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Delivery costs

  • 06-02-2012 11:38pm
    #1
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,625 ✭✭✭✭


    Buying a new car the price quoted is subject to recommended retail delivery
    charge & related fees.
    I got quoted an extra €900 for delivery charge! :eek:
    Another way for a garage to bump up the profits or it is about right?


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  • #2
    FGR
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,455 ✭✭✭FGR


    Whoa. I know I've only ever bought two cars brand new but 900's a little excessive..!

    Normally I only ever agree on a price all-in and ensure that it's inclusive of delivery and pdi!


  • #3
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,699 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    €900 is on the high side, but it depends what car it is.

    BMW are €850 (but may also try and stick on another €150 for fuel and some lovely cleaning products).

    Audi are €800 according to their price list. Jaguar and LR are €1,000 - not sure what the official Merc charge is.

    There is always a cost involved to the dealers, but it should usually be negotiable. The only manufacturer we pay full delivery charge for is BMW.


  • #4
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    okidoki987 wrote: »
    Buying a new car the price quoted is subject to recommended retail delivery
    charge & related fees.
    I got quoted an extra €900 for delivery charge! :eek:
    Another way for a garage to bump up the profits or it is about right?

    I'm open to correction on this, but there's a reason it is quoted separately: VRT and VAT.

    If the 'delivery charge' was done away with, and simply added to the base price of the car, you would have to pay VRT on that amount, and VAT on that VRT amount, as well.

    It's done to keep the price down.........otherwise you'd pay more.

    Example - separate delivery pricing
    Car, 28% VRT Band - 20,000 inc VRT and VAT
    Delivery 1,000 inc VAT - no VRT applicable.
    Total + 21,000

    Example - 'all-in' pricing, including delivery
    Car, 28% Band inc delivery - Total = 21,344


    So, all-in pricing would make the car €344 more expensive. Or, conversely, listing delivery as a separate item makes it €344 cheaper.

    Take your pick: which would you prefer ?

    This isn't unique to Ireland, btw - in Denmark iirc - the price of the car for VRT purposes doesn't include extra's like.........different alloys, radio (!) etc.

    You buy them 'separately'.

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  • #5
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,625 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    It was on a Renault :o


  • #6
    veetwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭veetwin


    I collected a BMW from the Munich factory once and avoided the delivery charge:P

    They still stung me €350 for a pre-delivery inspection:rolleyes:


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  • #7
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    If a car is being registered first by the dealer as a demo model do they still have to pay the delivery cos or is there any charge involved?


  • #8
    R.O.R
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,699 ✭✭✭✭R.O.R


    johnos1984 wrote: »
    If a car is being registered first by the dealer as a demo model do they still have to pay the delivery cos or is there any charge involved?

    There is still an actual cost to the dealers from the transport company who collect the car from the docks and deliver it to the dealer. Then there are the budgetted costs for the labour involved in the PDI and cleaning.


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