2011 Yeti sales in Australia

[VAG newbie]

I remember we discussed this in another thread regarding warranty issues. Apparently, there are 2 registration.

One with Skoda Aus, and this one is to give Skoda Aus a record of how many cars a dealer has sold, and therefore give bonuses....etc. Warranty clock also starts ticking once a car is registered with Skoda. Dealers will be more likely to do this one to boost up their figure and achieve their sales target for the month/year. (and therefore bonus)

Another registration is one with the state authority. This is the rego that makes a car legal to drive. Warranty date is not based on this, although most new car sales, rego with Skoda and state happens in the same day, leading to the belief that warranty starts on the day the car is registered with the state. This is the figure that vfacts will base on.

A possible scenario is that a dealer can simply register a new car for a month for test driving purposes (they can do that, but not us private buyers, we need a minimum of 6months), and register with Skoda at the same time. As far as Skoda Aus is concern, the car is sold, or legally as a demo. After the month, the car is no longer registered and there won't be any number plate, and it will still smell new, and probably still has < 100km on the clock, and dishonest dealer an sale it to you as brand new vehicle. They might offer you extended dealer warranty to cover it up. The car will be registered with state again with a different number plate, and may be considered another new car sale?

[K1W1]

Having worked at one of the german car dealers a few year back, I can tell you that there were a whole lot of sales sold from new vehicles to used vehicles that were sold as demos, sans numberplates.

There is a German car company who lets say thinks that they are a Star in the auto industry who up until recent never discounted their new car products in an substantial way. They did however regularly discount demos because after all they are demos and are technically a used car when purchased (the state vehicle reg system will show that they were first registered to a dealer then transferred to a second owner). There are many, many people who have purchased demos from franchises of that brand with zero kms showing on the odometer.

[sh|tbmxrider]

There is a German car company who lets say thinks that they are a Star in the auto industry who up until recent never discounted their new car products in an substantial way. They did however regularly discount demos because after all they are demos and are technically a used car when purchased (the state vehicle reg system will show that they were first registered to a dealer then transferred to a second owner). There are many, many people who have purchased demos from franchises of that brand with zero kms showing on the odometer.

I never! I worked for the other germans. Still same situations. A lot of 'demos' that had never been thru VicRoads.

[K1W1]

Strangely I can remember two legitimate demos that were sold with zero miles. Both were registered for dealer principals to drive and both were in short supply at the time and were sold before the boss even got his backside in the drivers seat (for large profits that is the only reason car dealers will sell their own new drive cars). One was a Nissan 300ZX in 1985 in Melbourne and the other was a V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee in San Franscisco in 1983.

[RSwag]

Read between the lines of what I have written, the reality is they can dress it up and call it a demo but it is a new car. What I was stating was that for a demo to be a demo it must be registered, no ifs no nuts anything outside this is a new car full stop.

I'm surprised I had to spell this out to you.

[K1W1]

They are registered they just have zero miles on them. If you check the registration history the first owner will be the dealership.

[Frufru]

Not trying to put Skoda down, but I still haven't seen a Yeti on the road. I notice they are using quite a few for the Tour Down Under. How many of those are counted as sales? If I'm wrong it's a fantastic result for Skoda given how reluctant some are to get over the old Skoda and give the new Skoda a try.

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I saw Yeti yesterday!! Light blue metallic in Cottesloe in the morning. Also on the same trip saw one Octavia and a Superb. Still, I was surprised I saw one. Also, if there are about 20 millions cars on the road, 443 out of them are Yetis, so...If I notice about 100 cars on my trip, odds of spotting Yetis is about 1:400. Possibly will see Yeti about once a year.

[Illy]

Skoda sales kind of back on track for February 2012. 324 compared to 153 in January.

[Frufru]

I seems to be spotting a lot of Yetis here in WA. Probably more than Superbs and possibly almost on par with Octavias. Dont know why - Yeti has been around for only a short time.