RRP VS Real World Price

[Sean-87]

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.

[prydey]

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.

[2011G6E]

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.

[Sundeep]

Originally Posted by Sean-87

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.

Last November-ish I was looking at getting a dealer demo (registered to dealer, never driven) from Bryan Byrt Ford in QLD, and they wanted about $41-42k. There was a cashback deal back then of around $2k I think it was, so that helped with the discount. Local dealer wanted $48k for one on the showroom floor with 19's.

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?

[b0son]

Originally Posted by 2011G6E

There seemed to be no rhyme or reason behind thier pricing.

Yard/factory stock they were desperate to clear?

[Sean-87]

Thanks for the info guys, got some decisions to make now.