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Old Jimny residuals
Given the new one has received such a positive response, and yet in many ways it is very similar to the Jimny we all know and love, and availability of the new car is looking to be limited, I wonder whether it may even increase the residual values of the outgoing model?
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I'm not sure who is ordering the new one, Suzuki were hard pushed to shift the old one, and there aren't many of our forum here in the UK who have placed pre-orders for an unknown price and delivery.
I'm hoping that Suzuki fall for the current blip and ramp up the UK vehicle stocks, so they end up with some unsold, as well as a glut of second hand ones when the new owners discover that they don't go/ride/handle like an Audi, then next year I might be able to buy a new one with manufacturer "incentives".
It strikes me that Suzuki can charge a premium (like £20,000- a lot of car "sales" now are PCP and it is only the monthlies that matter) in the short term for the new shape if they keep the availability scarce (whatever happened to the £7000 they were going to be in India?)
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I try not to read between the lines of somebody's comments but one important thing that Facade also touched on is the new model performance. When people realize that this new model is simply a current model with a new body and a slightly more powerful engine, without any better off-road performance, there may be a greater attraction to the current model. That would also help keep the used value higher.
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I started out with nothing & still have most of it left
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Seems to me the new Jimmy has the same running gear and body platform as the current one with a different engine and updated SJ panels and is also over priced. "My opinion".
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They seem to have done a lot to bring it into the 21st century with the toys that you'd expect on a modern car, whilst keeping its off road capabilities, and with a stronger engine to boot.
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helijohn wrote: Returning to the "SJ" formula is a good thing IMHO and more tempting than the present Jimny
How do you mean? Aside from the looks perhaps, I don't think the new Jimny has any more in common with the SJ than the previous Jimny did.
And as usual I'm not sure of the relevance of your comments regarding the Celerio. The only thing it has in common with the Jimny is the badge. I don't think there is much risk of potential Jimny owners being tempted away by one.
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As usual?? What does that mean?Busta wrote:
And as usual I'm not sure of the relevance of your comments regarding the Celerio. .
I was referring to the cost. Does that help?
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helijohn wrote: As usual?? What does that mean?
I was referring to the cost. Does that help?
We hear a lot about your Celerio but I've never quite seen the relevance. I have a C1, which is a very similar car to the Celerio, but I don't feel the need to mention it on this Jimny forum at all. The reason such simple little cars are cheaper than a 4x4 with a bigger engine, ladders chassis, live axles and a transfer case is fairly obvious. I don't believe they are comparable in any way.
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Regards depreciation, I'm typically buying at the bottom of the curve on any car, but I've only lost money on one Jimny I owned and that was because I ran it into the ground and it was rotten. The others have all been sold for a profit or, in the case of my current car, cost so much less than market value it will be a long time before it starts to depreciate. The seaonal variation in price makes it very easy to make money on these cars.
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