Cheaper than sweet and sour

Article on the discounted e-Partner and discussion of some other EV price cuts:
goauto.com.au

Peugeot e-Partner price cut by $14K

Heavy EV discounting continues at Peugeot with $14,000 slashed from price of e-Partner van
goauto.com.au
 
David S said:
Article on the discounted e-Partner and discussion of some other EV price cuts:
goauto.com.au

Peugeot e-Partner price cut by $14K

Heavy EV discounting continues at Peugeot with $14,000 slashed from price of e-Partner van
goauto.com.au
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Why buy now? Just wait another 6 months. If they don't sell the prices will just continue to drop rapidly. the longer these battery cars sit in holding lots, unsold, the more the batteries will deteriorate.... and the more of a warranty liability they will be.
 
Russell Hall said:
Big commercial buyers buy a package with an agreed final buyback.
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I think this is what will kill the electric car in time. With other lease cars, they can reliably predict resale value for the final balloon payment (or returning the car). Now the issue is, the electric cars will have absolutely zero resale value, so the entire sale price will have to be paid off over the term of the lease, with the "balloon" at the end being zero dollars (the return value of the car). This will make them horrendously expensive to lease ....... bye bye electric car.

It's just amazing the lunacy pushed at us relentlessly. Its quite remarkable really, its going to be a hell of an expensive exercise in stupidity for the greenies forcing this onto us.
 
Russell Hall said:
Big commercial buyers buy a package with an agreed final buyback.
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Really? Last heard fleet don't want ev in fact can't wait to get rid of it


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The entry level e-C3 Citroen if allowed to be imported here, will keep the Pagodas and Lanterns busy.
Although how can a car not have a heat pump and still score 9 out of 10? Strange.

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remember the deep discount Peugeot gave on the e 2008 and then sold out within 60 mins?

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tha's cheaper than my Skoda!
 
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did I mention leather interior front heated seats and 18" alloys dual exhaust chrome, top down 360 degrees view camera is very useful
 
Wow I was looking at all those features and thinking how many it and my 70 year old Austin have in common.🤔

1.2L petrol engine.👍
Multi function steering wheel = turns left, turns right, horn button in the middle.👍
Contrasting roof colour.👍
Heated front seats = park it in the sun.👍
LED interior light = bought a AA battery one at the cheap shop for $3.99.👍
Reversing camera = hold my phone up in selfie mode.👍
Top down view = hold my phone up and out the window in selfie mode.👍
Forward Collision Warning = 👁👁 👍
Emergency Braking Assistance = 🦶 👍

Yes Austin certainly were ahead of their time.🤔
 
www.drive.com.au

Big discounts up to $30,000 on Peugeot, Citroen cars amid slow sales

Get a Peugeot SUV for the price of a RAV4 as sales of French cars stall or fall in a growing new-car market.
www.drive.com.au www.drive.com.au

With yet more discounts available, even as a Peugeot fanboy I just couldn't justify buying a new one.

The 508 is tempting with a $30k discount but even then I think I'd still be losing another $30-40k in depreciation over 5 years. Add to that the fact it's a plug in hybrid paired to an ICE engine that's not exactly renowned for reliability and it's just not tempting enough.

I'd hate to admit it but I'd buy a Hyundai i30 N sedan before a new 508 or 308.
 
When you've got 2022 stock and it's past the end of the financial year you've got to do something to move them. In the past Peugeot sales were very price sensitive and you could halve or double sales depending on price movements. Stalled Peugeot sales were always stimulated by price reductions such as 1959 and 1965. Renault used to discount mightily to move stock. When the R12 was released sales were written as low as $1850, to move 504's during the French bans in 1974 there was a $600 discount and to get rid of the enormous 404 ute stock sales were as low as $1650. Bad for those who have just bought. Difference is, there isn't much of a dealer network now.
 
lowpugV2 said:
There was once a thing called a people mover that had sliding doors, 3 rows of seats etc. lower Cda, better efficiency etc... but they lacked the tough image of an off roader monster truck and infact were made fun of as mums mini van or a sign of impotence (somewhat ironically).
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yeh funny how that works..........i cop it from people as i drive my megane or mrs clio most of the time but i point out to them that i dont need to compensate and enjoy cars that turn, brake and cost me nearly nothing to run :)
 
Russell Hall said:
Inchcape have successfully established the market price of a 2008 electric. Trying to sell the replacements for more will be an interesting task.
Dumping exercises like this are usually on discontinued models or if an importer is going out of business. Of course an electric in storage has a declining value, given the finite life in years of the battery, so there is an incentive to move them.
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not to mention the elephant in the room that our electrical system would not handle everyone go electric and im HARDCORE anti nuclear. Not to mention i dont want to fried to crisp if i have an accident.
 
Greenpeace said:
I had a 1st gen 1984 Nissan Prairie for a few years.
It was awesome for the purpose that it was intended for.
I had 8 adults in it a number of times going to training days, fight shows etc.
It was a little doughy with a full load as it only had the same 1.5L engine as the same year Pulsar, but it still got the job done.
The load are was huge with the seats out of the way, and even with all the seats up you could slide long lengths of wood, steel, etc underneath the seats as they stood proud of the dead flat floor.
I'd have another in a heartbeat, if I could find a decent original one at a reasonable price.
Trouble is the JDM boys have taken a shine to them, and the only ones I've seen of late are dropped down dragging on the road, with huge wheels, and massive amounts of negative camber.
But hey keep your eyes peeled for me fellas, it has to be a Series 1 though.

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VERY cool car, if only they progressed in the development of models like this. Sad how everyone copies everyone now and so few have anything interesting or inovative to offer :( Sadest part is hyundai and kia are getting more interesting while new french cars are BORING.
 
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