Dealer Delivery Costs for New Cars

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Thu 9 Aug 2007 16:54
Dealer Delivery Costs for New Cars - rtj70
Anyone have an idea how much a dealership pays to transport a new car to somewhere about 100 miles away and take back the old vehicle? I ask because the logic of lease companies means my new Mazda 6 will come from Leicester, even though the local Mazda dealer is a business centre and only 2 miles away.

Not sure if they will stick on a transporter or drive it. And the reason for finding out I'd like the Mazda6 iPOD connector which is about £180 installed. Installation requires not just the removal of the radio but a lot of the centre dashboard, ashtray, gear lever gaiter etc. So I might cheekily say I'll collect the car if they give me a cheap/free iPOD connector. They're willing to think about it anyway ;-)
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Thu 9 Aug 2007 17:44
Dealer Delivery Costs for New Cars - ForumNeedsModerating
I had a Nissan X-trail delivered about 3-ish years ago on a trailer + took p/ex away. The cost (subsumed in the overall deal) IIRC, was about £220 - distance about the same as yours. If a driver drives(!) the car, I reckon £100 for labour + £50 fuel would be a fair assumption for haggling.
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Thu 9 Aug 2007 18:49
Dealer Delivery Costs for New Cars - rtj70
Thanks woodbines. My thought on delivery = ipod connection about right ;-)

For work I'd have to wait in most of the day... so driving down might make sense anyway.

Just realised that:

- Golf arrives August - a few weeks later I go on holiday
- Passat arrives and I go on holiday two days later
- Mondeo arrives and I go on holidays a few days later
- Mazda6 likely to arrive as early as possible (they stopped building them 3 months ago!) but early as possible = lease - 2 weeks... so would go on holiday 2 days later

What is it with me and new cars! They can keep the Mazda until I'm ready though, i.e. back from holiday. Unless they agree I can get it in September.
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