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Test Drive a BYD Using a Referral, Both Referrer & Referee Each Get a $20 Woolworths eGift Card @ BYD Automotive

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Test Drive a BYD Using a Referral, Both Referrer & Referee Each Get a $20 Woolworths eGift Card @ BYD Automotive
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triplezzb on 19/12/2023 - 19:52 bydautomotive.com.au (4039 clicks)
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If anyone already has plans to test drive a BYD, there is currently a $20 Woolworths e-giftcard promotion.

Details from the email I received -
Here's How it Works:

  1. Spread the Word: Tell your friends and family about the thrill of driving a BYD electric vehicle.
  2. Invite Them for a Test Drive: Let them experience the excitement first-hand.
  3. Earn Rewards Together: For every friend who test drives a BYD, both of you receive a $20 Woolworths e-gift card.

*Reward: $20 Woolworths e-gift card. Maximum one e-gift card per person referred. Test drives must be completed by 29th February 2024 at a BYD Experience Centre. Once you have been notified you have received a reward, it will be delivered via email within 21 days.

Hope someone finds this useful!

EDIT: "If you are experiencing any issues with the referral page, not receiving emails or your E-gift card then please detail your issue and send this to [email protected]"

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  • GeneralKeen on 19/12/2023 - 21:27

    If we can get novated lease, should we go with Tesla or BYD?

    • tanastra on 19/12/2023 - 21:35
      +2

      My friend with red Y model said the experience is totaly top noth with tesla vs other Ev, not just chinese EV. From charger , app , accessories, after market , and especially the ride. There are more choices of repair and replacement for tesla. Diy research though. Im just waiting for govt fleet to start going thru auction house to pull trigger for model 3.or Y.

      • spiderbite88 on 19/12/2023 - 21:36
        +2

        Which government fleet uses Teslas?

        • ATangk on 19/12/2023 - 22:37
          +2

          Maybe he just means fleet, coz I know Hertz is dumping their Tesla fleet for BYDs.

          • serpserpserp on 20/12/2023 - 00:08

            @ATangk: Why dumping them?

          • CocaKoala on 20/12/2023 - 08:37
            +1

            @ATangk:

            Hertz is dumping their Tesla fleet for BYDs

            That sounds suspiciously like a made up claim. They are just getting rid of their electric cars as those cars are unreliable, expensive to maintain and run, and a depreciation disaster. I don't think they're getting and more electric cars.

            • ATangk on 20/12/2023 - 09:05

              @CocaKoala: Click the link, I corrected that it was SixT who were doing that.

              Hertz is holding back on the buying of Teslas.

              Got them mixed up.

          • tanastra on 20/12/2023 - 11:12

            @ATangk: Yes .. any fleets out there available .

      • aarick on 19/12/2023 - 23:13

        What experience does your friend have with other EV to be able to give this experience comparison? Serious question as would like to know.

        • tanastra on 20/12/2023 - 11:10

          He drove his mates Byd , polestar and ionic 5 and said nothing felt refine , complete , drive like a dream ( his words ).like tesla Y he owns. Also, he bought the Y because of the chargers and the softwares which so far tesla is better than others.

  • Sye on 19/12/2023 - 21:33
    +1

    I would prefer a free spa getaway

    • dufflover on 19/12/2023 - 21:41

      Aww a $20 gift card? I wanted a peanut …

  • gamemaster on 19/12/2023 - 21:50
    +3

    $20 isn’t much.

    I remember getting $200 for test driving a Renault Latitude in 2012 from a deal posted on OzBargains!

    • aka nioh on 19/12/2023 - 22:03
      -3

      Depends on what your comparing it to. $20 is 10% of $200. Most dealers are offering you $0.01c rounded down to test drive a car. $20 is a 199900% increase from 0.01c.

      So this deal is 199900% more than what other dealers are offering now but only 90% less than what a dealer offered in the past.

