Perkins News

One of our new WEB address’ becomes live today to help our customers out there with an easy and memorable web address to go with some of our other easy access names. Over the years our customers have told us what they require from us and an easy web address is one of them - Here they are - Copy and paste one of them into your favourites and when you are ready to buy or book a service or just need a part exchange valuation, it will be quick and easy - www.nearlynewfordcentre.co.uk  www.nearlynewfordcentre.com www.iwanttobuyaford.co.uk   www.forddirectnearlynew.com www.forddirectnearlynew.com  www.newmgsportscars.co.uk  www.perkinsgarages.co.uk  - See you soon at the dealerships we are always happy to help - Piers Terry - Director

Continuing  with our January SALE Perkins have price checked our stock with our other local dealer groups and have found that our prices are some of the lowest in the county and in some cases the lowest in the country.”It all stacks up”-stated Sales Director Andrew Paine -”we have been very busy selling with sale stock AND our new editions into stock as we have always done our best to buy the right cars and sell them at the lowest price we can” - The Perkins January SALE ends on Sunday 31st so if you interested in a car in our stock, make the call to avoid disappointment.

At Perkins we like to do things a little bit different ! Take a look at the link and then come back to the “Like the Video ” page.This is a website only offer ,so have a go and we’ll talk to you soon.If you can guess the Ex World Champion Driver, we’ll Service your car for FREE !

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4LiKTx6yxU  Turn up your speaker volume !

Out in this month’s Guitar magazine is an advert that was shot on our premises in Dunmow a few weeks ago.This great advert features a new model guitar and a new service package that is nearly as good as ours!We had a great time organising the shoot and the camera crew were a great bunch of lads.Much to the annoyance of our Service Manager, we had to make the workshops messy to create the look but as you can see from the results, the advert ended up looking great.Keep on eye on these pages for our next press release about our video viral campaign that is coming soon !

At Perkins we always strive to acheive  the best prices for you the customer to pay and with this new arrival, we have done it again.It’s one of the most competitively priced XF’s in the UK for 2009.It is finished in Emerald Fire Metallic with Dove Leather trim and has Touch Screen Satellite Navigation and Bluetooth telephone connection included in it’s brilliant specification.

The car has already been serviced at Jaguar and is ready to go so call the Dunmow office on 01371 87 6622 to arrange your test drive and maybe get an idea of the value of your part exchange

We have just taken delivery of our first 2WD Ford Kuga Titanium with the Titanium Convenience Pack fitted - This includes front and rear parking sensors, power folding mirrors and keyelss entry.This particular Kuga also has Bluetooth Hands Free Phone and Voice control command for the Audio /Telephone and Climate Control System.With an improved Co2 Rating to lower the carbon emissions, this SUV has great style and handling with a combined mpg of 46.3.The vehicle also has a £2000 lower price tag than the 4×4 version so it also costs you less.Ford Kuga Titanium at £17950 and ready to drive away.Call the Dunmow office -01371 87 6622 -to arrange your test drive today.

This offer is only available with your internet claim number of PERK 1886 OR your voucher that you have collected in the local press.

Available until December 31st 2009, Perkins is offering the fantastic GAP Guaranteed Asset Protection Cover for FREE on all cars that you buy. All you have to do is give the above claim number OR present your voucher at the the time of purchase and we will do the rest.The Retail value of this product is £300 and ther is no CASH alternative on offer.

Why do you need GAP ? - In the event of your vehicle being written off through accident damage, fire or theft, GAP will cover the difference between the “Market Value of your Vehicle ” at the point of total loss and the price you paid at the time of purchase.Basically, you can buy yourself a new car all over again. policy lasts for 3 Years , Terms and Conditions apply.

Many of our customers this year have asked us our opinion on the state of the new and used market in the UK, so we knocked our heads togther to give some general advice.

