It's here, but do I want it now?

That's too long a wait, go for it now.

Anyone from the 'voice of reason' camp want to chip in before I give in and head for the dealer?

I still haven't sold my current car yet (a rather tired 6 year-old Golf, since you ask) and haven't sorted out the finances fully. I would be miffed driving in a 61 plate when, with a little patience, it could be a shiny new 12 plate.

Is this impressive self-restraint or sado-masochism? Forum, you decide..

Ok, wait then.

There you go, voice of reason.

But I don't actually mean it.

I would wait, it's only 6 - 7 weeks, I ordered mine in September and told the dealer I didn't want it until April and that I didn't care how soon they got it, remember good things come to those who wait.

I would take it now, but then I just got mine, I would not be able to stand the wait

When the world ends this december you will be glad you got that extra 6/7 weeks fun!

get it now.... why wait for the novelty to wear off when there will be more evoques on the road in a few weeks time.... right now i am getting the most attention.....
then again....wait.... few weeks is no big deal...

Im from Australia, so I don't understand this discussion at all,

Is registration going to be cheaper from March 2012 ? Why not just take delivery of the car now?
Does date of registration have some influence over trade in value?/ residual value?
All we go on here is the build date and compliance date of the car.
And our rego is always a flat fee for a full 12 months - e.g. IF i register today, i pay the annual rego fee, and it will expire this exact day next year.

You are letting the forum decide for you!? I say you should be banished to an X1 if you cannot appreciate that a "bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" hehe.....

(13-01-2012 12:15am)DefLeppard Wrote:  Im from Australia, so I don't understand this discussion at all,

Is registration going to be cheaper from March 2012 ? Why not just take delivery of the car now?
Does date of registration have some influence over trade in value?/ residual value?
All we go on here is the build date and compliance date of the car.
And our rego is always a flat fee for a full 12 months - e.g. IF i register today, i pay the annual rego fee, and it will expire this exact day next year.

In the UK registration numbers take the form xx## yyy, where xx is a two letter location indicator, ## is a 2 number date of registration indicator, and yyy are 3 random letters. The ## indicator increments every 6 months, and in the long run will have a degree of influence over residual value. Current cars (since Sep 2011 and through to the end of Feb 2012) will be registered with a xx61 yyy plate, whereas from March (through till September) they will be registered with a xx12 yyy plate. The second digit goes up each year and the first digit is either 1 (for Sep-Feb) or 6 (for Mar-Aug), so from Sep 2012 it will be xx62 yyy (yeah I know it's convoluted!).

In the long run the effect on residuals won't be huge (it would simply indicate the car was registered in one 6 month block instead of the subsequent one) - total mileage will likely have far more impact when it comes to resale.

As for the OP, if it was a matter of mere days then I would be inclined to hold on, but 6/7 weeks is a fairly considerable amount of time that you could be enjoying the new car so I wouldn't really worry about it too much. Plus the longer it is sat at the dealer the more likely it could be that other people might get their grubby mits on it (unless your dealer can be trusted to keep it hidden away under lockdown the entire time)!