Finance up front!

D3V!L

We're thinking of downsizing our Grandland X and getting a small hatchback. Two garages my wife spoke to wanted finance papers in place before they'd even let us look at the car let alone test drive it. What's this all about ??

A couple of months back in an Opel main dealer we test drove a Mini without issue.

User1998

To avoid time wasters who have no money

L-M

User1998 wrote: »

To avoid time wasters who have no money

If only it was that simple.

Those garages sound like arseholes, buy elsewhere.

colm_mcm

They probably don’t wand to bother pricing the Grandland?

Rrrrrr2

Move on to the next one. Though I reckon it’s more to do with not wanting your trade in. If you are downsizing there’s likely fcuk all in it for them depending on the car

D3V!L

Rrrrrr2 wrote: »

Move on to the next one. Though I reckon it’s more to do with not wanting your trade in. If you are downsizing there’s likely fcuk all in it for them depending on the car

Thanks, in hindsight it's reading as a PFO.

Buddy Bubs

Could understand this with high end stuff and fast cars to eliminate test pilots without the means to buy and just want a spin, but can't see that being a big problem with small hatchbacks....assuming it's not a performance version. Not sure what their thinking is here.

mickdw

2 garages requested finance confirmation up front.
This is mental and ive never heard such a thing before on a car purchase.

Water2626262

That’s bizarre. Especially since you have a fairly new Opel to trade in. I’d report it to the distributor. They should be bending over backwards to regain market share.

ineedeuro

Name and shame the garages
They are busy at the moment so they are back to some of them treating customer like s**t.

Darc19

If you have a problem with the car will they ask for independent mechanical report in triplicate before they will entertain you?

Some garages are becoming like estate agents, high and mighty.

The higher their haughty attitude, the bigger their eventual fall.



I would not entertain doing business with such a company.

biko

ineedeuro wrote: »

Name and shame the garages

Don't do this.

ineedeuro

biko wrote: »

Don't do this.

Why not? Terrible customer service should be called out. Not hidden and ignored

D3V!L

The cars we were looking at would have been similar value to the car we have. Maybe with something going to the dealer along with the trade-in. None were hot hatches , quite the opposite. I think Suzuki Ignus and a Mini One.

ineedeuro

D3V!L wrote: »

The cars we were looking at would have been similar value to the car we have. Maybe with something going to the dealer along with the trade-in. None were hot hatches , quite the opposite. I think Suzuki Ignus and a Mini One.

Doesn't matter what they are, as a customer you should be treated with respect.

Green farmer

Isn't there a shortage of quality used cars atm ? I've seen garages, such as zucar etc, offering to buy your less then 5 yr old car even if you dont buy theirs.

ineedeuro

Green farmer wrote: »

Isn't there a shortage of quality used cars atm ? I've seen garages, such as zucar etc, offering to buy your less then 5 yr old car even if you dont buy theirs.

Not a shortage of cars, just lots of money floating around so people are buying car

The normal route of importing bangers from England is closed. Carzone for instance has over 13k cars for sale