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hairyhen · Jul 25th, 2004, 04:20 PM

Bit of a silly question really, but does anyone else find it confusing to obtain an 'all in' price when it comes to ordering parts from the dealer?

For example, I was in my dealer the other day ordering an aero rear bumper....

Parts Dude- "thats £225* including vat"

Now for me that suggests £225* with the VAT ALREADY ADDED, but previous experience tells me this is too cheap so i asked again...
"is that including the VAT???"

Parts Dude- "nope that's TO INCLUDE the vat...ill calculate the vat for you if you want."

In the end the actual price for the bumepr came to something in the region of £265...

So just what is the correct terminology to use?
The Mini accessories brochure is straightforward enough as it states the full price of each item, but i find it slightly more problematic when I am trying the find out prices over the phone; my own interpretation of 'including' and 'excluding' may differ from that of the other person on the line?

Hmmm!

*can't quite remember the exact price but it was something in the region of this!

Jul 25th, 2004, 04:20 PM	#1
hairyhen MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Glasgow Local Time: 11:40 PM Posts: 84 Offline	Exc. VAT or Inc.VAT? Ah my head! Bit of a silly question really, but does anyone else find it confusing to obtain an 'all in' price when it comes to ordering parts from the dealer? For example, I was in my dealer the other day ordering an aero rear bumper.... Parts Dude- "thats £225* including vat" Now for me that suggests £225* with the VAT ALREADY ADDED, but previous experience tells me this is too cheap so i asked again... "is that including the VAT???" Parts Dude- "nope that's TO INCLUDE the vat...ill calculate the vat for you if you want." In the end the actual price for the bumepr came to something in the region of £265... So just what is the correct terminology to use? The Mini accessories brochure is straightforward enough as it states the full price of each item, but i find it slightly more problematic when I am trying the find out prices over the phone; my own interpretation of 'including' and 'excluding' may differ from that of the other person on the line? Hmmm! *can't quite remember the exact price but it was something in the region of this!