Recommended VW salesman in Sydney

[tuzii]

for my gti mk6 i spoke to the denlo parra

i spoke to andre (general manager)
michael (business finance manager)
and mark (used car sales manager)

to get the bets deal for demo gti, all 3 where very good and came to party with discounts etc.

[Molotov]

+2 don't go to Chatswood.

I got shuffled around to 3 people who were all introduced as some sort of manager. Ended up with Tony - nice enough guy to have a chat with but dishonest about the pricing ("Corporate discount doesn't apply to the GTI") and then offered me a deal $1,600 worse than what his colleague offered over the phone and said the original quote was a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes but $45,000 for a base model dsg gti with dynaudio isn't out-of-bounds (he re-offered $46,600 firm). Also told me that prices (from this forum) on Polo Gtis were impossible and would result in a loss (there's no way of confirming every price is legitimate but for the most part they're consistent and realistic).

I'm fine with dealers drawing a line in the sand or not bargaining. They want to make more money - that's ok. Just spare me the bull$hit please.

[Captain Courteous]

Ended up with Tony - nice enough guy to have a chat with but dishonest about the pricing ("Corporate discount doesn't apply to the GTI") and then offered me a deal $1,600 worse than what his colleague offered over the phone and said the original quote was a mistake.

Ah dealer talk.. It's pointless human discourse.

I'm fine with dealers drawing a line in the sand or not bargaining. They want to make more money - that's ok. Just spare me the bull$hit please.

Amen.

[kcaz]

I have just bought a 118TSI from Chatswood Classic and found them really good to deal with. I only ended up there because I found the customer service at Barlowworld in Mascot so average that I did not want to buy a car from them.
I dealt with Daniel and he was great.
I pick up my car on Tuesday!!!!

[johnsonsabroad]

Why limit yourself to Sydney? I found David Crofton from Central Coast Volkswagen to be a honest and straightforward guy. I test drove a TSI, a TDI and a GTI and talked at length for literally hours - I can't remember the last time I spent 4 hours with a salesman of anything...

Regards,
- Anthony.

I second that : David, as mentioned is a rare breed of car salesmen that are straight up and very helpful. He was honest about what he could and could not do when negotiating the best deal. I am fortunate that live on the Central Coast as well, but even if you don't it would be worth the trip to deal with him.
Good luck in your dealings
Brett

[SteNZnet]

Dennis Babarigos - Barloworld Mascot, NSW. 0422 677 315
He has looked after me and all the people I have recommended to him. We totalled it up the other day when I collected my Scirocco. He has sold me 15 VW's since 2004. If repeat business is a good indicator, then go for it.. Tell him Rob sent you and you want fleet..

[Molotov]

Nice endorsement Rob. That's nearly 2 vee dub's a year!

[ziggyboy]

Why do people think salesmen are their friends?

If people have not noticed, salesmen will have mixed reviews from various people. It's obvious that they "choose" their friends. The less money they sell a car to you, the less commission they make. It's not rocket science. If they give you a good price, be sure as hell they're ruthless with other people. Same with some cocky salesmen... they probably choose who to give good deals to.

Lesson here is just get a good feel for which salesman will give you a good price. It's good to go on recommendations, but that doesn't guarantee good price and service.

[SteNZnet]

A few commercials in there .. Caddy's and T5's ..

[sillyboy]

Dealers in Northshore Sydney, any good?

Looking forward to buy a Golf gti, I am living in the upper Northshore area, are the dealers around good at all?(Hornsby VW, and Chatswood Classic are the 2 nearest).

I know how bad Hornsby VW's customer service is, but what about the warranty work, that will be my most concerning thing.

Thank you

[SilvrFoxX]

Check out the Dealer recommendation thread..

[hooba]

Dennis Babarigos - Barloworld Mascot, NSW. 0422 677 315
He has looked after me and all the people I have recommended to him. We totalled it up the other day when I collected my Scirocco. He has sold me 15 VW's since 2004. If repeat business is a good indicator, then go for it.. Tell him Rob sent you and you want fleet..

Ask Dennis about how is it possible to accidentally price a 5 door golf and then after the client has agreed to purchase to realise that in fact you priced a 3 door and hence the client should pay more.

[ConR]

Looking forward to buy a Golf gti, I am living in the upper Northshore area, are the dealers around good at all?(Hornsby VW, and Chatswood Classic are the 2 nearest).

I know how bad Hornsby VW's customer service is, but what about the warranty work, that will be my most concerning thing.

Thank you

By Hornsby I guess you mean Waitara?

[Molotov]

Looking forward to buy a Golf gti, I am living in the upper Northshore area, are the dealers around good at all?(Hornsby VW, and Chatswood Classic are the 2 nearest).

I know how bad Hornsby VW's customer service is, but what about the warranty work, that will be my most concerning thing.

Thank you

I can't recommend Chatswood. Very good first impressions (they're good at the meet and greet) but when it came to doing the deal I found them to be dishonest.

[calebo]

Dennis Babarigos - Barloworld Mascot, NSW. 0422 677 315
He has looked after me and all the people I have recommended to him. We totalled it up the other day when I collected my Scirocco. He has sold me 15 VW's since 2004. If repeat business is a good indicator, then go for it.. Tell him Rob sent you and you want fleet..

-1 for Dennis, found him to be rather disinterested in doing business and rather sarcastic sense of humour during most of our conversation when I tried to negotiate the price.