Vehicle Summary
Engine 1364 cc
Gears Manual
Fuel Petrol
MPG (Combined) 47.1
CO2 Emissions 142 g/km
Road Tax £145 per year
Colour Choice of Colours
Doors 3
Body Type Coupe
Featured Specification
£2000 Vauxhall Scrappage Allowance Applied
Delivery Mileage
20" Bi-colour alloy wheels
Cruise control
PAS
DMB digital radio
Steering wheel mounted audio controls
6 speakers
Dark tinted rear windows
Electric front windows
Front fog lamps
Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors
60/40 split rear seats
Ambient interior lighting
Isofix system on outer rear seats
ABS + EBD + EBA
ESP
Traction control
Remote central deadlocking
**actual cash price is £14,995 or £12,995 with a £2000 scrappage allowance.
Top comments
finnmaccool
18 Oct 1534#8
Opel didnt make bombs, they made fruits.
neoboy
18 Oct 154#83
Car threads really are the pinnacle of idiocy, ignorance and outdated views on this forum.
EveshamLad to schnecker
18 Oct 153#45
You're not the first person to suggest some Volkswagens make day seem like nightime.
Should be all sorted by end of 2016 they claim
All comments (125)
heathead
18 Oct 152#1
So £14995 for buyers without a part ex?
pops1975 to heathead
18 Oct 15#3
From the info via the link:
Representative Finance Example
Monthly Payment £179
Customer Deposit £399
Term (Months) 48
Cash Price £12,995
Credit Amount £12,596
Completion Fee £298
Guaranteed Future Value £6279
Total Payable £15,389
Contract Mileage 20,000
Excess Mileage Charge 9p per mile
Fixed 6.4% APR Representative
You can buy the car in cash or you may find a better finance deal elsewhere.
dealchaser72
18 Oct 15#2
It's the cheapest I can find. Thanks for looking.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 151#4
Cracking deal! HOT, HOT , HOT!
Amrican owned too! Better than those German makes that you really never could trust.
topss
18 Oct 15#5
That still doesn't seem to answer the original question. Is the £12,995 price with the £2000 scrappage allowance or not?
Oneday77
18 Oct 152#6
Vauxhall are doing new owners a favour. They are scraping the car for you in advance. Normally the best thing to do with an As(h)tra(y).
slawekgem
18 Oct 152#7
Vauxhall --> Opel.
German company. You Brits didn't want to have Opel on the British market because that company was making bombs during WWII which were dropped on London.
So you have Opel but under badge of Vauxhall. It's not an American company.
It belongs go GM but it's old German company.
finnmaccool
18 Oct 1534#8
Opel didnt make bombs, they made fruits.
djwall
18 Oct 152#9
No Bluetooth or air conditioning, that's essential on cars these days. Very disappointing.
Zoom_Zoom230 to djwall
18 Oct 151#10
Surely it has Air Con, and they havent listed it ??
Especially when it costs hardly anything to add Bluetooth to a car.
hannibaluk1 to djwall
18 Oct 15#85
it has both. watch the video
EveshamLad
18 Oct 151#11
Not quite.
Vauxhall is a trading name of General Motors UK Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors in the United States.
General Motors, unlike most other car manufacturers, prefers to sell their cars under historical names associated with that country.
So yes, if you go to Germany, you will find essentially the same car on sale badged as Opel. Whilst Opel was the name of an old German company, like Vauxhall was the name of an old English company, Adam Opel AG is today also a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors in the United States.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 151#12
LOL - they are called Starburst today.
Actually Opel started off producing sewing machines, and then later went onto produce pedal cycles.
During the second world war their Rüsselsheim plant produced aircraft parts for the German Luftwaffe.
packard
18 Oct 151#13
Mods please amend title TO INCLUDE SCRAPPAGE !!!
EveshamLad to packard
18 Oct 15#14
Mods please amend title TO SHOW CORRECT PRICE !!!
KnightInd2000
18 Oct 15#15
A lot more places than London suffered from bombing during the war. Or did they keep all the Opel bombs specifically for London? Perhaps Coventry got VW ones?
Zander_19
18 Oct 15#16
The 20,000 mileage allowance is tempting if that's per year and not the term.
EveshamLad to Zander_19
18 Oct 15#19
Surely when you buy a car outright, there is no limit on mileage?
dealchaser72
18 Oct 15#17
Apologies. Don't seem to be able to amend from my phone?
dealchaser72
18 Oct 15#18
Arnold Clark don't have it their title.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#20
So are you an advertising agent for Arnold Clark now?
