Scrappage schemes are back. Is it worth trading in and what good deals are out there on great tow cars?
Find out more with Practical Caravan's expert David Motton.
Find out more with Practical Caravan's expert David Motton.
Scrappage schemes 2017
- Thread starter LizziePope
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- Nov 11, 2009
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Being a cynic I think the scrappage schemes have little to do with emissions and more to do with trying to halt the slide in sales of new cars. As the article says some of these schemes have replaced other marketing ploys. We won't be selling our 10 year old Nissan diesel as £2000 off of the price of a new one doesn't cover year ones depreciation. And our old car doesn't have the complexity of the newer Euro 6 systems and less software/ touch screen systems to cause a problem. If we were to consider changing it I would get a far better deal by selling it privately and buying from a broker where greater discounts are on offer given the state of new sales.
- May 7, 2012
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The problem as I see it is that people with a seven year old or older car are unlikely to be in the market for a new car especially the Audi mentioned. If you are, then it is worth checking out these but at the same time check the other options to see if it is really the deal they say it is.
Frankly it looks more like a publicity stunt than a really effective offer. A scrappage scheme against a two year old car might work but that would be far more difficult to promote.
Frankly it looks more like a publicity stunt than a really effective offer. A scrappage scheme against a two year old car might work but that would be far more difficult to promote.
Scrappage schemes arent a con they are a marketing ploy to entice people. Not everyone knows the discounts you can get anyway before the scheme was in place. Yes they are in place to halt the slump in car sales.
You could have easily got more before the schemes, but the discount is on base price not after any discounts you may have already negotiated.
Not everyone haggles so to be offered a few grand off is quite an incentive if you were umming and arring
You could have easily got more before the schemes, but the discount is on base price not after any discounts you may have already negotiated.
Not everyone haggles so to be offered a few grand off is quite an incentive if you were umming and arring
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