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I recently bought a used car first registered 2010 as new. Having checked the cars VIN number it appeares to have been manufactured in 2004!.Does this mean that it has been stuck in a warehouse or worse in a field for six years prior to some unsuspecting customer thinking he is getting a product in pristine condition when it has six years inbuilt deterioration already? Tyres, drive belts,are supposed to be changed at a recommended time as decided by the manufacturers but does this time include the number of " Dead Years"? All comments greatly appreciated.....Cheers.
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I don't know but I doubt car makers are allowed to sell 6 year old cars as new. Wouldn't seem to make any business sense either, to have 'stock on the shelf' for 6 years.
It sounds to me as if you've been had, I'm afraid. I'd be worried you have a stolen or ringed car of some sort. Hope I'm wrong and more knowledgeable people will come along with a better explanation.
It sounds to me as if you've been had, I'm afraid. I'd be worried you have a stolen or ringed car of some sort. Hope I'm wrong and more knowledgeable people will come along with a better explanation.
I can only guess your fears are correct. It could have been in a compound as part of slow selling stock which was eventually registered and sold at a later date. But 6years sounds unusual. Are you quite sure about your VN date?
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I remember my Dad having an Austin Maestro come into one of his car lots with plates on it about 5 years after they stopped building them an he said then that they often sit for years before they are registered which is why it's pointless buying a new car- because not many of them actually are only a few months old. I'm not sure how common it is though as I think he only noticed it because of it's late registration plate because he knew when they stopped making them.
I was in Ashdod, Israel late last year and there is acre upon acre of cars in storage on the docks. I tried to estimate how many and gave up when I reached 50,000, all of Japanese manufacture.
I suppose it's possible for the odd one to miss being sent to the retailer and hanging about for a while, but, as others have said, 6 years does sound a little excessive.
I suppose it's possible for the odd one to miss being sent to the retailer and hanging about for a while, but, as others have said, 6 years does sound a little excessive.
Thank you all for your prompt replies. I am still trying to find more info but so far have not had much success. The car in question is a Renault Clio Extreme registered in this country in May 2010 as new and sold to a person as new who after a couple of years traded it in to a used car dealer from whom I bought it. I have to admit the car is in excellent condition and I can't find any signs of idle deterioration anywhere but it still makes me think that " new" could be a very ambiguous word. Thank you all once again for your help.
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