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Title: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: CaptainJack on August 31, 2010, 08:37:24 pm: Ok, I've been knocking around this board for a bit and turbo posting without the bloody car to back it up.

Things are - hopefully - going to change soon and I would appreciate a bit of advice.

I am pretty sure what to look for after reading the boards a while and both these cars are around the 15k mark . Firstly, if I try to buy what sort of offers should I make? The ED30 is new on and will probably shift fairly fast so they are not going to take off loads. I have no part exchange and can offer cash up the asking price (obviously I don't want to let them know this so am not going to post links to the cars in case anyone from VW is sniffing around).

The R32 might be a better bet for haggling as they're so popular with the tax man. This one has nav and a very high spec.

Both are DSG and leather/ part leather. The only thing I ever really insisted on with a car purchase is leather seats so that's ok.

Lastly, one of them is a couple of hundred miles away and was wondering if the one years warranty is backed up by all VW dealers - ie..it's out of its manufacturer's warranty and this is the approved used warranty. Is that just dealer specific?

Cheers for any advice.
Title: Re: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: andrewparker on August 31, 2010, 08:52:37 pm: All warranty claims are tackled by any VW main dealer, regardless of where they are in the country.
Title: Re: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: CaptainJack on August 31, 2010, 08:58:15 pm: Quote from: andrewparker on August 31, 2010, 08:52:37 pm
All warranty claims are tackled by any VW main dealer, regardless of where they are in the country.

Cool. That's what I wasn't sure of. If its original 3 years warranty has expired is the approved used one year warranty also nationwide as well!

Cheers.
Title: Re: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: andrewparker on August 31, 2010, 08:59:08 pm: Yep
Title: Re: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: CaptainJack on September 02, 2010, 06:43:55 am: anyone got any advice on the sort off offers I should make? Got no experience dealing with VW md'ers and I don't want to go so low they don't take me seriously or get antagonistic. I was thinking of taking about a grand off and then prolly going up a bit and asking for more warranty, cheaper next service etc..

any thoughts?
Title: Re: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: edd666999 on September 02, 2010, 07:11:17 am: i got a grand off 15k.
Title: Re: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: CaptainJack on September 02, 2010, 04:41:44 pm: Quote from: edd666999 on September 02, 2010, 07:11:17 am
i got a grand off 15k.

cheers, that's what I'm aiming for. Did you start lower?

r32 has gone already!
Title: Re: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: edd666999 on September 02, 2010, 08:52:52 pm: nope! i said i have this much...do you want my monies? :signLOL:
Title: Re: Going to test drive used ED30 and R32 - any advice on VW main dealers?
Post by: CaptainJack on September 02, 2010, 09:10:48 pm: Quote from: edd666999 on September 02, 2010, 08:52:52 pm
nope! i said i have this much...do you want my monies? :signLOL:

lol..that's exactly what I'm planning to do if it's a goer!