daveyonthemove
New member
Hi guys, i'm new to the forum and new to Oxford, so i was looking for anyones opinions on the Hartwell Fiat dealers in Abingdon?
I took a trip down there on wednesday to have a look at a Bravo sport Multijet 165 after seeing their discount prices online.
The salesman i spoke to (nameless for now) didn't seem to take me seriously at first and when i asked him what deals they had on the Bravo in question, i was basicaly told that "but it today and its £13k+, or buy it after Xmas and its £18k+..."
Not overly impressed with this reply, i continued to press for a price on the car i wanted with a few options boxes ticked, and he decided i'd be better off with the lower model due to have it having the electric windows in the rear and dual zone as standard (both options ticked for the sport). I asked if it came with sports suspensio and trim (knowing it didn't) and was told it did.
I was also informed the Sport didn't have Cruise as standard but the other model did....
So eventually i get a test drive.. well the salesman drove me in it for a few mins before pulling into a layby to let me take over.
I spotted the cruise control and he seemed flustered by this. odd
After the drive i let him know that i like the car and would be prepared to buy one IF the deal was right. Armed with an online quote that he was convinced he could better or match, i showed him the price of £14441.64 and he immediatly checked this.
In between tales of previous customers who 'wanted discounts' and were described as 'knobs' (not a great thing to say to a customer looking for discounts) he got his list price down to £15109.63, but promised to match my price.
Still not convinced i'm being taken seriously, i leave the showroom having given him my number, a monthly budget for either HP or PCP finance, and a 'preffered' APR rate should he be able to get some good figures.
I was promised a call Today (friday) but never got one.
Have i just been unlucky, or is this typical practice for this dealership?
I'm going to wait untill monday for the call before i consider other dealers.
I took a trip down there on wednesday to have a look at a Bravo sport Multijet 165 after seeing their discount prices online.
The salesman i spoke to (nameless for now) didn't seem to take me seriously at first and when i asked him what deals they had on the Bravo in question, i was basicaly told that "but it today and its £13k+, or buy it after Xmas and its £18k+..."
Not overly impressed with this reply, i continued to press for a price on the car i wanted with a few options boxes ticked, and he decided i'd be better off with the lower model due to have it having the electric windows in the rear and dual zone as standard (both options ticked for the sport). I asked if it came with sports suspensio and trim (knowing it didn't) and was told it did.
I was also informed the Sport didn't have Cruise as standard but the other model did....
So eventually i get a test drive.. well the salesman drove me in it for a few mins before pulling into a layby to let me take over.
I spotted the cruise control and he seemed flustered by this. odd
After the drive i let him know that i like the car and would be prepared to buy one IF the deal was right. Armed with an online quote that he was convinced he could better or match, i showed him the price of £14441.64 and he immediatly checked this.
In between tales of previous customers who 'wanted discounts' and were described as 'knobs' (not a great thing to say to a customer looking for discounts) he got his list price down to £15109.63, but promised to match my price.
Still not convinced i'm being taken seriously, i leave the showroom having given him my number, a monthly budget for either HP or PCP finance, and a 'preffered' APR rate should he be able to get some good figures.
I was promised a call Today (friday) but never got one.
Have i just been unlucky, or is this typical practice for this dealership?
I'm going to wait untill monday for the call before i consider other dealers.