Deedie
18 Oct 15#21
its part of their finance agreement for some reason, with 9p per mile excess.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#22
This deal makes no mention of finance. It says it's £12995.
If you take the finance agreement it will cost you a total of £17,389 (excluding trade in allowance) if you keep within the terms
I have the 1.4 Turbo and I can assure you it is a cracking engine and is very capable in the Astra the 1.4 on its own is a slow old dog sorry for your confusion.:smirk:
indyjukebox to muckspreader1
18 Oct 15#87
So someone posts a good deal and that is the best you can come up with. You have been a member since 2012 and have contributed one ice cold deal in three years. At least this chap is contributing to the HUKD community, unlike you with your crass comments.
Well done sir, and good choice of username. Seems very appropriate.
Zoom_Zoom230
18 Oct 151#25
Why contribute to the thread then if you are neither ?
schnecker
18 Oct 15#27
had 3 vauxhalls and test drove a gtc prior to buy our golf. night and day. can't see me even test driving another vauxhall.
OrribleHarry to schnecker
18 Oct 152#42
Petty VW sold thousands of people a lie eh?
EveshamLad to schnecker
18 Oct 153#45
You're not the first person to suggest some Volkswagens make day seem like nightime.
Should be all sorted by end of 2016 they claim
dealchaser72
18 Oct 15#28
Haha. Alas, not
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#29
Then perhaps you should have listed it at the correct price (excluding trade in) of £14995?
If you can't correct it, then maybe you should report it and ask a mod to correct it for you.
Still a cracking deal though :smiley:
Oneday77
18 Oct 15#30
This is to do with the halves and thirds of a credit agreement.
If you've paid a third of the to line cost, inc deposit, trade in and payments so far they can't repossss without a court agreement.
When you've paid half, including the payments above, then you can hand the car back without 'penalty' when you discover the car is a pile of poop. The mileage allowance is so that you don't do 40k a year, then pay up half and hand it back in 2 years. It's to try and preserve some of the value in that kind of situation.
royals
18 Oct 15#31
Are indicators an optional extra
Oneday77 to royals
18 Oct 15#34
Yes they are an automatic addition along with driver IQ downgrades for when they sit in the car. That way they get activated every time the wheel is turned off centre.
M_z
18 Oct 15#33
They used to sell Opel's in the UK in the 1970s. Other German companies do very well in the UK, we aren't too fussed what they did between 1930s and 1945.
royals
18 Oct 15#35
Not sure why it needs such large wheels/tyres and looks sporty when it's mega slow
Is that the royal we?
You might not be, but I can assure you my granny is. She won't forget the night they bombed her out of house & home.
aljack
18 Oct 15#38
Needs to include £2000 scrapage allowance.
OrribleHarry
18 Oct 15#39
Check your history......
nathan3007
18 Oct 15#41
Really can't believe how much the RRP is on these brand new, but you can get one a month old for this kind of price, really nice car, shame about the 20" wheels
EveshamLad to nathan3007
18 Oct 15#43
The manufacturer likes to maintain a high RRP, so that you can bag yourself a super discount from their dealers.
Would be even better discount if you could actually buy this for £12995. But as I said earlier, still a cracking deal.
dezontk to nathan3007
18 Oct 15#80
15000 British Pound equals 23158.50 US Dollars. What saddens me is how good of a car we could get for that in the states. Look it up. You'll cry. Oh well long live the Queen.
dezontk to nathan3007
18 Oct 15#81
15000 British Pound equals 23158.50 US Dollars. What saddens me is how good of a car we could get for that in the states. Look it up. You'll cry. Oh well long live the Queen.
Does that have Isofix mate? I'm game but Mrs needs to know.
penguini
18 Oct 15#44
Is it a corsa or Astra base?
quakerphil to penguini
18 Oct 15#61
Too big to be Corsa based, they're a big car.
penguini
18 Oct 15#46
The finance option is basically a lease over 4 years with 5k miles a year. Very expensive if you take the finance. Worth a bank loan instead over 5 years and buy it outright.
Deedie
18 Oct 15#47
I didn't say it did. I was replying to your comment about the mileage allowance.
Deedie
18 Oct 15#48
I thought that would be the reason for it.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#49
So I was was right. If we were to buy the car outright for £12995, there is no mileage restriction.
