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popotla

Active Member

• Mar 6, 2009

• #1

I was wondering about something. For valuation purposes, is it always the year of a vehicle’s manufacture that counts, or can it be the year of first registration?

For example a “2006” model is sold new and first registered (and this can be proven) in December 2007. (Up to that time, it hasn’t been driven, except for perhaps a few miles connected with delivery.) When determining its resale value, is that vehicle taken to be now just over two years old, or just over one year old.?

 

Pikey

Dummy Ejection Facilitator..

• Mar 6, 2009

• #2

It almost always date of first registration. which is why dealers don't register them until they're sold. unless they absolutely have to.

 

Patman1200

Active Member

• Mar 6, 2009

• #3

The dealers almost always pre-register them as the more registered vehicles = the more "sold" = bigger discounts from the car manufacturer.