Thats a pretty fair offer for the best gen of the marque

Andy82 - thats why I never buy owt from a showroom, those folk that buy new/near new then have the audacity to moan about depreciation 3 years later p*ss me off mightily

Its just a £2500 part-ex, which they add to the price of the new car anyway.. same ole same ole..

I've just had an email about this:

"Owners of vehicles which are more than nine-years old could receive a £2,000 incentive to scrap their cars in favour of a newer model under the scheme proposed by business secretary Peter Mandelson as he looks to stimulate the struggling car industry.
Under the plan, owners would be offered a credit of up to £2,000 for scrapping their current vehicle, which can then be used to offset the cost of purchasing any new vehicle, up to one year old.
The motor industry is undoubtedly one of the biggest victims of the current economic recession, with a number of manufacturers in the UK cutting back on jobs and production. Those cuts have had a knock-on effect in the car parts industry with numerous suppliers struggling to survive with increased costs, due to the strength of foreign currencies against the Sterling, and reduced orders from manufacturers.
The proposal has been largely welcomed by the industry, with a similar scheme currently being run in Germany boosting new car sales by 21% in February. Conversely, the number of new vehicle registrations in the UK fell by that very amount in the same period."

Sounds sweet until you get to the dealer only to find your getting £2,000 off there retail list price you can get that now and more in some cases if you drive a hard bargain, with the exception of the mini one that is

although i have gen 3 the best gen of them all, i find it very sad that people are discussing scrapping there gen 1's. i think there should be a special rule that only crap uncool cars can be scrapped. many people chose to own older cars as they dont like paying the higher servicing costs etc and suffering the loss in value.

i really think this yes could get rid of alot of sheddy badly maintained heaps, but i think many perfectly good economical cars will scrapped when there perfectly healthy.

Well, im all in favour so im scrapping my gen 1 1.6se 1999 in for a fiat 500 1.2......i know....its shameful but i need something economical. im not going soft though as i recently bought a 320se bmw for the wife which i use as much as possible.

i tried haggling but you cant haggle much for a fiat 500 as they are selling like hotcakes. shame really as i asked for blue and me for free to sweeten the deal and they wouldnt even do that.