Why you should get your dealer to price match

srhutch

Lifer
East Sussex, UK
Just a reminder to you all to not accept the 1st price your dealer gives you for servicing.

I phones two BMW dealers who I didn't want to use to get there best prices for an Inspection 1 service.

I then phoned my local dealer who quoted me £370. I reminded him the car was 4 years old so he dropped the price to £330. I asked if he was joking to which he replied 'Why?' where I pointed out the next nearest dealer had quoted £199. He put me on hold and then came back and said 'We will do it for £199'

I think this is a very good price for a main dealer (in the end) for a 6cyl car, but I hate to think how many people just go in and had over the keys followed by £370.
 
I was quoted a slightly eye watering £520 by Sytner Sheffield for an Inspection 2 and brake fluid change on my 03 3.0iSE. A local independent offered the same thing for £300 and Sytner eventually matched it, including a courtesy car. :)
 
srhutch said:
Vines of Gatwick offered £199 (think they may have cocked up but it was the price I was quoted)

Interesting. Of the three dealers that I've used, Vines of Guildford, Vines of Gatwick (or more accurately, Crawley) and Chandlers in Brighton it's always the Gatwick lot that have the furthest to fall when price matching, although to be fair they do always round down to £1 below the figure from the others when I ask. That's for my car and the other half's 125i.
 
Always pays to try as you did!

When I buy tyres, I always write a list of prices (including my ideal lowest price). When I go to a tyre place, put it on the desk when talking to the chaps there. They will always read it upside down and beat my 'best price'.

- this has never failed when done over 2-3 different tyer places. Someone always wants numbers in their books.

(the best ever, was when I had a Z3, and was quoted a really low/good price for 2 rear tyres by 'John'). When I turn up, John's away, but i'm booked in so they do the tyres and then charge me the price quoted... ... John has written down the price PER tyre.

- two massive rear pilot sports for about £140!

8)
 
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