How do you score a corperate discount?

[nicandlance]

I have seen people here mentioning a corperate discount and there has been mention made of being in a 'union'. Does this qualify for a corp discount or not and how much discount would you expect to get for it? My husband is in the Police Association..... ever hopeful!

[Big Yellow]

check with Volkswagen whether the association is part of their corporate list. when i boughy my car, i asked about corporate discount and told them what association i belonged to, and they just check and say yes you get it, or no you cant.

from memory, the discount i got was about 10% or $10,000 off retail price but that was because it was a runout mkv r32.

it may differ for a mk6.

[STV4SYT]

Yeah, Police association should be there, i know Australian Computer Society etc are there as an example.

I did some indicative pricing last week of corporate plus vs haggling and found i could get a better price on a GTI without using the corp. Different for different cars though.

[Big Yellow]

Yeah, Police association should be there, i know Australian Computer Society etc are there as an example.

I did some indicative pricing last week of corporate plus vs haggling and found i could get a better price on a GTI without using the corp. Different for different cars though.

you haggle, then you knock them down with corporate plus!!

[JasonP]

My 103TDI was $50900 full retail, & I got it for $44500 drive away.
No Corp Discount. Used a Broker, then knocked a bit more off myself.

[backdoc]

Yeah, Police association should be there, i know Australian Computer Society etc are there as an example.

I did some indicative pricing last week of corporate plus vs haggling and found i could get a better price on a GTI without using the corp. Different for different cars though.

That shouldn't be the case as the Corp discount is a VW Factory backed Program - i.e. the dealer is not taking the hit for the discount as they get reimbursed from the factory.

So as stated, haggle like buggery, then hit them with the corp price which is a guaranteed 10% off.

I haggled on a R36 after I sold my R32 and got them down $20000. Then I changed my mind and ordered a Skoda RS wagon. With the new GTI engine I just couldn't see where the extra $30000 was going ?????????

[guliver_twist]

Check with your professional associations... I got mine through APESMA ..
good luck!

[Corey_R]

But what else is required? Simply showing them that you belong to 'x' company or association? Or presenting a letter from that company/association that you use your car for company/association purposes?

I've been asked for a letter on official letterhead in the past, and that I haven't been able to obtain because my company does not wish to provide that due to possible implications blahblahblah

[hkogti]

Check with your professional associations... I got mine through APESMA ..
good luck!

APESMA is in too? I bought 3 vw and never used it.....

[Pharkus]

check with Volkswagen whether the association is part of their corporate list. when i boughy my car, i asked about corporate discount and told them what association i belonged to, and they just check and say yes you get it, or no you cant.

from memory, the discount i got was about 10% or $10,000 off retail price but that was because it was a runout mkv r32.

it may differ for a mk6.

The Asian association is not on the list but we bargain hard la.

[Big Yellow]

Check with your professional associations... I got mine through APESMA ..
good luck!

APESMA is in too? I bought 3 vw and never used it.....

I got mine through APESMA too!!

all they needed were a photocopy of my membership card and thats it. Didn't require any letters or anything from the association itself. (for me anyway).

Barloworld Glen Waverly didn't even want to check whether APESMA was eligible - plainly refused me . Obviously, my business went else where.

[nicandlance]

That's interesting. I'm going to Barloworld today to get a valuation on my car. Expecting all the claptrap - but it's simple, if I'm not happy and they refuse to budge, I'm going elsewhere.....
Done my homework, know what I want as far as a deal goes - we'll just wait and see.
Still going back and forward between the golf and the Mazda anyway, so whoever does the best deal will ultimately get my business in the end...

[Corey_R]

all they needed were a photocopy of my membership card and thats it. Didn't require any letters or anything from the association itself. (for me anyway).

Thanks, hopefully this requirement has simply changed from when I tried to use the corporate discount (back in 2006) rather than some dealers are just more 'thorough' than others, cause I'm otherwise very happy with my local dealer