  • Tacosaurus Rex on 19/12/2023 - 22:11
    +2

    Test drove the Seal Performance last week (didn’t get $20, prob gave up a bunch of personal data). Here’s my thoughts:

    • drives very smoothly. Soft suspension. Felt better than the Model 3
    • very fast. No lag. Did a couple of almost-0-100 highway ramps.
    • interior felt solid (didn’t much like the smaller driver screen— it looked cheap). Responsive infotainment system (vertical rotation is a neat gimmick). Seats comfy. Heaps of room in back seats.
    • exterior didn’t have varying panel gaps like the 3. Looked like good quality. Definitely a very stylish design (compared to the 3!).
    • Overall, seems a very nice car.

    They tried to push the whole $1k deposit and tried to keep me there, but I walked. I’d totally consider one but keen to see how servicing and longer-term reliability plays out before dropping $70k.

    • serpserpserp on 20/12/2023 - 00:09

      Dang I thought the seal was suppose to be the cheap BYD

      • Opaquer on 20/12/2023 - 01:02

        I think you're thinking of the Dolphin. The Dolphin has a price of about $39k before on roads and is roughly corolla sized, then the Atto 3 (SUV) from this deal is the next step up in terms of price, followed the Seal (sedan) which is the competitor to the Model 3, but from memory it's cheaper, though I don't remember by how much?

      • simehome on 20/12/2023 - 08:56

        Base model Seal, just under 50k before on road costs. We went for that one. You pay for the crazy fast acceleration of the Performance model etc.

  • zack392 on 19/12/2023 - 22:13
    -1

    Can I book a test drive if I don't have a driver's licence?

    • serpserpserp on 20/12/2023 - 00:09
      +2

      How will you drive it?

      • plmko on 20/12/2023 - 00:20

        You don't need a licence if you're just operating it on private property.

        • blighst on 20/12/2023 - 08:03
          +2

          Yeah lemme just drive it around the dealer lol

  • cucumber on 19/12/2023 - 23:15
    +1

    Why only Atto and dolphin? I was looking for Seal

    • plmko on 20/12/2023 - 00:22

      Put down that cucumber for a sec and think……test drive the Atto then ask to test drive another to compare.

    • ATangk on 20/12/2023 - 00:35

      They’re in stock ready to sell.

  • neonlight on 19/12/2023 - 23:18
    +4

    Funny promote I'm pretty sure $20 don't get you much these days at Woolies. It's not even enticing spending time to drive a BYD

    • serpserpserp on 20/12/2023 - 00:10

      It'll get you a bad customer experience

  • DEvok on 19/12/2023 - 23:40
    +1

    Can I book it, take gift card and not drive it?

    • boomramada on 20/12/2023 - 08:30
      +1

      Test drives must be completed by 29th February 2024

      They already thought of you.

  • Turd on 20/12/2023 - 00:02
    +1

    Wow OP you gonna get alot of referrals

  • Cluster on 20/12/2023 - 00:03
    +8

    I would love to own an EV. Hired a Polestar 2 for several days earlier this year and mostly really loved it.

    But…

    1. EVs are still too expensive. All the desirable ones with larger batteries are $55k+ driveaway
    2. Insurance costs are ridiculous. My i30 diesel clocks in at $400/pa. BYD Atto 3 is $1800
    3. Battery degradation is scary. Imagine owning a 10 year old EV with less than 50% range remaining. Almost worthless.
    • serpserpserp on 20/12/2023 - 00:11
      +1

      All the desirable ones with larger batteries are $55k+ driveaway

      You mean 70k+

      Also the battery usually has a 10 year warranty no?

    • Aureus on 20/12/2023 - 00:12
      +2

      Unless you are an uber driver, your batteries won't degrade that fast.

      • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 09:29

        EVs haven't been around long enough to make this claim, better to wait for real world use as a lot of people's batteries have shit the bed within 5 years and didn't drive that much.

        • Aureus on 20/12/2023 - 09:32

          There is plenty of data, just google it. If anything the data is pessimistic, because newer batteries are more resilient.

