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Just before I left work last night I checked Autotrader - lo and behold, my local dealer has an ex demo 1.6HDi 92 Allure with 10k on the clock for £10,300 - sounds too good to be true, but I hot foot it down there on the way home - sure enough the car is there but the salesman has taken the keys home (...), car looks clean and straight - standard Allure in pearl white with Beijing Bronze interior - salesman explains it's a keen price (I should say), confirms the keys will be on-site today and agrees to ring me first thing. Mrs FB calls him so he can come to her work, price the Picasso and she can take a spin - he rolls up at 9.15, kicks the Picasso's tyres and they go for a spin; she likes it (doesn't give it away) saying it feels quite similar to the Picasso (heavier controls than the petrol) but a bit slower joining the A1 which surprised me (less power but the same torque in a lower weight car), calls me and tells me the salesman will be calling me with a part ex price and we can talk mullah.
I get to speak with him a while later at which point he drops the bombshell - the price is wrong, sadly they discovered the 'admin' error before I could get a deposit down - the price will be £14,500; the sales manager realised when they'd had two calls and there emails overnight/ first thing on the car, it only went on some time late yesterday.
Pants - we didn't want a e-HDi really but the price would have been perfect, so that's twice in 5 days they've not covered themselves in glory...
I get to speak with him a while later at which point he drops the bombshell - the price is wrong, sadly they discovered the 'admin' error before I could get a deposit down - the price will be £14,500; the sales manager realised when they'd had two calls and there emails overnight/ first thing on the car, it only went on some time late yesterday.
Pants - we didn't want a e-HDi really but the price would have been perfect, so that's twice in 5 days they've not covered themselves in glory...