The majority of extra cost options are worth very little to a car owner when the time comes to sell but as you’ve said. However, as you’ve said, it’s different story from the dealer’s side of the fence - the forecourt price of a nearly new fully loaded car will certainly reflect the existence of those options - win win for the dealer!AndyGTi wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 8:31 am After seeing your post I had to check out the configurator and spec a RLine up. It does seem crazy you can touch £30 with this Polo, but that adds about £5,500 of options.
Some you can realistically drop IMHO but as we all know we are all different with different priorities or requirements. I think you could add £2-2,500 for a very good specced car but maybe GTI or another car would be better option.
I’m sure the car will sell but trade in time as mentioned you won’t get full or close to full price back on that chunk of options. Of course the dealer will sell for inflated price telling you what a wonderful car you are getting with loads of options to explain their high price.
An interesting video on YouTube from last year by ex Top Gear presenter Rory Reid on the impact on car manufacturers (healthy) profit margins as a result of restricting the supply of new cars. Restricted new vehicle supply + increased customer demand = less need for dealers to discount and increased margins per car and overall.KayakerPaul wrote: ↑Wed May 18, 2022 9:14 am The Dealership would obviously be getting their discount on the car and extras. We had discount on our extras. I forget how much as it`s been so long...
We had a 3month old demo for my son a few years back with Audi - a truly fantastic spec car, and a fab price to match. Sadly now I`m not getting anything like that now. That`s why we decided to ordered one, rather tan look for similar in a dealeship due to the price on nearly new cars.
I think the days of healthy discounts on new cars may soon be a thing of the past - especially if car manufacturers are adopting the Ferrari business model mentioned in the video;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=9ZlBNS4OmaI