The offer in car centers is not bright, basically only residual pieces are offered.
“You can choose from stock. We no longer have these cars physically here, but we ordered them for production. They should be available in the summer. You will pay ten percent of the deposit, we will not offer the car and you should take it away in June or July, “a salesman from the Škoda Auto Jarov Prague dealership told Práva.
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However, if the customer wants to configure the model according to their wishes, they will wait at least a year.
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Lightly used more expensive than new
It is an exaggeration to say that a person chooses a new car, pays a tenth of the price, but before he arrives, it may be obsolete in some details, because the carmakers carry out minor upgrades practically every year.
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When asked what Škoda models the dealer now has physically at the store, he replied: “Some scalas, kamiq, some fabies, one superb and two octavia liftbacks. They are available as they are. It will really be in the summer at the combi at the earliest. “
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The seller laughed at the fact that the purchase of the new Škoda Octavia Combi would not be the solution.
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“Lightly used cars are also more expensive than new ones. You can’t find a four octavia. The bazaars are taken over, also because they are taken by companies. “
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If you need a new octavia now, then if you come across it, don’t think too much and take it. The customer can immediately forget about any choice, whether liftback or combi, or perhaps the choice of what color and equipment.
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According to the seller, therefore, it is usually better to wait. It has at least one advantage – there is plenty of time to choose from, and there is also something to take to the test, as the dealer’s demonstration cars are available.
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A similar situation prevails at other car showrooms, as well as at other brands. “I want Fiat Doblo. We ordered it two months ago and it may be next May. They told me that now it basically doesn’t make sense to accept new orders either, “the head of the farm described Práva’s experience from the car center in Prague-East. Peugeot usually has four to eight months, and a relatively shorter time is expected for the Peugeot 508.
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Customers also have to wait up to half a year for the new Hyundai i30. And if they have extra wishes, for example they want an automatic transmission, the waiting period is extended. Toyota also has a waiting period of four to ten months.
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People and families find it all the more difficult because completely completed cars are bought in bulk by companies. The reasons for the shortage of cars are still the same: global component problems, more expensive transport and production, and much greater, deferred demand.
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