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10-06-2011, 08:25 PM | #1 | ||
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Hey Guys,
Been weighing up the option of buying a new vs used car. And not surprisingly a major concern is the depreciation of a brand new vehicle. I'm specifically looking at G6E Turbo's. 2009-2010 models seem to be going for approx 35-45k. So now the question, what price would I realistically be able to get a brand new G6ET for? And on average how much do new cars go for under RRP (or over?)? Hope all that made sense, thanks guys. |
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10-06-2011, 08:40 PM | #2 | ||
Rob
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the list price on a xt is over $40k! real world, if you are a good talker, you could probably get an xt for under $30k. xr6's are advertised as $34990 drive away, which is also under the list price by some margin.
a g6et lists for close enough to $60k + on roads (approx 5k for sa according to carsales), so list price is about $65k drive away. realistically, you will get one brand new at the moment for closer to $50k. i guess you need to ask yourself, is the 'new car smell' worth close to $5-10k? + 6-12months extra warranty. there are many pro's and con's to buying a new car, and if i was in a position to buy new rather than 2nd hand, i would definitely go new. sure you'll take a big hit in depreciation in the 1st 12months but so what. thats life. |
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10-06-2011, 09:06 PM | #3 | ||
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We found it very odd the amount of "discounting" that appeared to be going on with new Falcons.
When we looked at XR6's, they were all on sale for around the $37,000 mark, some cheaper, a few slightly more, but when we asked about the price of a base Falcon, they seemed to imply they were nearly $40,000, and it would be better value to buy an XR6. Our G6E tallied up to $54,000 with sat nav and all the options, but he said because it was a few months old and badged a 50th Anniversary model, the price was $47,500 drive away. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason behind thier pricing. |
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10-06-2011, 09:12 PM | #4 | |||
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At the moment, cheapest I can seem to find is $47k for a registered 2010 non 50th Ann, $48-$49k for a registered 50th Ann or $50+ for a unregistered one in stock. XT's price works out to about $40k-ish including all on-roads and basic accessories, but there are 2010's available on CarSales for as little as $28666. There are G6LE's around for $32-34k at the moment (2010) - they were $36.5k this time last year. EDIT: 2nd hand price of G6ET seems to vary a lot depending on how many are available. This time last year I recall and ego one for sale with the standard wheels and no options for $28.5k with only 27k km on it - absolute bargain in today's terms! At the moment a 2008 with no options and low km's is hard to find under $31k. Hope that helps? |
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10-06-2011, 10:02 PM | #5 | |||
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13-06-2011, 07:42 PM | #6 | ||
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Thanks for the info guys, got some decisions to make now.
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