Delivery date, finally!

[pillred8]

I have now had a delivery date for my new Prelude, end of August, so I have told them I will wait until September 1st for the 76 plate, considering they promised me July 22nd, that's quite the delay, I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

 

[OldCoupeGRGuy4]

mine has gone back from 3rd Aug to 18th Aug. I am not sure whether to tell them to hold it till 1st but that may then mean that my trade in - Yaris cross is then revalued.
Ours may be coming on the same ship.
The honda app - tracker says mine has been manufacrured now but not shipped.

 

[pillred8]

mine has gone back from 3rd Aug to 18th Aug. I am not sure whether to tell them to hold it till 1st but that may then mean that my trade in - Yaris cross is then revalued.
Ours may be coming on the same ship.
The honda app - tracker says mine has been manufacrured now but not shipped.

Because they said it would be July 22nd, the dealer has said my PX price will be honoured, so I get a 76 plate, which is a bit of compensation for the long wait. And I'm pretty sure they are on the same ship, which will be coming to Portbury, just down the road from where I live. If I were you, I would also wait until the 1st Sep.

 

[El Chorizo12]

I have now had a delivery date for my new Prelude, end of August, so I have told them I will wait until September 1st for the 76 plate, considering they promised me July 22nd, that's quite the delay, I'm sure it will be worth the wait.

Congratulations! I'm curious, what is a 76 plate?

 

[supersix8]

mine has gone back from 3rd Aug to 18th Aug. I am not sure whether to tell them to hold it till 1st but that may then mean that my trade in - Yaris cross is then revalued.
Ours may be coming on the same ship.
The honda app - tracker says mine has been manufacrured now but not shipped.

Is there a way to find out what ship it's on and track it? I remember a few years back members of the Lexus GX forum were able to do that.

 

[pillred8]

Congratulations! I'm curious, what is a 76 plate?

Twice a year on the first of March and the first of September they change the number on your reg plate on the front and back of the car so this year on 1st March the number was 26 ie WA26 YXD and on the 1st September it will be 76 a typical plate would say WA76 YXD which basically means when you come to sell the car the later number is more desirable my current Civic is a 73 plate which means it was registered between 1st Sep 2023 and the 28th Feb 2024, do they not signify the year on your reg plates? It used to change just once a year, which meant not many new cars were sold in the months coming up to the new number change, so they evened it out to twice a year. I hope that explains it.

 

[pillred8]

Is there a way to find out what ship it's on and track it? I remember a few years back members of the Lexus GX forum were able to do that.

I'm not sure, maybe ask the dealer if they know the name of the ship it will be arriving on.

 

[El Chorizo12]

Twice a year on the first of March and the first of September they change the number on your reg plate on the front and back of the car so this year on 1st March the number was 26 ie WA26 YXD and on the 1st September it will be 76 a typical plate would say WA76 YXD which basically means when you come to sell the car the later number is more desirable my current Civic is a 73 plate which means it was registered between 1st Sep 2023 and the 28th Feb 2024, do they not signify the year on your reg plates? It used to change just once a year, which meant not many new cars were sold in the months coming up to the new number change, so they evened it out to twice a year. I hope that explains it.

Definitely explains it. Our registration is a bit different. You get a random plate (unless you pay for a custom plate) -- and a registration sticker. The sticker updates every year (usually) -- new cars get 2 years registration. Then you just renew the registration sticker every year. So the plate itself has no meaning towards the year or when it's even registered, etc.

 

[pillred8]

Definitely explains it. Our registration is a bit different. You get a random plate (unless you pay for a custom plate) -- and a registration sticker. The sticker updates every year (usually) -- new cars get 2 years registration. Then you just renew the registration sticker every year. So the plate itself has no meaning towards the year or when it's even registered, etc.

I think it's done purely to boost sales as people want the "new" plate.

 

[El Chorizo12]

I think it's done purely to boost sales as people want the "new" plate.

Makes sense to me.