So the only problem now is that we cannot buy the car outright for £12995 (and as I've already mentioned, buying it on finance would cost a whopping £17,389.)
But apart from those minor issues, this is still a cracking deal :smiley:
M_z
18 Oct 15#50
That's simply ridiculous! German companies do well in this country, we collectively buy a lot of their products. The word "we" does not need to mean everyone unanimously, does it?
EveshamLad
18 Oct 151#51
Absolutely agree. And I'm sure the 1.2 million affected UK customers would too (not to mention the other 10 million affected around the world)
If it weren't for them meddling "few" kids back in the day, we'd all be speaking German today too.
Personally I prefer a nice 27 litre, V12 burning about 40 gallons per hour - British of course!
noahsdad
18 Oct 15#54
Fuel Petrol
MPG (Combined) 47.1
CO2 Emissions 142 g/km
Road Tax £145 per year
COLD! Lets give the living a chance to preserve their lungs and leave a little bit of the planet left over for our grandkids/great grandkids/.....
EveshamLad to noahsdad
18 Oct 151#55
What? You mean to say you haven't voted this deal HOT?
You show me where else you can buy this car for less than £12995
Actually, you show me anywhere you can buy this car for just £12995.
But nonetheless, this is a cracking deal, and so I voted it HOT, HOT, HOT!!
SamboBambo
18 Oct 151#56
"Steering wheel mounted audio controls"
Why is that listed as a unique feature I'm pretty sure most cars since 05/06 have this :confused:
thecresta to SamboBambo
18 Oct 15#58
Most cars do. Some don't.
EveshamLad to SamboBambo
18 Oct 151#63
Where does it say it's a "unique feature"?
It's just part of the specification
You could say the same thing about PAS, 60/40 split rear seats (in a hatchback), Driver/Front Passenger airbags, etc
dsuk
18 Oct 151#57
New Astra is out now so this will be replaced shortly.
Also will make you look like a chav.
Ride awful on 20" wheels
Tyres expensive.
Bad economy.
Your basically driving around in an impractical last generation Astra.
dezontk to dsuk
18 Oct 15#82
Will make you look like a chav from who's point of view? Anyone in a better car wouldn't lend a bother to laying down a judgement. Anyone with a worse car is surely in no place to judge. And anyone on foot can't get finance on a fiddle.
indyjukebox to dsuk
18 Oct 151#93
Yes, the new model is out soon. So what? Unless you are one of those that needs a new everything every year. But then you only have your own vanity to blame.
Chav? Really? From the same chap who posted a deal on a Dacia Duster, a Dacia Sandero, silver plated jewellery from Argos and a Kia Magentis? Wow those must make you look like Da Numb Nutzz!
Ride quality. Have you even driven one? I own the 5 door LE and it rides exceptionally well for something on 19 inch alloys. Online reviews from magazines and owners agree with an exceptionally good ride quality. NVH is better than the Ford focus and on par with the VW Golf.
Tyres. Yes they are not cheap. But you can get ditchfinders from £49 to Yokohama/Falken/Vredestein for £115. Pirelli are £126, Goodyears are £130 per corner. Not at all bad if you ask me. If you cannot afford tyres, then move on. Why comment on something just because you cannot afford it. Your lack of affordability does not make it a bad choice.
Bad economy? Again really? I am getting 40mpg on mixed driving. Which is fine for me. How much mpg would you like? But then if it had better economy, you would be here saying it was too slow. Cant have both can you? Choose one.
Impractical? Another thoughtless comment. I found it more spacious than the Ford or VW equivalents. Bigger boot, more rear passenger space and loads of storage spaces/cubby holes. It had bluetooth that works, powerful aircon, controls are nice and soft touch. No rattles so far. And Vx are cheaper than Ford or VW when it comes to servicing or parts.
quakerphil
18 Oct 15#59
Vauxhall's have been rebadged Opel models since the late 70's.
tom_g
18 Oct 151#60
great deal
noahsdad
18 Oct 15#62
The whole point of my post, is that it is an unhealthy to humans, unhealthy to environment, and expensive to run car. It is simply a bad car, so can never be HOT. You can buy an Electric Car for this price that betters it in almost every way possible.
kas786
18 Oct 152#64
Why hasn't this post been amended? Price is not 12995 but 14995 mod needs to amend
Heat being given as members think the price is sub 13k
Voted cold purely as it's not a great deal for £15k
EveshamLad to kas786
18 Oct 15#66
This was asked for hours ago. Yes lots of people probably are not checking out the deal themself and just voting it hot. (Should probably have be expired or even spammed if it's not actually available at the price posted)
But even at £14995, this is a cracking deal ... unless you know where you can buy this cheaper.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#65
The title of this deal is quite clear to me (even if the price is still wrong over 6 hours after posting)
I'm not sure what you are really doing in this thread if you have no interest in this item.
