Pre sale

diamondgirl14

I’m looking to get a car and the one I would like the parts are hard to get which is not surprising.
the car dealer who are a well known dealer  I have used before  but brought spanking brand new  thay have said that thay have an ex demo car pre sale mid April and said I could get reduced due to some mileage my question is what is pre sale and why would I have to wait untill mid April I presume thay are saying this date due to that it would be three months since registration  I’ve tried searching on Google but Carnt get the info that explaines it all so I thought I would come here any advice or information would be much appreciated  if I’m wrong in what I have come across on Google  please let me know as I’m trying to get all information before I go and have a test drive thank you in advance

Car_54

I can’t see why the three months has any relevance. It’s a demo car, so I imagine they still need it until a replacement arrives in April.

Sandtree

They get demo cars very cheaply from the importer/manufacturer and so most put certain rules around them, like they must be used for 3 months before changing hands... if that wasn't the case they'd sell every car as ex-demo and make more money at the dealership (and less at the importer/manufacturer).

Also remember that it won't be a brand new car for insurance purposes either so the normal new vehicle replacement in year 1 won't apply if you are unlucky enough to write it off or have it stolen etc.

TadleyBaggie

I assume you "Pre Reg" (not sale). I've heard in the past that the tax loophole that allowed these to be sold cheaper did require a certain time period before sale, however I bought one a few years ago that had been registered on a few weeks before I bought it.

DB1904

Sandtree said:

They get demo cars very cheaply from the importer/manufacturer and so most put certain rules around them, like they must be used for 3 months before changing hands... if that wasn't the case they'd sell every car as ex-demo and make more money at the dealership (and less at the importer/manufacturer).

Also remember that it won't be a brand new car for insurance purposes either so the normal new vehicle replacement in year 1 won't apply if you are unlucky enough to write it off or have it stolen etc.

Wonder how that rule currently works, since they may not be able to get a new replacement for at least a year. 

Sandtree

TadleyBaggie said:

I assume you "Pre Reg" (not sale). I've heard in the past that the tax loophole that allowed these to be sold cheaper did require a certain time period before sale, however I bought one a few years ago that had been registered on a few weeks before I bought it.

Pre-Reg and ex-Demo are not the same thing... I think the OP means "pre-sale", ie selling it before they can officially sell it due to their agreement with their supplier.

DB1904 said:

Sandtree said:

They get demo cars very cheaply from the importer/manufacturer and so most put certain rules around them, like they must be used for 3 months before changing hands... if that wasn't the case they'd sell every car as ex-demo and make more money at the dealership (and less at the importer/manufacturer).

Also remember that it won't be a brand new car for insurance purposes either so the normal new vehicle replacement in year 1 won't apply if you are unlucky enough to write it off or have it stolen etc.

Wonder how that rule currently works, since they may not be able to get a new replacement for at least a year. 

Most have a "if available" type get out clause and revert to market value if they aren't available. 

Grey_Critic

Back in the 1980s when I ran a vehicle hire operation the dealership got bonus payments if they achieved certain targets in a month - It might be £200 per vehicle if you sold/taxed say 250 - I used to add to my fleet when those bonus units applied as the sales director gave me the £200 bonus on the vhicles I took on.

Many so called demo units were often sold with delivery mileage on them.