March/April/May GTI Orders - Assigned a build week yet?

[pologti18t]

It's build date.... compliance date means nothing in the scheme of resale value.

[Dave8878]

Hi Guys,

Just letting you know that our valuers will always go by the build date of the car. I also believe this to be true everywhere in Australia however as you say if you keep the car a long time it won't matter as much. One example of when you can get round this though is if the car isn't launched until the next year like the Golf VI - The forst cars were late 08 build weeks but since the car wasn't even launched until 2009 you could argue to the valuer that it is an 09 car - thats what I'll be doing anyway when customers start to trade them!

[Corey_R]

That's why I thought it'd be MY and compliance dates

Thanks for the info

[mrpayne]

What David said rings true up here as well. Had a Mercedes A160 traded on a Golf 77TDI, and it was 09/03 build, and 07/04 compliance. When the valuer calls around for opinions they go by the build date.

Mind you if you keep a car for any reasonable amount of time, the $ difference will be negligible anyway.

[Hail]

I'm sure guys getting their GTIs next year will have an advantage when it comes to resale (actual build date i.e mines August 2009)

My GTI is referred to as 'MY10' on every piece of documentation received/generated (rego, insurance, contract, receipt/invoice etc).

Congrats to all the guys on purchasing ur awesome new GTI's ready for 2010... the wait is well worth it!

[gregozedobe]

.....and I will bet my left nut he will use the build date to value your car.

I think your "lefticle" is safe (and the dealers on here agree with me)

[Mk6 GTI]

Excuse my ignorance, but unless the car is complianced and registered in 2009, the car will be a 2010 Golf GTI, even if the build was November or December 2009. It's not like the car is going to change spec so is it just people being a bit pedantic? The cars valuation will be based of the compliance date in Australia so it will be a genuine 2010 car. No?

You are 100% correct! It does not matter at all when its built if its arrives here in 2010 its a compliance 2010 model and will be sold on that basis. I know this because I sold my Mk4 golf as a 2004 model but it was a 2003 build- 2004 compliance car.

[gregozedobe]

You are 100% correct! It does not matter at all when its built if its arrives here in 2010 its a compliance 2010 model and will be sold on that basis. I know this because I sold my Mk4 golf as a 2004 model but it was a 2003 build- 2004 compliance car.

Sorry, not so Professional valuations on secondhand cars are based on the BUILD DATE, not the MY or the compliance date (please read what one of our resident dealers said earlier on the subject, it is quite clear).

When the valuer calls around for opinions they go by the build date.