Bakit mas madali mag-depreciate ang Accord/Camry compared sa Civic/Altis

[suv]

Bakit ganun? Kasi pag tumitingin ako sa ads eh mas mura pa ang camry/accord kaysa civic/altis...

Kaya parang nakakahinayang bumili ng brand new na accord/camry....antay na lang after 5 years.... porma talaga ng camry.....

[baludoy]

siguro kasi walang demand bro dahil mahal na ang spare parts tapos malakas pa kumonsumo ng gas

[Type 100]

The answer is easy: DEMAND.

There's nowhere as much demand for cars larger than the compact class (Corolla/Civic/Lancer/Sentra/Optra), so prices are lower. Not that many people buy midsized cars to begin with...

[[archie]]

IMO, its the high FC of the cars mentioned...

[tidus1203]

But if you're looking for one then its a BUYERS market and it should be beneficial to you... Yes its quite absurd that some Accord/Camry models are same or even cheaper than subcompacts that are of the same year, it makes it even more compelling to buy parts and gas consumption aside

[niky]

It's a combination of everything.

It's like this. Bigger cars have lower fuel economy, yes. But it's not just that. Bigger cars have more expensive spare parts. because those spares are more expensive, and there are fewer on the road, the dealerships don't bother to stock up on them (fun activity... ask a Nissan dealer how much Cefiro CV Joints cost. Then ask them how many months it will take to bring them in from Japan).

Thus, it's quite a bit more difficult and expensive to run and maintain a big sedan here. So it takes some work to entice secondhand car buyers to look at them. What kind of work? Lowering the asking price, of course.

The thing is... people who buy bigger cars buy them for the prestige and luxury... they don't mind maintenance costs and fuel economy. But these people often have the money to buy a new car, anyway... so they're not really interested in getting one secondhand.

If you actually have to money to buy a big car... and the money to run it for five to seven years... why should you care about resale? You're not buying one of these suckers to sell, anyway. You're buying one to pamper yourself.

If resale is all that matters, even Civics and Altises are a bad choice. Buy a freaking micro-car... like a Jazz or a Picanto. Resale values for small, fuel efficient cars are always really high... and you can run two of them on the same budget you'd need to run a bigger car.

But they won't feel as luxurious or comfortable. Nowhere near as luxurious, in fact. That's why not everyone is driving a Honda Jazz... which is probably the best value for money and the most car anyone will ever need.... because some people just want more...

[enzo18]

the demand is low. but IMO low demand is caused by high gas price. it runs about 6kms per liter but if fuel is still less than P30 like before, people would still prefer bigger cars.

[ringostarr]

pang oldies kasi itsura

yun lang naman bago camry at accord ang medyo pambata

[Type 100]

It's like this. Bigger cars have lower fuel economy, yes. But it's not just that. Bigger cars have more expensive spare parts. because those spares are more expensive, and there are fewer on the road, the dealerships don't bother to stock up on them (fun activity... ask a Nissan dealer how much Cefiro CV Joints cost. Then ask them how many months it will take to bring them in from Japan).

Thus, it's quite a bit more difficult and expensive to run and maintain a big sedan here. So it takes some work to entice secondhand car buyers to look at them. What kind of work? Lowering the asking price, of course.

A slight tangent:
The spare parts cost is also one reason why European cars, regardless of size, are selling for much, much less than they cost to buy.

+1 also for the waiting time on parts...used first-generation Volvo S40s have parts that have to be ordered ahead of a planned PMS stop.

[niky]

A slight tangent:
The spare parts cost is also one reason why European cars, regardless of size, are selling for much, much less than they cost to buy.

+1 also for the waiting time on parts...used first-generation Volvo S40s have parts that have to be ordered ahead of a planned PMS stop.

Yeah, I've seen that... waiting time for some of those parts is insane.

But if you're a dedicated euro owner, that won't matter much to you... and you'll probably have a Jazz for a backup car...