Paul S

Excellent buying experience

I apologise if this is a bit long-winded but I'm sure it'll be worth it. After spending about a month deciding on which car to buy - a Peugeot 308 SW - we decided to go shopping! What we usual do is buy something about two years old with relatively low mileage - usually works out about half the price of a new car. Anyway, we soon realised that the bottom has fallen out of the second hand car market and there is some serious bargains to be had. We realised we could get a 16 plate for about half price. Armed with a price for the Peugeot and what we wanted for our 57 plate Golf GT sport, we set off. First port of call was a nationwide car supermarket - chosen mainly because it was close by. Peugeot expensive and pathetic valuation for Golf. Next stop, another nationwide firm but a dealer as opposed to supermarket. Decent price for Peugeot and decent offer for Golf but sales pitch quite pressurised and was left feeling like a didn't trust them. Change of tack, as we realised that approved dealerships were offering a deposit contribution if you took out finance. Quick calculation to work out how much to borrow so interest would be equal to deposit contribution - in effect, getting finance interest free. First approved dealer also a nationwide chain. Decent price Peugeot but the deposit contribution was basically taken out of the Golf valuation - no deal. Finally, we went to Arbury at Walsall. Decent price for Peugeot, valuation for Golf spot on and deposit contribution. Everything we'd set out to get. Plus, the dealership is in a nice location and the sales staff are human. I can't stress enough how attentive our sales bod was - Wayne Vitta - and how stress free the whole process was. If you live in the West Midlands and Black Country and want to buy a Peugeot or Fiat, go and see Arbury Peugeot Walsall. Cheers all.