This might help somebody who wants a 500 NOW! (collect 21 Jan)
Unless they are spinning me a yarn

wilsonscarsupermarket part of wilsons.co.uk
Say theyhave one for sale now


http://www.motors.co.uk/car_id_F-14171780/Fiat+500+SPORT/

http://users.autoexposure.co.uk/pdfs/9542971_100108103612.pdf


They have it in stock and to sell now they say.
500 Sport RHD (their demo I guess)
Parked outside the garage now they say
I can have a test drive,yes they say,
Its to buy they say.


Its already registered to their garage and you cant collect til 21 January launch date which sounds fair.

advert also on autotrader and motors.co.uk now.

<H1>2007 57 Reg FIAT 500 SPORT

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Price:
£11,000
Features:
50 miles

• Manual
• Red
• Petrol
• Hatchback
• 57 reg (2007)

Full Description:
3 Doors, Manual, Hatchback, Petrol, 50 miles, Red, Central Locking, Electric Windows, Air Conditioning, Power Steering, Alloy Wheels. £11,000
Trade Seller:
Wilsons
Dealer's Website: Go to website
Contact number: (0870) 1210724

FREE Nationwide delivery (if you live more than 20 miles away)

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Dealers selling their demonstraters? Fiat won't be happy about that at all!

Not as unhappy as they will be when they find out that Pewsham are advertising them for £300 below list.

God bless Fiat Supa Saver

hope it ain't like thpose nintendo Wii pre-xmas adverts that took deposit & promised deliovery before xmas.....never arrived until after xmas cause they never had them in first place

Suasexed said:

God bless Fiat Supa Saver

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Why do you say that?
do you want the 500 to be worth nothing in 2 years time?

fiatdownunder said:

Why do you say that?
do you want the 500 to be worth nothing in 2 years time?

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It was said tongue in cheek

Suasexed said:

It was said tongue in cheek

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to early in the morning for me, not had my coffee and morning tea yet

fiatdownunder said:

do you want the 500 to be worth nothing in 2 years time?

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I do; it's the only way I'll be able to afford one!

Suasexed said:

Dealers selling their demonstraters? Fiat won't be happy about that at all!

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They're not actually doing anything wrong by advertising them now.

Unless I'm missing something, it doesn't actually say the cars are available immediately. Anyone enquiring about them will be told they're not available until they're three months old...

...it's exactly the same as advertising new cars in the used cars section of Auto Trader - a way of generating enquiries.

cos dealers never sell Demo's early and hold back the ownership papers...

Mark Elvin said:

Not as unhappy as they will be when they find out that Pewsham are advertising them for £300 below list.

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Again, they're not actually doing anything wrong.

If they want to advertise cars at less than the 'list price' (which is only a Manufacturers Recommended Retail Price afterall) there is noting to stop them.

Yes, there will be people who want to buy a standard 1.2 Pop with no extras, no part-exchange and no finance, and I have no doubt they will be able to buy one for £7,600. But for every other customer Pewsham will get that £300 back from somewhere.

Again, it's just another way of generating enquiries.

fiatdownunder said:

cos dealers never sell Demo's early and hold back the ownership papers...

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Of course not

But, in the case of the 500, they'll be shooting themselves in the foot if they do, as they won't be able to replace the demonstrator they sell.

Scrogg said:

Of course not

But, in the case of the 500, they'll be shooting themselves in the foot if they do, as they won't be able to replace the demonstrator they sell.

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From my experience here I dont need the car here to sell it.
we've pre-sold about 15 cars and still got 6-8 weeks before we see them.
Also, just leave the H on the clock of the new ones after PDI and use them for a demo

Oh dont we sound like dodgy car salesmen! :slayer:

fiatdownunder said:

From my experience here I dont need the car here to sell it.

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Obviously us Brits are a bit more careful with our money, and want to 'try before we buy'.

But, saying that, the majority of people that have ordered over here haven't driven one yet either.

fiatdownunder said:

Oh dont we sound like dodgy car salesmen! :slayer:

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Nothing we say or do is ever going to convince anyone we're not, so we may as well give them some ammunition!

Scrogg said:

Obviously us Brits are a bit more careful with our money, and want to 'try before we buy'.

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mmmm debatable judging by some of the comments on the FF,folk buying cars without road testing them only to find out after it dont suit their needs.

The people here realise that to get another one after these have sold out they will be waiting 6 months (from build to delivery) so are getting in quick.
I also have a few guys expecting a waiting list so are buying a couple and selling one off as soon as it lands... big gamble but, i wont complain! haha

TBH i can only see the 500 as a good thing for FIAT, and for me more importantly!

fiatdownunder said:

I also have a few guys expecting a waiting list so are buying a couple and selling one off as soon as it lands... big gamble but, i wont complain! haha

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I haven't seen that happening here yet, but I'm sure it is.

fiatdownunder said:

TBH i can only see the 500 as a good thing for FIAT!

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I totally agree.

It is bringing people back into the showrooms and getting them looking at the new range.

The 500 is good news for the Fiat brand as a whole.

Scrogg said:

The 500 is good news for the Fiat brand as a whole.

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Not wrong there, I took a look at a Bravo when I was in the dealer, very nice indeed.

May be tempted for one for the Mrs in a few months.

In NZ we have struggled along with just 3 models in the Grande Punto so having the 500 come long is brilliant, we are finally getting a car that is attracting customers in.
The Bravo has just been released to so again, we have a little range here.
Great to have things to sell from too. up sell or even scale down. we have options to close people now!

Oh, and in 10 days we get the GP T-Jet!
Exciting times for FIAT in NZ!!!