Best time of year to buy?

[TC.Barky Valued Member Find all posts View Profile Close TC.Barky]

Hey all,

Hoping to upgrade this year. 90% sure it will be a new/near new paj (NW or perhaps late NT if the right one comes up second hand). Just wondering in terms of ex-demo cars what the best time of year is to shop for em? Most likely will end up going down this route. I tried to follow what happened this year but it seemed like every time I turned around there were sales and deals going on.

Presumably best time to buy ex-demo is just before/just after the next model rolls in?

Do you think most ex-demos will have been flogged to the point of causing problems down the track or are they pretty safe? Anything in particular to look for specific to ex-demos?

Cheers in advance.

[MoreliaMatt Valued Member Find all posts View Profile Close MoreliaMatt]

We bought the wife a new Rav4 back in January 2011, we started shopping between Christmas and New Year and found that they wanted all the 2010 plated cars gone by the end of January 2011...

So we got some good haggling done in the first week of 2011 and signed on the dotted line for a 2010 plated car.

To me it seems that is a good time to get a car if you don't mind the manufacture date being the year before...

Or else ive heard good things about the financial year end and wanting to get sales up by 30 June....

Sorry i cant comment on Ex-Demo....?

[hobbo Valued Member Find all posts View Profile Close hobbo]

Ex-Demos would have to be one of the most checked and tested New vehicles you could buy, I would buy one as long as I got The Right Deal.

[my.paj Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close my.paj]

You doing it this year or do you mean within the next year ?

[TC.Barky Valued Member Find all posts View Profile Close TC.Barky]

Cheers guys, might aim for midyear if I can hold out that long then

You doing it this year or do you mean within the next year ?

every time rofl

[my.paj Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close my.paj]

I remember the last time we spoke and you said "this year" at least I know what you mean lol.

[TheWall Member Find all posts View Profile Close TheWall]

Ex-Demos would have to be one of the most checked and tested New vehicles you could buy, I would buy one as long as I got The Right Deal.

Hobbo, can't agree with this mate.

Knew someone who was sold a Dealer Principles wife's demo Beemer - you know the one, the car only driven on Sundays to the shop with one female owner jobbie....new owner later found it it was the car used in the Wheels mag Bang for your Buck Test. Demo's are driven mostly by dealer staff and they flog em from brand new.

Would never buy a demo ever- when down to loose change there is bugger all between a new car and a demo anyway.

As for the best time of year it is generally Dec/Jan but ALWAYS towards the end of the month as long as you are prepared to take delivery that month or you allow the stealer to log your car as a sale ( it means your warranty will start from that point rather than when the car is rego'd or picked up).

Other factors include where the car is in it's life cycle (reference the discounting on current Tritons or Luxs) when new models are close or stock situation of dealer/manufacturer.

I also always start shopping at the furtherest dealer so I then buy locally if they are keen....usually a better service relationship.

Have fun!

Matt