Price when your car was new?

[Al]

$37,990.

No wonder its so badly made, they had to pay a Frenchman wages, his union and half of Europe's debt with the profit.

[BZG Wagon]

I think one of the biggest depreciating cars are BMWs, E39 540s were $206k brand new in 1995-1997, from around 2008 onwards higher kms examples were only starting from $5k - now you could almost get a good example for $5-6k.

One of the exec's at my old work bought a new BMW 7 series back in 1998 or something for around $150k. His annual serviing costs in 2008 cost more than what the car was worth. So he bought a new one?!?

I try to work on the assumption of $1k depreciation per year. I think my GTT is going to be the first car I lose money on though so I've had a good run.

[Adamal]

SW20 was $80k NZ new.

And they only came in non turbo.



.... Guess why they never sold many.

[QikStarlie]

$12,400 - kp60 starlet

[holden_fan2005]

Wasnt a JZA80 Supra like $160,000 or something?

Found an old aussie article that quoted $160,000 AUD.

Found some prices for my soarer:

Bare bones cloth interior was $150,000 AUD

Full option was $170,000AUD.

Picked mine up for $3,500

[frost]

One of the exec's at my old work bought a new BMW 7 series back in 1998 or something for around $150k. His annual serviing costs in 2008 cost more than what the car was worth. So he bought a new one?!?

I try to work on the assumption of $1k depreciation per year. I think my GTT is going to be the first car I lose money on though so I've had a good run.

there's no way a cars servicing cost will be THAT high, high class bmw's use long life engine oil, and non serviceable trans and diffs.
bmw will charge a minimum of $600 per normal service, $80 for wiper blades,
$100 for brake fluid but even at those steep prices it wont be as much as a car, and any faults outside of a service will be under warranty.

[Bling]

Not sure if there is warranty on a 10yo beemer I can imagine the servicing costing a bit though. My uncle got a BMW 750 5+ years ago for like 8k from a yard. Cost of fixing that was stupid

[frost]

oops missed the ten years later part, even so the servicing wont be that bad,
my ones 8 years old and this year has cost under $1000. they sting in one big hit not lots of small ones, 8Liters of long life motor oil is $300 trade. but lasts twice as long.

Not sure if there is warranty on a 10yo beemer I can imagine the servicing costing a bit though. My uncle got a BMW 750 5+ years ago for like 8k from a yard. Cost of fixing that was stupid

WOW 8k you uncle got a bargain

[BZG Wagon]

One of the exec's at my old work bought a new BMW 7 series back in 1998 or something for around $150k. His annual serviing costs in 2008 cost more than what the car was worth. So he bought a new one?!?

I try to work on the assumption of $1k depreciation per year. I think my GTT is going to be the first car I lose money on though so I've had a good run.

there's no way a cars servicing cost will be THAT high, high class bmw's use long life engine oil, and non serviceable trans and diffs.
bmw will charge a minimum of $600 per normal service, $80 for wiper blades,
$100 for brake fluid but even at those steep prices it wont be as much as a car, and any faults outside of a service will be under warranty.

What's a 10 yr old 7 series with 220kms on the clock worth? $5k tops?

Repairs & maintainance on a car like that through a dealership wouldn't be cheap.

[2jayzgte]

My JZA 80 was probably one of the first imported it was bought in Japan by the original owner in 1994 for $90,000 NZD.

[no_8wire]

Honda is was only 45k in 97..
And the b4 was 48k in 99...

[TRD Man]

Having owned a number of BMWs I have had them all serviced at the local BMW dealership. The biggest bill I have ever had from regular servicing was $700 which included supplying & fitting a new pair of front rotors. Most servicing accounts were in the $3 ~ 400 range.

Compare that with my Lexus. Each regular service under the new car service plan was accompanied by an invoice to show the work done and the cost of that work had I been required to pay for it.
Seldom was it under $1000, usually $1200 ~ 1500 and iirc on one occasion over $2000.
Little wonder since coming out of the service plan I take to my own mechanic for regular services.

Mr Mainstream, it was a long time ago but I seem to remember that a Mk2 Escort 1300 Sport was about $4200 new in '77/78. This was before the 1600 Sport was available but for another $500 the local Ford dealership would replace the 1300 engine with a 1600.
We had some reasonably rampant inflation in those days and prices rose quite rapidly. I remember a mate of mine buying a 1600 Sport for his wife for about $8500 a few years later ... might have been early 80's.

[h8wrxs]

http://english.auto.vl.ru/catalog/ - Japanese cars only and prices are in Yen

cant see on that site where the new costs were?

[CAMB01]

$46000 brand new price for my evo

[edwagon]

$95,000 for a 99 Lexus gs300 according to Carjam

[Heylin]

In 10 years ive spent 1/2 the new price of my car in maintainence and mods.

[pjay]

FAil post

[pjay]

Bumdubs was $104,900 brand new..

Wow.. iLol'd.

What model is it? Mine was $101,900 in 1995 and I paid $5500 for it in 2008! 328i SE sedan, auto.

328i Coupe auto. Have converted to manual now.

[FANGIN]

According to that site, my Stagea was $24,000 new and RX7 $28,000 new...
Pretty sure RX7s were more..

$60,000 for an FD3s.

Closer to the $100,000 for a Spirit R.

Pay $160,000 for an R35... Then rebuild it after 50,000kms...

[Snaps]

Wasnt a JZA80 Supra like $160,000 or something?

Yep, around $165K depending what options you got.