Motorpoint get it wrong again!
13 December 2005, 10:41 AM
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Motorpoint get it wrong again!
Just spotted this on Motor Trader website.....
Motorpoint to pull advertising campaign
Dec 2005
Car supermarket Motorpoint has been forced to pull its latest ad campaign after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the adverts were misleading. Consumers complained to the government watchdog that the prices listed in the current campaign were misleading because they did not include the registration fee or road fund licence. The ASA ruled that the adverts could not run in their current form and advised Motorpoint to seek guidance from the Copy Advice team before advertising again.
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Motorpoint to pull advertising campaign
Dec 2005
Car supermarket Motorpoint has been forced to pull its latest ad campaign after the Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the adverts were misleading. Consumers complained to the government watchdog that the prices listed in the current campaign were misleading because they did not include the registration fee or road fund licence. The ASA ruled that the adverts could not run in their current form and advised Motorpoint to seek guidance from the Copy Advice team before advertising again.
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13 December 2005, 11:05 AM
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They have always advertised like this. Trade-Sales are the same.
All you have to do is add on about £260 for road tax, registration fee & preparation fee and another £350 for an alarm if you want one and the price is still £5K less than your Subaru dealer
You are right though, they should have been made to fall in line before now, if only to assist the mathematically challenged!!
All you have to do is add on about £260 for road tax, registration fee & preparation fee and another £350 for an alarm if you want one and the price is still £5K less than your Subaru dealer
You are right though, they should have been made to fall in line before now, if only to assist the mathematically challenged!!
13 December 2005, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by ozzy
Do the ads mention that you don't get your Subaru warranty either?
Which means "He's on His own"!!!!!
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13 December 2005, 12:04 PM
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But why go to Motorpoint?
Motorpoints price for a MY 06 WRX Wagon is £17,599 plus Road tax, Alarm etc, etc. making the OTR price around £18,215.
Looking at Lichfields site, they do the car for £17,495 OTR. This includes a 3 Year Subaru Warranty
Looks like metallic may be extra at Lichfields, but even adding that, it is still nearly £400 saving on Motorpoint and nearly £4.5K over a Subaru squealer.
Motorpoints price for a MY 06 WRX Wagon is £17,599 plus Road tax, Alarm etc, etc. making the OTR price around £18,215.
Looking at Lichfields site, they do the car for £17,495 OTR. This includes a 3 Year Subaru Warranty
Looks like metallic may be extra at Lichfields, but even adding that, it is still nearly £400 saving on Motorpoint and nearly £4.5K over a Subaru squealer.
13 December 2005, 04:54 PM
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Just checked their website and they're still advertising them... 
Originally Posted by Blue Dragoon
Motorpoint, Newport, Wales stopped advertising Scoob's a few weeks ago???? Strange me thinks!!!
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14 December 2005, 11:04 AM
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If I had to choose between Motorpoint and Litchfield it would not be a hard decision.
Now if I can just find the cash down the back of the sofa.......
Now if I can just find the cash down the back of the sofa.......
14 December 2005, 01:28 PM
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The savings simply are not worth it when you take into account the **** poor residuals of imports IMHO.
Discounts on proper UK cars are too great these days to even consider an import as a viable option IMHO again, of course!
Pete
Discounts on proper UK cars are too great these days to even consider an import as a viable option IMHO again, of course!
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14 December 2005, 01:52 PM
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**** poor residuals?
go back a to july when i was 1st looking
New
Type UK STI 26k
Euro STI 21k
12 months on
Type UK STI 19k
Euro STI 16k
i work that out at
Type UK STI @ 73% value retained
Euro STI @ 76% value retained
go back a to july when i was 1st looking
New
Type UK STI 26k
Euro STI 21k
12 months on
Type UK STI 19k
Euro STI 16k
i work that out at
Type UK STI @ 73% value retained
Euro STI @ 76% value retained
14 December 2005, 01:55 PM
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What kind of trade in value do Litchfields offer though? Sometimes you cannot afford to be without a car for a few days so selling a car privately is not an issue.
If you have a car to get rid of, it't the cost to change that is the issue, not the window sticker of the new car.
Steve
If you have a car to get rid of, it't the cost to change that is the issue, not the window sticker of the new car.
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