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Interesting Finding Regarding Auto Pricing
I did a little research, and found that the market sets car prices, not the
manufacturers. That being said, both the new and the used car market prices HON/TOY products to last about 150,000 miles. Sure, many go much longer and still have some residual worth at 150,000 miles. At 150,000 miles, they become "might last longer" vehicles...but not a great bet. But for GM/FORD the market prices them to go only to 100,000 miles before it's worth merely a residual "might last longer" value. That's why a loaded CR-V can command $23,000 while you can find a similar Ford Escape that they can only get $18,000 for (after all the rebate shenanigans). The market is recognizing that the Escape approaches crap at 100,000 miles while the CR-V probably won't approach crap until 150,000 miles. The HON/TOY is actually cheaper to own. Here the 'Scape costs 18 cents/mile while the CR-V costs 15 cents/mile. And while most people don't own a car from showroom to junkyard, this same pricing pattern will show up at resale time so, again, even for the 2-3 year owner, the HON/TOY is cheaper than the GM/FORD to own. (I will say that with the depth of the GM/FORD rebates today, their cost per mile is approaching that of HON/TOY. But, of course, cutting prices enough to compensate people for this 50,000 durability gap is killing both GM and FORD in the process). |
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Way to beat this is to keep the vehicle as long as possible. My '92
EB Explorer had 185,000 miles on it when we sold it for $2,500. My '99 EB has about 120,000 and running fine. My '05 Limited has about 16,000 miles but has depreciated $14,000, or about 1/3 of its sticker price according to Edmunds. Part of the problem here is that the deep discounting makes the sticker price meaningless when you calculate depreciation. If you can get $8,000 off sticker for a new Explorer, then it has already depreciated by that amount from the sticker price and has caused used models to depreciate as well (if you can buy a new one for $8,000 under sticker then a one year old one has to be worth less, therefore the $14,000 depreciation). On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 07:41:25 -0400, "D.D. Palmer" > wrote: >I did a little research, and found that the market sets car prices, not the >manufacturers. >That being said, both the new and the used car market prices HON/TOY >products to last about 150,000 >miles. Sure, many go much longer and still have some residual worth at >150,000 miles. At 150,000 miles, they become "might last longer" >vehicles...but not a great bet. But for GM/FORD the market prices them to go >only to 100,000 miles before it's worth merely a residual "might last >longer" value. That's why a loaded CR-V can command $23,000 while you can >find a similar Ford Escape that they can only get $18,000 for (after all the >rebate shenanigans). The market is recognizing that the Escape approaches >crap at 100,000 miles while the CR-V probably won't approach crap until >150,000 miles. The HON/TOY is actually cheaper to own. Here the 'Scape costs >18 cents/mile while the CR-V costs 15 cents/mile. And while most people >don't own a car from showroom to junkyard, this same pricing pattern will >show up at resale time so, again, even for the 2-3 year owner, the HON/TOY >is cheaper than the GM/FORD to own. (I will say that with the depth of the >GM/FORD rebates today, their cost per mile is approaching that of HON/TOY. >But, of course, cutting prices enough to compensate people for this 50,000 >durability gap is killing both GM and FORD in the process). > > > |
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Yes and no. Yes in theory...but the market is saying that the odds of an
American vehicle going much beyond 100,000 miles without expensive repairs is slim. Yeah, I am sure that there are MANY MANY MANY on here with examples like yours, but the odds are against it. In other words, a TOY/HON has a much better chance of reaching 150,000K without expensive repairs. But if you can do it in an Explorer (or Town Car, for instance, which has horrendous depreciation yet seem last as long and as carefree as HON/TOYs...but then again, you'll have to buy plaid pants and eat dinner at 3:30 in the afternoon). "Big Shoe" > wrote in message ... > Way to beat this is to keep the vehicle as long as possible. My '92 > EB Explorer had 185,000 miles on it when we sold it for $2,500. My > '99 EB has about 120,000 and running fine. My '05 Limited has about > 16,000 miles but has depreciated $14,000, or about 1/3 of its sticker > price according to Edmunds. Part of the problem here is that the deep > discounting makes the sticker price meaningless when you calculate > depreciation. If you can get $8,000 off sticker for a new Explorer, > then it has already depreciated by that amount from the sticker price > and has caused used models to depreciate as well (if you can buy a new > one for $8,000 under sticker then a one year old one has to be worth > less, therefore the $14,000 depreciation). > > On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 07:41:25 -0400, "D.D. Palmer" > > wrote: > >>I did a little research, and found that the market sets car prices, not >>the >>manufacturers. >>That being said, both the new and the used car market prices HON/TOY >>products to last about 150,000 >>miles. Sure, many go much longer and still have some residual worth at >>150,000 miles. At 150,000 miles, they become "might last longer" >>vehicles...but not a great bet. But for GM/FORD the market prices them to >>go >>only to 100,000 miles before it's worth merely a residual "might last >>longer" value. That's why a loaded CR-V can command $23,000 while you can >>find a similar Ford Escape that they can only get $18,000 for (after all >>the >>rebate shenanigans). The market is recognizing that the Escape approaches >>crap at 100,000 miles while the CR-V probably won't approach crap until >>150,000 miles. The HON/TOY is actually cheaper to own. Here the 'Scape >>costs >>18 cents/mile while the CR-V costs 15 cents/mile. And while most people >>don't own a car from showroom to junkyard, this same pricing pattern will >>show up at resale time so, again, even for the 2-3 year owner, the HON/TOY >>is cheaper than the GM/FORD to own. (I will say that with the depth of the >>GM/FORD rebates today, their cost per mile is approaching that of HON/TOY. >>But, of course, cutting prices enough to compensate people for this 50,000 >>durability gap is killing both GM and FORD in the process). >> >> >> > |
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"D.D. Palmer" > wrote in message ... > Yes and no. Yes in theory...but the market is saying that the odds of an > American vehicle going much beyond 100,000 miles without expensive repairs > is slim. Yeah, I am sure that there are MANY MANY MANY on here with examples > like yours, but the odds are against it. In other words, a TOY/HON has a > much better chance of reaching 150,000K without expensive repairs. But if > you can do it in an Explorer (or Town Car, for instance, which has > horrendous depreciation yet seem last as long and as carefree as > HON/TOYs...but then again, you'll have to buy plaid pants and eat dinner at > 3:30 in the afternoon). The market is based on perception, not reality. This creates opportunities for savvy buyers. Ed |
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Now THAT is VERY true!
"C. E. White" > wrote in message ... > > "D.D. Palmer" > wrote in message > ... >> Yes and no. Yes in theory...but the market is saying that the odds of an >> American vehicle going much beyond 100,000 miles without expensive >> repairs >> is slim. Yeah, I am sure that there are MANY MANY MANY on here with > examples >> like yours, but the odds are against it. In other words, a TOY/HON has a >> much better chance of reaching 150,000K without expensive repairs. But if >> you can do it in an Explorer (or Town Car, for instance, which has >> horrendous depreciation yet seem last as long and as carefree as >> HON/TOYs...but then again, you'll have to buy plaid pants and eat dinner > at >> 3:30 in the afternoon). > > > The market is based on perception, not reality. This creates opportunities > for savvy buyers. > > Ed > > |
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