Golf Mk6 - Prices and Dealer Negotiations

[Transporter]

The way to go, if the price is right, why argue (haggle) about it and ruin the car buying experience. I didn't haggle as well when buying Touareg and Tiguan and it worked for me, got discount and what I wanted delivered on time.

I wil buy again from Solitaire Automotive.

[Corey_R]

I've posted this in another thread, but seeings this is a price thread, I thought I'd put it it this one as well. I just want let people know you can achieve discounts on the "R" aswell.

This is the deal I got straight up, slapped down a deposit immediately without haggling...

Golf R - 3 Door
DSG
Leather (Vienna)
Sunroof
MDI
Mats & Weathershield
Paint, Leather, Vinyl, Fabric & Carpet Protection
Tint

$57K driveaway.

Reason I didn't haggle was that it worked out to be roughly $9K discount and I had already formed the figure in my head and achieved it.

Excluding the Mats (since they're included) and weathershield (nfi on the price, dealer accessory), nor the dealer protection pack (cause it's another dealer money making thing of little value), and the tint (again, it's included, unless you mean just the front passenger and driver window, which would cost maybe $100 from a local tint dude like Rob from Hunters Hills Tint), the "RRP Driveaway" for that car is only $63,289.20 including Euro plates. So whilst you still got a good discount, it's only $6,289.20 - not anywhere near $9,000. In fact, I find it hard to find anyway that it could be $9k, even with the most overpriced of dealer protection kit and dealer tint.

Either way though, 9.94% on an R is a great discount, plus whatever value those dealer accessories were added to that.

[VooWoo!]

Excluding the Mats (since they're included) and weathershield (nfi on the price, dealer accessory), nor the dealer protection pack (cause it's another dealer money making thing of little value), and the tint (again, it's included, unless you mean just the front passenger and driver window, which would cost maybe $100 from a local tint dude like Rob from Hunters Hills Tint), the "RRP Driveaway" for that car is only $63,289.20 including Euro plates. So whilst you still got a good discount, it's only $6,289.20 - not anywhere near $9,000. In fact, I find it hard to find anyway that it could be $9k, even with the most overpriced of dealer protection kit and dealer tint.

Either way though, 9.94% on an R is a great discount, plus whatever value those dealer accessories were added to that.

Coreying...

You are one well informed dubber. My hat off to you. Wish I'd come across the forum before I went in with the purchase.

This is how I came to my $9K discount.

I originally got quoted $64,400 for the car driveaway. Got dropped to $56,000K driveway.
The protection pack was added later for $1,800.00. Got dropped to $1,200. This includes some sort of scuff, dent, and scrape repair insurance thing for two years.
They threw in tint and weathershields.

That's how I got to the $9K.
In hindsight, I may have been overquoted the fist time around cause I walked in with shorts, thongs and I didn't bother taking a shower that day LOL!

They may not have taken me seriously until I came back a month later groomed up a bit.

The second time round I took a shower a wore some jeans hahaha!

[Corey_R]

lol - cools!
And holy crap at the $1800 for the dealer protection kit. Even at $1200 that's a lot! For that amount you could buy the cans of scotchguard yourself ($10 each from Bunnings, you'd need two max for a leather car), the Meguiars or Zaino leather conditioning and cleaning kit (say $60 to 80 inc microfibre towels), and then get a company like OziCozi to put the 3M Paint Protection Film/Ventureshield Stoneguard kit plus G|Techniq sealant on the non-forward-facing surfaces not covered by the film. You'd then still have change to cover getting a wheel or two repaired after being scuffed...

[VooWoo!]

lol - cools!
And holy crap at the $1800 for the dealer protection kit. Even at $1200 that's a lot! For that amount you could buy the cans of scotchguard yourself ($10 each from Bunnings, you'd need two max for a leather car), the Meguiars or Zaino leather conditioning and cleaning kit (say $60 to 80 inc microfibre towels), and then get a company like OziCozi to put the 3M Paint Protection Film/Ventureshield Stoneguard kit plus G|Techniq sealant on the non-forward-facing surfaces not covered by the film. You'd then still have change to cover getting a wheel or two repaired after being scuffed...

