Second hand - which year is best value

[dublin buyer]

Hi

We are thinking of changing our 07 car since it has started to give us some trouble.

With all the talk of PCP, does anyone know where the best value for money can be found? Should we target cars from 13/14?

Also, I always heard November was the best month to buy a second hand car. Do people still think this is the case?

We are not in a huge hurry and do not need finance.

Thanks

 

[Leo]

'13 & 14' weren't great years for new car sales with 71k & 92k new registrations respectively. New car sales in the 20 years from 1997-2016 have averaged 133k per annum, with a high of 180k in '07 and a low of 54k in 2009.

There was a jump in sales in 2015, particularly in the second half of the year, so as 3 year PCP deals end on some of those, there may be a drop in second hand prices. Most new sales happen around January & June, so this is when dealers are likely to be looking to off-load trade-ins.

 

[dublin buyer]

Thanks. That's great info