Deposit paid for car and dealership selling car week later for less than reserved one

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Moggyreading said:

This is the ads both nearly new with delivery mileage and same spec

There is only £1,700 difference between those two though.

Not insubstantial but a long way short of £3,000.

flashg67

I can only see £1700 between the prices, and they're the same picture - same car?

Goudy

They state "This vehicle may have been advertised at the higher price for less than 28 days, but for a minimum of 10 days."

It costs £43,450 new.
It was £32,998
And now has an additional £3000 saving, so now costs "From £29,998". 

For some reason they have advertised one at £31,698, but there could be some options or other add on's worked into that price or it was a stepping stone before the lower price of £29,998.

Read the full advert here.
Nearly New smart Cars for sale in the UK | Arnold Clark

You need to speak to them.
Worse case is you forget the £99 deposit on the more expensive offer and buy the cheaper offer.
Then it would cost £30,097 or £2901 less than one recently advertised and £1601 less than the car you originally agreed to hold.
Compared to £43,450, you're still quids in.

I would imagine for the sake of £99 against a sale of around £30,000 plus the interest kick back from the finance company, they will just move the deposit to the cheaper offer if you sign on the dotted line.

cw8825

They look like standard stock photos

they will not be the exact same car. Maybe one has options the other Dosent. It will be a simple reason

bit the reservation fee is refundable so you are within you rights to change your mind if wanted

WellKnownSid

As stated - these are stock photos - which means only one thing.  It's not 2 cars we're talking about it might be 200 - all with different specs including metallic / wheel options and all with different registration dates - 2024/74 will mean the car was pre-registered anywhere from 1st September 2024 (probably 30/09/24 to meet a target!) to 31st December 2024.  Some might have covered 10,000 miles as a demonstrator, others will have 3 miles on the clock.

The examples given are also different dealers - who will have different deals to offer depending on the local market.  Not unusual for there to be £,000s difference at different ends of the country for the same car at the same dealer group.

Arunmor

Pre reg in September 2024 and they are struggling to shift them.

Are you set on a wee car?  You could get a Polestar pre-reg for ~£34k.

Herzlos

On the plus side, the deposit with Arnold Clark is refundable and they are pretty good with it. If you'd paid extra to get the car moved to a more local site, then you wouldn't get that back unless the car was defective.


What's the actual difference between the cars? Is it just mileage or are they different spec?

Arunmor

Herzlos said:

On the plus side, the deposit with Arnold Clark is refundable and they are pretty good with it. If you'd paid extra to get the car moved to a more local site, then you wouldn't get that back unless the car was defective.


What's the actual difference between the cars? Is it just mileage or are they different spec?

They are all pre-reg see auto trader.

paul_c123

Just go to Perth and get the cheaper one then.

facade

Just buy the cheaper one and give up the deposit.

Whatever you do, make sure you get it registered in your name & taxed before the end of March or it will cost another £195 to tax it.

Have you driven one?

You might not like 415BHP on our rutted, potholed, loose surfaced "roads".....