Topic: Good price or not? (Read 4683 times)

Taxi_Driver · « **on:** 27 July 2006, 17:53:43 »

Yesterday i went into my vx dealer an asked for a deal on vx 10-40 semi synth.

He said you want 20 litres?.....i said yeah if thats a good price.

After consulting vx trade club price book.....he came up with £50 incl vat for 20 litres

So i bought it.

Seemed ok to me as Halfrauds own brand of the same stuff for 20l is over £70.

Does anyone get it cheaper?

Cheers

TheBoy · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 July 2006, 17:59:02 »

TC is much cheaper for 4 x 5l cans...

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 July 2006, 18:46:06 »

Rats!!.....I will have to get a TC card....when i asked at same dealer b4 about TC card they just said TC card?? you dont need one of them...just ask for trade price and we'll give you trade price.

Tho still cheaper than MRP....as the invoice had on it.....£17.50/5 litres.....Trade sale....20L £50.??

Paid nearly 20 squid ....trade price..today for set of rear pads for my vecta 1.8.....bets that blooming cheaper on TC as well :-?

TheBoy · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 July 2006, 18:55:07 »

tc is cheaper than trade - and being a presumably self employed (sort of) taxi driver, you should have no hassles getting a card

v6man54deg Geffd · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 July 2006, 21:25:33 »

£33.32 for 20L cost

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Yesterday i went into my vx dealer an asked for a deal on vx 10-40 semi synth.

He said you want 20 litres?.....i said yeah if thats a good price.

After consulting vx trade club price book.....he came up with £50 incl vat for 20 litres

So i bought it.

Seemed ok to me as Halfrauds own brand of the same stuff for 20l is over £70.

Does anyone get it cheaper?

Cheers

sounds2k · « **Reply #5 on:** 27 July 2006, 23:02:50 »

I was charged £23.76 + VAT (£27.92 inc.) for 20 litres (buy 3, get 1 free of the 5 litre packs, apparently a long term offer) on trade club, that was 4 weeks ago ....

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #6 on:** 28 July 2006, 07:39:30 »

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tc is cheaper than trade - and being a presumably self employed (sort of) taxi driver, you should have no hassles getting a card

sort of taxi driver?? :-?

TheBoy · « **Reply #7 on:** 28 July 2006, 09:04:37 »

sort of self employed? If so, just apply for TC card at your local dealer...

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #8 on:** 28 July 2006, 09:15:44 »

yeah i am self employed....i knew thats what you meant....just me messing as it could have been read the other way

Will have to goto vx dealer over the other side of town from me, to ask for form as i said in earlier post....my local vx dealer either didnt have any forms b4 or didnt want to give me one.

Cheers

TheBoy · « **Reply #9 on:** 28 July 2006, 09:23:10 »

If you make out you have a fleet of Omega taxis, and that you (the company) maintain them yourselves, then you shouldn't have any trouble signing up for a card....

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #10 on:** 28 July 2006, 12:47:40 »

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If you make out you have a fleet of Omega taxis, and that you (the company) maintain them yourselves, then you shouldn't have any trouble signing up for a card....

Thanks for the advice.....and i am getting there with a fleet!

1 merc (tho that doesnt count) 2 Vx's, soon to become 3 Vx's, then at end of year the merc may get swapped out for another Vx....so that'll be 4....may even get to 5 Vx's if I can find what i'm looking for.

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #11 on:** 29 July 2006, 15:13:42 »

I got an TC application form. (somone on here mailed me one

....thankyou)
Filled it in.....to it my local vx dealer....parts dept bloke said...carnt sign that im not authorised....ever helpful as usual....
So drove a few miles to next vx dealer.....went to parts desk....showed them the form.....said sure m8 wheres me pen...even offered to fax it back for me....i declined the offer....as i wanted to make sure it did get faxed....which i did when i got home.

Will let know if and when anything arrives in the post

Cheers

Admin · « **Reply #12 on:** 29 July 2006, 18:29:52 »

Erm £50 for 4x5l 10w/40??

I pay around £19 for the same.... Trade club.

As Jaime said, you should have np problems getting TC as you have a "fleet" of taxis.

Auto Addict · « **Reply #13 on:** 29 July 2006, 19:19:50 »

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Erm £50 for 4x5l 10w/40??

