Potential buyers beware - Scirocco R (CVR 36W) "Dealer executive" HA!

[Hail22]

Hi ladies and gents,


Just had a browse at this vehicle on carsales and at VW Five Dock on the weekend and noticed something strange about it.
There were barely any details of the vehicle except that it was "a Volkswagen Australia dealer executive vehicle".

It sure bloody was!

Advert with no information at all: 2015 Volkswagen Scirocco R 1S Auto MY15

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHOmHKYm8xg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NWLTXwL4Fw

It was a test vehicle for car mags, reviewers and weekend warrior friends of VW, steer clear of this car as the gearbox was hopping mad when I drove it around at 60km/h.

[R1me8]

+1 on Buyer beware and from what I hear never go for a used "former executive car" for the reasons mentioned above for any vehicle just buy brand new. Nice post btw Hail this may really help some people and am sure it already has.

[Hail22]

+1 on Buyer beware and from what I hear never go for a used "former executive car" for the reasons mentioned above for any vehicle just buy brand new. Nice post btw Hail this may really help some people and am sure it already has.

Found this during my lunch break:

Hilarious! xD

[R1me8]

Found this during my lunch break:

Hilarious! xD

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH wow this guy is great!!!!!!!!!!

[Blue103TDIDSG]

Thanks Hail22

Thanks for the heads up on both counts - the adds and the video link
The video
WOW what an eye opener !!

+1 on Buyer beware and from what I hear never go for a used "former executive car" for the reasons mentioned above for any vehicle just buy brand new. Nice post btw Hail this may really help some people and am sure it already has.

You are right on there !!


Have been looking at the Rocc for quite a while now and watching the Carsales adds
Often wondered where the cars with 1500kms came from
For a very low sales volume car there seemed to be a lot of "demonstrators"
Then on the other hand, been for about 4 test drives all different dealers
and none were demonstrators - they took a new car from the showroom floor
Hmmmmm - strange

Did recall reading "executive" in one of the adds
so the assumption was that VW head office must use them and move them on
Seemed plausible but why Sciroccos ?
Would be cheaper for them to use Golfs, but then life is stranger than fiction

My rationale was that 1500kms with an "executive" would probably not be much worse than it will get from me all the time
So with cost savings being offered was thinking of going that way - as they say, a dollar saved is a dollar earned
But when I read your post the decision was new or nothing

Anyway we dodged the bullet - see below
Once again I say THANK YOU for the post

Now, the long story short
My son is involved with the purchase of this car and we had been talking with one particular dealer
He had been a lot more helpful than the others and showed us on the computer the list of future cars coming to Oz
Quite interesting, showed those waiting to be delivered, those on the water, those being produced and those planned
By entering the build codes he narrowed it down to the white DSG cars.
We discussed price but as we were not ready to order it was "generalised" but looked encouraging

A week or so later, my son was looking at Carsales and there was a new MY15 for $50K drive away, 20kms on the clock
He had what he though was that dealers card on his desk and rang to see if they would match that deal
Turned out he rang the "wrong" dealer - not the one we had been talking to but another a bit closer
Anyway the dealer said he would beat any deal we could get.
Yeah, we've all heard that before
Turned out that he (dealer) had been looking at the Sciroccos just before my son rang so knew what was available etc
Car will be leased but can't be picked up end of December
So dealer made him an offer there and then -
an MY16 (the new model that's not released yet) white DSG $48,500 drive away end December, 0kms
That is about the same they are asking for the MY15 "demonstrators"

Last weekend we went and put down the deposit
Car has just arrived in Oz and will be complied end of next month and should arrive at the dealer in October
I can take it for 1 test drive and visit any time I want during the looooong wait till December
So we're stoked

But once again I thank you bringing this into daylight
Cheers

[Hail22]

You're most welcome and you need to know something dirty about VW / certain VW stealerships.

Once the car is put on as a demonstrator VWAG gives the dealer $1,000 cash back and $100 for every 100kms the vehicle drives (fuel, consumables cost cover etc).

Some food for thought there, stealerships will always try to steal.