Arteon on the list of quality cars that people don't buy

[Buzy_Robot]

You seem to have funny logic. If the new car price falls, then also the used car price plummets which affects the resale value.
I hope the high car price for Arteon remain the same , which will mean less Arteon's on the the road and make it much more of a rarity.

The resale on the Arteon isn't great either way. Depreciation is a nightmare on new cars - particularly on a semi-premium model that isn't an SUV. The reality is that when it comes to trade-in or private sale the seller of an Arteon isn't going to see a dramatic difference in how much they get for it regardless of how much they paid for it initially. Don't forget these were sold at a discounted RRP for well over a year and half some six months after it's launch in Australia, which would have impacted resale values already. Jacking up the RRP to what it was when it first came out won't guarantee a high resale value now. I wish it were otherwise. Being a rarity is also a double-edged sword as lack of name recognition and/or model awareness can also work against a car when it comes to resale value as fewer used car buyers are willing to part cash for what they perceive to be an obscure vehicle. Believe me, I've argued these points with dealers and wholesalers in the past and they keep coming back to supply and demand.

Anyway, the whole point of this thread was to point out that the Arteon is a quality car which is not selling particularly well on the new car market as per the linked article. Only 32 sold last month in Australia. A crying shame, but it is what it is. Either way, I'm besotted with mine!

[dbdecker]

I haven't seen an advertisement for one yet. (probably just missed it maybe... but I do see a lot of Golf ads all day long.)