Will scrappage continue?? £10m left

dodo69

I note that it is expected that the scrappage scheme will not have reached its full spend by the allocated end date in February. I have an old Astra taxed and MOTd that is pretty worthless and would buy a scrappage bargain if I knew what deal is best.

sheslookinhot

It really depends on the car you like, But I think the deals available for the Suzuki Swift, includes 0% finance, and Hyundia are quite good.

I can't decide to go for it. I am convinced that the saving the scrappage scheme gives has been diluted by the manufacturers / dealers inflating the price as the scheme began.

emmell

It's true about some manufacturers putting prices up in the last year, Ford for instance has increased prices four times making the Fiesta £2000 more expensive than when the scheme started. The Ka's starting price is now the same as a Fiesta was before the price hikes.
Now some people will say that list price has no bearing on what you pay retail, but surely if list price increases by £2000 then the discounted retail price will increase the same.
Maybe after scrappage has ended the discounts will increase.
ML.

motorguy

emmell wrote: »

It's true about some manufacturers putting prices up in the last year, Ford for instance has increased prices four times making the Fiesta £2000 more expensive than when the scheme started. The Ka's starting price is now the same as a Fiesta was before the price hikes.
Now some people will say that list price has no bearing on what you pay retail, but surely if list price increases by £2000 then the discounted retail price will increase the same.
Maybe after scrappage has ended the discounts will increase.
ML.

Has a lot of the price increases not to do with the state of the £ against the euro?

emmell

pgilc1 wrote: »

Has a lot of the price increases not to do with the state of the £ against the euro?

So, have all the manufacturers put their prices up four times last year?
ML.

roswell

really i think the majority of people that could / wanted to take advantage of the scheme probably have by now. The goverment cant keep the industry on life support indefinately its about time they started removing stimulus from the economy and let us see whats really left.

mark5

Fords seem to be very expensive at the moment,I have always liked them partly because of the pricing but something like a Fiesta Zetec S is currently about £15,600.

Bossworld

emmell wrote: »

It's true about some manufacturers putting prices up in the last year, Ford for instance has increased prices four times making the Fiesta £2000 more expensive than when the scheme started. The Ka's starting price is now the same as a Fiesta was before the price hikes.
Now some people will say that list price has no bearing on what you pay retail, but surely if list price increases by £2000 then the discounted retail price will increase the same.
Maybe after scrappage has ended the discounts will increase.
ML.

My friend's been in touch with me after seeing my shiny new Clio and was after a Fiesta. I told her about the steady price increases, but she's just been to a dealer and been offered a Zetec 1.25 for 8995, actually on the forecourt at the minute. Sounds odd to me as I had to wait 15 weeks for the Clio and just checked WhatCar and the fiesta is the most popular scrappage car?

I've said that she needs to check if it's a pre-reg or not, as they're not eligible for the scrappage. Sounds to me as though they've got a pre-reg they want to shift and they're offering the equivalent scrappage discount (+ more) on trading in her old Punto?

Kilty_2

Bossworld wrote: »

My friend's been in touch with me after seeing my shiny new Clio and was after a Fiesta. I told her about the steady price increases, but she's just been to a dealer and been offered a Zetec 1.25 for 8995, actually on the forecourt at the minute. Sounds odd to me as I had to wait 15 weeks for the Clio and just checked WhatCar and the fiesta is the most popular scrappage car?

I've said that she needs to check if it's a pre-reg or not, as they're not eligible for the scrappage. Sounds to me as though they've got a pre-reg they want to shift and they're offering the equivalent scrappage discount (+ more) on trading in her old Punto?

Even if it is a pre-reg, if they'll give her £2000 for her old Punto in an attempt to shift it then it beats scrappage hands down, assuming it's just delivery mileage.

Isn't the list price for a Zetec around £13,000 ?

goldspanners

Bossworld wrote: »

I've said that she needs to check if it's a pre-reg or not, as they're not eligible for the scrappage. Sounds to me as though they've got a pre-reg they want to shift and they're offering the equivalent scrappage discount (+ more) on trading in her old Punto?

i don't see the problem here,as long as she knows what she is getting why does it matter if the old car gets scrapped or auctioned? surely as long as she gets the right car at the right price thats all that should worry her.
it may be a cancelled order or it may be that the dealer bought it to hit a sales target on a slow december?

anewman

I think there'll be a bit of a last minute rush and the dealers will obviously try milk this pointing out when the scheme ends.