Well as some of you know I've just sold my honda civic type-r and i'm needing to replace it with just a cheap shopping car, we chose the new vauxhall corsa. I'm already to order with some little extra's I want on the car and the guy said if I want the 17" I will have to wait maybe 12 weeks for the car but only 2 weeks if I get the standard wheels, don't need anyone telling me there isn't much difference I just like the 17" on the car, so, would I be able to order the alloy's off vauxhall and just get them put on my self!? The guy said something about the wheel bearings or something like that are different and the car needs making from fresh if I want the 17"!? Think he's pulling my leg but can anyone shed any light please???..

Thanks,

p.s. no slagging off of the car, we've still got the scooby!!

 

I know Vauxhalls are a different offset thats all.

he's taking the p***, its a well known fact that dealers make very little commission on the actual sale and make more money selling you mudflaps, wheels etc.

tell him you want the car with wheels asap and not 12 weeks or go somewhere else for the car

The cheeky ****

 

are you committed to the car sale yet???

have you tried a supermarket???

 

not committed to car yet but have got it for a good price, the wheels are only an extra £350, was just wondering if I could order the wheels separate and get them fitted!?

 

Yes i would imagine no prob

go on what model and how much did you pay???

ill see if i can get it cheaper

 

Brand new 07 plate, 1.4 sxi, black, including the wheels it was about 9.5k..

Also I wasn't thinking of getting air con because I never use it even in the summer but gav thinks I would be best of getting it for re-sale!? thats an extra £600!!!!!!

Is the guy talking rubbish when he said the car is made slightly different to have the 17"!?

 

Of course you can

But you will pay more than £350 via a parts dept purchase after you take delivery as there is no effective "rebate" on the standard wheels/tyres.

I suspect the dealer has a car "in the system" which is already on its way to him that matches the spec you want - hence trying to talk you out of a fresh order for one with 17s, as he can sell you the one he has already coming.

Typical vauxhall philosophy. And I know, cos I know a VX DP.

Phone another dealer, explain this one is giving you the runaround and that if they can do the right car at the same price with 17's and quick delivery you'll buy it.

I'd be surprised if they say no.

HTH

 

Yep - it sounds like it

 

me and gav looked at eachother and laughed when the guy came out with this, gav said he's talking rubbish! If i was order a special car then I'd expect to wait for 12 weeks but not for a vauxhall!!

 

NEW VAUXHALL CORSA HATCHBACK 1.4i 16V SXi 3dr - deal from UKCD, the discount new car dealer

Vauxhall Corsa - check this one out

not sure abouty the wheels though?

 

Sorry to be nosey, but do you mind saying what you got for your CTR please?

I've got a 05 reg one with 18k on the clock and am considering chopping it in for something a bit more baby friendly, but not if I'm going to take a massive loss on it...

Thanks

 

mine was a 55 plate NHB with 11500 miles on the clock and I got 12,900 for it, its really clean too!!

 

Thats a bargain Carl!!!!! The garage are pretty good at matching prices so will ask them and I'll just have to see how much it would cost to buy the wheels separate!?..

 

Just call it a pint of coke at the next meet if you save a bit

 

Sure I can manage that!!

 

Thanks a lot.

Was that privately I presume?

 

Yep, one garage offered my 9k or something stupid like that the vauxhall garage offered me 10.5k I think. sell privately if you can but I warn you the market for these cars are very slow at the minute, my car is beautiful and its taken ages just to get someone to come and look at it!!!! what you looking at getting?

 

Not sure really.

I quite fancy a 4X4 - I know the green plebs won't like that, but who cares

I think the new Hyundai Sante Fe looks really nice, and seems cracking value if you get the CDX. But I may well keep mine for a year or two, on the basis that the Sante Fe will probably drop loads more in that time than mine.

I'm kind of hoping the new Type R will not go down too well, keeping prices of mine a bit higher...

Did you sort your wheel problem out?

 

wheel problem!? I got my alloy's re-finished the other week. I wasn't to keen on the new type-r but now I look at them and think there awesome!!!! Beautiful shape!!! would love one but got to think sensible because we're looking for a house!!

 

Weren't you having trouble getting your new Corsa with 17's - you were trying to find somewhere to deliver one in less than 12 weeks.. Might have the wrong person completely of course

That's my problem too - what to spend the money on. We've just had a baby, and I'm thinking of waiting until they go to school (and my wife goes back to working when they are there) to move house. So I am thinking of just running the CTR for as long as possible, and saving anything I would spend on a car and put it towards a nicer house in 4/5 years time.

 

Sorry, that is me, didn't know what you were talking about!:lol1 I'm going to look into the alloy thing this weekend!!

I love the CTR's, I think there awesome!!

 

Phew - at least I'm not going mad

Good luck with sorting your car out.