          Early failure has nothing to do with degradation.

          • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 09:34

            @Aureus: EVs haven't been around long enough for them to be shitting themselves yet and it be okay in any form, failure or not. That's enough data for the average person to steer clear from them. Basically you are paying for a test product that there's no real telling if it'll work in 10 years or not. If we have MG to go buy when's the last time you saw a 10 year old MG or Great Wall truck on the road? Yeah they are all at the wreckers…

            • danzha on 20/12/2023 - 10:39

              @lookingforadeal7: Fun fact, EVs have actually been around for more than a century well before Teslas became popular, so I don't think it's accurate to talk about them like they've just burst on the scene as anew technology.

              • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 10:50

                @danzha: Completely different technology powering EVs now compared to back then though. I'm sure there's a reason they haven't been popular and the only reason they are becoming slightly more popular is due to the scam marketing (faster, better for the environment).

              • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 10:52
                -1

                @danzha: I guess my main point that seems to be missed is they are marketed as the future and a better alternative to petrol cars but if you compare the two the EV basically never wins, you save money on petrol but you could have just bought a car for 1/10th of the price, then you have 50k to put towards petrol before any savings would have mattered with the EV. Plus depreciation of EVs seems really bad. Almost 50% in a few years for some models.

                Plus are you really saving that much on petrol with increased electricity costs? And free charging at a station you have to waste at least an hour of your time? Let's be generous and say an hour of your time is $30. Could have just used that $30 to fill up a petrol car.

                • danzha on 20/12/2023 - 12:40
                  +1

                  @lookingforadeal7: My understanding is actually the opposite - it was the car and fossil fuel companies that killed off early attempts to commercialise EVs. A notable example was GM with their EV1 which was discontinued and stock crushed despite positive feedback from customers.

                  Horses for courses, but depending on factors such as how much a person drives or whether or not they have access to cheap electricity or free solar, the TCO would be in favour for EVs over ICEVs. Also don't forget that most people with an EV can top up overnight at home so no need to wait around at a public charger.

        • freefall101 on 22/12/2023 - 16:12
          +1

          Tesla has sold over half a million cars that are more than 5 years old, both them and Nissan have been selling them for more than a decade. How long do they need to be around before there's enough "real world" data?

          One dude has put over a million miles on a Tesla (although it had its battery replaced under warranty). Biggest issue is the rear motor which Tesla has made a lot of improvements on.

          Personally, I'm going to keep my EV under the 8 year warranty then flip it for something else. Petrol cars have been around for a century and yet there are still endless reliability issues, I'll take the much simpler design that is an EV.

    • blamesociety on 20/12/2023 - 02:27
      +5

      Insurance costs are ridiculous. My i30 diesel clocks in at $400/pa. BYD Atto 3 is $1800

      Just did an online quote with Youi and it was $907. Do you live in a suburb where battery theft is rampant??

      • boomramada on 20/12/2023 - 08:46

        $1800 is correct, based on :
        If you are age 30, $1900
        if you don't own a car with Comprehensive insurance, $1700
        if you had a car with Comprehensive insurance and were age 40+ then $1600 for Adelaide, and $1100 for Toowoomba, Toowoomba must be a hole? LOL

        for agreeing on the value of $47k with Allianz

      • taki on 20/12/2023 - 10:25

        Bard says that the large gap requires further investigation (under what conditions ;)

    • UltimateAI on 20/12/2023 - 08:31

      Think you are wrong all three points. For many people an EV like a BYD or Tesla is cheaper than a Camry when you consider TCO. The EV wins hands-down if your company supports Novated or Affiliated Leasing. For MOST people a smaller battery is recommended and makes the best sense, particularly the target audience for this car.

      While insurance can be higher, you need to shop around and you will find like for like pricing.
      Battery degradation is a non-issue for typical use (ie: not an Uber\Delivery driver).

