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Hi guys,

Can i get your views on this.
On the verge of ordering an Audi A3 Saloon Sline 1.4TFSI COD manual with the following specs:
- metallic Shiraz red
- Comfort pack
- Advanced key
- Door mirrors: auto dimming, electrically adjustable, folding and heated
- electric lumbar support
- privacy glass
- Satellite navigation SD card based
- tyre pressure indicator.

Had a test drive today and we talked about the financing. After much negotiation we arrived at 1500k discount, PCP with a 4k deposit and 373/month for 48months.

Good bargain? Think i can get some more cuts with a bit more negotiation???
 
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Hi, if you look at my sig you will see my spec I have ordered. I got £1995 discount, dep £2000 monthly payments £368.88 over 48. Mileage 5k a year...
 
Set your mileage low to lower the monthly costs. Your car will almost always be worth more than the GFV, and it's rare that people just hand them back rather than pay the GFV or trade the car in, so you won't be stung with excess mileage charges in that case.
 
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Thanks a lot guys. I'll work on the mileage issues. Then again, how much of a difference is it having just the Sat Nav option as against the full technology package - is the full pack really worth it??
 
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I got the MMI Plus for the larger, higher definition display. I don't want to have to purchase another Sims card to turn the car into a mobile phone so I didn't purchase the full technology package...
 
cuke2u said:
I got the MMI Plus for the larger, higher definition display. I don't want to have to purchase another Sims card to turn the car into a mobile phone so I didn't purchase the full technology package...
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I'd agree with this worth a think
 
Pardon my insistence cuke2u, is your option the 1450 or just the 450 priced sat nav?
 
Wow, what's the list on these? My a4 black edition was £500 down, £390 a month over 4 years! Why is the a3 saloon dearer for what is effectively a smaller a4. It's the 2.0tdi I got.
 
I actually opted for the basic Satellite Navigation system - 450, in a bid to cut costs.
 
ijgreer said:
Wow, what's the list on these? My a4 black edition was £500 down, £390 a month over 4 years! Why is the a3 saloon dearer for what is effectively a smaller a4. It's the 2.0tdi I got.
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For reall? Did you mean £500 down as deposit or £5000???
 
ijgreer said:
Wow, what's the list on these? My a4 black edition was £500 down, £390 a month over 4 years! Why is the a3 saloon dearer for what is effectively a smaller a4. It's the 2.0tdi I got.
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Because the A4 is an old model and not a larger version. The A3 saloon is completely new and has only been out for a few months...
 
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Yes Ref PNQ...

Technology package. Includes HDD-based MMI Satellite Navigation Plus and MMI Touch with navigation data (flash memory), electrically extending, high-resolution 7-inch colour display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, high-quality representation of the navigation map as 3D ground model with topographical map colouring, display of many sites and city models in 3D, choice of 3 alternative routes provided, split-screen mode for route information (manoeuvring points, points of interest on motorways,TMCpro on route), detailed junction map and lane recommendations, dynamic route guidance (where available), voice control system (whole-word entry of address in one sentence), additional arrow display in the Driver’s Information System; includes radio with triple tuner and phase diversity, flash memory for music (10GB), MP3, WMA, AAC and MPEG4-capable DVD player
which can also be used for music and video DVDs, 2 SDXC card readers (for up to 2TB). MMI Touch: a touch-sensitive panel on the rotary/push-button control for intuitive operation of the MMI without taking your eyes off the road; context-related entry of letters and numbers for navigation destination via handwriting recognition with acoustic acknowledgement, selection from address book, entry of telephone numbers or search for media files; simple movement of navigation map and selection of
points of interest.
 
It was £500.00 deposit. I know the a3 is just out, my point was for those figures would you rather not have a black edition a4 for the same money?
 
ijgreer said:
It was £500.00 deposit. I know the a3 is just out, my point was for those figures would you rather not have a black edition a4 for the same money?
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Yeah! You do have a point, which is why i am hoping i get make a good bargain on this one.
 
Hope you do, those figures seem steep on pcp. My brand new c class coupe mercedes was only £500 down and £350 a month as well on a car that lists at £35000 on pcp!
 
ijgreer said:
Hope you do, those figures seem steep on pcp. My brand new c class coupe mercedes was only £500 down and £350 a month as well on a car that lists at £35000 on pcp!
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Yes but MB are crap IMHO !
 
ijgreer said:
It was £500.00 deposit. I know the a3 is just out, my point was for those figures would you rather not have a black edition a4 for the same money?
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Errr, why would I want to buy a car that came out in 2008?
 
ijgreer said:
Hope you do, those figures seem steep on pcp. My brand new c class coupe mercedes was only £500 down and £350 a month as well on a car that lists at £35000 on pcp!
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Well I guess they have to sell them somehow...
 
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A4 is too big anyway, I don't like big cars. A small reasonably punchy hatchback is the perfect size for me - practical enough when I need it to be, but easy in the cities and to park etc, and more efficient and lighter as well - nicer to drive. How people cope with those massive 4x4s (that most of them probably don't need) I'll never know! Q7s and the like.
 
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...but wait a minute guys. pardon my utter ignorance on this subject, but why do the dealers press for a higher deposit and higher monthly payment. In a way doesn't this mean the customer / car owner gets to pay up more and sooner living a lesser 'balloon payment' at the end of the contract?? I don't know. i don't get the catch
 
The GFV is fixed by the length and mileage that you choose, so they don't have any control over that, but I would have thought they would try and push you for a lower deposit and higher monthly payment, seeing as it's the monthly payments that they make the interest on really.
 
cemerson said:
The GFV is fixed by the length and mileage that you choose, so they don't have any control over that, but I would have thought they would try and push you for a lower deposit and higher monthly payment, seeing as it's the monthly payments that they make the interest on really.
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Well, yeah they do want a higher monthly payment, but at the same time initial more deposit.
 
Strange, as they don't make any interest from the deposit.
 
cemerson said:
Strange, as they don't make any interest from the deposit.
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Hmmm! If the interest is on the monthly payments then makes sense why they'll want a longer duration. I guess the whole idea of asking for more deposit would make it seem as though they are helping.
 
Seems a little high to me. My spec is in my sig but although its about £1k less of add-on's than you, I'm getting it for £359 p/m for 3 years with a £3000 deposit.
 
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