Superb resale value

[VAG newbie]

Can anyone tell me when the warranty was changed to 5 years? I assume it's on all cars sold after a certain date, is that right? I'm thinking a used/demo superb wagon might be the go and a long warranty would be great. Cheers.

I know in the beginning of this year, cars sold between Jan 11 to Feb 28 (correct me if I am wrong, it is based on my memory) gets 5 year warranty. I took delivery of my car on Jan 6, so I just barely missed it. I asked my dealer if I could get one, I was told my car was actually sold in Jul last year (when I put in the order), so it wouldn't apply. But they would ask Skoda for it. Well, looks like I got the bonus!

All cars sold after that date only gets standard 3 year. So try some of the demos that were registered at the beginning of this year, you might be lucky! Otherwise, I would recommend you to shop around for some other 3rd party insurance company. The Skoda extended warranty is provided by Allianz anyway, it's not a real "manufacturer" warranty, although terms and conditions are exactly the same as new car warranty.

[woofy]

So they should really, a lot of those deals relate more to the delivery date than anything else. I bought a Mazda 6 years ago in April and it was delivered during June when the factory bonuses were on. I was none the wiser assuming it didn't apply. I found out in a phone call from Mazda one day that I had the extended warranty and roadside service which surprised me. I then remembered I had paid extra for the warranty and Mazda HQ confirmed they had covered it not the dealer, so said I should ask for a refund. Dodgy dealer refused and Mazda HQ said it's up the dealer but it will have a bearing on any future deals with them if they are charging for something they haven't provided.

[Bollo]

Cheers guys. Sounds like I better make certain what the situation is with any particular car before I sign up.

[2009fsi]

RE: Resale value

Of course, this is just based on figures from books, does anyone have any experience in trading in their Superbs?

That is a damned good question. I have just read my son's Wheels mag with their Gold Star awards & I'm left to wonder at the re-sale %they have come up with. I'd like to see the basis of their calcs. I suspect they've done their math on the basis of dealers asking price on used vehicles, rather than the sell or trade-in price offered to owners. Having bought a Superb Elegance V6 earlier this year, sold as a used car, exSkoda, still in warranty & with less than 10k on the clock, I can confirm the price I paid was 58% of it's original new price, on a 2.5 year old MY10. I looked around for nearly 10 months to see if I could spot a Superb Elegance demonstrator or used car coming to the market & I can assure you there was virtually none available, only the handful of exSkoda TourDownUnder. Hardly the basis for coming up with a residual resale value after 3 years, when there is probably only the one V6 Elegance been in Australia for three years to the best of my knowledge, & that's the one built in June 09 & used for the one road test ever written up & plagarised to death in every Skoda Superb mention since. It introduced the word "quirky" in describing Skoda & stated he liked the wagon. Every subsequent write up has used the same words. Personally, I reckon the sedan looks really good. There are a lot of other profiles on the road that look much disjointed to me. FWIW, to me the wagon looks butt ugly, just like every other commercial travellers wagon. One is left to wonder what role some marketing Einstein at VAG/Skoda might have played in creating & perpetuating the "quirky" image. Such an image is not good for resale.

On timing of Superb Elegance into the Australian market alone, the 3 year resale figures are a fiction as far as I can see.

[brenno]

There are a few Superb Ambitions going on Manheim Fowles for $16.7k if anyone is interested. Some others at $19k too. All with leather.

I presume they are ex-Europcar.

[Iwishtheyweremorereliable]

Just got a couple of trade in offers on my Skoda Wagon (V6). Registered Feb 11 (not quite 26 months old). Cost me $63k - 57,000 km

Drum roll........

$21,900 & $20,000. Worth 34% of original value after 2 yrs. Got to be up there with the worst performing resale values of any car on the market.

[PassatB6]

Just got a couple of trade in offers on my Skoda Wagon (V6). Registered Feb 11 (not quite 26 months old). Cost me $63k - 57,000 km

Drum roll........

$21,900 & $20,000. Worth 34% of original value after 2 yrs. Got to be up there with the worst performing resale values of any car on the market.

That is odd because not only are the values you quoted significantly below Redbook values but your vehicle won the best value Large car under $65k in the 2012 Wheels Gold Star Awards based upon resale. Maybe your experience differs. Bad luck, I guess.

[Albervin]

Is it a 2010 or 2011 build? If it is a 2010 then it is effectively a 3 year old car. I am buying a new motorbike and have a 1996 BMW to sell. All the dealers say they treat the red book with a pinch of salt these days (as far as bikes go) as the market is so picky. I was offered over $1,000 (22%) above the red book value as a trade in.

[stormshark]

Just got a couple of trade in offers on my Skoda Wagon (V6). Registered Feb 11 (not quite 26 months old). Cost me $63k - 57,000 km

Drum roll........

$21,900 & $20,000. Worth 34% of original value after 2 yrs. Got to be up there with the worst performing resale values of any car on the market.

Thats very poor, if reality, you would have to keep the car and run it for a few more years on that basis wouldn't you?

[Ozsko]

Skodas are overpriced but I saw this the other day which if it is a 2012 build is not a bad price

2012 SKODA SUPERB ELEGANCE DSG 125TDI 3T MY12 Cars For Sale in NSW - carsales.com.au - carsales.com.au

This is about the price they should be new.