Monday, July 10, 2017

What should a purchase at "drive away" price include?


I am located in Australia, NSW and this weekend I am buying a used car from a dealership in QLD. This will be the first time I have bought a new-ish (in this case 2013 model) and will be officially the most expensive thing I've ever owned.The car was advertised at $28,400 drive away, and I have agreed to pay that sight unseen with a couple of provisos, which the dealership have agreed to.1, they are organising and paying for an RACQ inspection and sending me the report before I sign off. 2, they are delivering it to Brisbane which is about 1 &1/2 hours south of them at their cost (dealer is located in Maroochydore).My question is mainly about what "drive away" price should include in Australia. Of course I expect to pay some additional costs like comprehensive insurance, stamp duty and what have you. But I was lead to understand they would be selling it to me registered. Since I am located interstate, they wouldn't be able to register it in NSW without a great (and probably dealbreaking) amount of inconvenience and of course I understand that. However I would have thought they would have to include compulsory third party insurance and registration, given the price is advertised as drive away.I spoke to the dealership yesterday and the sales guy I've been dealing with tells me that they would secure a permit for me to be able to drive it home, however the roadworthy certificate, CTP and rego would be up to me.Am I being ripped off? Because I was fairly sure that the RWC, CTP and rego fell under "on road costs" and I thought that's exactly what "drive away" was advertising as being included in the purchase cost.Should I be asking the dealership to just register it in QLD and change it over when it expires? Or should they be reimbursing me for the cost of me getting it RWC'd, CTP and registered once I have that done in NSW ? via /r/cars http://ift.tt/2sXbP1i

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