Buy Now or Wait For 06 Reg?

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Fri 6 Jan 2006 16:43
Buy Now or Wait For 06 Reg? - pubfootie
Looking to buy a 'new' or 'nearly new' Astra SXi Sports Hatch.
Went to my local dealer (network q) and talked through a trade in for my existing Corsa SXi 03 Reg and the spec I wanted. Was really looking for a nearly new, just based on price, but it has to be a 55 plate or newer so I can legally fit my new private reg.

Anyway to cut to the chase the local dealer offered me a crap deal, perhaps he thought I was too young and looked like a soft touch, but he was not interetsed in haggling and offered a poor price on P/X.

Since then i've been scouring the internet brokers and have come up with some great 'looking' deals on the same car which would make it actually cheaper to buy the vehicle 'brand new' rather than the nearly new one from the dealer.

The question is, would buying now be a mistake? What date will an order made via say UK Car Broker receive an '06 registered vehicle. Is it likely to be any orders taken say mid Feb (with delivery after March) or will it be any vehicles actually ordered from March onwards. Or infact will it take much longer for these '06 models to filter through and will it affect the price at what these brokers can offer the vehicles?

Would you say that financially its best to buy now or it would make a big difference in re-sale price to wait until March 1st?

Cheers.
Pubfootie.
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Fri 6 Jan 2006 16:47
Buy Now or Wait For 06 Reg? - MichaelR
Financially its best not to buy a new or a nearly new Vauxhall Astra becuase it's a recipee for losing thousands and thousands of pounds.

Stuff the private reg, private plates on Vauxhalls and Fords look daft anyway and go for something thats already shed half its value, perhaps an 04 or a 54 plate?
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Fri 6 Jan 2006 17:06
Buy Now or Wait For 06 Reg? - midlifecrisis
Depreciation is relative though. I paid £12000 for a month old Vectra Sri, with just about every option available. (List with options was £26000)

Even so, I know I'll lose at least half that when it's three years old. However, my neighbour decided to change her 13 month old BMW 525d Touring and was offered £13000 less than she paid for it a BMW garage.

If you really want the Astra, get it and enjoy it. (And I'd wait for the new reg, sell the Corsa privately for the best deal)
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Fri 6 Jan 2006 20:30
Buy Now or Wait For 06 Reg? - mikeyb
Dont know what deal you were offered, but have you tried the car supermarkets? Motorpoint have brand new SXi's for 10999 - although they may / may not be imports.

On the whole the 06 / 55 plate bit depends on what deal you get to start with - yes the 55 will be worth less because it will always be 6 months older but because of that you will pay less for it, so overall its swings and roundabouts
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