New Cars - The Government can be congratulated on introducing the Scrappage Scheme, which has seen many people purchase new cars for the first time in their lives.Unfortunatley many of these cars will have no UK or European benefit to our employment,economy and manufacturing base as many of the vehicles suppliers are outside of Europe and will  in effect damage our balance of payments.However, this succes has to be set against a majority of car manufacturers raising prices at rates unseen since the days of mass inflation in the seventies and eighties.This has mostly been due to the continiuing weekness of the Pound against other major currencies.This has allowed some UK manufacturers to benefit especially in their exports although most have been caught up in the spiral of increases.The only exception we are aware of is the Birmingham based sports car maker MG (we represent this compnay at our Rayne dealership) who have held prices all year, allowing them to offer fabulous value for money.

All this means that most people looking to purchase a New vehicle will have seen large price increases in the last 12 months ,with the finished transaction price considerably higher than it was even 6 months ago.With the VAT increase back to 17.5% in January 2010, costs have further risen and the lead times of the most popular models has increased from 12 to 20 weeks, customers have been unable to get dealers tied down to an accurate part exchange price.This in turn has created additional expenditure in maintaing their current vehicle while waiting for the new car to be delivered.The Scrappage scheme has complex rules and because of the 16 week window that the Govenment has laid down, some customers have had to pay for the price rises as their new cars are not being delivered within the time frame.

USED CARS- The used car market has a very intersting year with stable prices due to the ever increasing cost of the New product.The result of this has been a benefit to the retail customer with their own Part Exchanges often being worth more than expected when they come to sell.This has been the case with most cars but especially at the lower end of the market as one of the effects of the Scrappage Scheme is to remove 400 000 vehicles from the market and many of the vehicles sent for scrap (according to the numbers compiled) have still had 3 years of life on the roads left.

Even with the strength of the market the value for money proposition in 2009 of the Late Used Car has never been more acute.This allows you to purchase a higher specification model with potential saving running into many thousands of pounds over the new list price.You also get to see the cars you will own, you get to drive it and have the deal done and dusted within days NOT weeks or even months when the new car is involved.

Perkins aims to use our knowledge and experience to source over 120 late high specification vehicles ready to drive away today at any one time and we also have access to unlimited low rate finance packages tailored to suit you and your own needs.We can quote immediately and give instant finance decisions that even your Bank may well struggle to match.

We thank you for your time in this rather extended article but so many customers this year have been more confused than confident to buy this year and we hope these words have helped you to understand about how the car market has changed so much this year.If we don’t see you at either Dunmow or Rayne this year, thankyou for the business and have a brilliant Christmas and a Happy New year. - Piers Terry and Andrew Paine - Directors (article was prepared by Kevin Wiseman at our Rayne dealership)

Click on our Commercials picture at the top of the screen to see our latest additions.We have managed to secure 2 New spec Transits to fit your needs.We have a 58 reg 8000 miles 2.2 TDCi 140 ps Tourneo Trend 6spd Executive 8 seater in Panther black with Cruise control, Bluetooth, Front and Rear Air Conditioning with the trim upgrades and Alloy Wheels and Privacy Glass at a excellent price of £18999 NO VAT and we also have an 09 reg  9 seater Transit Mini-Bus MWB Medium Roof 2.4 TDCi 6spd with Satellite Navigation, Bluetooth, Front and Rear Air Con, Luggage cage, Fire extinguishers and GrabHandles already installed with ONLY 1700 miles at £18999 NO VAT.If you are looking to update your fleet then these 2 vehicles offer terrific value for money and we have some great LOW RATE FINANCE available to private and business customers.

At Perkins we concentrate on the cars that are hard to find for retail and we have recently aquired a batch of Focus ST available for you to buy.Click on the picture of the Focus at the top of the screen and take a look at this brilliant performance Ford with 225 ps, 6spd gearbox and a top speed of 150mph.You can even go a step further and purchase the Mountune performance upgrade to 260 ps.Call us to take a test drive in one or our choice of 7 Focus ST. If you are really brave call us to find out about our Focus RS in Ultimate Green that is now in stock at £29995 OR our RS in Frozen White that is due in at the end of November.01371 87 6622 Focus ST and RS specialists.