Newbie Confused About V35 Models And Resale

[Jaytee77]

Hi guys,

Im new to all this and about to purchase a V35. Its coming down to 2 options for me. The 2005 CPV 5 spd premium (222kw?) and the 2003 6spd manual premium (206kw?) . Both have similar low km's and I can get for a similar price.

Any opinions on what is better? Whats going to be better in the long run in terms of car quality and resale value if I sell in 5yrs?

Any comments would be greatly appreciated!

cheers,

[rs73]

I thought they were all 206kw only for manual (or the most is 213kw) with the auto model going for about 196kw slightly less? Only the nismo 350Z I know is tuned for 230kw.

Value will always drop especially as an imported cars it is such a niche market that you'll find a hard time finding buyers. In 5 years? You buy now for $35-40k for a manual, in 5 years you will be lucky to get $19-25k.

To gauge this take a look at Toyota Supra TT 5 years ago they would cost $40-45k which I could never buy so I settled for a R33 gtst for $23k. When I sold my gtst last year, a TT Supra only cost $25k (a drop of $20k in 5 years) and I only managed to get $11k for my gtst (a drop of $12k). That said in 5 years the value will drop by about 50%.

Taking that into account, in year 2013 the V35 predictably will cost possibly $15-17k for an auto, or $20-22k for a manual if using the same formula, add the fact that the car has no turbo, IMHO it will always be less popular than its turbo predecessors like the R32, R33, & R34.

Mate, if you want good resale value, buy a used BMW of the mid-range 3 series e.g. the 320, 323, or 325. They held their value well compared to other brands despite the higher running cost, as it all came down to brand image. Stay away the high end 5 or 7 series as the more expensive ones tend to loose their value quicker as there's not much demand for them.

[NISMO]

Pretty much agree with the above,

The only thing in the V35's favour is that I doubt it will be as popular as the turbo Skyline's are, making them somewhat rarer on the roads. This may mean that they hold their value a little better than other imports. Time will tell i guess.

I would say though that thus far, manual's seem to be holding their value better than the auto's. But again this may be because of the same reason as I've stated. Their still a little rarer than the auto's.

On a positive note, no car holds value these days unless it's quite rare/unique so I guess you can take the question out of your decision process. :-)

[rs73]

being less popular & rarer on the road can be a double-edged sword.

on one side it can be as you said - hold the value better because it's just rare,

on the other side it can mean low in demand so people are flocking them off for cheap prices in 5 years time in desperate measures to sell, or dealers are pressing the prices so low on trade-ins because they can't sell them.

While I was in Malaysia I had a look at local 'auto traders' magazine, and spotted a V35 there that was flocked off at a very cheap price just because no one wants to buy it.

rare like an F1 McLaren is good, value is up there (although we gotta be super rich to afford one). but rare as in parts are unavailable can ward off buyers.

[Chris Rogers]

sounds like the sedans. they didnt sell well in jpn so they are cheap to buy.

[rs73]

No Chris - that was a coupe I saw in the local Malaysian ad. If only I could live there for 12 months then I could've bought it and bring it in as a personal import.

But again - it's an auto trader ad it could've been a non-premium model and thus might pick up lower price - still a 350GT though

[n15m0]

am currently in Malaysia now and so far I have spotted more V35s than R34s

That said in answer to the initial question, I reckon the 2005 would hold its value a little more than the 03 model..

[rs73]

Maybe in KL... I was in Penang, just full of Proton Sagas...

[win4ever]

rs73, are you from Malaysia or in Malaysia?

[xtc]

you can pick up a 03 v35 for 20k with about 80k kms now. its ridiculous! on another note... it also depends on where you live. v35s in wa are abit more expensive.

[win4ever]

Anywhere in Malaysia will be filled with Proton and Perodua due to the crazy taxes they put on imported brand of cars! Imagine, for the price of a v35, u can probably only get a crappy hatchback perodua there!

[rs73]

rs73, are you from Malaysia or in Malaysia?

I'm in Melbourne. my wife is from Malaysia so we do occasionally travel there to visit my in-laws...