Suzuki Jimny (1998 - ) - Price guide discrepancy

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Wed 22 Oct 2008 14:28
Price guide discrepancy - thatshallow
Hi, I'm looking to buy a secondhand Suzuki Jimny. I've looked here and other websites and read that they lose half their value in the first 3 years. That's fine but the prices then seem to stick around the 2-4k level regardless of age and regardless of what the Car Price Guides suggest. I've seen 2003 models which the guides say should be 2-2.5k advertised consistently around the £4k mark. Have the guides got the values wrong? I've been looking for about 6 months now and all of the older Jimnys advertised are well above guide value. Do the guides show what they 'should' be worth rather than the market value - any help from anyone with knowledge of this car would be appreciated.

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 22/10/2008 at 14:40

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Wed 22 Oct 2008 15:01
Price guide discrepancy - OldSock

I've given up bothering with 'guides'.

Whenever you're buying, prices always seem higher than 'guide prices'

Whenever you're selling, offers always seem lower than 'guide prices'

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Wed 22 Oct 2008 15:06
Price guide discrepancy - Mapmaker
I've absolutely no idea.

However, a look on eBay at completed listings suggests that nobody dare sell them through a no reserve auction.

On the other hand, a look on Autotrader shows several 2001-2002 specimens for sub 2k. There are several 2003 ones from traders for about £2,500, and a private sale 2004 one for the same price.


There are indeed no doubt some over-priced ones around as well; avoid them!
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Wed 22 Oct 2008 17:55
Price guide discrepancy - movilogo
You might have a look here

www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=66644

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Thu 23 Oct 2008 08:57
Price guide discrepancy - L'escargot
Nothing to do with prices, but I noticed the other day that on the back of the car (?) the "n" in Jimny is written backwards. How long have they been like that? I'll have to pay more attention to these matters!
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