I still consider this a cracking deal.
If you think you have an alternative product that is a good/better deal, why not post a deal of your own and we can all vote on that?
buckfast67uk
18 Oct 152#67
I shudder to think what replacement tyres might cost with those 20" low profilers.
Nice looking car though if you can get past the badge
F1_Fanatic
18 Oct 15#68
Don't care how good the deal may be, but I have never, ever, came across such a terrible company to deal with. Endless problems with a new car from them and they couldn't care less. No after sales service, just crooks.
Never in a million years could I recommend anyone use them.
Gozer
18 Oct 15#69
The £12,995 price is price after a £2,000 trade in allowance has been applied. Stated price should be £14,995.
sterlingdeal
18 Oct 15#70
Guaranteed value of £6239? Is that after 3 years?
EveshamLad to sterlingdeal
18 Oct 15#72
Yes, that is what you would still have to pay after 3 years having already paid £11110 if you wanted to keep the car. (assuming you went for the finance option)
But this deal is not about the finance option, it's about buying it outright from the outset.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#71
Wasn't that stated as early as the first reply over 7 hours ago?
Even the OP has come back and and admitted the same.
noahsdad
18 Oct 15#73
As a member of the HUKD community I think it is Important to give a deal thread some balance, it can't be all fan boys like yourself promoting something?
My comments were valid, it has £145 road tax with high emissions and high price for what is just a 3 door car. It has terrible fuel consumption along with terrible price, honestly you can get a 5 door electric car for cheaper with no fuel and no road tax. This is bonkers promoting this deal. HUKD'rs are smart people anyhow and will see this shambles of a "deal" for what it is.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#74
So the title has now been revised to
New 65 Vauxhall Gtc 1.4T 16V Limited Edition 3dr £12,995.00** (after scrappage allowance) @ Arnold Clark
Does this mean we can list trade in prices??? I reckon I could get this car for a lot less than £12995 depending on what I was trading in.
Still, I don't make the rules...
Edit: Well I then reported it and now it's been changed to £14995. Simples
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#75
I think the temperature this deal has already gained (and is still gaining), as voted by the HUKD readers, suggests the majority do not support your opinion...
BeerGoggles
18 Oct 15#77
Surely it matters not if they made bombs but we should be asking were they high quality and reliable made by a motivated quality focused workforce.
pistol6000
18 Oct 151#78
But if people were wanting a 5 door electric car they wouldnt be looking at this deal.
also 47mpg from a 1.4t , 0-60 in 9secs, 125mph.....i dont think thats terrible
not having a pop but car deals must be compared to similar types in my opinion.
My Pathy costs £500 a year tax and only does 32mpg....but its my prefered choice. Even swapping for this GTC would save me shedloads(not that i would)
neoboy
18 Oct 154#83
Car threads really are the pinnacle of idiocy, ignorance and outdated views on this forum.
noahsdad to neoboy
18 Oct 15#86
Couldn't have summed it up better myself. Best to let the deluded HEAT away in the madness.
androoski to neoboy
18 Oct 15#95
Yes, glad someone else noticed. A pile of old pub talk on car deal comments.
pops1975
18 Oct 15#84
Sorry I was meaning to clarify that but got distracted before posting.
karlie88
18 Oct 15#88
Arnold Clark state a list price of £20.2k for this car. The actual list price for the GTC Limited Edition 1.4T is £22.2k.
I think they've mistakenly advertised the SRi trim which has a list price of £20.2k - happy to be proved wrong though.
EveshamLad
18 Oct 15#89
You can tell your Mrs she can rest easy.
That car (and engine) is a spectacular example of British engineering which has not in any way been compromised by diktats originating from foreign lands. :smiley:
masterbruce
18 Oct 152#90
Vauxhalls are terrible cars. All the range looks boring and chav tastic. Seats crap, handling crap, engines crap, looks crap, residuals crap
EveshamLad to masterbruce
18 Oct 151#92
So do I take it you've ordered one? :smile:
indyjukebox
18 Oct 15#91
Every weekend I drive from Surrey to Leeds (275 miles). Show me one electric car that can do that distance on one charge at this sort of price? Then on Monday, I leave at 5am and get to work around 10am. Could you find me an electric car that can cover this distance, within that time frame and cost the same as the GTC???
