[Harb]

Hi all

I’m just curious why the top spec model the ‘Ultimate’ is only £299 AP yet the SE premium is £649.

 

What am I missing here? ?

 

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[BigDave]

Harb wrote:

Hi all I’m just curious why the top spec model the ‘Ultimate’ is only £299 AP yet the SE premium is £649. What am I missing here?

 

Whilst no one (other than Motability and Vauxhall) knows the ‘per model, per trim level’ pricing between Vauxhall and Motability, some factors that can come into play are:

That Vauxhall want to ‘push’ their top spec model over the mid-range model

Sales of the top spec could be sluggish so Vauxhall are giving it a boost via lower pricing thus lower AP.

There could be a top spec revamp waiting in the wings, so Vauxhall want to get rid of current top spec components.

 

All can affect the intra-model AP’s.

 

Also, the second hand resale value of a top spec should be higher than a mid-spec model, so affects the future ‘trade in’ sale value at lease end.

[Harb]

Ah ok interesting stuff, thanks.

I was wondering if it was simply a mistake but that makes me much more interested in actually getting one now…

[sean1969]

Harb wrote:

Hi all I’m just curious why the top spec model the ‘Ultimate’ is only £299 AP yet the SE premium is £649. What am I missing here?

I asked the same question years ago with a V40 Volvo.

What I was told, it is the value of resale after the lease expires, meaning they will get more back for the top specs, hence why some AP’s are lower on the top specs. This was from the largest Volvo dealer in Scotland.

Current car 2019 Ford Kuga 1.5T Titanium X Edition (White)

On order new Vauxhall Grandland Ultimate 1.2 Turbo (Ruby Red)

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