Valuing a 2008 Holden Commodore SSV

Monkboo82 on 02/03/2022 - 15:22
Last edited 09/03/2022 - 19:46

I am trying to get a genuine valuation on my 2008 Holden VE SSV 6.0L 6spd manual. It currently has 67xxx kms on the clock. I would rate the car as 85/100. Ceramic coating has been applied to the vehicle and it never goes out in the rain. It is flame red in colour.

If there are any Holden enthusiasts or anyone with genuine knowledge I would greatly appreciate your assistance. Trying to decide whether to hang on to it or not.

Update - I have listed the car on Car Sales for $38500. Thank you all for your advice and messages:-)

Automotive Holden Commodore

Comments

    • boomramada on 02/03/2022 - 16:37

      But but look at the kms on those cars.

      • AndyC1 on 02/03/2022 - 17:39
        +1

        Then what have your investigations shown to be a realistic valuation.

        • boomramada on 03/03/2022 - 17:31

          I just did, it be more than $30K and under $50,000*

  • Muzeeb on 02/03/2022 - 15:31
    +3

    $40-$45k

    In reality expect offers in the high $30's.

    The low mileage, manual box and I assume full service history will be attractive. Flame Red is a nice colour on the VE also.

    Have you made any mods? If it's all factory (wheels, exhaust, ride height etc) then I would sell it while the market is hot.

    • tonyjzx on 02/03/2022 - 22:39

      yeap I would say $50k is a high mark to aim for. If you got $40 especially in this environment you're cheering.

      I would expect that once Russia simmers down and petrol goes under $1.50 you may get more punters although I find big V8 lovers dont care that much about petrol prices as its not a daily.

    • Hackney on 03/03/2022 - 06:15

      @MS Paint,they seems pretty well in the ball park.

  • GG57 on 02/03/2022 - 15:49

    TBH, it could be any value; you just need to find a buyer and then an agreed price.
    Is the insurance an agreed value?

  • CauseNEffect on 02/03/2022 - 15:56

    Likely 35k+..

    They are now collectors items.

    Low K's, well looked after. Minimal mods are likely to increase the value.

  • whitelie on 02/03/2022 - 16:05

    Realistically I'd say around 40k.. Above the 45k mark you start getting in to VE II and even VF 6L pricing.
    I'd price it low 40's and be looking for 40k.

  • Euphemistic on 02/03/2022 - 16:45

    Genuine valuation will be provided by the person who hands you cash, the one willing to pay whatever it is valued. Everyone else is speculating.

  • k-rokfm on 02/03/2022 - 18:13
    +2

    (profanity) I hate it when people ask for a valuation and people just peddle the same BS line of "valuation is provided by the person who hands you the cash". Such a BS answer - like I'm after an idea here ffs! I'm not after it down to the cent value!

    • Euphemistic on 02/03/2022 - 21:21
      +2

      It’s not even your post!

      So go look at carsales and scumtree and work it out. Its not exactly a rocking horse poo model It’s not hard to look at a dozen of the same model and make a guess by comparing similar ones. Saves all the armchair experts giving you wild guesses.

      • k-rokfm on 05/03/2022 - 17:31

        Then they should say that, rather than peddle the same crap on a different day IMO.

        Also yes its not my post, but why should that stop me from posting my annoyance? Isnt that what the internet is here for

  • brendanm on 02/03/2022 - 18:13

    Probably decent money for a neat one. There was a vx(?) Ss ute that sold through pickles the other day for $80k or so from memory, had 6000km on it though.

    Put it to auction with a reserve, if it gets the price you want, it's sold, if it doesn't, keep it.

  • bmxr on 02/03/2022 - 19:05
    +1

    We sold our 2008 (MY09) VE SS-V 60th Anniversary Edition, 70,000kms on the clock, with all the options (inc. 3 DVD screens in the back seats) for $15,000 in June 2020. That was about average for the market at that time. If only we had known…

    Ah well, we used the money to help buy a house and that has also appreciated in value over the same time so can't complain too much.

