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“… from 349, 900”
Often in advertisements and price lists indicate the price with the wording “from”. Or simply called the base cost of this model. However, in fact it turns out that the car offered for such an amount looks much less attractive than on advertising posters. For example, in Renault Logan for the promised 349, 900 rubles. there will be something like a power steering - even the boot light. And Volkswagen Passat for 932, 000 is not the same Passat which, with an adequate motor for it, in an acceptable configuration, you will eventually buy for 1.1–1.4 million rubles.
If the sellers of “Renault” and “Volkswagen” by telephone, the first thing to ask is how much “Logan” and “Passat” are, they will name the base prices. Naturally, when you arrive at the salon, you will see completely different price tags under the windshields of the cars for sale. What does this mean: you were deceived and you need to look for another model?
Do not rush. Calling the lowest possible price, the seller acts prudently. The same “Logan” for 349 900 rubles. really exists and you can buy it. It’s just that he’s not happy with that kind of person. And you probably agree to pay more to get the car in an acceptable configuration. But this will happen after you arrive at the salon, see the “live” cars and get acquainted with the list of additional equipment. If, to you, the zombie starting price of “Logan,” without preparation to give out its real price of 390, 000-440, 000 rubles, you hang up, not wanting to listen to anything. And who will be worse off from this? But first of all, you will deprive yourself of the opportunity to buy a decent and inexpensive car.
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Of course, you can buy a large and heavy Passat with a 1.4-liter engine - its technical specifications are quite up to standard. However, SUCH ENGINE MEANS ONLY A BASIC COMPLETE SET and a very meager list of additional equipment. That's why, going to a Volkswagen dealer, expect that you will have to spend about 1.2 million rubles.
Therefore, in order to navigate in advance in the price level for this model, it is better to ask for the price “from and to” by phone. The seller, most likely, will not name the maximum price - it can be just insane. But with this approach, you can adequately correlate the cost of additional goods with your need for them. Agree that when buying a car for 400, 000 rubles, it’s better to overpay 5000–7000 for seat heating during our winters than to perform a pre-set installation: “I won’t pay a ruble for more than 400, 000” and then regret the money saved for several years.
The dealer is the face of the brand. And everyone’s faces are different
Naturally, you need to buy not the cheapest, but the version that is acceptable to you in terms of bodywork, engine and configuration (however, it may turn out to be the cheapest). But if the car is supplemented with some equipment in excess of the basic, how to find out if its price is too high?
If this model is sold in several fixed configurations, the cost of each of which is indicated in the price list, the situation is quite transparent. You check the engine, body and equipment of the proposed machine with a price list, and all questions are removed. The ear must be kept sharp, acquiring an already manufactured car, the equipment of which is individually compiled, according to this scheme, many European brands work. In this case, even out of a thousand copies of one model and modification, there may not be two absolutely identical in equipment. Accordingly, the price of each car will be different. If this model is in demand, the dealer is very tempted to add options, say, for 100, 000 rubles, and raise the price by 150, 000. In fact, what difference does it make to put a well-stuffed Audi-A8 for 4, 710, 000 or for 4 850 000? They will buy it anyway. And some sellers use it successfully.
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Prestigious European models, the equipment of which is individually compiled, “live” from the warehouse can be offered at EXCELLENT PRICE Prestigious European models, the equipment that is completed individually, “live” from the warehouse can be offered at the EXCELLENT PRICE from stock may be offered AT OVER PRICE
In order not to overpay the excess in such a situation, you need to drive the car you like according to a custom price list. It contains the cost and a list of basic equipment, as well as a list of additional equipment with prices. Ask the seller to mark in the price list all the options available in this machine, then check the inventory of basic and additional equipment with the actual availability.
