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<blockquote data-quote="zan" data-source="post: 2200952" data-attributes="member: 9632"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">When we want to calculate or predict used car values, always remember the basic criteria – DEMAND</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">New cars would be low in demand especially if they are easy to get. Easy to get in a way that</span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">easier to finance compare to used cars</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">ltille downpayment or even full loan</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">huge discounts to lower its retail price</span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">when new cars are easy to buy, a 1 year old car will lost as much as 20% of its value in its first year.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">It does not make much sense why on earth a person wants to sell his car that is less than 1 year old?</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Is it becoz</span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">bored? </span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">facing with financial problems? He should know his own financial strength</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">or car involved in major body repair recently?</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">or just an accident but involving death?</span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Do we really want to buy a newly registered car before knowing its history?</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Demand for cars would also be lower if</span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">the cars are not popular with the community (eg European Ford, American Chevrolet)</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">the cars are known to be problematic with its mechanicals (eg French & Italian cars)</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">cars that many could not afford (Cefiro 3.0 V6, Merc W140 S class)</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">cars that are difficult to finance (used to be 16 years but now anything more than 5 yrs)</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">cars that are high on maintenance and costly repair</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px">cars that are not good at all (think Asia Rocsta, Mahindra, Cherry)</span></span></li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zan, post: 2200952, member: 9632"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]When we want to calculate or predict used car values, always remember the basic criteria – DEMAND New cars would be low in demand especially if they are easy to get. Easy to get in a way that[/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]easier to finance compare to used cars[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]ltille downpayment or even full loan[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]huge discounts to lower its retail price[/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] when new cars are easy to buy, a 1 year old car will lost as much as 20% of its value in its first year. It does not make much sense why on earth a person wants to sell his car that is less than 1 year old? Is it becoz[/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]bored? [/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]facing with financial problems? He should know his own financial strength[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]or car involved in major body repair recently?[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]or just an accident but involving death?[/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3] Do we really want to buy a newly registered car before knowing its history? Demand for cars would also be lower if [/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]the cars are not popular with the community (eg European Ford, American Chevrolet)[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]the cars are known to be problematic with its mechanicals (eg French & Italian cars)[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]cars that many could not afford (Cefiro 3.0 V6, Merc W140 S class)[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]cars that are difficult to finance (used to be 16 years but now anything more than 5 yrs)[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]cars that are high on maintenance and costly repair[/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]cars that are not good at all (think Asia Rocsta, Mahindra, Cherry)[/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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