191 reg cars...

Had a quick look at a new golf online, they've gone up nearly 5k since I looked a few years ago, when did the prices take such a jump, is it the new emission calculations?, I'll be keeping the one I have!

To be fair cars here come well equipped in general these days, low spec versions sell in very tiny numbers now (thankfully). But people still tend to buy them with smallest and/or least powerful possible version of an engine, admittedly in some cases it would be daft to buy a more expensive engine, for example I seem to remember that to upgrade a Jag F-Pace to a six cylinder engine it was €20k extra.

CIP4 wrote: »

I never get why all dealers don’t open on the 1st of January and 1st of July regardless of what day of the week it is. If you go to the effort and cost of buying a brand new car and order it months in advance you should be able to collect it the first day of the month. I know in this case he got it the 1st but it’s one of a few cases.

Because even the staff deserve a few days a year off. If you've waited months, 1 more day won't kill you

It's like everything retail though, unfortunately for the staff, in time it'll be a 24/7 thing. Everybody wants everything now. Like the people who have to go to Tescos on boxing day for bread and milk.

Wasn't sure if it was Stephens day or Stevens day so said I'd play it safe

CIP4 wrote: »

I don’t buy that deserving time off thing plenty of people have jobs in industries that operate 365 days a year and they get caught to work plenty of holidays to work myself included. It’s two days a year they should be able to work around it even a half day open would be better than nothing. I think there would be something more special about getting the car on the first day of the month obviously plenty don’t care but for those that do like this guy with the focus.

In fact it's really only one day per year as July 1st will fall on a weekday 5 out of 7 times, surely the consumer can tolerate this one day and pick up their car during one of the other 364.

New years to an awful lot of people is a day to be with your family, or it is to me anyway. I'd be dissatisfied if I had to work it personally. You may not value yourself enough to want time off but IMO people in any industry, not just the motor industry deserve a but of time off for family etc around the Christmas break.

If you already work shift or signed up to work those days maybe it isn't too big a deal or you are getting suitably well reimbursed for it but you couldn't put a price on spending those days at home for me, particularly when going to work would entail doing such a non essential service.

Bit of a rant as it's a bit of a bugbear of mine. Nothing is sacred anymore, the consumer must be serviced at all costs.

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

In fact it's really only one day per year as July 1st will fall on a weekday 5 out of 7 times, surely the consumer can tolerate this one day and pick up their car during one of the other 364.

New years to an awful lot of people is a day to be with your family, or it is to me anyway. I'd be dissatisfied if I had to work it personally. You may not value yourself enough to want time off but IMO people in any industry, not just the motor industry deserve a but of time off for family etc around the Christmas break.

If you already work shift or signed up to work those days maybe it isn't too big a deal or you are getting suitably well reimbursed for it but you couldn't put a price on spending those days at home for me, particularly when going to work would entail doing such a non essential service.

Bit of a rant as it's a bit of a bugbear of mine. Nothing is sacred anymore, the consumer must be serviced at all costs.

Id say we agree to disagree as I don't want to side track the thread and I do see your point to an extent.

Fair enough maybe there isn't a demand for it and most people are happy enough to wait.

I don't think it is fair to say you don't value yourself because you have to work over Christmas holidays though. For many of us it is part and parcel of the Job we signed up to do its just not possible for everyone to have all these days off. Its one extra day not like you would be in for the whole of Christmas away from family.

Infairness if family and time off was so key to a person I can't understand why they would be working in the motor trade in the first place where the vast majority work every Saturday some even Sundays which Garages opening on Sundays seems to be only becoming more common probably partly down to the reason you mentioned above but also for the vast majority of people the weekend is their only opportunity to go looking at cars.

Driving past the local Nissan garage and saw a guy getting the handshake from the sale guy handing over a Black cashcow
191-c6*

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

In fact it's really only one day per year as July 1st will fall on a weekday 5 out of 7 times, surely the consumer can tolerate this one day and pick up their car during one of the other 364.

New years to an awful lot of people is a day to be with your family, or it is to me anyway. I'd be dissatisfied if I had to work it personally. You may not value yourself enough to want time off but IMO people in any industry, not just the motor industry deserve a but of time off for family etc around the Christmas break.

If you already work shift or signed up to work those days maybe it isn't too big a deal or you are getting suitably well reimbursed for it but you couldn't put a price on spending those days at home for me, particularly when going to work would entail doing such a non essential service.

Bit of a rant as it's a bit of a bugbear of mine. Nothing is sacred anymore, the consumer must be serviced at all costs.

I am a chef, and I spent all this "holiday time" sweating my tits off in a kitchen. So don't tell me about consumers and things sacred.
I barely sow my family for the last 3-4 weeks and when I sow them I wanted them to go away and let me crawl up some hole and pass out.

Dealers could do a solid at least once a year. And if my car would be ready for 1st of January, then thats when I want to pick it up. Its not like dealers work physical job.

But the guy at start of this thread gets his focus 1st January each and every year so it's possible to get a registration done on 1st.

bs2014 wrote: »

I do have to laugh sometimes as this chap looks like the sort of Paddy spec punter who couldn't give a f**k about their spec engine or reg number. I love how Irish people can surprise us. Looks deceiving and all that. Was in Letterkenny yesterday and Hyundai garage had 40 new cars lined up with the persons surname on as a dress plate (23 Tucsons); nice wee order bank to roll into January 1st with.

23 Tucsons: How boring. I seen VW was the most popular brand last year and the Tucson the most popular car. How boring. Just people following the heard instead of thinking for them self's and being individuals.

Seen 3 Tuscans today 191, most be popular this year

bri007 wrote: »

Seen 3 Tuscans today 191, most be popular this year

Feckin Italians coming over here taking our 191's

secman wrote: »

Saw a bmw 216d 191D37 on the way home tonight, pearl white, awful looking rear end on it, fierce bland all together, no idea what they cost, I'm sure you could get a nicer car for same money.

Edit : a €40k car, shocked ! Bland is not the word for it !

You sure it wasn't a 218? €36310 possibly another 2k or more discount available on that.

CIP4 wrote: »

I never get why all dealers don’t open on the 1st of January and 1st of July regardless of what day of the week it is. If you go to the effort and cost of buying a brand new car and order it months in advance you should be able to collect it the first day of the month. I know in this case he got it the 1st but it’s one of a few cases.

Well my SO had 27th Dec off for the first time in about 18 years, this year so tbh I'm all for businesses having to close at certain times. There's more to life than sales. .

Otoh, Honda M50 who are the main Honda importers (bikes) won't even open on a Saturday. When else do people go buying stuff like that ffs ??
I got a test ride at a show in UK at a weekend and subsequently bought it there and shipped it in. Even got colour of choice (which wasn't even an option here).

AMKC wrote: »

23 Tucsons: How boring. I seen VW was the most popular brand last year and the Tucson the most popular car. How boring. Just people following the heard instead of thinking for them self's and being individuals.

Exactly what I thought. I was a little depressed but at the same time refreshed to see a dealer sell so many when they live right on the border in a shrinking car market. That said a lot of them are prob the 161 heard of Tucsons being flipped into 191 pcps. I see they now have a facelift with hopefully a better infotainment but still by God they are a car I hate. Kia shortage anyday.