From my own experience it does very much depend on how desirable to a particular dealer your trade in is worth; with the last Yeti I had quite a sizeable difference in P/X offers.

 

So as others have said shop around and be prepared to travel if you want the best deal.

 

 

TP

Apart from a dealer demo vehicle, is there such an animal as the oft reported '6 month old one owner' private sale?

About as rare as the 'reported' Yeti in my experience.

There is, I've sold a few...

Few points for the OP.

Yes the Octy3 VRS is quicker, but then it's more powerful, aerodynamic and lighter.

It will lose it's value quicker than a Yeti, so if you had a shock with Yeti depreciation I'd steer well clear.

Despite what people say there isn't any set rules on depreciation including the fabled "lose the VAT" as soon as you drive it.

It's all about supply and demand.

It's that simple.

When Yetis were a new thing, there were long queues and high demand. We bought a 60 plate Yeti for £16k and part exchanged it 18 months later for a 12 plate and only lost £3k. We also haggled the price of the 12 plate right down.

That 60 plate car was advertised by the dealer and sold immediately, about 20 people called about it the day it went on sale...

I suspect you'd get a bit more in part exchange if you ask around, but don't expect minimal losses because the Yeti is nearly five years old now.

There are more on the market and the competition have caught up, so it's not the "must have" car it used to be when all the motoring press were raving about it.

It's also a £26,000 car...

Even a sensible percentage of depreciation is going to be a lot of money as it's certainly not a cheap car.

Hold onto it, the amount it's losing will drop drastically.

My 12 plate 170 4x4 lost about £8k the first year and £3k the second.

There is, I've sold a few...

Also ex rental cars are a very good buy, people steer clear because of worries about misuse but recent studies have found they are well maintained and just as reliable as privately owned cars. The different style of driving  by renters ensures a good variety of conditions which helps running in. You do have a higher mileage but that is no problem to modern cars and far better than short journeys.

I was referring to genuine private sales that used to be in my newspaper but now, if in existence, on the inter web.

I was referring to genuine private sales that used to be in my newspaper but now, if in existence, on the inter web.

 

Mine are genuine private sales, but there is usually no interest so I end up letting a dealer have them.

My Citigo was four months old, my Rapid two months and my Fiesta is going in September when it's six months old.

My GT-R was seven weeks old when it sold and both my LEAFs six months old too.

In Oz, seeking a specific model, with so much choice here and relatively few sold, it remains a dream.

Yeti is staying, until 12 months, then another look.

The trade in price on this has dropped a little and it has not yet reached the customer.

 

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