Low Resale Value for Conti

[Vicz]

A typical 2.5 yr old jap saloon car on the other hand can easily get u 10K above paper value.

 

Not really, tends to disagree because this statement is generalising all the japs. there are japs that sells higher or lower definitely but typically, a lot also won't get that kind of value. actually i understand from a dealer that it also depends on which month u sell because if they export, they will also look at which country they export to, so the difference in cost. In another hand, if i were the dealer, lower i buy, more i earn, so i definitely will try as hard to bring the cost down. Thats the beauty of business.

[Vicz]

Yup, i sold my near 3 year jazz about 1.8 years back and i also get only 6k for body thats all. they would tell u they export but they can say anything because thats his mouth. At the end of the day, i saw my sold car at Holland V driven by an ah beng with not even my body kit de-kitted and my rims are still there.

[Vicz]

consignment at cartimes seems good.. my staff sold his altis through that channel.

2 yr old sold at 43.8k.. not bad when he bought at 50k.. damn!!

 

Consignment is a good win win i guess. my fren sold his near 3 yr merc c at a good price. but this way, u hav to hold lah.

[Maroon5]

ok glad to hear u found a solution....cheers bro...

[Carvalhosa]

how nice if conti car dealer take back their own car for trade-in for a higher price than outside market.then this will help.The car company can maintain loyaly and also increase more conti user on the road.Good right?Maybe ppl think im crazy but just suggesting only ma

[Vblaster_w211]

Some Conti's have very good resale value.

 

Alpha is not one of them.

[Lsk005]

one word correct...car dealer are all sucker..

 

Totally agreed! The key word is "Never Trust A Car-Dealer"

[Perrier]

Skoda offers that. Check with dealer, they used to have the promo some time back.

 

Regards,

[Biohazard]

Hi, I was in such situation 7 months ago. I was driving a Pug and after 2.7 years, I decided that the car was too small & under-powered. I tried posting my sale on SG Carmart for 6 weeks and all the enquires I received were from car dealers offering either paper or below value for my ride. Quite pissed, i decided to hold for another 2 weeks and finally i managed to sell my ride to one of my customer @ 40% of what i paid for the car (Damn I even sent it for major servicing, IE belt change). Luckily I did not take a huge loan, thus I did not have to foot out much for the new ride.

 

Verdict : IMO, all conti makes except Merc/Bimmer has low resale value in the local market.

 

Good luck in selling your ride. Afterall its a Alfa, there will always be someone out there who will appreciate!

[Watwheels]

I guess u'r right on contis in sg. Definitely cannot trust the dealers, they'll come up with all sorts of excuses just to buy over your car cheap.

 

Come on who are they kidding? Manual cannot sell well? If I wanna get a conti I go for the manual gearbox without any doubts cos it's more reliable and less prone to problems. FL or pre FL makes no difference for me also cos engine and performance remains the same.

 

Since u'r in no hurry to sell, just take your time to look for someone who appreciates it.

[Hatch_lover]

how nice if conti car dealer take back their own car for trade-in for a higher price than outside market.then this will help.The car company can maintain loyaly and also increase more conti user on the road.Good right?Maybe ppl think im crazy but just suggesting only ma

 

Actually i think some dealers do have such prog, eg Lexus and Audi. So you're not mad Whereby if u're trading-in a Lexus to get a new lexus, they will offer slightly higher value than from other dealers.

[Felipe]

actually the prefl is more powerful, for the 1.6 manual i mean. 120bhp compared to 105bhp, traction control too

[macrosszero]

Face it. When you buy a conti, you are not only telling people you can pay a premium for your car, afford to pay more for servicing, but also that you can afford to lose a bigger amount of money through depreciation.

[Mr4tc]

Actually, high servicing cost for conti car is a myth.

 

I drive a ford and the servicing cost at the AD is actually the same as the servicing cost at Kah motor.

 

Premium conti car like BMW and Merc of course would get a premium servicing cost.

[Suxelis]

Used to drive mass market contis. Definately sure total cost are higher, not just due to a combination of higher servicing costs,but more so parts costs, non honouring of warrentee costs, damage due to heat costs, fuel and oil consumption costs, generally premature failures etc. Now drive COE contis, costs reasonable, and nowadays they don't build them like they used to.......Indeed it is interesting to figure out why only certain makes are popular as COE cars......

[Felipe]

not sure why u tell me to face it as my initial post does not disagree with what you said. maybe u meant it for the rest.

 

depreciation is obviously greater but perhaps not as great as i expected. but i suppose i have reason to doubt dealers when i'm quoted export value for a 2 yr plus car. there's a difference btwn accepting greater depreciation and accepting absurdity. i think u perhaps missed the point i was trying to make.

 

anyway, i just got a used car dealer quote. not fantastic but just abit shy of what i wanted. the interesting thing was as he was checking my car, his co worker said its such a beautiful car. the interior is just awesome and stuff. i wonder if he was checking or admiring.

 

being a hardcore alfisti, im starting to have 2nd thoughts about selling it. my partner's dad is in retirement mode and has said he may let her drive the auto to work.

 

i was looking at a 2L jap auto and i kinda 'woke up'. For me, there's just no comparison. The 147 has hardly given me any problems. its got an engine note which u just rather turn down the radio volume. the interior just blows me away. thankfully, some circumstances are favorable and i do wana keep the Alfa for as long as i can. its kept me admiring it for nearly 3 years. how many 147s do i see out there? damn i guess im hooked.

Edited January 24, 2008 by Felipe

[Sir8]

You expected a jap to be anywhere as good as the alfa?????

[Vicz]

I do agree with u bro. I drive a VW now and i found my expenses on it is even lower than what i did for my previous jazz at Kah too.

I guess BMW would demand more but i understand from some towkays driving merc that the service cost for merc is not that high, kinda comparable to a premium jap. well, have not owned one, not too sure. anyone wish to share their experiences?