A bit of a TLDR for me, but on the bit about the dealer promising to honour the car price come what may is a bit mad, if they actually did that then that's not good business given used prices are all over the place. Maybe they were thinking used prices would keep going up...
That’s what the manager said, also said, that’s why the salesman, that said it, is no longer with them..my mate says I should stick to my guns as that’s what I was told.. umm, they told me the best they can do is £8k..think they would turn around and tell me nicely to take it or leave it..it is 10 months since I had the £9.5k offer and I believe that at that time second hand car prices were at a out of this world price, also think maybe the sales guy believed that I was only 2-3 months away from getting a new car and the second hand car market wouldn’t have taken such a big hit..
Mine was a black SE from unity coventry. I’ve seen a couple of reds and a silver out in the wild. I feel like I need to create a bingo card to mark off when I’ve seen the whole collection.
We did - we received £3k more than the agreed “reserve price” for our BMW and the reserve price was only slightly lower than their initial email due to the fact that the advisories on the last MOT were not addressed. Maybe they undervalued it or the options we added made it way more desirable - who knows.
So the dealer still has no indication that your car is arriving? Realistically you have to wonder if your email really has made a difference or are you just getting fobbed off from someone else other than the dealer? I.e they tell you what you want to hear? I think you ordered in December which kind of puts you in the bracket for delivery anytime soon anyway. But let’s see if ot arrives in the next 12 days or whatever they said.
Have slept on it..I’m just going to px it with MG, it’s too much hassle to do it any other way, imo…the car would need two new front tyres and a “B” service. I guess by the time Motorway or WBAC has knocked off this and that on the car, it may not be that far away from the £8k from the dealer, yes the manager did say px car prices do reduce every month..but as I was being an awkward so and so at the time..I really wasn’t happy to play ball..So the dealer still has no indication that your car is arriving? Realistically you have to wonder if your email really has made a difference or are you just getting fobbed off from someone else other than the dealer? I.e they tell you what you want to hear? I think you ordered in December which kind of puts you in the bracket for delivery anytime soon anyway. But let’s see if ot arrives in the next 12 days or whatever they said.
I don’t know how but my dealer is adamant that my order from early Jan is definitely on a boat and should be here by mid Nov, I haven’t emailed China, Going by their performance during this whole process I would highly doubt MG senior management would prioritise anyone for an email.
As for costs, I was offered a phenomenal PX but I have read my contract in detail and I don’t know if dealers use the same one but mine definitely says the PX will start reduce every 30 days starting from 30 days after the agreed delivery date (31 May) however there is a max % it can reduce per month. I doubt my sales rep will know any of this and will try to offer me a ridiculously lower PX value, but I will arrive with full knowledge of the exact minimum they can contractually offer me.
The contract also states that the dealer cannot be held responsible if the manufacturer is unable to provide the order in good time, therefore they will not accept any liability. You should read every word of the small print, you will find the dealers are bomb proof even if you had a “verbal” (enforceable) agreement for the PX you would not be able to prove it. It annoys me when the dealers keep telling us the car has gone up in price but they will honour our deal - they have to! It is in the contract
Thank god I am a cash & PX buyer, so interest rates don’t affect me, I actually borrowed the money as soon as I ordered the car so I will have paid nearly a year off my loan before I even get the car
Yes called in this morning and asked what it says on the screen, still on shortage..as for MG China, I don’t know, just seems strange to me, that after I contacted them, a car becomes available..maybe I’m putting two and two and getting five? Guess I’ll never know..but ha ho..who cares I’ve got a car..
So as of yet I have had nothink back I've also contacted my dealership and cc'd within the email.
I used Motorway for my Gen1 sale. Very good and easy - highly recommended.
Will post soon as I get an answer from her going to ping her another email soon
I'm the same, contacted MG and got this response:
Identical situation to me. I've already waited 40 weeks, so I'll be waiting 82 weeks??!?!?
Interesting how your order number is over 2000 higher than mine. I guess that'll have no bearing though, based on what we have seen.
Yaaa, at least you’ve got something back from them..let’s hope MG UK, find a car for you..
Good luck Jones 