I live in a nice set of apartments. We don't have a charging point in the apartment complex. Where do you propose I charge my electric car from? Should I dangle the extension cord from the third floor, out of my window to my electric car (that by the way is not suitable for my weekend commute)?? We have looked at electric cars for a local run about, but installing the electric charging point has various obstacles to overcome at this point in time.
This car would suit my needs very well. It is nippy, economical and costs very little. So why is this a shambles??? Could you show me a deal that is better? And that is a real request so that I can understand what I am missing.
indyjukebox
18 Oct 151#94
Well said. He seems to comment on all the Vx threads slating the products with random statements like those.
antpro26
18 Oct 15#96
I've also been emailed a £250 voucher off any GTC which can be combined with any other offer. I drive a 15 year old clio with all sorts going wrong with it. I can buy this outright, but the only thing putting me off is the fact I get a company car in 12-18 months. Any opinions welcome.
dealchaser72
18 Oct 15#97
Thanks to whoever changed the title. As I am not near a laptop, somehow the app doesn't let you amend the title.
masterbruce
18 Oct 15#98
I've commented on two threads, one can only hope nobody is unfortunate enough to follow up and purchase one. Not random statements, facts
noahsdad
18 Oct 15#99
Everyone has different needs but I would expect you would be best with a PHEV like the Mitsibushi Outlander based on what you said. That way you can cover your day to driving using electric mode, and for the longer trips you can drive just as you would with a standard petrol car.
However Electric Cars range is a bit of a non factor these days, as there are fast 30 min public chargers all over the country. Maybe you should look into this option a bit more, the info is out there, easily accessible and you can get free extended test drives of various Electric models.
indyjukebox
18 Oct 151#100
So my alternative to this deal is a 30k minimum (after govt. grant) hybrid, that still emits CO2. For which I do not have a plug in charger at home. How does that equate to a better deal? Then consider that the so called 30min charging tends to wreck the batteries and reduce their useable life. Which then means I have to splurge for a new battery in 5 years time, which then costs money, time and more CO2 to produce the new battery pack.
With regards to rapid chargers, they are not as easy as you think. We drove a Tesla to Sheffield a few months ago and we couldnt charge at the first 2 points as the rapid charger did not have the plug type we required. The third one was compatible but was not working. It is not as easy as you think. There are 6 types of charging plugs and not all of them are available at all charging stations. Plus when you are spending 10-12 hours/weekend on the road commuting, the last thing you want is to spend another 60 mins recharging.
I have tried the EV option. It is not viable for us. Hence why we need a petrol car. And this is a good deal for a nippy, fuel efficient and reasonably appointed car.
I am sorry but you recommending a 30k SUV as an alternative to a 13k 3 door coupe is shambles, not the above deal.
Gordinho
18 Oct 15#101
Was it a Fokker or a Messerschmitt?
androoski
18 Oct 15#102
Not facts, just your subjective opinion.
I've had Vauxhalls before and they've all been excellent.
The Bear
18 Oct 15#103
I bought an Astra in 2005 brand new just for work. Ran it in to the ground, still got 3K for it 5 years later, guess how many times it broke down... NOT ONCE. A few took the p!55 but I had a toy in my garage, it worked well for me.
It should really be noted that in the model specs, it lists this as the 120bhp version, not the more sprightly 140bhp version which everyone keeps referring to.
The GTC chassis is very good though.
Besford
18 Oct 15#106
Astras are made in Liverpool.
manningd
18 Oct 15#107
And if they are an Astra they are made in Ellesemere Port anyhow- For those in London thats a place in NW England. Right hand drive Astras for the Irish market are badged as OPEL not Vauxhall, despite being produced at a Vauxhall Plant. Besides if this so-called Greman product name was spelled BMW everybody would be saying how good they are despite being as common as muck in Munich.
jans
19 Oct 15#108
I see what you're getting at, however, they're not even made on Merseyside, let alone in Liverpool. They're made in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire.
dsuk
19 Oct 15#109
The factory is on the Mersey and full of scousers. It's Liverpool in all but name...
jans
19 Oct 15#110
Maybe so, but Rhyll is also full of scouse residents and that's in North Wales. Should that be classed as Liverpool too? And parts of the Mersey run through Manchester. Would love to see the expression on a manc if you called them a scouser.
