Scirocco Central

just got a tip of that a price increase is on its way. May be already too late for new orders or starting 1st Feb.

oooh i was in just intime

this is down to sterling being weak no doubt. i wonder will there be more to come over time, since the £ has fallen about 20% i'd say since the roc came out

Yeah, given the state of sterling at the moment it wouldn't come as much of a shock. There's also the fact that for once VW seems to have priced the car at level that makes it seems overly cheap compared to the equivalent Golf and other competitors like the Audi TT (£5k more!). Even the Mk5 GTi with a worse spec was the same price. Given the price of the MK6 Golf range and the current value of the £ I wouldn't be surprise if the price goes up pretty soon.

Hmmmm, this is not good. I was waiting for the xenons but with this price hike it may not be worth it? May just go order this weekend and live without them. Who needs xenons anyway!

I'm assuming this is across the board and not just the scirocco? Just been pricing up a new Golf for my mum and it's so bloody expensive. For a 1.4TSI GT DSG 5 door with a few options (not extravagantly specced by any means) it's nearly £22k. The new golf seems significantly more expensive than the Scirocco spec for spec.

Phew - bought one today!

DavidH wrote:I'm assuming this is across the board and not just the scirocco? Just been pricing up a new Golf for my mum and it's so bloody expensive. For a 1.4TSI GT DSG 5 door with a few options (not extravagantly specced by any means) it's nearly £22k. The new golf seems significantly more expensive than the Scirocco spec for spec.

I agree. I looked into the Golf and for a decent spec it was well into Scirocco money, so that made my mind up.

Has anyone had it confirmed that VW prices are rising by 5% as of February sometime? I know Vauxhall and Ford have already confirmed price rises so it wouldn't be surprising.

My dealer mentioned it when I ordered but they did not have a date or an idea of the increase amount. There has been nothing official from VW yet other than it is expected soon.

Dealer said price increase next week - Get your orders in quick!

VW are putting up prices across their entire range by upto 4%. On the Scirocco the increase is 3.92% and is effective from 25th Feb. Our dealer advises cars ordered before that date will be honoured at the old price so if anyone is still undecided now would seem a good time to take the plunge!

Green Goddess wrote:VW are putting up prices across their entire range by upto 4%. On the Scirocco the increase is 3.92%

Ouch, that means an increase of around £800 on the Scirocco 2.0GT. Like the man said best order now if you want one!

why do i think this is a crafty ploy, but em but be then offer a nice discount to seal the deal......

andy wrote:why do i think this is a crafty ploy, but em but be then offer a nice discount to seal the deal......

Could well just be a crafty salesmans ploy but I've seen a couple of folk mention the price increase on the UK MKIV's forum aswell (as i affects the Golf too). Given that Ford and Vauxhall have raised their prices I wouldn't be surprised if VW followed suit sooner rather than later.

Our local dealer has an email from VW HQ announcing the price increases and given that the dealer isn't offering any discounts on the car I personally don't think its a sales ploy.

Seems right enough, extract below from a post on Tyresmoke...(& UKMKIVs)

Officially announced this morning.[14.02.09]

Model % price increase

Fox 3.00%
Polo 4.85%
Golf 3.58%
Golf Estate 4.62%
Golf Plus 4.34%
Beetle 3.92%
Beetle Cab 3.92%
Touran 5.00%
Jetta 5.00%
Eos 3.54%
Scirocco 3.92%
Tiguan 2.14%
Passat Sal 3.95%
Passat Est 3.95%
Passat CC 2.36%
Sharan 5.00%
Touareg 1.70%
Phaeton 1.98%

All orders after 24th Feb will be charged at the above prices apparently!

http://www.tyresmoke.net/forum/vw-chat/ ... ost1391569

http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/251182.aspx

Prices have now been increased as per the list above by the looks of it. Glad I ordered when I did as if I'd waited until now the car I've orderd would have cost me a £1k more! That and the second hand value of my Scirocco (and anyone else who owns one) has instantly gone up by that amount so good news for existing owners!

See the VW site for revised prices :-

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/

Can't believe how expensive this makes the new Golf look. A mid-range 1.4 122bhp SE with 5-doors and metallic paint (and no other extras) now starts at nearly £17k!

my car would have been £985 more if id waited a week to order

So when the £ recovers, will VW put the price back down by the same amount? I bet they won't.