      • boomramada on 20/12/2023 - 09:08

        I'm not sure. 50K EV is usually equal to 30K ICE? Based on that EVs are value for money if you drive a lot, which negates the degradation of the battery.
        Based on Allianz, insurance for 90k ICE is equivalent to 50k EV.
        Even with tax savings, 50K > 30K. I wouldn't touch an EV unless you drive more than 15k per year.
        Based on US data, EVs are expensive to repair and depreciate more (almost as bad as EU cars).

        Furthermore,

        For many people an EV like a BYD or Tesla is cheaper than a Camry when you consider TCO

        Look at the real-life data, not much difference from European data, (that's comparing with BMW not Camry) https://nickelinstitute.org/media/8d9058c08d2bcf2/avicenne-s…

    • 1st-Amendment on 20/12/2023 - 14:33
      +1

      Insurance costs are ridiculous.

      And this should be a big red flag for potential buyers. Due to the nature of the battery packs even a small collision can write off the car, so insurance premiums are likely to remain high simply due to this.

    • neonlight on 21/12/2023 - 08:32

      Great summary I didn't know insurance is that much higher

      And yes battery deterioration I knew about and its always expensive to replace one. It's not environmental friendly neither so all the talks about EV reducing carbon emissions. You need to think the Electricity that's used for EV is coming from Coal power plants general power supply not pure green energy. And solar power alone at home is not enough to constantly charge the EV daily especially when you have rainy weather and storm. Plus the fact that you feed back to the grid you don't directly charge your EV via solar power

  • hazwing on 20/12/2023 - 00:56

    Just the dolphin and atto 3 available for test drive? I'm more interested in a seal

  • SpiderBite on 20/12/2023 - 01:10
    +1

    test drive, sure. Buy one, never.

  • spc12go on 20/12/2023 - 01:33
    +1

    Sell your ID to BYD for $20?

  • hopper on 20/12/2023 - 07:33
    +1

    Will wait for seagull 🎅

  • R00D on 20/12/2023 - 08:11
    +1

    Just when BYD thought they had a winner, Tesla re-do the Model 3 and lift the bar again..

    • danzha on 20/12/2023 - 10:44
      +2

      Competition is a good thing for consumers!

    • serpserpserp on 20/12/2023 - 10:47
      -1

      What happens when the screen fails on the new Tesla 3? Can you still drive the car somewhere to get it fixed

      • R00D on 20/12/2023 - 11:34
        +1

        Yes. There's a secondary gear selector above near the rearview mirror.

      • payless69 on 09/01/2024 - 16:28

        Youtube Techrax
        He smashes a screen whilst driving
        not an issue

  • Commander1201 on 20/12/2023 - 08:17
    +2

    Sure is a suspicious amount of Chinese car lovers all gathered in one place.

  • UltimateAI on 20/12/2023 - 08:24
    +1

    Reminds me of when I signed up for the TimeShare presentation for the "free gift"… No I didn't sign-up, apparently I don't love or care for my family.
    In Fairness it's not a terrible car, but Tesla Killer it isn't, shame it isn't priced more competitive. Thought they would have fixed the UI by now, seriously how difficult can it be.

    • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 09:25

      It's China, they still haven't fixed the client to League of Legends since 2009. If you don't tell/show them how to do something the right way they aren't getting it done.

    • nephilim on 20/12/2023 - 11:22

      Those are worth it though, a week in bali hotel for 3 hours of presentation.
      Family member use to exploit these before covid happened.

  • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 09:23

    BYDs are super slow for EVs after looking at the specs. Your average 20 year old Ford or Holden with the spare wheel and back seats taken out would beat one. Probably safer and last you longer too. Can't tell me EVs aren't just a huge marketing scam.

    • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 09:36
      +2

      Before buying your Chinese car, when's the last time you saw a 10 year old MG or Great Wall truck on the road? They are all at the wreckers and I'd put money on it not being much different here.

      • danzha on 20/12/2023 - 10:50
        +2

        Bit of a strange test given those two makes have only been in Australia since 2016 and 2009 respectively.

