Thread: Holden axed in Aussie.

Originally Posted by PhilipA

It is often cars that were a failure on introduction that are worth lots now.
ones that come to mind are E type jaguar, XY XA X B Gts.

Insurance often stoped people buying them. when Ford I once calculated that over 10% of GTs went into the company fleet. Other Fords I can think of are the Escort Twin Cam and Gt1600. All the Ford reps were put into them as the XU 1 killed them in the market.

of course limited edition cars will always make good money especially if sought after when new eg GT HO.

I can say reufully that I thought Edsel Ford had rocks in his box when he mandated the Cobra to get rid of the last of the 2 door bodies. How wrong I was. Nobody should underestimate the power. Of some garish stripes.
regards PhilipA

Just to be pedantic, the Cobra was blue first then painted white over the top

Originally Posted by Pickles2

Yeah, I've seen Lloyds & similar "quacking" about the value of Holdens, one of which I have....I've actually had a few over the years.
I remember back in the eighties I bought an HDT VK Group A "the Blue Meanie", and I remember the day after I bought it, Brock split with Holden,...my next door neighbor crowed, "What will that be worth now"?...intimating it'd be worth nothing,....How wrong was He.
As far as the value of "Holdens" are concerned, IMHO values will very much depend, like any car I guess, upon it's rarity, desirability, & condition.
And at this stage, it's far too early to say which way things will go for "Holdens".
Pickles.

Any of their last offerings won't be worth a cracker - you're not going to tell me an Arcadia, Astra, Colorado, 'Commodore', Equinox, Trailblazer or Trax are going to be collectible in any way, shape or form in years to come are you?

Older ones, sure - but the arse has fallen out of the newer ones and won't recover. I do feel sorry for anyone that bought one just before the announcement though, along with the usual depreciation as you screw the number plates on, what sort of additional depreciation has just befallen them...

Interesting - just checked carsales and there are 637 ZB Commodes for sale at the moment - from around $18K with low KM and warranty. Might actually buy one as a run around when then get below $10K - Wonder how long that will take?

It continues!
Exclusive: Holden dealers meeting with the Prime Minister this morning after rejecting General Motors’ initial compensation offer | CarAdvice
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Any of their last offerings won't be worth a cracker - you're not going to tell me an Arcadia, Astra, Colorado, 'Commodore', Equinox, Trailblazer or Trax are going to be collectible in any way, shape or form in years to come are you?

Older ones, sure - but the arse has fallen out of the newer ones and won't recover. I do feel sorry for anyone that bought one just before the announcement though, along with the usual depreciation as you screw the number plates on, what sort of additional depreciation has just befallen them...

Interesting - just checked carsales and there are 637 ZB Commodes for sale at the moment - from around $18K with low KM and warranty. Might actually buy one as a run around when then get below $10K - Wonder how long that will take?

Check again next week.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Any of their last offerings won't be worth a cracker - you're not going to tell me an Arcadia, Astra, Colorado, 'Commodore', Equinox, Trailblazer or Trax are going to be collectible in any way, shape or form in years to come are you?

You forgot about the Captiva,they won't be worth a cracker either.
One of my brothers wives has one,about 5 yrs old.
Its been on a tilt tray 4 times,her cousin also bought one,same time, and its been on a tilt tray 7 times.

Last weekend he bit the bullet,virtually gave it away,replaced it with a Hybrid Camry.

Originally Posted by Pickles2

It continues!
Exclusive: Holden dealers meeting with the Prime Minister this morning after rejecting General Motors’ initial compensation offer | CarAdvice
Pickles.

Good luck with that. Look at the way the state governments handled the Uber invasion of the taxi industry bearing in mind those taxi owners had their investment in a government issued commodity as opposed to owning a glorified franchise.
Taxi driver compensation for Uber is unfair and poorly implemented .

The end of Holden came a little quicker than I thought it would. Im surprised that GM just didnt try to sell off all the RHD operations - maybe they did and there was no buyers.

Originally Posted by Stuck

Good luck with that. Look at the way the state governments handled the Uber invasion of the taxi industry bearing in mind those taxi owners had their investment in a government issued commodity as opposed to owning a glorified franchise.
Taxi driver compensation for Uber is unfair and poorly implemented .

I still use taxis to get myself to the airport every second week - mainly on principal because they got well and truly shafted by the government when Uber come in.

Can't imagine the government offering up any actual dollars to the Holden dealers, considering it was this government which killed off car manufacturing in this country.
I don't feel so sorry for the dealer principals, who did very well for a long time, but it's their employees who will get the short end of the pineapple.