anyone care to share their knowledge and experience for this question?

Just want to clarify, i thought pre-reg cars are new cars? If new how can thr be such high mileage on them?

Pre-reg can be showroom car or demo car. Example, when Polo Sedan was launched few months back, they have more than 10 units driven accross the country for roadshow, this would be consider pre-reg car when VW sell it.
If go to take loan, bank will consider this as new car but with some mileage on it...

Weird, i was told by many SA ,pre-reg is brand new cars which are registered upfront in order for them to meet the quota of that year. Thats why all pre-reg cars already come with number plates .

Basically i was told there are

Pre-reg cars
Demo car
Pre-owned cars
Showroom car

similar to recon cars, new but with mileage?

hope someone can explain

No, it is no longer new as in order to get a number plate and roadtax (to be road worthy so that it can be driven around instead of being driven on the back of a truck) it has to be registered. Therefore on the car registration card, the first owner would be VW Malaysia. It will be considered as secondhand by the bank when it sold to the buyer. Pre-Reg, Pre-owned, Pre-whatever are just terms used by the car manufacturers to hide the word "secondhand"....

This post has been edited by sleepwalker: Oct 16 2012, 01:40 PM

join on OCT 2012

who is your main

T last time car very lasting like Corolla SE / SEG.

but nowadays T not really. my neighbour beside got 2 vios, 1 is older version, 1 is just brought it last year.

the new car seldom use. maybe 2-3 times per week. his car been toll from home few times.... yes both vios. I ask why,

He reply 'both also kenot masuk gear'

True story bro.

btw,

T servicing and spare part aint cheap. my altis 2004 full service is about 300 ringgit plus. 5k km only. w204 regular 12k service only 640 ringgit.
TCO?
my altis 3 years ngam ngam then absorber leaking liao 2.4k changing full sets.
my iswara 6 years leaking also only change 680 ringgit

T sc - whole day waiting like madcow... no ppl serve no courtersy car.
merc sc - call them they come pick up ur car and after service and drive to your house / office
proton sc- whole day also but what u expect lowest range car

no offence,
if you affraid of speed, high tech and safety then look for kereta lembu. safe, slow, low tech and also environment friendly
*since proton also upgrade to turbo, t also got hybrid so high tech stuff*

Bank will offer pre-reg car same interest rate as new car, i think many of us here did get the same offer from VW

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Added on October 16, 2012, 1:52 pmfrom all his post in LYN, he seems driving Civic and T & H seems like the godalike car to him/ her...

This post has been edited by Error404: Oct 16 2012, 01:52 PM

+1 Agree...

Think of it this way..

A showroom car is not registered and not used but no longer spanking new. By the time they sell it, it could be months or years since it left the factory and touched by thousands of people. However, you will still be the first buyer as it is usually not registered as long as they don't need to drive it on the road.

Pre-owned and pre-registered are the same, just different terms. Both already have 1 owner on the registration card but may not be used extensively.

Demo/test-drive car, well.. the pre-registered car that gets trashed by all potential customers...

Yes 1st owner is volks malaysia and 2nd owner will be our name. But bank will consider it as new car. Thats why we can get new car interest rates. This is called pre registered cars. To meet sales quota for that year. So that they will receive a bonus from Volkswagen germany. Hence the bonus is used to give discounts to buyers of pre registered cars. Its basically a win win situation here.

Pre-owned is basically secondhand cars.

LOL i sold my godlike car last month

Question, so is it possible to put a new number plate on pre-reg cars?

can, u need kambing korban AKA new car. then exchange ur old car plate with it.

Use kapchai also can. Ask from motor-shop / runners. I recall is about 1k-1.2k total everything.
Best if you have friend want to buy kapchai, and you trade with him, of course you need to subsidise him a bit for taking your plate number. Maybe RM800 can.

kapchai so cheap?
1k something can buy?

No, is the total cost you have to pay to settle the transaction.

Not include the cost of the kapchai.

e.g. If kapchai sell new = 5k

Shop boss will sell the transfered plate kapchai to other people for 4-4.5k

But you need to pay shop boss 1-1.2k to settle all the paperwork, transfer, etc.

upgraded to what car?

sorry i meant put an existing number plate onto a pre-reg car... is that possible?

I recall this is not possible.
Existing plate can only goto a new car. Not 2nd hand car (pre-reg).
Must buy a non-pre-reg car, i.e. new un-reg car.
Unless the runner conned me last time.