    I'd say $30-35k would be reasonable?

    • Muzeeb on 03/03/2022 - 09:08

      Ouch!

  • redvaldez on 02/03/2022 - 19:25
    +1

    I have a 2007 VE SS-V 6 speed manual in flame red too. I'm the second owner, it's got a HSVi build plate and has nearly every option (including the 19" Veloce rims, track stripes, DVD player and reversing sensors). It does however have around 172,000 km - the previous owner was very fussy (as am I), but it was a daily driver.

    I insured it with Shannons in July last year. I was going to insure it for $20k, but they thought $25k was more appropriate. I think that's a fair market value.

    It barely gets driven and I often think about cashing in and selling it. But I'm going to hold onto it. As Aussie manufacturing has come to an end, combustion engines downsize and we move towards electrification, a manual petrol Aussie V8 will be something unique in the future - I know there's plenty of them built, but it won't be long before they're all either trashed or hidden in the garage. The prices won't go down on cars like this in the long term, and to find something that's been looked after will become increasingly expensive and difficult.

    • whitelie on 02/03/2022 - 20:04
      +2

      There's always holding costs associated with cars though.
      If you're keeping it rego'd, insured and maintained, there's probably 3 or 4k in outgoings per annum. Maybe you need somewhere to store it or security for it. I've had my VY GTS for 15 years - never got it as an investment, daily drove it for a while in that time but with soaring prices now, I'd about be breaking even if I sold it for 70-80k now. Obviously that goes well against most other 20 year old cars which would be the reverse and have costed you 40k in ownership over that time frame but just saying it's not all profit.

      Also check with Enthusiast for insurance. I was with Shannons for years but they aren't what they used to be.

      • tonyjzx on 02/03/2022 - 22:41

        I sort of feel like you should be enjoying the car. I dont think many people here have really whipped a V8 manual hard… its a damn hoot.

        • whitelie on 02/03/2022 - 22:52

          I drive mine a few times a month, I'm certainly not keeping it for the next owner but it's also getting to the point where I'm cautious of where I take it and when. It's not so much of a shopping trolley anymore.

          • tonyjzx on 02/03/2022 - 22:56

            @whitelie: for me that was a hard pill to swallow

            i had a v8 and a 4cyl auto toy suv for actual daily stuff and paying two sets of bills was tough… I even got to the point I went 5 days daily on the v8 and 2 days on weekends to haul stuff from bunnings etc. as I prefered the v8 as a daily

            so to pay $2k a year (effectively) to drive a few times a month didnt make sense to me

            • whitelie on 02/03/2022 - 23:08

              @tonyjzx: It doesn't to me either but having owned it so long now, I can't really let it go. It's the hard pill to swallow I guess.

        • redvaldez on 03/03/2022 - 17:51

          This is my first manual car I've actually owned, and you're damn right, it's a hoot - although I'm not sure how my license would go if it were a daily.

          My dilemma is no undercover parking at work (live in Central Queensland = sun is unforgiving) and I won't drive it outside the city at night (risk of wildlife, plus my daily has a bullbar and good driving lights). I shouldn't be precious about it - it's clearly had a few trips to the panel beaters previously - but it's a bit hard to get over.

      • redvaldez on 03/03/2022 - 17:47

        Yes, I agree with everything you've said. I also doubt I would ever make a true profit on it. But I'm lucky enough that I can afford to pay the holding costs, and I have the garage space.

  • pegaxs on 02/03/2022 - 19:35
    -2

    Think of a stupid price… double it and then add a 0 to the end of it. And you will probably still come in under what all the other morons have them listed for.

    • Euphemistic on 02/03/2022 - 21:26
      -1

      There’s a reason most specialist forums won’t answer this question

      • pegaxs on 02/03/2022 - 23:29

        I’m on a Ducati forum that has a for sale section and the amount of circle jerking that goes on over there when someone posts a bike. It will be $2,000+ more than what is cost new, be stock standard and get all the cucks singing its praises. “Nice bike, worth every cent” or “wow, so cheap @random.username”

        Or bikes that were selling 2 years ago for $4k to $5k are now asking $17,000.

