Is the dealership being dodgy? - Please help

[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.