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After_Shock said:
Which they are under no obligation to do. Such family schemes will typically be ran through a leasing company anyways so would show as one on the V5 as the previous owner, i.e Hertz, Enterprise etc etc
In the UKUnder obligation...if you ask the question, they have a choice whether to answer it, they don't have choice whether to tell the truth....we take the stance that previous ownership by a rental company would have materially effected someone's decision to purchase the car and therefore would explicitly forward this information if we knew it (and would explicitly seek to find our if asked)
My audi is part of the VW family scheme and is listed I believe as belonging to audi (admin through CCA)
vikingaero said:
"Yes sir, this is a VW run by a senior manager.."
[BS ALERT!]
Assume it's a shafted rental and you can't go wrong!
My golf TDI was ex rental, saw it coming off the transporter, mint condition, 13K miles, 9 months old and bought from a VW main dealer for £12,400.[BS ALERT!]
Assume it's a shafted rental and you can't go wrong!
A bit of a no brainer really.
Wilmslowboy said:
In the UK
Under obligation...if you ask the question, they have a choice whether to answer it, they don't have choice whether to tell the truth....we take the stance that previous ownership by a rental company would have materially effected someone's decision to purchase the car and therefore would explicitly forward this information if we knew it (and would explicitly seek to find our if asked)
My audi is part of the VW family scheme and is listed I believe as belonging to audi (admin through CCA)
Exactly they have a choice to answer the question, they either can or they can opt to not answer hence they are under no obligation to do so.Under obligation...if you ask the question, they have a choice whether to answer it, they don't have choice whether to tell the truth....we take the stance that previous ownership by a rental company would have materially effected someone's decision to purchase the car and therefore would explicitly forward this information if we knew it (and would explicitly seek to find our if asked)
My audi is part of the VW family scheme and is listed I believe as belonging to audi (admin through CCA)
True many cars will no doubt appear under the name of the manufacturer, however they have limits of how many will be put under that name. Many will also appear under lease car company names regardless if they have been used by an actual rental company or by a staff member within the manufacturer.
vikingaero said:
CarlT said:
loskie said:
Most the under 1yr old Golfs with 6 to 10000m on the clock at VW dealers will be ex rental. Similar to the A3 my colleague picked up as a rental at Humberside airport that will find its way to an Audi dealer no doubt.
A fair number will be direct from Volkswagen, having been staff cars, press fleet etc[BS ALERT!]
Assume it's a shafted rental and you can't go wrong!
You tend to find that the majority of ex-rental cars have a 'F' prefix plate. Whereas the internal cars are 'K' ...
CarlT said:
Lots of cynicism on this thread. The vast majority of the ex- Volkswagen UK cars in the dealer network are staff / family cars. They do run an internal lease scheme for extended family members etc but it is done 'in-house' and not through a hire company.
You tend to find that the majority of ex-rental cars have a 'F' prefix plate. Whereas the internal cars are 'K' ...
Rentals are currently running 'G' prefix plates. Was 'F' up until recently and before that 'A'. You tend to find that the majority of ex-rental cars have a 'F' prefix plate. Whereas the internal cars are 'K' ...
They can make OK buys but you need to tread careful as some can get quite abused.
Staff/ Press cars are still a mixture of 'K' and'O' prefix plates and tend to be better buys but can be more expensive.
CarlT said:
vikingaero said:
CarlT said:
loskie said:
Most the under 1yr old Golfs with 6 to 10000m on the clock at VW dealers will be ex rental. Similar to the A3 my colleague picked up as a rental at Humberside airport that will find its way to an Audi dealer no doubt.
A fair number will be direct from Volkswagen, having been staff cars, press fleet etc[BS ALERT!]
Assume it's a shafted rental and you can't go wrong!
You tend to find that the majority of ex-rental cars have a 'F' prefix plate. Whereas the internal cars are 'K' ...
Funny as f
k.CarlT said:
Lots of cynicism on this thread. The vast majority of the ex- Volkswagen UK cars in the dealer network are staff / family cars. They do run an internal lease scheme for extended family members etc but it is done 'in-house' and not through a hire company.
You tend to find that the majority of ex-rental cars have a 'F' prefix plate. Whereas the internal cars are 'K' ...
As do JLR. Managers at HQ get a great deal on new kit. A friend gets a new Landy of various forms every 6 months. Oxford registration IIRC. You tend to find that the majority of ex-rental cars have a 'F' prefix plate. Whereas the internal cars are 'K' ...
When I was selling cars the dealership would do these invoice cost price deal days.
We used to stick the actual invoice from the manufacturer on the screen to show the cost of the car. Its true what they say, most profit comes from finance and extras. The customer has forced this over the years, and the brokers have just added to the misery.
To all those in car sales may your Christmas bring you plenty of full up deals (and some nice hands up deals too!)
We used to stick the actual invoice from the manufacturer on the screen to show the cost of the car. Its true what they say, most profit comes from finance and extras. The customer has forced this over the years, and the brokers have just added to the misery.
To all those in car sales may your Christmas bring you plenty of full up deals (and some nice hands up deals too!)
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