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The entire comparison is flawed because the manufacturer, not the dealer, sets the surcharges for optional equipment. One can also doubt that VW does not make a full cost accounting for the Passat and that the surcharge for the Passat compared to the Golf is arbitrarily decided or even priced below production cost. Money is made with the top models, not with the Golf Trendline...

Also compare who contributes the majority of profits within the VAG group. It is definitely not the core brand VW...

Really? A lecture of this length for this absolutely fitting comparison? Every comparison is flawed if you scrutinize it too closely, but that is completely unnecessary here.

Every comparison is flawed if you scrutinize it too closely, but that's completely unnecessary here.

In this case, there was no need for a gold scale; the truck scale will do just fine ;)

The surcharges for special equipment are made by the manufacturer, not the dealer.

Well, look at that, how cheap the offer was! You can't do that, huh?

Before spending more time discussing the costs of brick cladding:
1. We were quoted an additional cost of €7000 per semi-detached house
2. I did not inquire at this point whether this amount only covers materials, which is possible, or the total price including labor, since it was not an option for us
3. Please keep in mind that the house was budgeted with both interior and exterior plaster. The exterior plaster also needs to be applied by someone and has its price. If you now remove that and replace it with the brick cladding work, it might add up – but as I said, I don’t have to worry about that.

In the end, I am even glad about the plaster. As you can see, my neighbors don’t even have windows yet. They were only ordered after the lintels (brick-clad) for the planned windows were installed.
Delivery time 4+ months.

3. Please keep in mind that the house was calculated with interior and exterior plaster. The exterior plaster also has to be applied by someone and has its price. If you now remove that and instead include the brickwork, it might perhaps work out

I would have liked to have bricks. However, the additional cost compared to plaster was more than €60,000!

Yes, of course extra charge. We are all talking about extra charge. Sorry, Keks, but unfortunately it is like this in the forum that we tend to get stuck on individual topics and questions. That doesn’t mean we want to speak badly of your decision. It’s more about the fundamental question (so here 7/14 TEUR extra charge for cladding is cheap), in general - not about your specific decision against the cladding.