Jack Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Mrs J and I have swopped cars for a few days. I've got the Loop for work and she's borrowed my company car. Anyway, Mrs J is now rather taken with power steering - something that the Loop doesn't have, and as a result we popped into the local VW dealership to look at upgrading.Well, having looked at the Loopy range Mrs J wants a GTi (no suprise). Costed one out, including the usual extras:Air Con - £960CD player - £150Leather/ heated seats - £1125Metallic (she wants silver) - £310Current deal with VAG, GTi - £12,455Total - £15,000!! :shock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Thats a lot of money for a car thats ending production in 6 months.Its a killer that options list, I remember when I went through what Id like to have... couldnt really leave anything off lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Better off to let someone else take the biggest hit if you want a full spec car with all the options, usually a few with very low mileage out there. Could always get a custom retrim for about £600 if you couldn't find one with leather and save a packet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 QUOTE(Tigz)Thats a lot of money for a car thats ending production in 6 months.Does anyone here know what are the plans for the Loop's replacement?Perhaps we'd better wait before going car shoppingJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Not sure where the suprise was, leathers the real expensive option that tips the car into a pretty expensive price bracket. I would have thought you could get at least £500 knocked off though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdwindustries Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 the lupo ends production this year jack, i think december but who knows... then its just stock in the system for a while before the Fox gets lauanched. the fox is horrible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeman Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Na the fox is f*ckin horrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssexC2VTS Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 The Lupo doesn't have power steering???????!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I was under the impression that all lupos had power steering don't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 base model probably doesn't need it, super skinny 175 tyres if i remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Even if it doesn't need it, still unusual given how much of a 'must have' spec it is for most buyers, required or not. Maybe it was an option on the early base lupos.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delvard Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 QUOTE(Jack)Mrs J and I have swopped cars for a few days. I've got the Loop for work and she's borrowed my company car. Anyway, Mrs J is now rather taken with power steering - something that the Loop doesn't have, and as a result we popped into the local VW dealership to look at upgrading.Well, having looked at the Loopy range Mrs J wants a GTi (no suprise). Costed one out, including the usual extras:Air Con - £960CD player - £150Leather/ heated seats - £1125Metallic (she wants silver) - £310Current deal with VAG, GTi - £12,455Total - £15,000!! :shock:We paid £13500 for our lupo with that exact same spec style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> If you are serious I'll give you the details of the London VW dealer we bought it off. The air con is really good and the leather is just fantastic. Transforms the interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delvard Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Oh and that was just 4 weeks ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 The early 1 litre Lupos didn't have PAS as standard.Delvard - Thank you for that offer style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> How long ago did you have your GTi and did you have to haggle much? I haven't spoken to a salesman yet, so don't know how much discount I might get. What is the norm?J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyW Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 QUOTE(Jack)The early 1 litre Lupos didn't have PAS as standard.Ah, that explains it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delvard Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I called round all the various car brokers, eg jamjar, virgin they all offered better prices than the dealerships but only 1 kept coming back to us with the information required as well as doing it with a polite and helpfull tone. That was Alan Day VW in New Southgate, London. 020 8920 4000 Ask for fleet sales and maybe mentioning my name will help. Andrew Delvard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Than you - Mrs J and I need to have a chat about this one. Will keep you posted.J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigz™ Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 You sure the 1 litres didnt get PAS as standard?I know I got metalic paint thrown in for free, just always assumed it was a standard thing with the Loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Im also doing the grand bargain search for a loop GTi cos i wil not be wanting one of those foxes, gti or whatever....Ive been haggling with a small local dealer & managed to get the price down a bit, then went to one in manchester at the weekend & their first offer was waaaay cheaper, it was £11k summin (cant remember exact figure as was working out cost of finance / trade in value etc).Im also stuck cos really want the leather & air con but an extra £2k for these luxuries seems a bit steep????Thinking of getting it `re-trimmed` a few months down the line & get to choose my own colour (not just black or black)....as it happens I think Im also wanting a silver one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 If you're going new, and you're going to get a retrim, get heated fabric seats then when you get leather put on you'll have heated leather!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanGTI Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 thanks for the tip! I didnt even know I could do that???? any ideas how much a (good) retrim will cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossjohnc Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Dunno about the retrim, but yeah, heated `non-leather` seats are an option (rather less than heated leather) on the VW website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 I personally dont like power steering, dont seem to get same feedback from the wheels..maybe its just me.... style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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