“Tell me how I new?”

Given the number of 'new' cars sitting in fields, docks, etc., how can a potential new car buyer ensure that they are purchasing a new car as opposed to one that's been sitting around in the open air for 12 - 18 months? Or doesn't it make any difference? Should it be cheaper still?

Asked on 28 February 2009 by

Answered by Honest John

By reading the date tags on the seatbelts, then cross-referencing them to the dates stamped into the plastics. With just-in-time production, no component is likely to be older than the car by more than a few weeks.

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Dear Honest John,

Please help me choose my next car. I would like it to have:

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