I pay around £19 for the same.... Trade club.

As Jaime said, you should have np problems getting TC as you have a "fleet" of taxis.

Fleet? He's a multi national corporation!

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #14 on:** 29 July 2006, 19:45:46 »

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Erm £50 for 4x5l 10w/40??

I pay around £19 for the same.... Trade club.

As Jaime said, you should have np problems getting TC as you have a "fleet" of taxis.

I realise now

shuda posted b4 i bought.....slight consolation....that Halfrauds is over £70 for own brand.....and when i was in vx dealer today they had a 5ltr on display for nearly £20....so thats £80 for 20ltrs

Form filled in, signed by vx dealer and faxed to vx.....so i just have to wait and see.

I owe one of you Nottingham guys several [smiley=beer.gif]

Cheers

Taxi_Driver · « **Reply #15 on:** 29 July 2006, 19:57:58 »

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Erm £50 for 4x5l 10w/40??

I pay around £19 for the same.... Trade club.

As Jaime said, you should have np problems getting TC as you have a "fleet" of taxis.

Fleet? He's a multi national corporation!

Multi summat ...... :-/ i think you have spelt Numpty and C*** wrongly AA

Markjay · « **Reply #16 on:** 29 July 2006, 20:29:48 »

This is what the guy at the parts counter told me:

Normal Vx Trade prices are essentially discounts given by the local dealer. The dealer buys the goods at the same price from vx regardless on whether he sells them for Retail price or Trade price.

Trade Club is a completely different arrangement. When you buy the part at Trade Club prices, the dealer gets an agreed small commission from the price you pay, and in turn he gets the part from Vauxhall for less than he normally would.

This is why the dealer can give you normal Trade prices at his own discretion, but in order to sell you the part at Trade Club price he will need to record the sale under your TC number to make sure he gets reimbursed by Vauxhall Motors.

The guy insisted that the commission they get is ‘very small’ (small??? Probably small compared to their usual 300% mark-up on Retail prices…), and in fact many dealers chose to opt-out form the Trade Club scheme altogether.

This also explains why dealers have different attitudes to Trade Club sales – mine is very helpful and friendly, but I heard that some dealers are not happy about selling small quantities e.g. just the odd filter etc at Trade Club prices.

BTW, my delaer also discounts non-TC items for me, this comes under the 'Oooh, I think we can do something on this item for you Sir...'.

As for your application, you should get your card and a hefty book in the post in around three weeks or so…

A note to RMcB – you closed the TC thread because of potential misuse of the TC card by members who have them for ‘personal use’ only. This is OK, but some of us have ‘proper’ Trade Club cards – which allow us to buy parts and sell them on to others. I can see no reason why the thread should not be re-opened for posting but only for full Trade Club members?

Big Rod · « **Reply #17 on:** 29 July 2006, 20:37:26 »

Am I right in saying that TC parts aren't always what you'd get retail?

TheBoy · « **Reply #18 on:** 29 July 2006, 20:37:41 »

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A note to RMcB – you closed the TC thread because of potential misuse of the TC card by members who have them for ‘personal use’ only. This is OK, but some of us have ‘proper’ Trade Club cards – which allow us to buy parts and sell them on to others. I can see no reason why the thread should not be re-opened for posting but only for full Trade Club members?

I'm not entirely sure about the rule about selling on - TC was set up to persuade independent garages to use genuine parts on vehicles they were servicing/repairing, not for resale...

mar892ree · « **Reply #19 on:** 29 July 2006, 20:42:42 »

I'd have let the VX dealer fax it !

VX are getting a bit funny on newer TC members or should i say stricter !

The local VX dealer gives you the stuff at TC price then claims back the difference from VX, so getting full price !

Might have been better if the fax was done by dealer, at least the No would match up with an authroised phone No !

Anyhow good luck and dont be supprised if it takes 4 weeks plus !

Mark

Markjay · « **Reply #20 on:** 29 July 2006, 20:43:08 »

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I'm not entirely sure about the rule about selling on - TC was set up to persuade independent garages to use genuine parts on vehicles they were servicing/repairing, not for resale...

There are two qualifying categories in the Trade Club application form which to me suggest that you CAN buy and sell parts, and these are:

Motor Factor/Wholesaler
Retail Accessory Shop

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