Car pre-registered, not new? What to do?

[Mi16 Man]

Mate,

If you don't mind me asking, who did you buy ur car from in Canberra?

Thanks,

The awesome Team @ Gerald Slaven VW, Belconnen. Trent was my salesman. I originally had $$ on. Polo GTI but took a demo Golf GTI for not much more $$.

[SChan]

The awesome Team @ Gerald Slaven VW, Belconnen. Trent was my salesman. I originally had $$ on. Polo GTI but took a demo Golf GTI for not much more $$.

Yes, i guess it's a good team. I recently (mid July) ordered my car with them and have not heard anything about the NADCON yet! Might have to send an email to remind them!

Cheers,

[Sharkie]

The awesome Team @ Gerald Slaven VW, Belconnen. Trent was my salesman. I originally had $$ on. Polo GTI but took a demo Golf GTI for not much more $$.

Yes, i guess it's a good team. I recently (mid July) ordered my car with them and have not heard anything about the NADCON yet! Might have to send an email to remind them!

Cheers,

Phillip & Trent are tops .... I even came from Brisbane to buy from them, and will do so again.

[Mi16 Man]

Phillip & Trent are tops .... I even came from Brisbane to buy from them, and will do so again.

Amen Sharkie.

They are very good with after sales care also.

[backdoc]

Phillip & Trent are tops .... I even came from Brisbane to buy from them, and will do so again.

I flew up from Melbourne to buy from them. I thought it was great service, especially with Trent driving to the airport to pick me up and take me back to the dealership. Nice guys, and best price.

[fully]

There is no difference between "registered" and "registered to dealer". Once plates are put on the car, it is registered. All VW Australia will know is that the warranty has started with the vehicle in the dealers name. If you then buy it, your warranty is less that while it has been registered to the dealer.

It does not matter how many km there is on the clock, it is a second hand vehicle, and that's that.

What the original poster needs to do is look at what his contract to purchase the vehicle states. New means "never registered". If the vehicle has already been registered, then it has to be described as secondhand, or demonstrator or used. Based on what is on the contract to purchase sets the next step in the chain.

Key in all of this is the build date and compliance plate date. If it is for 2010, then there has been a considerable loss of value as on resale or trade in, it will always be considered a 2010 car, even though it was first "purchased" in 2011.

There are some very shonky dealers around who pass off company vehicles as demonstrators or cancelled orders or thing like that.

Basically, if you agreed to purchase a new car, then it must not have been registered in another name, dealer or anyone else.

That is correct, i was told it was new, it was considered second hand which ever way you look at it.....I shall wait until VW Aus get back to me, if indeed they do.