Hahaha!!!!

If you put it that way...

But they sold me when they said it was a once off application, with a lifetime guarantee... and the clincher was that I didn't need to think about waxing the car ever, and that I didn't have to think about the leather ever... leaning on the lazy side of life... the product pulled at my heart strings.

We'll see if that's true in due time... if it's really a once off or not.

[hooba]

The which donated it's hide to your interior already did most of the work to give it lifetime protection.

You got Ming Mole'd.

Doesn't matter as you got a great car at a discount, enjoy it when you get it.

[VooWoo!]

The which donated it's hide to your interior already did most of the work to give it lifetime protection.

You got Ming Mole'd.

Doesn't matter as you got a great car at a discount, enjoy it when you get it.

ROLMAO!!!

Ming Mole'd. That's a good one.

Cheers mate.

[dave_r]

The which donated it's hide to your interior already did most of the work to give it lifetime protection.

You got Ming Mole'd.

Haha you do keep me entertained!

[clubbie]

The which donated it's hide to your interior already did most of the work to give it lifetime protection.

You got Ming Mole'd.

Doesn't matter as you got a great car at a discount, enjoy it when you get it.

Yep the ming mole. They role out the cutey with the best norks you have seen in a while.

Dont worry everyone gets done once. Expensive perve though

[martind6969]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but I signed up for the R on Friday. A bit of haggling, but Trent (and Phil) @ Gerald Slaven Belconnen were great to deal with.

Golf R - 5 Door (Rising Blue)
DSG
ACC
RVC
Bluetooth

$54,375 driveaway, with corporate discount.

According to the spreadsheet, works out at 10.34% discount which I'm happy with. Actually it's only 10K more than I paid for my 05 GTI so seems an outright bargain!!

Trying not to think about the long wait till February....

Cheers,
Dave

[whichonetoget]

Will financing the vehicle have any affect on my bargaining power?

I am eligible for the corporate discount, but would hope to do a deal with at least 10% discount off of RRP.

[Corey_R]

If the finance is with the dealership it may actually give you increased negotiation power.
But other than that, it shouldn't have any effect on your negotiations.

[m_f]

Not sure if this is the right thread for this, but I signed up for the R on Friday. A bit of haggling, but Trent (and Phil) @ Gerald Slaven Belconnen were great to deal with.

Golf R - 5 Door (Rising Blue)
DSG
ACC
RVC
Bluetooth

$54,375 driveaway, with corporate discount.

According to the spreadsheet, works out at 10.34% discount which I'm happy with. Actually it's only 10K more than I paid for my 05 GTI so seems an outright bargain!!

Trying not to think about the long wait till February....

Cheers,
Dave

Exactly the specs I want, and I know I can get corporate discount too!

If you don't mind me asking, how much corporate discount did you get?

[Racer88]

Just done the deal...

Golf R - 5 Door (United Grey)
DSG
19" Black Talladega Alloy Wheels
ACC
RVC
Recaro sports seats
MDI
Bluetooth
Dynaudio Excite 300W

$65k driveaway, with corporate discount.

Delivery end of Feb '11

[GTI-VW]

.... Actually it's only 10K more than I paid for my 05 GTI so seems an outright bargain!!

Since 2006 the Oz dollar has appreciated 16 % against the Euro. So while the rrp for a base 2006 GTI was also around $40k in 2006, the price in Euros has risen from about 24.5k euros (2006) to 28.5k euros (2010). If we still paid 24.5k euros that would equate to a GTI base price in Oz of around $34k.

So why don't we see the exchange rate reflected in RRP ?

i) Volkswagen, along with other Euro importers love huge profits
ii) They don't want to undercut the resale value of used cars
iii) If people have an inflated idea of what they 'should' pay they're more than happy to take their money.

The bottom line is there is that while the Oz dollar is high there is plenty of fat on the beast so haggle hard. Threads like this that give folks the tools to drive a bargain are great. Well done to OP.