        By the same token Tesla only landed here in 2014 and RAM in 2016, so you'd hard pressed to see any 10 year old vehicles on the road either.

        • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 11:19
          +1

          Yeah I was being a bit cheeky but going by people's reviews online who've owned either brand over the years I'd personally steer very clear from them. I guess the problem is there is no other competitors in the market right now offering affordable options for EV vehicles so I can understand why people are going for BYD. They also look good to me and I don't like the look of most SUVs, but if they can't fix something as simple as the UI which has plenty of complaints I wouldn't want to spend 50k with them.

    • lordriffington on 20/12/2023 - 12:12
      +2

      Not everyone needs their car to be super fast, even if it is an EV. Complaining about the acceleration is such a pointless thing to do. It isn't a performance vehicle, so you're not going to get a 0-100 time of 4 seconds out of it. Of course, you're going out of your way in this post to bring up every possible issue you've heard about on facebook, so…

      For what it's worth, some owners have managed sub-7 second 0-100 times, so it's not quite as slow as you think it is. Also, it's still an EV, so it still gives you pretty much all the power immediately. Most people who are looking at the cheapest end of the price spectrum probably aren't coming from performance vehicles, so it'll be more than fast enough for most people who might be thinking about buying it. I've had my Atto 3 for nearly a year, and I've never been in a situation where it wasn't fast enough. Even in eco mode I'm taking off from the lights faster than most people are, and if someone beats me then nine times out of ten it's because I wasn't actually trying to beat them.

  • paul11 on 20/12/2023 - 09:49
    +5

    Dealer: Sir, since you have taken the test drive, let's talk about your finances.
    You: Sure!
    Dealer: The car is around $50K, and we have great financing options available too.
    You: Ohhh… I thought we are talking about the $20 giftcard.

    • neonlight on 21/12/2023 - 08:57
      +1

      Dealer: Sir if you can't buy outright, take up a loan you will also get the $20 giftcard
      You: I come to test drive to cover my Xmas grocery run at Woolies!
      Dealer: I see a professional within you like Gerry

  • BatsRule on 20/12/2023 - 10:18
    +1

    They are not the biggest maker.
    They made 10,000's++ and dumped them all over china in fields and hidden in valleys. These vehicles are even Registered. They cashed in on the ccp's rebate scheme and lied to make out to the world they are the biggest maker.
    Warren buffet and his mob have just pulled out their investment.
    Check them out.. 1000's of cars falling, catching on fire and even blowing up.

    Maybe, the au ones are made better..?
    I wouldn't want to risk it.

    And, have you seen the quotes for new battery when the batteries fail or have an issue for other ev makers? Quotes $40,000 to $60,000.

    • serpserpserp on 20/12/2023 - 10:55

      And, have you seen the quotes for new battery when the batteries fail or have an issue for other ev makers? Quotes $40,000 to $60,000.

      Can you link a quote? Seems strange that a battery replacement would be equal or larger than the cost of the car.

      • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 11:41
        +1

        https://www.google.com/amp/s/blink-drive.com/index.php/2023/… this guy got charged 33k USD

        • jinx83 on 20/12/2023 - 14:24

          That article is misleading. If you managed to read the full article he crashed his car and was under insured. Insurance paid most of it and he forked out the difference.

      • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 11:42

        The little info I can find on battery replacement costs tell me it's a lot more than the 12k one website is advertising, that's only for the cost of the battery before they add on their own markup and labour charges to the customer.

      • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 11:45

        https://allservicecost.com/byd-atto-3-service-cost-maintenan…

        According to this it costs RS 20,00,000 = 35kaud~

        Remember to factor in inflation in 8 years time, probably only cost you 50k to replace your batteries (just a joke, let's hope this isn't true).

      • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 11:47

        Also it would be strange but the battery is probably 90% of the cost, rest of the car is probably Chinese plastic. Then they have to factor in costs of taking out your battery and disposing it and not many places can do it so they'll charge what they want, especially with Tesla and BYD where they only want you to go through them directly. Even European makes did that but they weren't this bad with service and repair costs.

