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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Amigo on 16 February 2010, 23:25:38
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Heard on the radio today carcraft are offering scrappage on "a selected range" of thier USED vehicles??? I thought the whole idea was to to buy a NEW car. I imagine the selected vehicles in question comprise of low spec versions of hard to shift models & unfavourable finance deals to persuade the weak of mind they're getting a good deal.
Given the time on my hands at the moment i'm tempted to go along & find out for myself, argue a deal on some pile of poo that i would'nt drive if it were free, haggle, haggle some more see if i can get them to pay to have my private plate transferred, drink free coffee...test drive? then tell them i'll think about it never to return. ::)
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lol
Would love to go down carcraft just to see how bad they are......but I think my nearest is in Sheffield and I cant be bothered to waste 2 hrs driving....
Heard nothing but bad about them to be honest.....
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just a marketing ploy i think, even before government scheme you could get £2k off any new car.
Beemer scrappage is £3k, its all just marketing bull :(
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Still thought it was only on NEW cars? :question
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Still thought it was only on NEW cars? :question
The government scheme is for new cars only. This is just a ploy to suck people in to get sh@fted, I would imagine. >:(
Kevin
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I knew a collegue at comet who had a very nice renault laguna from them...Just 1 problem he missed 1 payment and they repossed the car and told him he still had to pay the full whack for the car....
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IME, they inflate the car prices by about £3k anyway ::)
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Webuyanycar.com is carcraft as well. Steer clear of them if possible.
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Definitely sounds like a ploy to sell on the overpriced cars they've been stuck with for a while... :y
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Still thought it was only on NEW cars? :question
The government scheme is for new cars only. This is just a ploy to suck people in to get sh@fted, I would imagine. >:(
Kevin
Agreed Mr Wood!
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I am sure there is a Carcraft in Cardiff, maybe Newport. Were'nt they called something else. South Wales Car Discount or Something.
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I am sure there is a Carcraft in Cardiff, maybe Newport. Were'nt they called something else. South Wales Car Discount or Something.
Yeah, in newport, avoid like the plague!!
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We should have a meet at carcraft. Tie up every salesman for a couple of hours talking crap deals on Daewoo matiz's then get up as one and walk out ;D
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I went to Newport once looking for an Omega. When I rang they said they had 5, when I got there you had to have an introductory talk for about 1/2 hour, I checked they had five and went looking. Could only find one, it wasn't what I wanted and I managed to buy an estate of lower mileage and the same ages for £3k less at my Vauxhall garage with Network Q. The amount of BS they come out with is truly amazing. They made any number of excuses as to where the other 4 Omega's are.
It is good if you want to check that your car seats / pram / drum kit fit in certain cars, as they certainly have a lot.... would never ever buy there though.....
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BTW, A meet at carcraft would indeed be most entertaining.......
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I asked at Carcraft in Rochdale if they had a 3.0 auto Elite. ''We've got one there" he says, it was a 2.5 manual CD :-? When I questioned him again, his reply was ''you can't have eveything" :-? :-? :-?
Needless to say I didn't hang around in there for long! ;D ;D
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Still thought it was only on NEW cars? :question
It's just a marketing ploy bandwagon that firms are jumping on. I heard an ad. on the radio the other day offering a scrappage deal on double glazing!
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Because the car one was apparently a success (not sure myself, not many 09 cars compared to 08), everyone is using the term instead of 'Sale' which is tired currently.
The Government backed scheme (£1k from taxpayer, £1k from dealer) has now finished
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Because the car one was apparently a success (not sure myself, not many 09 cars compared to 08), everyone is using the term instead of 'Sale' which is tired currently.
The Government backed scheme (£1k from taxpayer, £1k from dealer) has now finished
I thought it had been extended till end of March?
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Because the car one was apparently a success (not sure myself, not many 09 cars compared to 08), everyone is using the term instead of 'Sale' which is tired currently.
The Government backed scheme (£1k from taxpayer, £1k from dealer) has now finished
I thought it had been extended till end of March?
http://www.autocar.co.uk/forums/t/9216.aspx.
Tried phoning Sheffield (nearest to me i think) Got a friendly message (you can see how desperate folk are sucked in) As said maybe we should have a meet @ one of thier places. Bring docs so we can test drive & do a Top Gear star in an overly priced Matiz etc, get some car park lap timies!!!! 8-)
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Because the car one was apparently a success (not sure myself, not many 09 cars compared to 08), everyone is using the term instead of 'Sale' which is tired currently.
The Government backed scheme (£1k from taxpayer, £1k from dealer) has now finished
I thought it had been extended till end of March?
http://www.autocar.co.uk/forums/t/9216.aspx.
Tried phoning Sheffield (nearest to me i think) Got a friendly message (you can see how desperate folk are sucked in) As said maybe we should have a meet @ one of thier places. Bring docs so we can test drive & do a Top Gear star in an overly priced Matiz etc, get some car park lap timies!!!! 8-)
It's miles from me... But I'm in ;D ;D ;D
Actually... They've had many names. Many years ago I bought a car from the Chertsey Branch. I must say, although it was (as I now know!) over-priced it was a good car and did 170k taking the total to 250k) before being scrapped due to the engine getting a bit tired. I did go back to try out cars a few times when I was bored ::) ::) and managed to get the salesman clinging to the grab handles a few tiimes ;D ;D ;D