Thread: new defender price

The dealer ships are weird. I walked into one dealership with no one in the show room, and had to wait for a sales man. As soon as i asked if there were any traded defenders he lost what little interest he had...

That same afternoon i went to the other dealership to find the salesman very helpful and with lots of cars to test drive. even offered to put one on the hoist to look at.. such a big change in attiude between dealerships.. While i didn't end up buy one of there defenders.. While i was there he even let me drive the new defender...

i ended up buying my defender from a private sale

Now im thinking of upgrading i know which dealership i will be going back too...

Last 2 we bought from Geelong were around 50k on the road including metallic paint. They were standard 110's

You already have a 08 defender wagon ex demo for 49k drive away and a 130 crew cab 08 demo dropped from 54k-52k in nsw Used cars in Australia - Find cars for sale in Australia - CarPoint Australia 4294966725 4294966344 80 1426

In most new cars there is at least a 10% margin off profit( so $5k on a normal defender) with any extras such as bars(+50%), mats(+100%), tint(+100% or more),fabric/ paint protection, fish oil etc carrying a much higher mark up again. The old dealer delivery charge that has been rolled into the drive away price was the best as when i used to work for a dealership it cost us $150 but we charged $500(350 profit). That included actual cost of getting car to the yard and washing/ detailing. The transport was charged at a flat rate so if the dealership was next door to the factory/port it was charged the same as the dealer in cairns. That was almost 20 years ago and up until the new laws some dealers where charging $1000-$2500 delivery! WHAT A RIP OFF.
It comes down to how willing the salesman is to negotiate( remember that most get paid a % on profit/sale) and how hard YOU can bargain. If you can see the sales board/chart in the sales managers office before going for a test drive and see when it starts/ finishes and try to get the salesman with the least sales at the end off the cycle.(most do monthly but others do from the 15th-15th to throw end of month bargain hunters out)

Probably slightly off topic, is it possible to order the new 130 with the traction control pack? I'm aware that the new 110 can be optioned with either the TC/ABS package or upgrade GVM.

I think this question was asked not so long ago, No it cant.....

There was a 2008 130 crew cab on Carsales with 4,000km and a very good tray - ex Ferntree Gully fire brigade. It looked immaculate and went to a bloke in Brisbane for 45K
Lucky bloke...

Don't know the ins and outs of interstate transfers but new defender in victoria on the road at $51000, including tint/mats/towbar. Still waiting for delivery - can't wait to get back into the basics after having a D1 for ten years!!