There's one more new car VE owner out there buying a repaired smash

[maxy0987]

use it as a demo vehicle, problem solved? You will end up selling it at a discount price (ex-demo) anyway so it sorta sorts itself out

 

[holden007]

That's bad, yes panel beaters can bring it back to original condition, or better as mentioned.

I had to repack a printer once that was used (major retail store), I felt wrong because it was going to go full price, so what I did is, I didnt pack the inside properly, so the customer can bring it back, I was doing work experience so by the time they sell it I would be long long gone.

 

[lazza44]

So do you know for sure that the dealership is going to sell it as a brand new car.

 

[Cheap6]

Maxy0987 you are most likely correct.

I am aware of an incident involving two cars being delivered by sales staff to a (fleet) customer where one ran into the back of the other. Very red faces. Not sure what they actually ended up delivering to the customer (I suspect that they rung around other dealers or replaced the vehicles out of stock) but the two cars involved were repaired and sold as demonstrators.

 

[killarava2day]

Slide a b4 shot under the springs of the drivers seat with the date on it 'n leave it there. sooner or later it gunna need cleaning and hopefully within warrantee time...
Fords are just as bad. Working 4 a dealership, we had a "hail sale" where we had to use a rag 'n ball pene hammer to increase hail damage on the bonnets and boots of all affected cars. Had a deal going with the local crash repairers...
Ignorance is bliss....

That sort of stuff goes on in every industry. It only sucks when you get done over yourself...other than that no one gives two hoots!

 

[sv9946]

i know for a fact that if holden limited is aware of this happening that they force the dealer to use the vehicle as a demonstrator vehicle which i think is fair enough, i mean i wouldn't buy a demonstrator vehicle for this reason not all demo's are smashed but hey i don't care. i wouldn't own one in the break in peroid of a new engine you may have 200 different people drive it in many different ways, not good for a brand new engine gearbox and diff so i beleive if you buy a demonstrator, i mean you are buying a seocnd hand vehicle and thats exactly what it is second hand. second hand cars can get smashed so it is your responsibility to look over and check the vehicle

cheers matt

 

[1vngal]

just while im thinking about ve's ...

i wont say the dealership we got this car at work off .. but we got a "new" VE omega in the shop friday for some repairs before it goes out to PD and then the customer.

radiator support, straighten and align both chassis rails, LH strut tower straighten, LH guard, new bonnet, new bumper, new supports and all the rest.

its never been registered and it was a decent impact. :ranting:
i hate that people arent told their cars are repaired smashes ... its not exactly a new car is it?

Thats dodgy as. Just goes to show you really can't trust anything these days.

 

[aokman]

Holden dealerships are BS. My mate brought a Holden Certified - VZ SS ute with 12,000 on it and after about 2 months we found all sorts of things out of whack, seats leaning to 1 side, gap in side of dashboard etc, turns out the car was T-BONED. Took it back to Holden and they accused him of doing it! They wouldn't even let him take it home after the inspection as they rekon it has chassis damage.

Makes you think twice, take photos of everything before take a car!

 

[1vngal]

How often does this stuff happen?

aokman, I'm with you, definately thoroughly check any vehicle before you buy it, for any hidden nasties.

 

[JSTPOZN]

yeah but what else dont you see.

the cars would get beaten alot more then known in transport ect