Car from CASA(displayed) or from Factory?

[henyomzky]

Good day tsikoteers. We'll be getting a brand new car(ford everest) next week in manila but we're from region 9. My dad is planning to get the "displayed" car for personal check up of the unit. sigurista kasi siya masyado though wala naman masama. Sandali lang kasi siya sa manila tsaka busy din sa work nya dito. A SA offered us P5k(still not sure for the figure) for reservation fee and 10days for unit arrival to their casa from factory. Ok lang po ba kunin ang unit na nakadisplay sa dealership/casa? Kasi IMO madami na rin kasi humawak hawak and if you want a brand new, d po ba mas gugustuhin mo ikaw ang una and kakaassemble lang from factory. Tsaka baka yung bagong slightly facelifted everest na ang makuha namin pag galing sa factory.
My father's friend has an everest delivered from factory pero may dumi(d naman malaki) sa ceiling. Yun kasi kinakatakot nya na baka pag mag antay pa nung galing sa factory eh may mali mali sa kotse. Ano po mga advice nyo? TIA!

[mda]

Just FYI - The CASA people regularly disconnect the odometers when taking the cars for a spin (kaya you cannot base it on the true mileage).

It's also possible that the car has been manufactured and has been sitting there for some time. Syempre IDEALLY gusto mo yung bagong bago (but of course, this is not always possible).

Kung ako yan, I'll make it a point to DEMAND for the facelift units. Kahit maghintay pa ako. New New in this case is better than Old New ;)

In the end though, the choice is yours. The warranty will still be the same for both units. Just make sure to thoroughly inspect whichever unit you end up buying. This is to avoid the situation you already mentioned.

[henyomzky]

Just FYI - The CASA people regularly disconnect the odometers when taking the cars for a spin (kaya you cannot base it on the true mileage).

It's also possible that the car has been manufactured and has been sitting there for some time. Syempre IDEALLY gusto mo yung bagong bago (but of course, this is not always possible).

Kung ako yan, I'll make it a point to DEMAND for the facelift units. Kahit maghintay pa ako. New New in this case is better than Old New ;)

In the end though, the choice is yours. The warranty will still be the same for both units. Just make sure to thoroughly inspect whichever unit you end up buying. This is to avoid the situation you already mentioned.

Thanks sa advice sir. Very informative. Hehe
Problem kasi is kung may defect man yung from manufacturer we would have to travel 500km for the nearest casa. Very hussle po. And the facelift is very minimal. Ung exterior i think is sa grill lang pinalitan. Konting arte lang pero better pa rn IMO. I still have another question sir. The SA told us na ung facelift daw is available only for matic ford eves. Parang hindi talaga ako makapaniwala. Baka gusto nya lang matic kunin namin siguro. We're planning to have the manual kasi. Is that possible?

[OTEP]

Most brand new cars are relatively trouble free be it brand new, ex demonstrator, display unit or brand new old stock.

I remember when we used to buy brand new old stock units (sentra and besta) and people we knew kept fussing about having the 'freshest' unit.

Ayun, after a year or two mas pangit pa yung fresh unit nila kaysa n.o.s. unit namin. Hindi din kasi inalagaan mabuti...hehe

I guess im not really particular about having the 'newest' so my opinion may be swayed.

[Starex_Gold]

Kung naka-stock lang sa stock yard ng casa, okay yun.

Pero kung display unit mismo, ayoko ng ganun. Kasi kung sino-sino na humawak diyan.

Nangyari yan before nung kukuha kami ng Explorer (2008 pa ) Gusto nila ibigay yung display unit. Sabi ko gusto ko ng fresh from stock yard, mahirap yun display unit malamang napakialaman na yan ng iba at napindot pindot na yung buttons. Ayun kumuha pa sila sa stock yard sa Santa Rosa. We waited for almost 3 hours. Dumating din yung unit naka-truck.

Nung 2010 naman, yung Tucson. Pumayag ako na i-display muna ng dealership bago ko kunin, pero naka lock yung doors.

BTW, advance congrats.

[confused shoes]

This is just my opinion and no real fact.

The display car unit can't be compared with display iPhone unit. The phone may be dropped from the shelves. The shoppers can grab the whole thing and thousands may have tried them.

The car is a different story, when buying a car, you can not test all its features. Unless you will stay at the showroom for a week. The display unit may have been tested by different would be buyers. Visual inspected, driven, checked the audio, AC, the buttons, etc, and would be buyers may even checked under the carpets. And if they found something faulty, the casa should have fixed them for you.

The notion of "marami ng nakahawak". Again, phone shoppers are not the same as car buyers and I may consider car buyers as quality inspectors rather than "osisero".

Now this is a fact.

Your father could not check the new stock, be it a facelift or not. When the unit has arrived in your place and you found even a missing single button or cap, you have to travel 500KM or live with it until your next PMS.

Your family's friend got a factory unit with "may dumi sa ceiling". The casa unit may not have visual problems as such. Casa display unit should be in their best condition or would be buyers will be turned off.

I hope it helps.

