Gal10 said:
Do you know the list prices for the full range of new Captiva's?
Hi - I'm replying here to your earlier post enquiring about depreciation, because it's as well to bear the depreciation in mind when considering the list prices.
Simply put - the price will fall faster than two heavy rocks placed inside an iron container!
How bad? - well, we bought our 58 plate Captiva in late 2008, 7 seat LT manual, with a list price of around £23,000.
The car came with a service package, has been lovingly looked after (no chips, dents, scrapes, or other nasties) and has one or two worthwhile extras like a towing kit and some nice steps (not the Chevrolet bars) and the balance of the warranty.
Price offered as a part-ex against an Orlando earlier this month?......£9,000! (thank you Charles Warner)
Took it to a VW dealer and got nearly £2,000 more.
That sort of depreciation makes the list prices a joke.
As it happens, we bought our Captiva when the car industry was on its knees, and before the scrappage scheme saved their bacon. Hence we paid just over £16,000 for an 09 spec model.
This has made our loss bearable - but if we had coughed up anything like list price we would have lost a small fortune - about 60 percent based on the Chevrolet dealer's offer.
This applies to other cars, of course - but the depreciation on the Captiva seems particularly steep to me.
So, when I see a list price of around £32,000 for the new LTZ, I scratch my head and wonder what people are going to get for them in a couple of years.
Edited by: Captivabits