Paint cost on New cars

gboxproblmes

I had imagined that when a car is sold it is sold with some paint on it. I know that to have metallic paint adds a lot to a new car, but is then, supposedly, osier to sell on again.

I went into my local Nissan dealer yesterday to look at a Nissan Juke and was surprised to hear that even the White 'flat' paint is £250 extra. There are no other 'flat' colours so the list price quoted on all the blurb is not right, you have to add on an additional £250 at least, before you can drive the car away, unless you want the car with no paint which is not an option of course.

Isn't this illegal? I know the low cost flyers were told to alter their advertising campaigns as they hadn't included certain things which you can't avoid? Is it Office for Fair trading I should contact or someone else?

motorguy

gboxproblmes wrote: »

I had imagined that when a car is sold it is sold with some paint on it. I know that to have metallic paint adds a lot to a new car, but is then, supposedly, osier to sell on again.

I went into my local Nissan dealer yesterday to look at a Nissan Juke and was surprised to hear that even the White 'flat' paint is £250 extra. There are no other 'flat' colours so the list price quoted on all the blurb is not right, you have to add on an additional £250 at least, before you can drive the car away, unless you want the car with no paint which is not an option of course.

Isn't this illegal? I know the low cost flyers were told to alter their advertising campaigns as they hadn't included certain things which you can't avoid? Is it Office for Fair trading I should contact or someone else?

Yes, you should immediately contact either

(a) the dealer
(b) your optician

The flat colour at £0 cost is Flame Red.

molerat

Very clever of them, the colour that no one wants is included in the base price but any colour that some one would actually want is extra. They have obviously learned from the Ryanair how to keep headline price low.

Hintza

motorguy wrote: »

The flat colour at £0 cost is Flame Red.

That would please my MIL, my now deceased FIL insisted on Red cars and she tried to keep up the tradition. But now has recession white (ex demo) which made me laugh as she wasn't happy.

jimjames

Solution?

Don't buy a new car. Just choose a used one in the colour of your choice.

motorguy

molerat wrote: »

Very clever of them, the colour that no one wants is included in the base price but any colour that some one would actually want is extra. They have obviously learned from the Ryanair how to keep headline price low.

Yes, keeps the Headline price down.

10 years ago white was the no cost option, but now its popular again they've started charging for it

Hintza

motorguy wrote: »

but now its popular again they've started charging for it

God knows why, the only decent white(ish) is the Ivory White you see on the Mini.

I all too clearly remember those 70's car in white and brown/rust!

RichardD1970

motorguy wrote: »

Yes, you should immediately contact either

(a) the dealer
(b) your optician

The flat colour at £0 cost is Flame Red.

Same with Fords, I think. (Race) Red, no cost, any other colour cost.

jaydeeuk1

Hintza wrote: »

God knows why, the only decent white(ish) is the Ivory White you see on the Mini.

I all too clearly remember those 70's car in white and brown/rust!

I like pearlescent white on my iq, looks like a storm troopers helmet, but yeah most look naff especially larger cars. Wife likes the Golf R and wants it in white... I'm not so sure white suits it.

DUTR

jaydeeuk1 wrote: »

I like pearlescent white on my iq, looks like a storm troopers helmet, but yeah most look naff especially larger cars. Wife likes the Golf R and wants it in white... I'm not so sure white suits it.

Then get it in Oryx White, not the pauper flat white



Mind you the price is just shy of £1k in th options

colin79666

I've got a Suzuki Swift Sport. Four colours to choose from, all included in the standard price. In fact the only choice is 3 or 5 door

http://www.suzuki.co.uk/cars/cars/new/swift/swift-sport/price