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Title: Multiple Scrappage??
Post by: MutantCav on 12 April 2009, 13:59:28

If you scrap 3 vehicles (if scheme is introduced in UK) any chance you can get 3 vouchers and £6k off a new car? lol  :y

Title: Re: Multiple Scrappage??
Post by: Proz on 12 April 2009, 14:03:09

Im sure GB wouldnt allow that  :-/

Title: Re: Multiple Scrappage??
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 April 2009, 14:05:25

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Im sure GB wouldnt allow that  :-/

and would probably be be one per household.

Title: Re: Multiple Scrappage??
Post by: MutantCav on 12 April 2009, 14:13:13

Effectively a rubbish scheme then as if £2k off a new car was enough to get people buying the dealers offering £2k off a nearly new car as they currently do anyway out of desperation would mean we would all have a new car...

I own a 10+ year old car for a reason, I dont have the money to upgrade...although I also rather like it :y

Title: Re: Multiple Scrappage??
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 April 2009, 15:36:55

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Effectively a rubbish scheme then as if £2k off a new car was enough to get people buying the dealers offering £2k off a nearly new car as they currently do anyway out of desperation would mean we would all have a new car...

I own a 10+ year old car for a reason, I dont have the money to upgrade...although I also rather like it :y

It's like I said last week though.  If a dealer for example will offer you £2k for any part exchange even an MOT failure, then it means they are prepared to drop the new car by £2k anyway as scrap is worthless at the moment..

A mate was offered £2k (Vx Dealer) for his 26,000 mile Vectra 1800LS.  I pulled him to one side and reckoned he would get more for his car, I then found out he was buying a brand new Vectra from a dealer (05/55 plate cant quite remeber)  He chatted at work and 2 people were interested in his car, one offered £2k cash the other offered £2500 but needed time to raise it. (they didnt know about each others offers)  

I told him to be prepared to walk away from a dealer and play one againt the other.  He got £2500 cash discount from the dealer.

Had we have not had a chat he would just of taken the £2k PX.  Just as the average punter will get drawen into these dealer offers. :-/

Title: Re: Multiple Scrappage??
Post by: MutantCav on 12 April 2009, 15:40:44

And if he had really thought about it he could have taken the £2k from the guy making the lower offer as well as the guys old scrap car then traded the scrap car in for £2k off his new car and been £4k better off :y

Title: Re: Multiple Scrappage??
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 April 2009, 15:42:39

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And if he had really thought about it he could have taken the £2k from the guy making the lower offer as well as the guys old scrap car then traded the scrap car in for £2k off his new car and been £4k better off :y

But in the end he was actually £4500 better off.  £2000 cash from a work mate and £2500 dealer discount.

Title: Re: Multiple Scrappage??
Post by: Mr Skrunts on 12 April 2009, 15:44:27

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And if he had really thought about it he could have taken the £2k from the guy making the lower offer as well as the guys old scrap car then traded the scrap car in for £2k off his new car and been £4k better off :y

Just re-read what you wrote.  Would have been an interesting point, but the dealer only gives cash discount, or a PX allowance.  Doubt they would offer both.