Ross87
19 Oct 15#111
That cannot be true - I often see new Astra's with alloy wheels.
thomas25
19 Oct 15#112
dont know how someone can pay this much and it not be a bmw or audi
dealchaser72 to thomas25
19 Oct 15#113
WHAT NEW BMW OR AUDI CAN YOU BUY FOR HIS MONEY. I'M KEEN TO KNOW
EveshamLad
19 Oct 15#114
No worries. I eventually reported your deal to get the details corrected (and I suspect others did too). It was a mod that then corrected it.
For future reference, as I mentioned to you back in post#29, if you post a deal that needs correcting, and you can't do it yourself, then simply report your deal, select 'Other', and explain the issue/ what you want changed. I think it's often better when these sort of things come direct from the individual that made the error, rather than anyone else.
Presumbaly the Spam/Report button works on the app?
EveshamLad
19 Oct 15#115
I believe they are also assembled in Antwerp (Belgium), Bochum (Germany) & Gliwice (Poland) ... and other plants around the world although I'm not sure the others produce UK spec vehicles.
But wherever it is assembled, GM is American.
dealchaser72
19 Oct 15#116
Thanks for your help mate. No, the report button doesn't work on the App. Once you've entered details, it's then too late. Thanks again.
eyeballpaul152
19 Oct 15#117
COLD: As has been mentioned already - poor specs for the price. No A/C or Cruise Control. You can buy a 5 door KIA Cee'd with real good specs with a 7 year warranty!
EveshamLad to eyeballpaul152
19 Oct 15#120
I think you are mistaken.
The OP specifically states that the car in this deal has Cruise Control.
If you think you know of a dood deal for another product, why not take the time & trouble as the OP hads done to list that as a deal for all to see ?
Besford
19 Oct 15#118
Yes, of course.
mrke
19 Oct 151#119
This model does have both Air Conditioning and Cruise Control.
The model range starts with 'Sport' as the base model, which has both of the above.
Next model up is the 'Limited Edition' (as per this deal) which adds bluetooth and sod off great 20" wheels etc.
Even so: only 47.1 MPG for a 1.4l standard car, £145 tax. I was simply pointing out you can get better deals for your money which aren't necessarily "Hot Deals"
dealchaser72 to eyeballpaul152
19 Oct 15#122
Can you elaborate on where these better deals can be found. Thanks
muckspreader1
21 Oct 15#123
Ah please don't get upset and thanks for taking your valuable time to look through my history the back up you pointless post.You posts seem to be just as bad and no doubt a vauxhall driver hence the offence you have taken.Thanks for join my ignore list your welcome. :smile:
muckspreader1
21 Oct 15#124
Careful I think I've offended him too.He must work for vauxhall.I can see him now in his superdry hoodie driving his vxr scrapper thinking it's got sporting heritage lol. He'll be looking at previous posts and bringing them to everyone's attention to make himself fell just that little bit better for owning a vauxhall :laughing:
mil2029
22 Oct 15#125
had a phone call about that car. found it strange where he kept phoning me up and trying to get me to put deposit down I told them end of the month and he whispered down the phone saying pay £50 then I'll hold car back and you can collect the weekend....
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Opening post
Vehicle Summary
Engine 1364 cc
Gears Manual
Fuel Petrol
MPG (Combined) 47.1
CO2 Emissions 142 g/km
Road Tax £145 per year
Colour Choice of Colours
Doors 3
Body Type Coupe
Featured Specification
£2000 Vauxhall Scrappage Allowance Applied
Delivery Mileage
20" Bi-colour alloy wheels
Cruise control
PAS
DMB digital radio
Steering wheel mounted audio controls
6 speakers
Dark tinted rear windows
Electric front windows
Front fog lamps
Electrically adjustable and heated door mirrors
60/40 split rear seats
Ambient interior lighting
Isofix system on outer rear seats
ABS + EBD + EBA
ESP
Traction control
Remote central deadlocking
**actual cash price is £14,995 or £12,995 with a £2000 scrappage allowance.
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Should be all sorted by end of 2016 they claim
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Representative Finance Example
Monthly Payment £179
Customer Deposit £399
Term (Months) 48
Cash Price £12,995
Credit Amount £12,596
Completion Fee £298
Guaranteed Future Value £6279
Total Payable £15,389
Contract Mileage 20,000
Excess Mileage Charge 9p per mile
Fixed 6.4% APR Representative
You can buy the car in cash or you may find a better finance deal elsewhere.
