Liberty's over the last 15 years.
I also got a similar deal with Corporate plus. I might ask this question in a new thread, but I'm interested in how this deal works - where do those few thousand dollars of discount come from, who pays for it. I got the deal pretty easily and I'm just a little uneasy that my employer is aware of this deal and whether they suffer any consequences.
Yeah, I'm absolutely delighted and can't wait for it to get here. And whilst I am sure the Subie would be a great car in the long term, it really didn't have any 'wow' factor. But to be fair I wasn't really expecting it... the difference was that I was also not expecting wow factor from a car as supposedly conservative as the Passat! How wrong I was.
Regarding the corporate discount there are numerous threads on here that deal with it - much of which seem to be from Tig buyers - with dribs and drabs on the process. As far as I've been able to piece together it seems that Volkswagen Australia give the dealer a rebate (in other words, some of the 10% discount on RRP is passed on to VWA). This stands to reason since VWA would surely not let dealers sell at a loss to corporate buyers or anyone.
But in addition there would usually be bonuses of some sort on a certain number of fleet discounts, corporate sales, and so forth. In other words, the dealership may well load up the sale on the 'back end', with a variety of rewards for making a sale, especially if it is coming at the right time.
I know this is speculation, and others may want to correct me, but it seems a more or less reasonable assumption that VW want to attract a corporate clientele and are prepared to back dealers to attract them without leaving them out of pocket.
If that's the case, it has worked for me, and I am happy to recommend Volks to my colleagues. In fact, one of my workmates is test-driving a V6 Highline next week after hearing me raving....
On order: MY10 125TDi Auto Highline Passat Wagon: Icelandic Grey; RVC; various protective coverings. Currently on a boat, due in April
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