Build and compliance plate dates a bit far apart?

[brad]

mine is a Sept 2007 build & complied July 2008. I received a fairly good discount because it was an '07 plate being sold in 2008.

If it wasn't important then why do car places have those "end of year runout" sales & give bigger discounts on the previous years stock.

I'll almost guarantee that when I go to trade-in, the valuer will try & lowball me because it's an '07

[TRIVETT]

None of us were there @ the time to listen & judge
After 34 yrs in this business I always tell & write in contract compliance & build so as no grief later
" Less stress is Best "
& " No pay no play "
but have no doubt ,
In a yard full of cars & choices the guy who writes the cheque is the FINAL decision maker & whatever he signed for grabbed his fancy @ the time.
Noone coerced him to choose what he chose.
I think it is our job as salesman to give the buyer all alternatives & scenarios & stand back & let them decide what suits them best.
As a car salesman I probably think of unquestioned scenarios as I deal with daily & I make sure the buyer is aware of things they have not even thought of,
" CARS are my income, my passion & my life "
same as I told architect last week> you know things about houses & rules that I don,t know even exist but as a paying client I hope you lay all scenarios & hazards on the table in front of me " that is what I am paying you for " , so I can make a decision as good as I can in circumstances,
All my clients come back reguarly & in the end as my mother told me
" Sticks & Stones will break your bones but the Truth will never hurt you "
& I agree

[Gti Dave]

I guess it's what we all assume and hope that sales people are as honest as you say u are. But unfortunately there are some out there who like to play or act dumb or don't get with the program and don't do things the exact way they should and either purposefully or accidentally negate the need to tell customers things otherwise to make a sale. For example, on the sales contract I noticed they did not write down the build date and left it blank. Instead only writing down year of first rego being 2009.
On the day of pick up, the sat nav map cd wasn't given and he said he was adamant the car was not optioned with sat nav. Of course I had to prove him wrong without being smart.
Funny how it's always the one time that I say to myself to relax and trust others that these things happen. Also the first time I go and buy an ex-skoda executive driven car and not brand spanking new. Dealers can argue that it was my fault for being lax and not checking myself prior to signing the contract and i admit it was to a degree my fault for being trusting of them but it is the dealers responsibility to inform customers of all details on the forms and contracts and through discussion of the said car and not leave crucial things like is out.
Anyway all is in the past and I'm still a very happy owner of a skoda Octavia rs regardless. Just might not buy another one from the same place unless I get the next one brand spanking new and for a steal of a deal

[K1W1]

If it wasn't important then why do car places have those "end of year runout" sales & give bigger discounts on the previous years stock.

Marketing.
Make people believe that they are getting a deal and encourage potential buyers into the showrooms without devaluing the product overall. As a manufacturer you can justify a discount on "last years model" but you have a riot from previous buyers if you suddenly announce a "new lower price" on the same car you were selling at higher prices last month.
The other thing that is importantant is that the discounted cars are always built and plated last year. Any that were built last year and plated this year are never included in the discount.

[idaho]

Marketing.
...The other thing that is importantant is that the discounted cars are always built and plated last year. Any that were built last year and plated this year are never included in the discount.

I have to disagree with that statement. My current car (not a VW) was 2007 build, 2008 plate, bought 2008 for a substantial discount over the 2008/2008 scenario. Also the 2007 and 2008 models were the same, no major updates or model changes, etc.

[brad]

I have to disagree with that statement. My current car (not a VW) was 2007 build, 2008 plate, bought 2008 for a substantial discount over the 2008/2008 scenario. Also the 2007 and 2008 models were the same, no major updates or model changes, etc.

As was my car. 2007 build, 2008 plate = generous discount & fatter trade-in allowance.

But I understand what K1W1 is saying.

[Gti Dave]

I agree to what K1W1 said. Personally doesn't make much of a difference if you're planning to keep the car for a while. Biggest immediate difference is the upfront savings that you gain straightaway rather than speculation of higher selling value when it comes to trade in or resale simply because its a later model.

[K1W1]

I was talking about the fine print on the ads not the reality on the ground.