buying a used Employee cars

[pylon]

Originally Posted by frostiex

This had got to be the weiredst post lol
but thanks for all the insight and the PM.

No worries man. It sounded pretty frikkin familiar. I normal try and say hi to everyone that comes in, but I was tied up last night and didn't get a chance until after you left.

[codfather]

Originally Posted by Hockeyguy15

Explains the low KM's then since they take their helicopter everywhere.

They take the helicopter because the emissions are lower.

[HappyGilmore]

Originally Posted by rohara66

Unless you're doing neutral tranny drops or not doing routine maintenance there is little concern over 'bagging' on a car.

Bag on your car.
Change your fluids.
Continue bagging on your car.

They're meant to be driven.

Wrong on so many levels. I'd much rather a "lady driven" car over one that's doing burnouts at green lights, red lining hard, downshifting hard or just being driven hard in general. Bagging is a real thing

[REDVAN]

Originally Posted by HappyGilmore

Wrong on so many levels. I'd much rather a "lady driven" car over one that's doing burnouts at green lights, red lining hard, downshifting hard or just being driven hard in general. Bagging is a real thing

I know quite a few "lady-driven" cars with terrible body damage, all 4 are curb scraped wheels, and have NEVER changed any fluids (including oil).

Also lady driven cars are washed less. It's a fact.

So, I'll take a lightly bagged car over a lady-driven one in that case.

[I-Hate-Hulse]

Originally Posted by pylon

I don't think I know one person under 35, working for VW Corporate, median age is probably around 48. All of them are professional with big time degrees. These cars are driven around by accountants, analyats and bean counters, not donkeys like me at a dealership that do drive cars hard.

A family member is at Toyota Canada Corporate and a corporate car is part of his compensation. Every 6 months he hands in the keys and gets a new car. Because it's such a mundane routine thing he's hardly driving the wheels off of it. It's a privilege, so if you do really stupid things and they find out you lose the perk.

I'd totally go for one of these if I was in the used market.

As an aside, it's a pretty cool perk - a new Lexus / Toyota every 6 months so you're always up to date in terms of features/tech and that new car feel. He even mixes it up in terms of seasons - a Lexus F Sport for the summer and a Highlander Ltd for the winters.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by REDVAN

I know quite a few "lady-driven" cars with terrible body damage, all 4 are curb scraped wheels, and have NEVER changed any fluids (including oil).

Yeah, it definitely depends on the lady. My lady drives cautiously...but has also hit a few parked items and has no idea where one would even go about refilling the windshield washer fluid, never mind checking about things like oil. Regardless of sex though, personally I think it's always nice to know who the driver is...you can get a pretty good read about how the car was taken care of.

It also depends on the type of car...I'd be much more inclined to buy a Golf Wagon without knowing the owner, as opposed to say a WRX or Mustang.

I dont think you have much to worry about corporate-car Golf.

[csnarpy]

This thread has perked up my ears as my wife is currently looking for a new/used midsize SUV. Is there a way to get a handle on these employee owned autos, are they listed as such?

[Cuz]

even at only 9000 kms, I wouldn't worry if it were a rental...

[frostiex]

I am so glad to go down to see Trevor (Pylon). It was a pleasure meeting you. Absolutely thankful for the CP deal and pleasant experience.

Can't wait!

[flamesforcup]

Originally Posted by I-Hate-Hulse

A family member is at Toyota Canada Corporate and a corporate car is part of his compensation. Every 6 months he hands in the keys and gets a new car. Because it's such a mundane routine thing he's hardly driving the wheels off of it. It's a privilege, so if you do really stupid things and they find out you lose the perk.

I'd totally go for one of these if I was in the used market.

As an aside, it's a pretty cool perk - a new Lexus / Toyota every 6 months so you're always up to date in terms of features/tech and that new car feel. He even mixes it up in terms of seasons - a Lexus F Sport for the summer and a Highlander Ltd for the winters.

Damn thats such an awesome perk

[Hanni]

Originally Posted by Cuz

even at only 9000 kms, I wouldn't worry if it were a rental...

I would never buy a rental after I almost got stuck with a low km "Certified Pre-Owned" that used to be a rental when the dealer didn't divulge it had previously been in a major front end collision that wasn't properly repaired. We found out 6 months later when we started having issues, luckily the dealer made it right and replaced the vehicle, what would have happened if we didn't find out until 1 or 2 years later.

What I didn't know at the time is that most rental companies are self insured so their collisions don't show up on car reports.

[RougeUnderoos]

Originally Posted by csnarpy

This thread has perked up my ears as my wife is currently looking for a new/used midsize SUV. Is there a way to get a handle on these employee owned autos, are they listed as such?

Are you looking for a VW? If so, I might know where you can start. Might need a "finders fee" though, to divulge the source.

[Lanny's Stache]

At one time I worked for a car company at the corporate office. A perk of the job was getting these corporate demos. I would say that 99% of the cars you get are in excellent shape, as they driven by mid to higher level employees that have these cars tied to their employment. If you had an incident in the car (ie, accident or were seen driving it like a moron) it would have an impact on your employment as they are usually self-insured by the corporation. These people get new cars so often that the appeal of driving the wheels off of it just isn't there.

[Simon96Taco]

Pylon, (perhaps this is off topic, and not meant to derail....PM me if that's the case) what is the CP deal?

Also, what's going on with the whole TDI recall thing? I was somewhat interested in getting a used hatchback TDI a little while back, then the whole software scandal thing happened and I got scared off. Is there a final resolution to this? Is a used TDI something to steer clear of?

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Simon96Taco

Also, what's going on with the whole TDI recall thing? I was somewhat interested in getting a used hatchback TDI a little while back, then the whole software scandal thing happened and I got scared off. Is there a final resolution to this? Is a used TDI something to steer clear of?

From what it sounds like diesel fix that VW came out with makes the car environmentally compliant, but really neuters the car in terms of performance. So you're better off getting one that hasn't had the fix done (don't think VW can sell you one, but perhaps its ok on the secondary market), or just getting something else altogether.

[Simon96Taco]

Originally Posted by Table 5

From what it sounds like diesel fix that VW came out with makes the car environmentally compliant, but really neuters the car in terms of performance. So you're better off getting one that hasn't had the fix done (don't think VW can sell you one, but perhaps its ok on the secondary market), or just getting something else altogether.

I see. That's kind of what I was worried about, having a choice between either a) a neutered car or b) a super-polluter.