What is my Octavia RS worth?

[powerd]

Well i went to Sydeny today and bought the car. Up to now negotiations have been done over the phone and so the actual numbers have been theroetical and not based on their valuer seeing the car. So when it came time to do the negitation face to face things got protracted. Really, they didn't want my car and would have preferred i sold it privately. i haven't the time or the need to do that, its acompany car so any sale over book figure of around $9k is subject to tax, I am travelling regularly for the next couple of months and I haven't the time or motivation to detail it. For them, a Skoda, in yellow, and being a manual meant it could sell quickly, or being impossible to shift.

Its a little hard to put a specific figure on it because of the way the numbers are worked. Roughly speaking i bought a a 3000km old Superb V6 wagon in brand new condition for $42k (plus ACT onroads - almost $3k), against a trade-in of a bit more than $13k.. New, it is almost 62k plus onraods.

I am happy with the deal as the V6 wagon is a great car with loads of kit, and i only paid $30k for the vRS 3.5 years ago with the big dollar extras and 7,000kms on the clock. Mind you, I would be pissed off with the resale if I have paid anything like the retail price of $49k originally.

Can't wait to pick it up next wekend.
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[Tigger]

Well i went to Sydeny today and bought the car. Up to now negotiations have been done over the phone and so the actual numbers have been theroetical and not based on their valuer seeing the car. So when it came time to do the negitation face to face things got protracted. Really, they didn't want my car and would have preferred i sold it privately. i haven't the time or the need to do that, its acompany car so any sale over book figure of around $9k is subject to tax, I am travelling regularly for the next couple of months and I haven't the time or motivation to detail it. For them, a Skoda, in yellow, and being a manual meant it could sell quickly, or being impossible to shift.


Its a little hard to put a specific figure on it because of the way the numbers are worked. Roughly speaking i bought a a 3000km old Superb V6 wagon in brand new condition for $42k (plus ACT onroads - almost $3k), against a trade-in of a bit more than $13k.. New, it is almost 62k plus onraods.

I am happy with the deal as the V6 wagon is a great car with loads of kit, and i only paid $30k for the vRS 3.5 years ago with the big dollar extras and 7,000kms on the clock. Mind you, I would be pissed off with the resale if I have paid anything like the retail price of $49k originally.

Can't wait to pick it up next wekend.
I

Well done mate!
Enjoy the new car!!

Yes, you are correct too...we have to look at the bigger picture...not just the individual pricing.

The magic words are "changeover figure". So if you bought for a low price, you will sell for a low price, but the gap is still the same.
If you buy for a higher price initially, then you will want more for the sale...but how much actually left your bank is the point.