How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 10:05 pm
Out of interest when you picked up your brand new Polo how much fuel have the dealer put in the tank.
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How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
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Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 7:49 am
almost none (showed range only 20km) only after I aked they put in around 10L
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:39 am
Mine was over half full, but was previously used as a company car at the dealership... (3 months old, 1500 miles)
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:52 am
Must have been a fair bit in mine.
Can't remember exactly how much, but if they'd given me the car running on fumes it would have stuck in my mind.
Can't remember exactly how much, but if they'd given me the car running on fumes it would have stuck in my mind.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 9:43 am
About 4 gallons.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:37 am
Got a full tank with mine haha
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 11:48 am
So there's obviously no set requirement, entirely down to the discretion of the dealership.
Fair enough.
Fair enough.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 12:07 pm
So at the factory they most just put in half a gallon at least then just to cover the running around the cars do driving’s on too the ships and on too the transporters that take the car too the dealerships.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:31 pm
When I purchased my Polo, I told them I wanted a full tank of fuel, as a part of the purchasing price, but I told them I would not pay for the full tank of fuel.
They filled it up to he brim. I did pay cash, If they didn't fill it up, it would have been them who broke the contract, I wouldn't have taken it off the forecourt.
They filled it up to he brim. I did pay cash, If they didn't fill it up, it would have been them who broke the contract, I wouldn't have taken it off the forecourt.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:46 pm
What's the relevance of yet again mentioning you paid cash?silverhairs wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:31 pm When I purchased my Polo, I told them I wanted a full tank of fuel, as a part of the purchasing price, but I told them I would not pay for the full tank of fuel.
They filled it up to he brim. I did pay cash, If they didn't fill it up, it would have been them who broke the contract, I wouldn't have taken it off the forecourt.
TBH dealers would rather you didn't pay cash, so you're not getting any special treatment from them by doing so.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 8:43 pm
At parkway VW, my local dealer, 10L is their company standard; anyone buying a new car would be mad not to negotiate a full tank irrespective of their method of payment!
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:31 pm
It's in the contract - if you pay cash they give you a tank of fuel. Instead of walking into the dealership with a wheelbarrow full of pound coins, I did a BACs transfer and got nowt - they're very specific about cash because the dealership principal wants to top up his pool of coins and dive into it like scrooge mcduck.Andy Beats wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:46 pmWhat's the relevance of yet again mentioning you paid cash?silverhairs wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 4:31 pm When I purchased my Polo, I told them I wanted a full tank of fuel, as a part of the purchasing price, but I told them I would not pay for the full tank of fuel.
They filled it up to he brim. I did pay cash, If they didn't fill it up, it would have been them who broke the contract, I wouldn't have taken it off the forecourt.
TBH dealers would rather you didn't pay cash, so you're not getting any special treatment from them by doing so.
Also, telling someone verbally you want a full tank of fuel on collection amounts to a legally binding contract clause.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 9:16 am
monkeyhanger wrote: Mon Apr 29, 2019 10:31 pm
It's in the contract - if you pay cash they give you a tank of fuel. Instead of walking into the dealership with a wheelbarrow full of pound coins, I did a BACs transfer and got nowt - they're very specific about cash because the dealership principal wants yo yop up his pool of coins and dive into it like scrooge mcduck.
Also, telling someone verbally you want a full tank of fuel on collection amounts to a legally binding contract clause.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:51 am
Not got my car yet but my order form shows half tank of fuel for £29.17 under dealer accessories. Fueling wasn't mentioned when ordering but the end price came out at what was agreed so the half tank of fuel, to me, has been thrown in for free. This order is with Alan Day and thinking back 3-4 years this is how I got my last car from them, with half a tank of fuel.
Re: How much Fuel in Brand new Polo
Posted: Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:54 am
£29.17 for a half tank = £ 58.34 for a full one.l3rady wrote: Tue Apr 30, 2019 10:51 am Not got my car yet but my order form shows half tank of fuel for £29.17 under dealer accessories. Fueling wasn't mentioned when ordering but the end price came out at what was agreed so the half tank of fuel, to me, has been thrown in for free. This order is with Alan Day and thinking back 3-4 years this is how I got my last car from them, with half a tank of fuel.
For a 45 litre tank that's exactly £1.30 per litre.
Bit expensive, but there you go.