Basil Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Has anyone on here used Carwow? I ask as I would like to know if my experience is normal or have I been unlucky! For those that don't know it's a website where you put in your requirements for a vehicle that you would like to purchase and you get up to five offers from participating dealers. I am not one who usually uses this type of service but after just missing out on a vehicle locally, that had a very good offer that I was interested in, I tried it to see what other dealers might have similar offers. In due course I had five replies, the best offer being similar to the one I had locally and of the five was the closest dealer. Being one who believes that if something looks to good to be true, it probably is, I phoned the dealer to confirm the deal and to ask if the deal was on a stock vehicle or what, I was assured it was but it did not matter as the same deal was available on factory order. I therefore travelled the 40 miles to the dealer for an appointed time, was kept waiting for 45 minutes after the appointment time only to be told there had been a mistake made and the price was not what I had been quoted! The salesman then attempted to sell another vehicle that was a different colour (one that I would not have chosen) and with a far worse deal than had been offered. I obviously declined and walked away having wasted three quarters of my day. Just wondered if this was a normal thing to happen with Carwow and also to make others aware of what happened to try and alleviate them falling foul of the same, dare I say 'scam' as I can see no other way to describe it! Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candapack Posted October 16, 2016 Share Posted October 16, 2016 Hi Basil. Can't comment on Carwow, but thought I'd tell you about my very good car buying experience. I wanted a Skoda Yeti. I went online to an internet broker, Carfile.net, they were recommended in an article I'd read in What Car. Put in the exact model, spec, colour etc, and got a price which was about 5k less than book price. Went to my local Skoda dealer, they could only get to within 2k of the price I had been quoted. It did mean I had to travel to Mansfield to pick up the car when it was ready, but it was well worth it. If I ever but a brand new car again, (unlikely), I would use them again. PS, a pal of mine did the same thing using a different broker, he was just as pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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