        • tonyjzx on 03/03/2022 - 02:50

          well this seems to be that way most brand specific forums are

          very few i've seen really want to see the downsides of their brand

          their brand is the best and thats it

          • Euphemistic on 03/03/2022 - 10:11

            @tonyjzx: I’ve been on a few brand/model specific forums and they’ve been pretty good at fault fixing, but yes there’s a lot of ‘mine is best’ attitude.

  • belesci on 02/03/2022 - 20:02

    I’m interested :)

  • tight-ass on 02/03/2022 - 22:27
    +3

    Price depends on whether or not "standard tyres" are fitted - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/685379

    • 82norm on 03/03/2022 - 12:44
      +1

      Depends on whether it’s a standard sedan!

  • Boogerman on 03/03/2022 - 07:14
    -1

    I'll give you $10.
    In 20 odd years you won't be allowed to drive them anymore

  • farknos on 03/03/2022 - 08:53
    +3

    25K to 30K max, you can dream big as some of the valuations above have done, bottom line, it wont sell above that, there are plenty of punters with "i know what ive got" valuations on their cars but they dont sell or they are sold via key board,and then relisted as no money changes hands, no one is paying 40k+ for a ve s1 when you can get a vf s1 for that money. Its worth 10K + more than it was worth 2 years ago.

  • kanter on 03/03/2022 - 10:20
    +1

    Anything sells at stupid prices at the moment, but if you consider a VF 6.2 Manual is around 50k (I've been watching them for a while, they were getting close to 40k pre-covid), a fair price would be 30-35.

    Given it is a manual so it's rare and more likely to be bought by an enthusiast, it's whatever they're ready to pay, really

    • Euphemistic on 03/03/2022 - 15:27
      +3

      Anything sells at stupid prices at the moment

      Anything is listed at stupid prices at the moment. FTFY

      Doesn’t mean it will sell, or that the seller got full asking price. All it means is that they are trying to get that price. I guess if someone is stupid enough to buy at an inflated price then he seller is a winner. Sensible people will offer fair price or walk away.

  • 82norm on 03/03/2022 - 12:47

    Try 2GB, Sunday arvo from 3pm. They have a segment on Cost a Car’ who knows you may get some idea. Dude is called Sam Hunuman.. I’m sure he’ll take a slice of the commission!
    Segment will end this week, for when the continuous call team come back.

  • Muzeeb on 21/03/2022 - 09:15
    +1

    Looking sweeeeeet.

    Good use of MS Paint in some of the pictures 👍

    Good luck with the sale

    • Monkboo82 on 21/03/2022 - 09:53

      You can see by the attempt to hide the number plates how good I was at colouring in…

      • Euphemistic on 21/03/2022 - 15:30

        Needs more pics.

        • Monkboo82 on 21/03/2022 - 17:18

          I have a video that I will send to serious buyers. I need to learn how to blur the number plates.

  • Ciderfizz44 on 24/03/2022 - 09:57
    +1

    Jeez people have lost the plot, been overseas for a while but $35k for an '08 gas guzzler, isn't that more than double what they went for a few years ago?

    • Jason Genova on 24/03/2022 - 10:03
      -1

      and its a holden too, will be breaking down in a few more kms

  • [Deactivated] on 24/03/2022 - 12:02

    Always list for 5-10% extra on carsales, everyone on there likes to lowball like a mofo

    • Euphemistic on 24/03/2022 - 15:23

      so is that why car prices seem so high?

      It’s not just carsales. Get low ballers on every platform. List for a price you think is maximum you’ll likely get. If they pay full asking you’re golden. If not you can give them a discount and get the amount you really want.

      • [Deactivated] on 24/03/2022 - 16:03

        Yeah basically, but carsales are always higher than other platforms from my experience. If you're interested in a particular model of car join their facebook group and you'll find they're generally better priced there, even with mods and stuff.

  • Muzeeb on 12/04/2022 - 16:43

    Congratulations on the sale

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