What do you check on a new car?

Firstly, considering the distance you have to travel, make sure you can inspect the car in the daylight. Under lights, little things can be hidden.

Check for problems with the paint, like being uneven or even missing in places. Check ALL the fluids, tyre pressure, including the spare, under the seats for loose connections etc. Also check to make sure the roadside assistance details are there. Take it for a drive around the block and check for any noises etc before you sign.

Also, any factory fitted options need to be checked that they actually work. Trust me, I have been thru this with another car.

You will look a bit of a goose, but better that than having a problem 500kms down the road.

Thanks Ken, Craig and Basil for the suggestions. Starting to get very excited now, only a couple of weeks to go!

Cheers,

Paul

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Originally Posted by Wilbur

Ouch!! That's nasty, hard to conceive how anyone could be so slack about a pre-delivery.

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........ Which World have you been living in all these decades ? ;)

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Originally Posted by roamer

If you are going to drive 600ks, check tyre pressure, mine were 52psi,have heard of others similar, apparently they over inflate for boat ride over.

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Mine were 58 front left , mid forties the rest ....... next no one
gives a toss in the vehicle game.

I picked up my D1 when it was new and all looked OK. Took it home and the next day noticed some stone chips on the side of the front guards most likely from when the car was on the delivery truck.

Took it back to the dealer who said tough luck - must have happened after I took delivery. Those stone chips annoyed me for the 11 years I owned it.

Garry

Wilbur,
the things that were wrong with my D4 my 11 were as follows
1. rear parking sensor defective (still wating for module to be replaced)
2. uneven panels (fixed)
3. flat battery
4. bubbles in tinting
5. failed turbos (picked up by dealer pre delivery)

Cheers,
Peter

Hi Wilber,

Just to balance it up. I picked up my D4 one year ago. Walked in. The guys showed me around the car for an hour and were still going. I was so keen to get to drive it that I had to lie and tell them I had a dinner appointment and had to leave. I had to remind my guys that I wanted the iPod cable but that was all. The fuel tank was chocha full. Not one problem even after 25K and one long outback trip included.

Enjoy but take your time to satisfy yourself that all is ok. Good luck.

Peter

Most of the stuff are warranty issues that while are annoying, they can get fixed. I would be spending my time looking for the non warranty items. Like a few sugestions before, the paintwork is a biggie. Check & double check the paint especially the sides for small dints & scratches. As most dealers have limited space, check for door knocks like in a shopping centre, those type of dings. The other is have a look at the windows, they come covered with stickers & when the detailers scrape them off, they can sometimes scratch the glass. Check for grease marks on the roof lining & the A & B pillars. (Prepsol will get any grease off without leaving marks anyway). If you have had tint, check that the doors open from the inside, as sometimes when the tinters take the door lining off, they don't engage the mechanism back properly.
Dave.

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Originally Posted by Wilbur

For me it is a 600 kilometre trip back if I find anything wrong when I get home.

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My 600 kms trip home was from interstate on an unregistered vehicle permit, having been told by the salesman that I had 28 days to register the vehicle. A few days later after having driven around a bit, I read the permit: for use for 1 day using the most direct route but excluding freeways! It was a permit to move farm equipment etc. I then had to wait 2 weeks due to Christmas to get a blue-slip to get the vehicle registered.

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Originally Posted by Neil P

........ Which World have you been living in all these decades ? ;)

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I think one of our politicians a few years back called it "Cloud Cuckoo Land".