Price change on car before i have even bought it !!

[Stiglet]

i have been waiting for a seat ibiza FR to come into a garage for a couple of weeks now and have been watching the price. it was £8295.. i showed an interest and am going to look at this weekend. i just checked the seat site tonight to show my gf the car and it has shot up £700 !! over night... i phoned the dealer and said this was bang out or order and he told me the website people got the price wrong.. do they have to honour the price or am i hoping for too much ? i did say that the extra £700 put it out of my range unless they can up my part exchange... i am waitng for a call back..fingers crossed they lower their price back.if not then its bye and i start looking again.

i am a bit annoyed as it was a very good car for the money.

cheers

stig

 

[luke c]

whats the reg \ miles on the car they will want the sale i would say they will up the part ex a bit and lower the car a few hundred to gedt it where u need to be

 

[Stiglet]

my car is 55 plate , 2005 and done 18,000 miles. or did you want the one im trying to buy lol. thats a 57 plate with 8,000 miles on it. really hope they can come down or up mine as it seems a nice genuine car..

 

[luke c]

with that many miles sounds a great car get on to them soon as it comes in if you manage to get it for 8295 you have got a cracking deal i paid 8k for a 56 fr with 15k on a few months back

 

[Stiglet]

thats still a good deal you got yourself. anything under 20,000 miles is well acceptable as these engines last forever !!!

 

[Edward9th]

I agree with Luke C's first comment. I had the same trouble with Ford, many moons ago, when the car was so long being made, it went up several times. I told the dealer I would only leave the order if my P/X went up correspondingly. I got my car, but lived to regret it :-(

 

[Stiglet]

lived to regret it ? why wot was wrong with car ? was it coz it was a ford

 

[krussel]

If i was you i would go see the car and if you like it offer the orig price and see what happens. You must be prepared to walk away though.

 

[Edward9th]

What was wrong with it? What wasn't?!!!! It must have been a rush job, in order to get it built within the FIVE MONTHS, with me chasing them. Problems included brakes (several sets of discs and pads), clutch, tracking, cracked exhaust manifold, burnt-out wiring, oil leaks, wheel bearings and others!
Mind you, that was many years ago; nowadays, we'd reject it out of hand! Just out of interest - it was a Mk2 Escort Sport, which I really fancied going by the spec. - nothing compared to today's though.

 

[jonboy1066]

with that many miles sounds a great car get on to them soon as it comes in if you manage to get it for 8295 you have got a cracking deal i paid 8k for a 56 fr with 15k on a few months back

Yep, I got my FR TDi from a SEAT Dealer Just over Two weeks ago on a 56 Plate with 20,800 miles for £8245.

I checked Parkers Price Guide before making an offer and they said with £30,000 Miles it was worth £8,900!

I'm very...very happy with my FR

 

[xpa]

i got my 06 plate for 8k with 17 k on the clock love it

 

[luke c]

i thought i had paid over the odds for mine but looks like i paid about the right amount

 

[krussel]

Quite often is simply the car on the day. If you look at one which looks well kept and "feels right" it can be worth paying a little more, if you can afford it.

I ve bought a couple of second hand cars at top price and have been rewarded with a good car. You prob need to look a few to know a good un

 

[Stiglet]

i am expecting a call from the sales manager thursday. i still am going to look at it though as it does sound a very good car. 2 years old and only 8k on the clock. it sounds like a shops and back car!! i may compromise and go halfs. see what the car is like and what thry offer me i guess. i can walk away coz there is always another good car to be had!!!

 

[RUM4MO]

What was wrong with it? What wasn't?!!!! It must have been a rush job, in order to get it built within the FIVE MONTHS, with me chasing them. Problems included brakes (several sets of discs and pads), clutch, tracking, cracked exhaust manifold, burnt-out wiring, oil leaks, wheel bearings and others!
Mind you, that was many years ago; nowadays, we'd reject it out of hand! Just out of interest - it was a Mk2 Escort Sport, which I really fancied going by the spec. - nothing compared to today's though.

Did that include signal colour paintwork and down right loud seat trim colour?

 

[RUM4MO]

i am expecting a call from the sales manager thursday. i still am going to look at it though as it does sound a very good car. 2 years old and only 8k on the clock. it sounds like a shops and back car!! i may compromise and go halfs. see what the car is like and what thry offer me i guess. i can walk away coz there is always another good car to be had!!!

I always take the line that if you are trading in a car, its only the change over cost that is significant - all the rest is meaningless really.

 

[PH1L NI]

Just as a comparison last year I paid 8k for a 2007 Sport TDI with a few thousand miles on it. I 4,000 it was.

 

[Stiglet]

I CANT BELIEVE IT ...THE DAM CAR HAD GONE UP AGAIN IN PRICE AND YES I AM SHOUTING. another £300 !!! making it a grand in total now since they first advertised it and whats more they never even bothered to phone me back on thursday as promiced.. some customer service huh.. i am naming and shamEing the garage. W J KING IN SIDCUP KENT... get your act together !!!! ITS NAWTY!!!!

 

[luke c]

walk away find another one i wouldnt give the money grabbing tw4t5 the sale out of principle

 

[Stiglet]

im gona go see it , then im gona walk away lol.. never really looked at an FR before so will be good to have a look. get him all excited then just say no and walk away. he doesnt know me only my mobile and email address... revenge will be sweet!!!!