Drive the deal discounts

[swishtony]

Yes I did dare start another thread about DTD!

I played around on the site a bit and noticed that Volvo have by far the biggest discounts of any makes I tried out. Around 20% compared to around 10% for other makes.

I wonder if this suggests Volvo maybe price their cars higher so there is more room to negotiate and then it appears there are better discounts available? Make sense?

[tickedon]

Originally Posted by swishtony

Yes I did dare start another thread about DTD!

I played around on the site a bit and noticed that Volvo have by far the biggest discounts of any makes I tried out. Around 20% compared to around 10% for other makes.

I wonder if this suggests Volvo maybe price their cars higher so there is more room to negotiate and then it appears there are better discounts available? Make sense?

You need to check out the Ford's...

The first Focus I tried, from £21694 to £15272 - approx 30% off!

First Mercedes E-class I checked, from £32749 to £26023 (21%).

I'm not sure what you checked to get only 10%!

[Considered1]

just copied and pasted from one of their emails earlier in the year so check website for current deals but huge disc on many incl Audi

Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSi Sport 5dr* £15,145 Save 11.25%
Audi A3 Hatchback 1.6 TDi SE 3dr £18,567 Save 10%
Audi A3 Sportback 1.4 TFSi SE 5dr £18,265 Save 10%
Audi A4 Avant 2.0 TDi 177 SE Technik 5dr* £23,463 Save 22.75%
Audi Q3 2.0 TDi SE 5dr £22,998 Save 10.25%
Audi Q5 2.0 TDi Quattro S Line Plus S Tronic 5dr £34,665 Save 11.25%
Audi A6 Saloon 2.0 TDi SE 4dr* £23,360 Save 25%
Audi A6 Avant 2.0 TDi S Line 5dr* £26,547 Save 24.5%
Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI Quattro 204 SE 5dr S Tronic [5 Seat]* £33,855 Save 27.5%
Audi A8 3.0 TDi Quattro SE 4dr Tip Auto £38,710 Save 34.5%
BMW 116i Sport 5dr £18,396 Save 15%
BMW M235i Coupe 2dr £31,269 Save 9%
BMW 335d xDrive M Sport Step Auto [Prof Media] Touring 5dr £35,654 Save 20.5%
BMW 435d xDrive M Sport Auto Coupe 2dr £39,644 Save 12%
BMW 535d Luxury Step Auto Saloon 4dr £38,569 Save 20.75%
BMW X3 xDrive20d SE 5dr (new model) £26,725 Save 8%
BMW X5 xDrive40d M Sport 5dr Auto £50,264 Save 9.5%
Citroen DS3 Hatch 1.6 THP 16V 155 DSport 3dr* £14,057 Save 20.25%
Ford Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost 125 Titanium 5dr** £12,096 Save 24.75%
Ford Fiesta 1.6 EcoBoost ST 3dr* £14,310 Save 15.5%
Ford Focus 1.0 125 EcoBoost Zetec 5dr hatch* £13,155 Save 27.5%
Honda CR-V 1.6 i-DTEC SE 5dr 2WD* £21,842 Save 13.25%
Hyundai i10 1.2 SE 5dr (new model)* £8,844 Save 11%
Hyundai i20 1.2 Active 3dr* £7,935 Save 30%
Hyundai iX35 2.0 CRDi SE 5dr* £18,835 Save 18.5%
Jaguar XF 3.0d V6 Luxury 4dr Auto [Start Stop]* £28,995 Save 19.25%
Jaguar F-Type Coupe 3.0 Supercharged V6 2dr Auto £49,326 Save 4%
Jaguar F-Type Convertible 3.0 Supercharged V6 2dr Auto £53,381 Save 9%
Kia Sportage 1.7 CRDi 3 5dr £20,878 Save 9.5%
Land Rover Freelander 2 2.2 TD4 GS 5dr* £23,595 Save 14%
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Hatch 2.2 SD4 Pure 5dr £28,595 Save 7.5%
Land Rover Discovery 3.0 SDV6 GS 5dr Auto £36,805 Save 8%
Land Rover Range Rover 3.0 TDV6 Autobiography 4dr Auto £86,995 Save 1%
Mazda CX-5 2.2d SE-L 5dr £20,940 Save 10%
Mercedes A180 SE 5dr £19,084 Save 8%
Mercedes B180 CDI ECO SE 5dr £20,494 Save 11%
Mercedes E220 CDi SE Saloon Tip Auto £28,782 Save 16.25%
Mercedes E220 CDi SE Estate Tip Auto £30,430 Save 16%
Mercedes ML250 CDi BlueTEC SE 5dr Auto £39,463 Save 11%
Mini Hatch 1.5 Cooper 3dr [Chili Pack] (new model) £16,529 Save 6%
Nissan Qashqai 1.6 dCi Tekna 5dr (new model) £21,741 Save 12.5%
Seat Leon Hatch 1.2 TSi SE 5dr [Technology Pack]* £14,872 Save 17.5%
Toyota Yaris 1.5 VVT-i Hybd Icon+ 5dr CVT Auto with 0% APR finance £14,281 Save 14%
Volvo XC60 D4 [181] SE Lux 5dr with 0% APR finance* £26,517 Save 22%
Volvo XC90 2.4 D5 [200] SE Geartronic 5dr with 0% APR finance* £27,439 Save 32.5%
VW Up! 1.0 High Up 3dr £10,084 Save 9%
VW Golf 2.0 TDi GTD (new model) £23,053 Save 12.5%
VW Golf 2.0 TSi GTI 5dr (new model) £23,497 Save 12.5%
VW Passat Estate 2.0 TDI Bluemotion Tech Executive 5dr £20,262 Save 19.5%
VW Tiguan 2.0 TDi BlueMotion Tech Match 5dr* £21,168 Save 20.5%
*These quotes are dependant upon you taking out finance with the manufacturer's finance company. Full details available on our website. Subject to status.
**Quotes are for cars that will be registered to small companies or self employed individuals who are VAT registered.

All prices correct at 18th February 2014.

[Crockers]

Shoot...no Porsches available, I'll just have to keep the Volvo

[AngloScot]

Drivethedeal the way to go. Can't fault them.

[MikeIOW]

1% off the 87K Range Rover: that's it, I'm cancelling my XC order !!!!

[John_C]

The discounts will vary over time for all the brands- it depends on the stock situation and what incentives the manufacturer has in place to push certain models.

[844PHW]

Can we expect even greater discounts on the old style XC90 as the new model gets nearer? And can we expect to see massive discounts on the XC60 as the new model approaches (well alright, it is a while yet). It could influence the trade-in value, that is my concern.

[Considered1]

Don't forget simple economics of supply and demand.
New Cars don't generally go up in price but manufacturers just add more features to justify keeping the price high. New models are the only times prices can go up. If the cars are flying out of the showrooms and they can't make them fast enough then price may go up short term, unless you want to flood the market like Audi did a few years back.

[swishtony]

What has amazed me is when you go onto a dealer they say they have very little room to negotiate on price. How can DTD, and closely followed by Car Wow, get such huge discounts? DTD I get it more as it appears they use one dealer for each make so they can get great deals. Car Wow use multiple dealers and the offers they sent me, from about 5 different main Volvo dealers, were about £1000 more than DTD so still massively discounted.

The DTD quotes allow for some commission for themselves plus the dealer will still be making some profit, that's after an 8k discount! Does this mean that my local dealer can potentially make around 8k selling a single car? Or have I missed something here? It is early for me......