Amrican owned too! Better than those German makes that you really never could trust.
German company. You Brits didn't want to have Opel on the British market because that company was making bombs during WWII which were dropped on London.
So you have Opel but under badge of Vauxhall. It's not an American company.
It belongs go GM but it's old German company.
My 55 plate Astra has Air Con !
Looked up the spec below. It has air conditioning and Bluetooth as standard.
http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/vehicles/vauxhall-range/cars/gtc/configurator.html#trim
Vauxhall is a trading name of General Motors UK Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors in the United States.
General Motors, unlike most other car manufacturers, prefers to sell their cars under historical names associated with that country.
So yes, if you go to Germany, you will find essentially the same car on sale badged as Opel. Whilst Opel was the name of an old German company, like Vauxhall was the name of an old English company, Adam Opel AG is today also a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors in the United States.
Actually Opel started off producing sewing machines, and then later went onto produce pedal cycles.
During the second world war their Rüsselsheim plant produced aircraft parts for the German Luftwaffe.
If you take the finance agreement it will cost you a total of £17,389 (excluding trade in allowance) if you keep within the terms
http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/lenovo-b50-80-pentium-3805u-4gb-500gb-15-6-windows-7-professional-windows-8-1-professional-2302294
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/ford/formula-ford-ecoboost
Well done sir, and good choice of username. Seems very appropriate.
Should be all sorted by end of 2016 they claim
If you can't correct it, then maybe you should report it and ask a mod to correct it for you.
Still a cracking deal though :smiley:
If you've paid a third of the to line cost, inc deposit, trade in and payments so far they can't repossss without a court agreement.
When you've paid half, including the payments above, then you can hand the car back without 'penalty' when you discover the car is a pile of poop. The mileage allowance is so that you don't do 40k a year, then pay up half and hand it back in 2 years. It's to try and preserve some of the value in that kind of situation.
http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/offers-finance/cars_offers/astra_gtc/scrappage-scheme.html
You might not be, but I can assure you my granny is. She won't forget the night they bombed her out of house & home.
Would be even better discount if you could actually buy this for £12995. But as I said earlier, still a cracking deal.
Does that have Isofix mate? I'm game but Mrs needs to know.
So the only problem now is that we cannot buy the car outright for £12995 (and as I've already mentioned, buying it on finance would cost a whopping £17,389.)
But apart from those minor issues, this is still a cracking deal :smiley:
If it weren't for them meddling "few" kids back in the day, we'd all be speaking German today too.
From the VW UK website (and in English!)
Nuff said!
MPG (Combined) 47.1
CO2 Emissions 142 g/km
Road Tax £145 per year
COLD! Lets give the living a chance to preserve their lungs and leave a little bit of the planet left over for our grandkids/great grandkids/.....
You show me where else you can buy this car for less than £12995
Actually, you show me anywhere you can buy this car for just £12995.
But nonetheless, this is a cracking deal, and so I voted it HOT, HOT, HOT!!
Why is that listed as a unique feature I'm pretty sure most cars since 05/06 have this :confused:
It's just part of the specification
You could say the same thing about PAS, 60/40 split rear seats (in a hatchback), Driver/Front Passenger airbags, etc
Also will make you look like a chav.
Ride awful on 20" wheels
Tyres expensive.
Bad economy.
Your basically driving around in an impractical last generation Astra.
Chav? Really? From the same chap who posted a deal on a Dacia Duster, a Dacia Sandero, silver plated jewellery from Argos and a Kia Magentis? Wow those must make you look like Da Numb Nutzz!
Ride quality. Have you even driven one? I own the 5 door LE and it rides exceptionally well for something on 19 inch alloys. Online reviews from magazines and owners agree with an exceptionally good ride quality. NVH is better than the Ford focus and on par with the VW Golf.
Tyres. Yes they are not cheap. But you can get ditchfinders from £49 to Yokohama/Falken/Vredestein for £115. Pirelli are £126, Goodyears are £130 per corner. Not at all bad if you ask me. If you cannot afford tyres, then move on. Why comment on something just because you cannot afford it. Your lack of affordability does not make it a bad choice.
Bad economy? Again really? I am getting 40mpg on mixed driving. Which is fine for me. How much mpg would you like? But then if it had better economy, you would be here saying it was too slow. Cant have both can you? Choose one.
