pre 2008 cars price

Belfast

price of 2007 cars in c-Sergent and above seem to be a lot cheaper to buy that 2008.

On a BMW 3 series 1.6 petrol
2007 road tax €514
2008 road tax €390


BMW 316 316I SE 1.6 74,566 2007 €4,950

BMW 3 Series 316I ES 1.6 80,575 2008 €6,950

https://www.carsireland.ie/search-results.php?make_id%5B%5D=10&model_id%5B%5D=86&min_year=2007&max_year=2008&colour_id=&body_type_id=&doors=&ncap_overall=&min_price=0&max_price=&road_tax_cost=&mpg=&min_engine_id=8&max_engine_id=8&fuel_type_id=1&transmission_type_id=1&max_power_bhp=&green_rating=&min_odo=0&max_odo=90000&odo_type=m&added=&seller=&fts=&fts_or=0&submit=Search+used+cars

That seems a big difference in selling price given the difference in tax is only 124 euro.

Heres Johnny

That's very little difference for a year on a 40k car when new.
Of course the 08 will be dearer. The 09 will generally be dearer again.

You are correct though, but your example is not representative really. Some much bigger gaps than that

colm_mcm

To be fair it’s 40% dearer for only one year. It’s not just the €124 a year, it’s the fear that however cheap the 07 is now, nobody will want it in a few years when pre 08 cars will be the exception.