Recall Depreciation - Sell ?

[Transporter]

I think we should give it a chance before we start to make assumptions... Just because the last platform had issues, doesn't necessarily mean that the new MQB platform will.

I agree, and I don't actually know any car manufacturer that never had a recall.

IMO, the VW has less than average amount of recalls.

[mrkris]

why on earth would anyone want to sell just after a public recall?

let the media hype die down and sell it privately in 6 months. dealers always look for reasons to make more $$$ on trade in prices.

[amazeer]

The difference is VWA didnt do as they should have and admitted their problems from day one. They waited until it was a national news item before they caved in.

A work colleague got offered 2K for his Jetta as a trade on a multivan. When VW dealers are saying their cars have no resale its going to be hard to make another sale and they didnt this time around. I think you would be much better off selling private than trading. If you havent been having problems with yours then I would definitely keep it until 2015. You'll still be able to offer the buyer 12 months factory warranty.

I dont know if any are selling but 2nd hand Polo's are still priced pretty high on carsales etc. I'll be looking at buying one for my soon to be P plater daughter in about 18 months. I hope they drop a bundle before then.

[wai]

The difference is VWA didnt do as they should have and admitted their problems from day one. They waited until it was a national news item before they caved in.

Maybe we are getting a bit too cute with technology. If a little is good, the more must be better and a lot is really, really good.

I got an alert from the ACCC Recalls app this evening. There is a recall on 13 MY Mitsubishi Outlanders because the Adaptive Cruise Control can get confused in tunnels where it can think the tunnel wall is another vehicle approaching, and so apply the brakes!

We have to advance technology, but what appears to be happening is that things are released in the hope that nothing will go wrong.

[wai]

why on earth would anyone want to sell just after a public recall?

let the media hype die down and sell it privately in 6 months. dealers always look for reasons to make more $$$ on trade in prices.

We make decisions based on fear, and so we can be afraid that if we don't do something right now, things might get a whole lot worse. It does not matter if it is an unfounded fear, it is the way it is perceived.

That the recall "might" solve everything is not important, as it is not a fear, but a hope.

[Lemonskin]

Wow I can't believe how low trade in prices are being offered. Surely the GTI has a little more exclusivity, plus my car has not been involved in the recalls. Selling privately to an enthusiast seems the only likely way to go.

[gavs]

I think we should give it a chance before we start to make assumptions... Just because the last platform had issues, doesn't necessarily mean that the new MQB platform will.

Mk4 golf was a pioneer as well and it was plagued with problems. Dodgy electrics and rivets that hold the crownwheel to the diff being sheered off being 2 of the main culprits.

That's a bit silly really, there's nothing wrong with the 6R Chassis and the 7sp DSG and the 1.4TSI were designed before the Polo. The 1.4 was from way back in 2005 and the 7sp showed up on the Mk6 Golf...

Fuel line rattles, squeaky seats, supercharger clutches that squeal, dodgy wastegates, multitude of dsg issues, ridiculous oil consumption to name a few. No, they are not chassis related but a platform update doesn't just include the chassis.

The other point I should make is that while I hope to god that the Mk7 is a great car, I would take the mk6 over it (aside from the looks factor) because it's a proven platform now with less issues. I say less because VAG seem to not really worry about fixing problems at the source (example: why are cars still being delivered with rattling fuel lines when this was known about back in 2009?) they just keep plodding along turning out the same crap unless it is really starting to cost money, i.e CAV to CTH engines.

If I had my time again, I would have taken the ex-demo Mk6 gti that was on the lot and I could never really recommend to anyone to buy a polo, even though i love mine at the minute.

[Transporter]

Yes, the second hand car dealers (any car dealers) are in the business to make money and they will use any opportunity to max. their profit, just like many other businesses or even individuals do.

[Transporter]

Mk4 golf was a pioneer as well and it was plagued with problems. Dodgy electrics and rivets that hold the crownwheel to the diff being sheered off being 2 of the main culprits.



Fuel line rattles, squeaky seats, supercharger clutches that squeal, dodgy wastegates, multitude of dsg issues, ridiculous oil consumption to name a few. No, they are not chassis related but a platform update doesn't just include the chassis.

The other point I should make is that while I hope to god that the Mk7 is a great car, I would take the mk6 over it (aside from the looks factor) because it's a proven platform now with less issues. I say less because VAG seem to not really worry about fixing problems at the source (example: why are cars still being delivered with rattling fuel lines when this was known about back in 2009?) they just keep plodding along turning out the same crap unless it is really starting to cost money, i.e CAV to CTH engines.

If I had my time again, I would have taken the ex-demo Mk6 gti that was on the lot and I could never really recommend to anyone to buy a polo, even though i love mine at the minute.

You just can't go by that, I mean if the previous model had some faults or many faults, that the coming model has to have many faults too. The first Touareg had quite a few issues but the Touareg2 was practically faultless. Certainly, if there were so many issues with VW as you list, there would be no waiting list for GTI's and VAG holding yards would be full of unsold cars (that's why I don't take the reported slum in sales too seriously - just another media sensation).

[Barracuda]

I agree, and I don't actually know any car manufacturer that never had a recall.

IMO, the VW has less than average amount of recalls.

Exactly! In fact, Toyota tops the charts for recalls and look what people say about them... No manufacturer is perfect, they all have issues, unfortunately VW is going through a rough-patch in terms of publicity.