How to know if the brand new car you're about to purchase is an aging unit?

**chris_d** · May 1st, 2019 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by tan2x

So tumakas ako sa work to arrange things early on sa Honda Shaw. Para mabilis, commute galore ako. Grabe lakas makalaspag ng haring araw. Niways, just got my updated quotation kanina. Already paid reservation fee na din.

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Pacheck naman po kung meron pang pwedeng isagad sa freebies.

Kaninang pauwi naisip-isip ko na magpainclude ng three eye sensor kasi shunga talaga ako madalas sa pagpapark. So pinaadd ko na lang din. Around 4k siya.

My biggest problem is insurance. Susko their accredited insurance is 33k! Samantalang ang innova j diesel ko nung 2013 (around 880K+ price) nasa 17k lang compre na. Hyperinflationary lang considering the 6 year gap. Dunno kung ganun na ba talaga magpricing ang insurance. Sabi naman ng sales agent, diretso na din daw sa kanila kapag may claim at wala ng cheche bureche. Kasama na din daw ang TPL which is I think cheap lang naman.

Ano po bang the best insurance with the best price. Well, ayaw ko naman din ng mura pero pahirapan sa claiming if ever na malasin. I think the 33k price for a year for the insurance is quite ridiculous!

Try mo sa BPI, yung 33k parang pang compact SUV na. Most likely may patong na nila yan.

**_Qwerty_** · May 1st, 2019 09:22 AM

pa quote ka sa standard insurance, just send them an email thru their website.

**sirkosero** · May 1st, 2019 11:39 AM

As long as the car is with the dealer, gagawing demo unit yan.

I recently got a new car. It took a few weeks before it was released due to some technicalities. The agent and i never met but the car has been paid already.

Then out of boredom, i went to the dealership to inquire and see a car. I was brought to the back, where a unit is parked, open the door and took a tour inside. That car is mine. i know the conduction plate in advance.

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**dr. d** · May 1st, 2019 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by sirkosero

As long as the car is with the dealer, gagawing demo unit yan.

I recently got a new car. It took a few weeks before it was released due to some technicalities. The agent and i never met but the car has been paid already.

Then out of boredom, i went to the dealership to inquire and see a car. I was brought to the back, where a unit is parked, open the door and took a tour inside. That car is mine. i know the conduction plate in advance.

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this is true.
my friend-the-SA tours me 'round the back, for variants that are not available in the shiney showroom.
"dok, baka ganitong variant or model ang gusto nyo..".. and he explains to me what the subtle differences are..

**SoleusBB** · May 1st, 2019 02:47 PM

Oh, and if I may add... those "freebies?"

Actually, binayaran mo rin yan. All factored in sa purchase price.

**SoleusBB** · May 1st, 2019 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by sirkosero

I was brought to the back, where a unit is parked, open the door and took a tour inside. That car is mine. i know the conduction plate in advance.

I was able to do that at a Mitsubishi dealership.

The SA told me the unit she was showing me (out in the back) was sold already. "Lilinisan lang"

Though I sat inside and put my hands on the wheel, I dusted my feet before climbing in, out of respect lang dun sa new owner.

A little OC, I know, pero "Do unto others..."

**dr. d** · May 1st, 2019 03:04 PM

Originally Posted by SoleusBB

Oh, and if I may add... those "freebies?"

Actually, binayaran mo rin yan. All factored in sa purchase price.

yespo.
all those so-called freebies, are all part of the presyo that you pay for.
what you can try to do, should you find the freebies un-appealing, is to "i don't like your freebies too much. can you give me something else? for example, i want..."

**SoleusBB** · May 1st, 2019 03:16 PM

Na mention ko yan once to an SA-

ME: "Pero alam naman natin, actually binili mo rin yung mga yan" (I'm smiling in a friendly manner, hindi naman sarcastic, as if sharing a secret with a friend)

SA: "May mga iba, kahit yun, di rin binibigay"

ME: *speechless*

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I wonder where & what kind of dealership that would be. They just give you the keys and manual? I doubt it na walang aangal! Probably just kwentong barbero este, salestalk from the SA.

**_Qwerty_** · May 1st, 2019 03:24 PM

usually pag bago ang model and in demand.. wala silang binibigay na freebies and discount.. the usual lang.. keychain, umbrella, floor mats..

**dr. d** · May 1st, 2019 03:24 PM

if a costumer does not want freebies, then so be it.
if the SA does not include the freebies...
sa seller ang punta ng salaping pang-freebies sana.

you notice,
even if the price of the car were advertised by the manufacturer as a promo price in the broadsheets, some SAs will still insist on "another, higher, price".
and surprisingly, meron pa ring kakagat.