Octavia 07

[Socceroo]

Hey guys I'm new to the forums and recently took an Octavia Elegence 07 model for a test drive. It was a great vehicle to drive.

The dealer has offered me 30,500 for an 07 Octavia six-speed manual Turbo Diesel...I haven't tried negotiating yet.

How much do think I could push the dealer down with the price, I know another dealer once told me that the manuals were harder to get moving and therefore they were more negotiable with the price.

I was thinking of going in hard and offering about 27k...I know redbook have them valued at 23-25k privately. Do you think that would be a realistic price?

[wombatoutofhell]

Is that the drive away price? How many k's has it done?
I bought an '07 RS wagon late last year. It had 12,500 on the clock and wasn't to AU spec which means it hasn't got rear parking sensors or rear electric windows and the roof rails are black instead of silver. I drove it away for about $31K, which was actually the advertised price.
I think I'd try getting him down a bit more.

[Socceroo]

Only 30km on the clock the guy reckons. I'm going in to see the car tomorrow.

[jacob_1987]

Well mine is very similiar to urs, I got mine for 28,000 will all on-road drive away...
they also threw a few extra things, always remember they'll want to get rid of the excess stock ie. the old shapes... sooo be very persistent, and I'd also say drive around to a few dealers... Also for some reason I have reason to believe that imported vehicles are cheaper in QLD (tax reason I think)... this was 18 months ago

[Socceroo]

Jacob you got an elegance model for that much? What were the extras they threw in?

[jacob_1987]

hmm... not big ones but i got the nets for the boot ( i think they're std not sure), scuff guards, $1000 for black leather & tinting. The car was ex-demo but only had about 200km on the clock. Another thing is that Australians don't like manuals, can't imagine why!!! I guess that's why they were keen to rid of my car.

[brad]

Hey guys I'm new to the forums and recently took an Octavia Elegence 07 model for a test drive. It was a great vehicle to drive.

The dealer has offered me 30,500 for an 07 Octavia six-speed manual Turbo Diesel...I haven't tried negotiating yet.

How much do think I could push the dealer down with the price, I know another dealer once told me that the manuals were harder to get moving and therefore they were more negotiable with the price.

I was thinking of going in hard and offering about 27k...I know redbook have them valued at 23-25k privately. Do you think that would be a realistic price?

I've got a late 07 Elegance 1.8TSI manual. It was $30452 drive-away in July '08 with 20km on the odo and they gave me $4k more trade-in on my Golf than the VW dealers were offering on a GTI.

The insurance renewal just came in & the market value is $22500. I have 25,000km on the odo.

I wouldn't pay more than $25,000 for the TDI you are looking at.

[woofy]

TDI is worth more from memory than the 1.8TSI isn't it? If 25k is the limit on private sales, you will pay more from a dealer. Friends of mine paid around 30k for an 08 RS sedan with about 7000km on it from a dealer a month or so ago and that had the sunroof fitted..is this a wagon?

[brad]

TDI is worth more from memory than the 1.8TSI isn't it? If 25k is the limit on private sales, you will pay more from a dealer. Friends of mine paid around 30k for an 08 RS sedan with about 7000km on it from a dealer a month or so ago and that had the sunroof fitted..is this a wagon?

TDI was $2700(??) more than TSI. Wagon was +$2000(?)

It's a 2nd hand Skoda - like it or not all of us early adopting, trailblazing buyers with such impecable taste are going to take a bath on resale and so should the dealers. As far as i'm concerned, the car I bought new 12 months back is now 2 years old.

The car he is looking at probably needs new front tyres & probably needs the 30k service & brake fluid flush. Maybe ask for an extension of the factory warranty as part of the deal.

[woofy]

I don't need to think about resale value so much atm, as it will filter down to my wife in another 2-3yrs, but until the GFC settles down all cars will have low resale atm.

The next car I have to think about resale is our 6 which just hit 3 yrs...but again its a few years off yet.

[jacob_1987]

I'm not sure if this might be an option, but I think the new shape Octavia 1.6 is about $25,000... not sure about the 1.6 engine, but it's a new shape I guess it would keep it's value better than the older shape. I haven't driven the 1.6 but I can imagine what a nugget it would be.

[Socceroo]

Talking to the guy he didn't seem too eager to negotiate - Matts and Tints were his only offer. Gave me some spill about already losing $500 on the car and couldn't come down any further.

It's a bit frustrating as I have had a fair bit of success negotiating on other more popular models. I'm going to be persistent though.

[Socceroo]

Okay, I've sealed the deal. Signed and placed my deposit just over an hour ago.

Nov 07 Skoda Octavia Elegance 6spd 2.0TDi
Candy White
36km on the clock
Only extra was matts

27k drive away

I'm very happy with the deal, I've been looking for a car for such a long time. This one just felt right.

They talked me into paint and interior protection. A metal device is being installed which is supposed to prevent rust for the life of the vehicle. I'm probably being a sucker on this part but considering the interior is ivory and I want to keep it for a while i thought it might be a good idea.

That and the girl who talked me into it was gorgeous

[wombatoutofhell]

sounds great-well done! So at $30,500 he was losing $500 but he was happy to lose another $3000 for you? How nice! And he added the mats as well!

[Socceroo]

They actually reduced the price of the vehicle again today. I rang up and the salesman didn't believe it was advertised at that price. So I had to email him the link then he checked with his manager and then was willing to negotiate.

I knocked him down a bit further. I said that most insurance companies have the car valued at 23500, which is a lot of money to lose if the worst happens in the first period of ownership...thank goodness for agreed value

I probably could have gone cheaper if I left it a bit longer, but I didn't want to take the risk of missing out on it. In the end its the car I wanted at a price I'm happy with.

Oh and the car has 36km, not 36,000km as I think some people were thinking.