    • dasher86 on 22/12/2023 - 15:04

      You mean this video?

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD8qqEx4G18&t=8s

  • nephilim on 20/12/2023 - 11:19
    +1

    One of my work friends just got his returned under lemon laws, they purchased it back.
    But seems like happens with every car, stories of the dealers with skip bins full of kia/hyundai engines for example.

    Happy to try out a test drive.

    • neonlight on 21/12/2023 - 09:01

      Not sure what you mean by story of Kia and Hyundai engines…

  • lookingforadeal7 on 20/12/2023 - 11:25

    Just read they cut the warranty down even for existing customers, I wonder if they can cut it down further?

    "When order books for the Atto 3 opened in mid February, BYD – through local importer EVDirect – announced a seven-year/unlimited-kilometre vehicle warranty, matching the small SUV's closest rival, the MG ZS EV.

    But an updated version of the company's website published this week – and a notice sent to customers – has cut that to six years and 150,000km, with exceptions that reduce the coverage on some parts.

    The warranty coverage for the infotainment screen and suspension range from three to four years.

    The battery warranty has, however, risen from seven years/160,000km in February, to eight years/160,000km."

    • [Deactivated] on 22/12/2023 - 00:05

      what a strange thing to do, cut warranty on a screen and suspension

      lol definitely not cutting costs or changing their word.

  • fez on 20/12/2023 - 14:11

    no idea how to get my referral code, keeps saying incorrect format

  • neostarsx on 20/12/2023 - 17:44

    If you want bad Chinese software get BYD.

    • neonlight on 21/12/2023 - 10:51

      Hardware wise they might be ok, but software just like Android Huawei lost its stance once Google no longer allows it to run on it.
      Huawei users resort to use emulator to run a virtual machine inside like Samsung KNOX

  • blueyez on 21/12/2023 - 17:55

    Merry Christmas to my referrer. Hope the dealership lets me drive a Seal!

    • blueyez on 04/01/2024 - 20:53

      Maybe I booked at too short notice, will the dealer schedule with you after your preferred date has passed?

    • blueyez on 13/01/2024 - 01:34

      Rebooked to Feb and Seal has been added as an option woot

  • Korban Dallas on 22/12/2023 - 10:37

    I can't test drive the seal? Why not

  • Ma77mc on 22/12/2023 - 16:37
    +1

    I test drove a Seal performance today, nice car, not going to buy.
    it feels well built but, the steering is too light, the lane keep assist and speed assist are annoying.
    I would like an EV but can't stomach a Tesla. there might be one last ICE car for me.

    • R00D on 23/12/2023 - 19:47

      Just as a matter of interest, what don't you like about a Tesla?

      • Ma77mc on 24/12/2023 - 14:33

        The interior is too stark, central screen only (I prefer a screen or HUD in front of me) no stalks and Elon.

  • jimmyleet on 23/12/2023 - 18:50
    +2

    Really disappointed in BYD customer service, my partner's car has had multiple "updates" pushed and screen still goes black and unresponsive or the software just crashes.

  • payless69 on 09/01/2024 - 16:34

    BYD was a good bus company.
    Now they use Kmart and hand out Woolies freebies.

    What create larger fires: Hydrocarbons or Lithion Ion?

    Answer: Cave rescue comments!

  • lainey13 on 10/01/2024 - 15:53

    Apparently 'test drive & experience center' is only in Brooklyn in VIC (way too far away). Is this valid at just experience centers?

  • Shoppingtherepy on 23/01/2024 - 22:38
    +2

    Test drove the seal and dolphin last week.. still awaiting my gift card. Has anyone got there's yet ?

    • thomalfa on 30/01/2024 - 13:08

      I test drove too… But I doubt would get it….

    • TheElderLegend on 10/02/2024 - 14:24

      Test drove last month, I’ve received nothing too.

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