Question about cars

[Commo64]

QUESTION: While scrolling through carsales.com.au, I've noticed that Euro cars seem to usually have less kilometres than Japanese or Australian cars of the same age (around 10 to 15 years old)... Is this because they've been spending more time in the workshop, been driven less, or just plain fraud?

 

[VS 5.0]

Selling them before warranty expires so don't get lumped with horrendous repair bills ?

 

[lmoengnr]

Some Euros seem to devalue very quickly.

 

[J_D 2.0]

Euros are generally very expensive to maintain out of warranty and this is reflected in the price of used vehicles.

Also euro owners are generally “keeping up with the joneses” types who are updating their cars to brand new ones every five minutes which pumps more of them into the used market.

 

[48-215]

He asked about lower KMs (for age), not dollars.

Its Jap not Euro, but my father in law bought his car new in 1999, its now got 50,000 km on it. But they drive the mother in laws car mostly, and shes gone through 3 in the same period. But they also drive less than they used too.

Could be the mindset to buy Euro also tends to drive less? Take public transport more in cities? Age of the average owner might play a role too. I doubt its widespread fraud from Euro owners or resellers. Well, not anymore than any other brand groups anyway.

 

[Pollushon]

I think it's because lots of people with Euros have more than one car. Euro is the cruiser and something else is the daily. Aussie and Japanese cars also tend to be used more in fleet and business circles

My boy just bought a 2005 E46 with low kms and a novel of a service history - two owner. If it was a Commodore I bet the exact opposite would be true

 

[figjam]

Find out how many Euros are bought new with private money to be a daily and a keeper.
Prestige, badge snobbery (and being unwilling to admit it) and leasing would be main reasons.
2 of the German brands, along with there side brands, are well known for taking the money and wishing the new owner best of luck in the future.
The other brand has a better reputation for looking after customers during the warranty period.

If you can't afford to buy a new Euro, you can't afford to run a used Euro.

 

[Immortality]

^^^^^ the last line is spot on the money.

 

[Martbar]

QUESTION: While scrolling through carsales.com.au, I've noticed that Euro cars seem to usually have less kilometres than Japanese or Australian cars of the same age... Is this because they've been spending more time in the workshop, been driven less, or just plain fraud?

Mate, we paid $8000 for a 2002 Merc. E500, had it for four years traded it for the Holden and the car yard put $8000 on it again.Was only in the car yard for a week before being resold. As mentioned earlier the cheapest thing about buying a second hand Euro is the initial purchase price.

 

[Pollushon]

If you can't afford to buy a new Euro, you can't afford to run a used Euro.

Depends on if you're a DIY person. This E46 is as easy to work on as my commodore and aftermarket parts in a heap of cases are cheaper. I think we've been conditioned by Euro mechanics to think that way. Latest and greatest all bets are off