Working out running costs

johnos1984

Here is a question for more knowledgeable folk than me.

Here is a 2008 Fiat Bravo 1.4 for €4500 (I assume it has aircon but could be incorrect)
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2640579

Here is an Irish favorite in the shape of a similar spec Auris petrol from 2008 selling for €9500 (I discounted low spec models to get one with aircon)
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2528766

And finally the depreciation BUSTER the VW Golf for €8000
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2530967

All cars are as similar as I can get in terms of size, engine, mileage and spec.

Assuming running costs were all the same what would someone have expected to pay for these new in 2008 (doesn't have to be list price if you know they were available cheaper)

Also assume they will sell for their asking prices on DD, which car was the cheapest to buy and own.

Given your criteria I would think the Auris was as I doubt it was €1500 more than the Golf to buy new, so if they fetch their asking prices (which they won't) it looks like the Auris would be cheaper.

Similarly I'd be surprised if the fiat was €5000 cheaper than the auris new, although I might be wrong with that.

One of the weirdest threads I've seen on here tbh :P

johnos1984

RoverJames wrote: »

One of the weirdest threads I've seen on here tbh :P

One of those nights sorry.

I couldn't phrase it the way I wanted to.

I suppose what I'm wondering was if say the Fiat could be bought new with discounts for say €17k while the Corrolla was €22k for a similiar spec to the Fiat which would you end up loosing the most money on after a few years

TBH I really think this thread was ill thought out but I was thinking of real world depreciation from new purchase price possibly not being as bad on some models as you would have though

I'll get my coat:o

colm_mcm

The auris luna was 23500 list from memory in 08
Terra was 21900 I think

We were selling 08 hire drive lunas for about 17.5 straight at the time from memory,

Golfs were cheaper at the time when you took the standard aircon into account, but these were mk5 I think

johnos1984

colm_mcm wrote: »

The auris was 23500 list from memory in 08

Any idea what the Fiat was?

MugMugs

That German Tractor of yours no more ?

colm_mcm

johnos1984 wrote: »

Any idea what the Fiat was?

I dunno buy nobody bought them, as said previously they sold off the 1.4 models for a song when the vrt changed

Something like 9k from memory with delivery miles.

List prices are irrelevant in any case.

johnos1984

MugMugs wrote: »

That German Tractor of yours no more ?

Nah it's still firing away every morning. In fact it's driving better than ever now, Saturday will have it driving faster than ever too

As long as I don't put the handbrake on :rolleyes: it will move anyway. Not sure if people believed my excuse for my late arrival in work last Friday.

It'll be here until next summer anyway when I expect to win the lotto

As regards the above I was just wondering if larger Fiats were still the money pits in terms of depreciation which they have always been.

166man

The Fiat Bravo new in 2008 would have been as list €19995,
The Golf as new in 2008 would have been €21140,
The Toyota Auris would have been €21330.

These were the new prices as quoted not sure how many options are on them but these we base models.

Hope it helps.

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

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Something like 9k from memory with delivery miles.

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That low :eek:

colm_mcm

Far as I remember.

dgt

johnos1984 wrote: »

Any idea what the Fiat was?

€14K to €19K depending on spec, delivery and all other charges included in early 2008. I should know we contemplated buying one new

Then we stood back and said "We'll let someone else suffer the depreciation and buy it for peanuts in a few years" :pac:

johnos1984

dgt wrote: »

€14K to €19K depending on spec, delivery and all other charges included in early 2008. I should know we contemplated buying one new

If that is the case there would be a strong argument for a base Bravo over a base Auris :eek:

dgt

colm_mcm wrote: »

Something like 9k from memory with delivery miles.

In england and in pounds yes. They were a bit more here

colm_mcm

dgt wrote: »

In england and in pounds yes. They were a bit more here

Trade price, 2008 was a funny year.


You'd vomit if you knew what fiat Ireland did to a load of zero mileage stilos and puntos a few years previously after they'd been sitting up for a few years.

dgt

johnos1984 wrote: »

If that is the case there would be a strong argument for a base Bravo over a base Auris :eek:

Now is the time to buy before the "Cheap newish car requires no maintainance" start to buy them up.

When the golf mk4 stopped producing in 04, there were damn all about. Now the local town is littered with them! Some in the crappiest conditions you can imagine...