Skoda Fabia (putitive leastwise) - Can a new car be better value than a fresh second

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Thu 1 Dec 2011 08:51
Skoda Fabia (putitive leastwise) - Can a new car be better value than a fresh second - dieseldogg

Cos, at least if purchasing from the franchised network fresh second hand cars appear to be as dear as poison, mind ...................when I trawled the Autotrader site it was no better as all the fresh cars still appear to be within the dealer network.

Or am I just gettin old and miserly.

(dont answer that last comment)

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Thu 1 Dec 2011 09:10
Skoda Fabia (putitive leastwise) - Can a new car be better value than a fresh second - Bobbin Threadbare

There were some decent deals about on Kia and Hyundai not too long ago that would have made buying a shiny brand new one a better prospect than a 12-24 month old one if I recall correctly. I looked at one of the dinky little ones for my mum.

The last comment is very tempting to answer, Dieseldogg! :-D

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Thu 1 Dec 2011 09:55
Skoda Fabia (putitive leastwise) - Can a new car be better value than a fresh second - RT

If a model is in short supply, for whatever reason, it will push up nearly new prices but equally discounts on new ones will be harder to get.

When I bought my Hyundai Santa Fe earlier this year I got a good deal although I had to wait nearly 3 months for build and shipping - but at the same time the Hyundai autoboxes were in short supply particularly for the iX35 so some buyers were choosing Santa Fe's instead - this pushed the nearly new price right up and at one point I could have got more as p/x than I paid for it - but things have normalised now.

I've no idea whether demand for Skoda Fabia is high or not, compared to production, but excess demand may be the cause.

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Thu 1 Dec 2011 10:54
Skoda Fabia (putitive leastwise) - Can a new car be better value than a fresh second - daveyjp

VAG limit quotas of new cars for the UK. This limit of new supply means when you order a new one you are expected to wait at least 12 weeks.

This lengthy wait keeps dealers stock prices high - it's the opportunity cost of only having to wait a few days, rather than weeks.

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