[henyomzky]

Thanks sa advices and informations mga sir. Thanks din sir expert SG
Just talked to my dad and sabi niya oorder na kami ng everest pero pag dumating na sa casa tsaka siya pupunta ng manila para iinspect at para masigurado na rin ang pagpapadala dito(though trabaho na dapat un ng SA) pero sabi nya naman namin malalaman kung yun na nga ang galing ng manufacturer or ung nakadisplay lang din. He'll be there for only 2 or 3 days.
Sorry for my ignorant questions wala po kasi ako kaalam alam talaga sa pagbili ng kotse my dad does it all. Also this is our first time to buy a brand new car..

[chua_riwap]

pag display unit ba.....walang discount? since display unit na ito.

[vinj]

pag display unit ba.....walang discount? since display unit na ito.

None really. May discount pag demo unit.

[GTi]

Wala ba talaga? Di ba considered demo unit na rin yung display unit since pumapasok-labas na yung mga prospective customers diyan at pinapagamit at nagdedemo yung mga sales staff nila using that unit?

[Starex_Gold]

Wala ba talaga? Di ba considered demo unit na rin yung display unit since pumapasok-labas na yung mga prospective customers diyan at pinapagamit at nagdedemo yung mga sales staff nila using that unit?

Wala. 2.295M parin price nung Explorer na display unit noon.

Hindi parin ako pumayag lalo na I paid in cold cash tapos display unit lang ibibigay sa akin.

[Gecko Guy]

Iisa lang yata yung demo sa display unit.

[niky]

A demo unit gets kilometers added to the odometer. A display unit sits in the showroom and keeps nothing but delivery miles. Typically, they should give you a discount because of the wear and tear on door hinges and the fact that a display unit's batteries will go flat earlier than a facotry-fresh unit, but they typically don't. That's why I always order a factory unit and wait.

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Some dealerships are willing to sell display units at a discount... but only if they're phasing it out and the display unit has been there for almost (or over) a year.

[Gecko Guy]

Better get a factory brand new car then...or demand for a BIG discount if it's possible.

[vinj]

So how long does a display unit stay at the showroom?

From what i've observed with Toyota dealers, medyo mabilis yung turnover due to their sales. I guess with slower moving brands, the showroom units can stay for quite a while.

[oj88]

I would think that display units gets sold to the customer with the most urgent need.

FWIW, display units aren't at all as bad than most units that came straight from the factory. If it's any consolation, display units stay inside an air conditioned room for most of its life after manufacturing and is pampered (read: detailed) almost all day, everyday until a buyer gets it off the property. On the other hand, other 'new' units may have sat in the lot under the sun and rain for days, weeks or even a month or two, before they're taken to the dealer to be sold.

The key is to inspect the new vehicle thoroughly before giving them your cash.

[zap.FREEDOM]

I would think that display units gets sold to the customer with the most urgent need.

FWIW, display units aren't at all as bad than most units that came straight from the factory. If it's any consolation, display units stay inside an air conditioned room for most of its life after manufacturing and is pampered (read: detailed) almost all day, everyday until a buyer gets it off the property. On the other hand, other 'new' units may have sat in the lot under the sun and rain for days, weeks or even a month or two, before they're taken to the dealer to be sold.

The key is to inspect the new vehicle thoroughly before giving them your cash.

agree on this, mas maganda talagang matyempuhan mo yung kababa palang nung unit in the carrier truck from the factory, yun deretso drive away na. Nung nagpull out sa relative ko ng Navara sa Nissan Westgate Alabang, yung stock e andun lang sa labas sa parang customers parking area na rin ata yun e, puro alikabok na, then yun, kunuha nung casa staff yun isang unit na aztec gold ang kulay , pinasok dun sa service area nila then winashingan, as I walk to the area where the stock units are placed halo-halo yun e me urvan, sentra, urvan estate yung iba e meron na natuyo na "pupu ng bird".

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tapos me nakapagkwento rin sakin, staff sa factory ng Ford sa Sta.Rosa since roofless din yung stockyard dun para sa mga ready to deliver na units in different casa's. Meron daw isang staff dun na ang trabaho lang e taga-bantay dun sa mga unit na pinupupuan ng bird, kelangan punasan niya agad yun. E almost hundred units of Ford yun nandun, kaya maya't maya ang ikot nung taong yun sa mga nakaparadang stock unit to check if theres a birds feces.

[henyomzky]

Another problem would be: what if we made reservation and order for a ford eve . But we wouldn't know if the casa just replaced our should be from factory car with the displayed one unless we wait in the casa and like what zap. FREEDOM and sir SG said mas magandang matyempuhan na kakababa pa lang sa truck carrier nung unit..

Sorry po for being negative.. Im just worried

[renzo_d10]

Hindi mo naman maiiwasan na hindi makakuha ng kotseng "FRESH" talaga. Almost lahat ng kotse na nasa stockyard, bilad sa araw, ulan etc. even toyota cubao's stockyard eh ganyan. Pati yung sa may roxas blvd, manila bay ba yun. Basta Toyota rin.

Para lang malaman mo na hindi display unit ibibigay sayo, take note of the display vehicle's conduction sticker. Tapos i-check mo yung unit na ibibigay sayo kung may iba combination.

Now, kung nataehan yan ng ibon, naulanan, naarawan etc. wala ka na magagawa dun.

[SiRbossR]

^that's a no brainer. Then make sure you write down and remember the Conduction sticker number, Chassis number of the same trim Everest that is displayed in the casa.