General Cross 0.9 TwinAir 90hp

[mantababe]

The FDC amount changes every 3months. It will either go up, go down or remain at 3250 on the 1stJan. If it goes up then u

had a look at plates fancied my maiden name,,,,its over £11000, think i leave that

 

[mantababe]

i am now a member of the british cycling club...which also gives 10% halfords, think i be popping in there a bit more lol

 

[gar074]

but to join IAM you have to have passed the advanced course, so i cant join them

No, that's not so - they encourage people to join who are aiming at passing the advanced course, but you don't have to pass it, or even take the test, to join. I should know

 

[mantababe]

First question, have you got urself entitled to PPS yet? I think gar advised IAM & others said various other routes. That has to come first, the rules say you must say to your dealer that u are entitled first, proof may be asked for, this comes in the form of membership cards, Aston villa season cards, legoland annual pass etc etc.
Before this stage, once your entitled, you enter ur details into the appropriate page on the fiat website. They then send you all the info u require with regards to discounts and the rules to follow. Now is dealership time, loaded with ur deal in hand.

When I added ur options into the config the OTR came to 14670, maybe you never selected one of the 50quid ones.
Here's your deal
OTR 14670 [OTR + 285fee = 14955]
FDC (1400) 3250
Cust dep (2030) 180
Total deposit including customer and fiats deposit contribution = 3430
Monthly 179.54
Final payment 3088
Total payable for car 14956.38
Interest £1.38
Total payable by customer 11706.38 ##
## 180 + (179.54x47) + 3088 ##
48months
1.0% APR
15K Per year

Try not to bite the dealers hand off.

For around 2100 you could have a cross. I will work it out but it requires a 3490 deposit from u.

can you tell me how you worked the above out, as i cant get it to update on the fiat page calculator, i want be able to go into the show room with this printed off of the fiat page but its just not letting me change anything, how come you can??

 

[Bundes]

i am now a member of the british cycling club...which also gives 10% halfords, think i be popping in there a bit more lol

Sound and well done. Now wait for your membership card. Won't take long. You will get your membership number via email. Now enter it and all your other details into fiat page relating to British cycling. Your mobile should start with a 07.... Not +44... This delayed me by 7 days!!!
A guy from fiat will send u all u need. Ur on your way...

My plate only cost me 399 on the day 14plates went on sale last year. I like it.

I had to make you do something for urself, u joined tonight. You win a bargain.☺
You know it means u have to wear cycling shorts to the dearership!
Better than netball skirt or Aston villa shirt.

 

[gar074]

Just got these figures from the finance configurator...

For a bog standard TA Cross, over 36 months, with a £3250 contribution from Fiat via the IAM plus £2700 deposit from me, £4300 final payment, and 35x £170.87 per month, the total interest payable is ... £0.45. Winning!!!

It wouldn't let me put any more in as a deposit - the max it would accept (including the £1850 which is the other bit of the Fiat allowance) is £4550. I assume that the maximum deposit varies depending on whether you spec it up, which presumably is why Bundes was able to have a higher deposit of £3490 + £3250?

 

[Bundes]

Just got these figures from the finance configurator...

For a bog standard TA Cross, over 36 months, with a £3250 contribution from Fiat via the IAM plus £2700 deposit from me, £4300 final payment, and 35x £170.87 per month, the total interest payable is ... £0.45. Winning!!!

My record was 34p. For a pimped out cross.
It changes when PPS is done, best go in with interest just over £2

 

[Bundes]

Just got these figures from the finance configurator...

For a bog standard TA Cross, over 36 months, with a £3250 contribution from Fiat via the IAM plus £2700 deposit from me, £4300 final payment, and 35x £170.87 per month, the total interest payable is ... £0.45. Winning!!!

It wouldn't let me put any more in as a deposit - the max it would accept (including the £1850 which is the other bit of the Fiat allowance) is £4550. I assume that the maximum deposit varies depending on whether you spec it up, which presumably is why Bundes was able to have a higher deposit of £3490 + £3250?

My actual deposit is 3400, I wanted a nice round figure. The deposit does change as the price goes up. Max deposit is 30-something-%
It was nice to pick a normal mileage like 12k rather than asking for 35k just to reduce the interest close to zero.

 

[VmanC]

Make sure to check with your dealer that it doesn't have to be registered before the end of December to benefit from the Q4 privilege deal.

We plan to pay for it when it arrives then wait, maybe , but I will check. Thanks

Can I just ask, what's this 'City Break', are Fiat selling weekends in London now?