Impractical? Another thoughtless comment. I found it more spacious than the Ford or VW equivalents. Bigger boot, more rear passenger space and loads of storage spaces/cubby holes. It had bluetooth that works, powerful aircon, controls are nice and soft touch. No rattles so far. And Vx are cheaper than Ford or VW when it comes to servicing or parts.
Heat being given as members think the price is sub 13k
Voted cold purely as it's not a great deal for £15k
But even at £14995, this is a cracking deal ... unless you know where you can buy this cheaper.
I'm not sure what you are really doing in this thread if you have no interest in this item.
I still consider this a cracking deal.
If you think you have an alternative product that is a good/better deal, why not post a deal of your own and we can all vote on that?
Nice looking car though if you can get past the badge
Never in a million years could I recommend anyone use them.
But this deal is not about the finance option, it's about buying it outright from the outset.
Even the OP has come back and and admitted the same.
My comments were valid, it has £145 road tax with high emissions and high price for what is just a 3 door car. It has terrible fuel consumption along with terrible price, honestly you can get a 5 door electric car for cheaper with no fuel and no road tax. This is bonkers promoting this deal. HUKD'rs are smart people anyhow and will see this shambles of a "deal" for what it is.
New 65 Vauxhall Gtc 1.4T 16V Limited Edition 3dr £12,995.00** (after scrappage allowance) @ Arnold Clark
Does this mean we can list trade in prices??? I reckon I could get this car for a lot less than £12995 depending on what I was trading in.
Still, I don't make the rules...
Edit: Well I then reported it and now it's been changed to £14995. Simples
also 47mpg from a 1.4t , 0-60 in 9secs, 125mph.....i dont think thats terrible
not having a pop but car deals must be compared to similar types in my opinion.
My Pathy costs £500 a year tax and only does 32mpg....but its my prefered choice. Even swapping for this GTC would save me shedloads(not that i would)
I think they've mistakenly advertised the SRi trim which has a list price of £20.2k - happy to be proved wrong though.
That car (and engine) is a spectacular example of British engineering which has not in any way been compromised by diktats originating from foreign lands. :smiley:
I live in a nice set of apartments. We don't have a charging point in the apartment complex. Where do you propose I charge my electric car from? Should I dangle the extension cord from the third floor, out of my window to my electric car (that by the way is not suitable for my weekend commute)?? We have looked at electric cars for a local run about, but installing the electric charging point has various obstacles to overcome at this point in time.
This car would suit my needs very well. It is nippy, economical and costs very little. So why is this a shambles??? Could you show me a deal that is better? And that is a real request so that I can understand what I am missing.
However Electric Cars range is a bit of a non factor these days, as there are fast 30 min public chargers all over the country. Maybe you should look into this option a bit more, the info is out there, easily accessible and you can get free extended test drives of various Electric models.
With regards to rapid chargers, they are not as easy as you think. We drove a Tesla to Sheffield a few months ago and we couldnt charge at the first 2 points as the rapid charger did not have the plug type we required. The third one was compatible but was not working. It is not as easy as you think. There are 6 types of charging plugs and not all of them are available at all charging stations. Plus when you are spending 10-12 hours/weekend on the road commuting, the last thing you want is to spend another 60 mins recharging.
I have tried the EV option. It is not viable for us. Hence why we need a petrol car. And this is a good deal for a nippy, fuel efficient and reasonably appointed car.
I am sorry but you recommending a 30k SUV as an alternative to a 13k 3 door coupe is shambles, not the above deal.
I've had Vauxhalls before and they've all been excellent.
The GTC chassis is very good though.
For future reference, as I mentioned to you back in post#29, if you post a deal that needs correcting, and you can't do it yourself, then simply report your deal, select 'Other', and explain the issue/ what you want changed. I think it's often better when these sort of things come direct from the individual that made the error, rather than anyone else.
Presumbaly the Spam/Report button works on the app?
But wherever it is assembled, GM is American.
The OP specifically states that the car in this deal has Cruise Control.
If you think you know of a dood deal for another product, why not take the time & trouble as the OP hads done to list that as a deal for all to see ?
The model range starts with 'Sport' as the base model, which has both of the above.
Next model up is the 'Limited Edition' (as per this deal) which adds bluetooth and sod off great 20" wheels etc.
See pages 30 and 32 of the brochure: https://www.vauxhall.co.uk/bypass/download/gb/gtcbrochure.pdf