Good or bad idea? Also can you get Dealer options added to them?

TIA

Lorna

Good or bad idea? Also can you get Dealer options added to them?

TIA

Lorna

Well I bought my fabia vRS ex demo 3 months / 3000 miles

it was used by the service manager so did at least 30 mile

a day commuting ........... probably got thrashed a bit on demos

but its been running like clockwork for 15 months now .....

and I guess anything that cropped up during its demo days

were put right straight away ... just remember if you buy new...

soon as you drive it out of the showroom . you lose about

If you can find a demo that has what you want on it then why not. You need to bear in mind that obviously you will be the second owner and this must be reflected in the price - unfortunately some dealers don't.

Some options are dealer fit but not that many, it depends on what you are after.

Mine was ex-demo. Hugely reduced from new prices back then, plus it had Xenons, CD-changer and cruise. Only 7500 miles on it at 1year old.

Driven like a dream since I got it and thats almost 2 years ago now.

It may have been a little ragged in its life before me, but remember these are the cars they use to sell these cars. If they're not 100% they lose sales. So they are usually well looked after. If the price is right, I wouldn't think twice about it.

mine was an ex-demo also , had xenons , bought wit 3200 miles on , no probs since then , but didn't get the Fabia VRS standard carpet mats , but i rather have the rubber ones anyway , easier to clean/vac

I wouldn't touch one TBH - yes they're fettled as they break but remember that virtually every mile has been abuse rather than driving. My own opinion is to abuse the demo so I don't have to test the rev limiter in my own just to see what happens

Mine was ex demo too , one of the 1st Fabias to be registered in the UK on a V plate (feb 00) it was only a demo for 3 weeks before it went to its 1st owner , who had it almost 5 years , and Ive had it 14 months. As far as options my car has the optional factory fit alarm over and above comfort spec.

when you test drive a demo anyway i wouldnt want to rag the tits off of it infront of the salesman....

when you test drive a demo anyway i wouldnt want to rag the tits off of it infront of the salesman....

I've always been given cars to go off on my own in - even Focus ST/Astra VXR test drives were solo drives. If a salesman said he wanted to come I'd ask politely to go alone as I am serious about purchasing but only if I can drive on my own terms. Flash the IAM keyring and away you go...

Maybe you look a bit dodgy

Octy was ex demo... we paid almost half list price and it was only 9 months old and still only 10k on clock... Has never put a foot wrong, just usual wear and tear repairs, so no problems with being a demo.

I've always been given cars to go off on my own in - even Focus ST/Astra VXR test drives were solo drives. If a salesman said he wanted to come I'd ask politely to go alone as I am serious about purchasing but only if I can drive on my own terms. Flash the IAM keyring and away you go...

Maybe you look a bit dodgy

maybe my age!!!!

maybe my age!!!!

took mine out on own, same with the golf and the fiesta and cleo! You must be dodgy!

mine was an ex demo,six months old,1700 miles on the clock, had no problems.you can check what cars skoda dealers have for sale in the used car part of skoda.co.uk

took mine out on own, same with the golf and the fiesta and cleo! You must be dodgy!

i get the look driving up in my fabia!! its like its against the law for me to own one or something + the fact the only cars i been let loose on my own is a nasty 1.2:P lol and 1.4s

Question: If demo cars still have at least the remainder of the 3-year warranty, is there some difference to look out for?

I guess a demo car would be at least reasonably serviced before purchase, so not sure why it'd be a problem with the warranty still running. :confused:

Ta

Mo

Warranty won't cover wear and tear items, eg clutch, brakes, etc. So potentially it's had a harder life so you'll be looking to stump up for these to be replaced (much) sooner than if you'd owned the car from new....?

Chris

From experiance never buy a peugeot ex demo. I can safely say that we treated the demos with nothing but complete contempt.

I really pity the people who bought **06 VY0 (206) and **06 LNY (107). The 1.4 206 was simply revved a lot, because it is so easy to do. The 107 was driven up a grass bank (by me) because the traffic was too much, I also broke the fuel filler cap.

Mind you, I would pity anyone who lacked the caraisma to buy a peugeot.

From experiance never buy a peugeot

I agree

I wouldnt buy an ex-demo car becasue I assume everyone drives them like I do !!

If anyone is intereste din the MK5 Golf GTi at VW Kidlington, be warned its been heavily thrashed round an airfield

Equally the 350Z demo car at Polesworth is now for sale - I ragged that from cold for 2 whole days.

Buying demos works for me, ive had three in the last 2 years.

I only really keep them for about a year anyway so prob not enough time to run into long term problems caused by thrashing when cold / new.

The car I have at the mo (octy sport tdi) would have cost around 20k complete with options when new. The car was 4 months old when I bought it for 16K and only 3500k on the clock. Its now 1 year old with 12K and no problems apart from an airbag fault (fixed under warranty).

I say go for it.