 

[Bundes]

We plan to pay for it when it arrives then wait, maybe , but I will check. Thanks

Can I just ask, what's this 'City Break', are Fiat selling weekends in London now?

The auto spell check on my tablet didn't pass its exams.
Why a London city brake? Wouldn't Naples or Torino be a better broke. Bloody spell checker.

 

[Bundes]

The metallic light blue is amazing in the flesh, ...............really? as on the fiat page the colour looks drab

yes sorry ive taken up your sunday, but i do appreicate it

I think this may help guide/push u into buying a Venetian blue trekking rather than a comman as muck, mucky white.
Remember it will have tints and no ice on the windscreen within seconds�� It will really suit u manta & Yer man will look good washing it for u.
Nice colour for a car called scuba

 

[mantababe]

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I think this may help guide/push u into buying a Venetian blue trekking rather than a comman as muck, mucky white.
Remember it will have tints and no ice on the windscreen within seconds�� It will really suit u manta & Yer man will look good washing it for u.
Nice colour for a car called scuba

i totally agree tht colour looks fab and with tints in the back it look really cool the colour of the egyptian sea i be diving in this wk

http://www.fiat.co.uk/uk/new-panda?status=1#

so much better than shown on the fiat page...why the hell dont they show the cars to their best on there?

 

[Bundes]

It would have to be the black for me. Just negotiating with the dealer at the moment to swap out the 1 year old Antarctica for a shiny new Cross using the Privilege scheme. My only stipulation is to not pay any extra each month!

Have you got the deal done?
Here's the big question, are you transferring the penguins on to the black cross?
I think ur black cross would look good with the diamond cut wheels. I'm not impressed with the actual shade of the Cross wheels. More Matt that Burnished.

 

[Bundes]

We plan to pay for it when it arrives then wait, maybe , but I will check. Thanks

Can I just ask, what's this 'City Break', are Fiat selling weekends in London now?

I think when u pay and claim the fiat PPS deposit contribution the car gets registered.
Are you delaying til Jan because it may help any resale value? I think car valuations are more accurate than yearly or 6monthly.
The only reason I would delay is the gamble with the PPS DC changing. It might go up to 4k. The finance deal can be changed at any time up until the main deposit is paid. But It may drop back to 1k. Risky stuff. I want my cross on the 21st Dec if poss.
Have u check ur cars build status? Is it alive yet?

 

[Aikidoamigo]

Looks like a blue rinse to me ;-)

Prefer white

 

[gar074]

Looks like a blue rinse to me ;-)

Fight, fight!!

 

[DismasX]

Bundes I haven't had the chance to follow it up with the dealer yet. As for the penguins I had the dealer remove them before I would drive the car away! When I ordered the Antarctica the Fiat UK website showed the car sans penguins and I wasn't overly impressed when it arrived with them on! Also tend to agree about the wheels but since I technically don't own the Antarctica I'm not really sure it'll be an option to have them swapped.

 

[TwinAir Newbie]

With that current John Lewis Christmas ad, and with all the associated penguin merchandise flying off the shelves, the Antarctica complete with decals is bound to be a hit!

 

[VmanC]

I think when u pay and claim the fiat PPS deposit contribution the car gets registered.
Are you delaying til Jan because it may help any resale value? I think car valuations are more accurate than yearly or 6monthly.
The only reason I would delay is the gamble with the PPS DC changing. It might go up to 4k. The finance deal can be changed at any time up until the main deposit is paid. But It may drop back to 1k. Risky stuff. I want my cross on the 21st Dec if poss.
Have u check ur cars build status? Is it alive yet?

I phoned the dealer today to get the build status, the robots are booked for next week, so delivery to the dealer is on target for mid December.

I also asked about registering the car next year, and although the salesman we dealt with thought it may be a good idea, the guy I spoke to today said the same as what's been said here. No real benefit unless the discount percentage goes up, but it can just as easily go down. We are happy with the £3000 we saved so we will not be gambling, it will be nice to have it over Christmas anyway.

 

[Bundes]

I phoned the dealer today to get the build status, the robots are booked for next week, so delivery to the dealer is on target for mid December.

I also asked about registering the car next year, and although the salesman we dealt with thought it may be a good idea, the guy I spoke to today said the same as what's been said here. No real benefit unless the discount percentage goes up, but it can just as easily go down. We are happy with the £3000 we saved so we will not be gambling, it will be nice to have it over Christmas anyway.

What was the status number? U can still tweek things until its 16. Any colour doubts? Throw in another option or two?

As you have gone down the PPS route, can I ask, did u get the voucher from fiat or did ur dealer get it from the fiat PPS guy?