Buying new car - check what year the car is manufactured before delivery.

[Techno Viking]

58 minutes ago, stevenl said:

300k trade in if looking at 400k sales is not that bad. They could have been willing to go a bit higher, 25k probably, maximum 50k. The extra you spent on the car has (nearly) no value on resale.

the 300k was only if they bought a new (toyota) vehicle.

[LammyTS1]

I bought mine, Nov 2016. Had newly arrived in showroom that day. I was waiting on a particular colour.

 

Received book a month later and model year was 2015. 

[meatboy]

3 minutes ago, LammyTS1 said:

I bought mine, Nov 2016. Had newly arrived in showroom that day. I was waiting on a particular colour.

 

Received book a month later and model year was 2015. 

I wouldn't call that deceit more like FRAUD.

[stevenl]

2 hours ago, LammyTS1 said:

I bought mine, Nov 2016. Had newly arrived in showroom that day. I was waiting on a particular colour.

 

Received book a month later and model year was 2015. 

Model year or build year?

[stevenl]

16 hours ago, Techno Viking said:

the 300k was only if they bought a new (toyota) vehicle.

Yes, that's why it is called trade in.

 

So?

[Henryford]

Does it matter if the car was manufactured a few months before you buy it? it's still a new car. You are never going to get one straight off the production line.

[meatboy]

On ‎9‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 6:43 AM, LammyTS1 said:

I bought mine, Nov 2016. Had newly arrived in showroom that day. I was waiting on a particular colour.

 

Received book a month later and model year was 2015. 

so did you pay the 2016 PRICE or the 2015 PRICE ? only one guess.

if you were to sell it I would GUESS that the dealer would give you the value of a 2015 CAR.

[fertilizer]

On ‎2017‎-‎09‎-‎25 at 6:43 AM, LammyTS1 said:

I bought mine, Nov 2016. Had newly arrived in showroom that day. I was waiting on a particular colour.

 

Received book a month later and model year was 2015. 

 

1 hour ago, meatboy said:

so did you pay the 2016 PRICE or the 2015 PRICE ? only one guess.

if you were to sell it I would GUESS that the dealer would give you the value of a 2015 CAR.

 

This is the main reason I first started this topic.

 

Since I found this out I make sure the sales contract specifies the model year.

 

The VIN number and tyre "week/year" is of good help to get indication if the dealer intend to deliver a car older than what according to my opinion I bought. This can be checked before payment/taking delivery of the car. Just to avoid a negative surprise when the blue book arrives after a month or more.

 

 

Edited September 26, 2017 by fertilizer

[Sir Swagman]

I wouldn't pay a lot of heed to the blue book date of manufacture. I have a car that is, by the blue book, manufactured after production ceased. Only out by 8 years, so near enough I guess

[stevenl]

On 9/26/2017 at 7:06 AM, meatboy said:

so did you pay the 2016 PRICE or the 2015 PRICE ? only one guess.

if you were to sell it I would GUESS that the dealer would give you the value of a 2015 CAR.

A 2015 model does not mean the year of manufacture was 2015. Could be 2014-2016 in this case.

Edited September 27, 2017 by stevenl

[LammyTS1]

5 hours ago, stevenl said:

A 2015 model does not mean the year of manufacture was 2015. Could be 2014-2016 in this case.

Date registered states Nov 2016. Model year states 2015.

 

I take that to mean the new model came out 2015 and all subsequent sales from that date to present day, will state 2015 model year until they bring out a newer model?

[LammyTS1]

On 9/26/2017 at 7:06 AM, meatboy said:

so did you pay the 2016 PRICE or the 2015 PRICE ? only one guess.

if you were to sell it I would GUESS that the dealer would give you the value of a 2015 CAR.

The 2016 price remained unchanged from the previous year. 

[stevenl]

19 hours ago, LammyTS1 said:

Date registered states Nov 2016. Model year states 2015.

 

I take that to mean the new model came out 2015 and all subsequent sales from that date to present day, will state 2015 model year until they bring out a newer model?

It could even be they started selling the 2015 model in 2014. Until they come out with a new model it will be the 2015 model.