Is the dealership being dodgy? - Please help

[vect0r4]

I think warranty starts with first registration.?

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What % discount should I go for since its obviously old stock they want to get rid of?

[agentthumb]

What % discount should I go for since its obviously old stock they want to get rid of?

Have a look on Carsales, there could be some MY16 demos left. Start with that and try to get 10% off it.

Failing that, use redbook and work out what MY16 Golfs are worth.


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[winchy]

This car has obviously been in a yard for a while with dealer plates attached for prospective customer test drives. Keep in mind the larger dealer conglomerates move vehicles from yard to yard. I know my Golf Alltrack came from the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane ( only 15km on the clock though). If this dealer owns other yards, its probably been used as a test driver somewhere else. Offer a few $k less. Plenty more fish in the ocean , especially for an older build. You dont get if you dont ssk
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[LibraR]

The fact the car is complianced in 2016 (manufacturing date doesn't really matter), makes it a MY16 car. Bam, there is one year depreciation on the car before you bought it. Walk away, get a MY17 car.

This is not necessarily so. It can be a 2016 plated MY17 vehicle. Mine is exactly this. It is the first of the MY17 Golfs sold, which occurred late in 2016, after the release of the MY17s. I had the choice of getting the MY16, 2016 plate, or the MY17, 2016 plate. I chose the latter. It was for the reason of having it as a MY17 at time of sale.

It will always be 2016 plated, but that is point of fact as to when it was complianced.

That said, to the OP, I agree with others that say it does sound a little strange the facts about that particular car, and sounds like it may have been used as a demo, whether registered or with dealer plates fitted each time, as others have mentioned. If you feel uneasy about the dealer's honesty, go elsewhere.

[VRJ]

This is not necessarily so. It can be a 2016 plated MY17 vehicle. Mine is exactly this. It is the first of the MY17 Golfs sold, which occurred late in 2016, after the release of the MY17s. I had the choice of getting the MY16, 2016 plate, or the MY17, 2016 plate. I chose the latter. It was for the reason of having it as a MY17 at time of sale.

It will always be 2016 plated, but that is point of fact as to when it was.

Exactly correct. I bought mine under similar circumstances.

[AdamD]

Commencement of manufacture for a new model year is often around week 22 - week 25 (can vary from model to model and from year to year). So MY17 builds would have started being built around week 22 of 2016. Model Year has to do with the car's detail spec (VW often makes small running changes every year on Model Year boundaries).

The date of compliance is entirely unrelated to the build date and the model year. Compliance date is when the car arrives in the country and is modified for Australian compliance (performed in Australia by Patrick). Plenty of factors come into play in determining when a vehicle is complied (slow ship, delays at the docks, etc etc).

[agentthumb]

My bad,I had MY and compliance date mixed up in my head.

Regardless, compliance date is when your depreciation starts, MY doesn't really matter.

Compare the value of MY15 and MY16 comfortline, both complianced in 2015, the price difference is just over 1k, which happens to be the difference of RRP between the two model years.


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[Amalgam]

I think warranty starts with first registration.?

Correct.

As many others have said, if you have any doubts about the car or dealers, walk away.

If the car is what you want ( colour, specs ), you can use the age and kms to your advantage and further negotiate the price down. Just remind the dealer that the car is costing him money via his floor plan every day it sits unsold.

To determine if the car is new, the registration papers should be dated on or after you have signed the offer to purchase and you should be the first registered owner. Make sure that the check box on the offer to purchase is checked new.

Good luck

[vect0r4]

Just a quick update - I've decided to not proceed with the car. Thanks for your advice guys.