Selling Camry Buying?

[2unique]

A friend is selling his five year old Camry and is wondering whether to switch to a high ride or get another Camry. He has narrowed his choices down to the Fortuner, the Pajero Sport or another Camry.

His only concern is resale value as he changes cars every five years. Fuel Economy etc is no concern, for him a car is just a means of getting from A to B (and for storing his golf clubs) which is coming into and driving around Bangkok for meetings from Sri Racha a couple of times a week. And the odd Khon Khaen trip.

As he is coming from the Camry Navigator and would like the security and visibility of a higher ride, I suggested the 2WD Paj or new Camry.

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[mogandave]

If hee is concerned about resale in 5 years he should look at a new platform than the Fortuner

[2unique]

If hee is concerned about resale in 5 years he should look at a new platform than the Fortuner

i sugested the new PJS with the better HP and Gearbox may have a better resale than a Fortuner despite the Toyota badge

[MoonRiverOasis]

His only concern is resale value as he changes cars every five years. Fuel Economy etc is no concern

Well, if you're concerned about resale value, you should also be concerned about Fuel Effeciency and other things like servicing costs shouldn't you? I mean they all add-up to make the Total Cost of Ownership..

heh.

In any case, the new 2.5L in the 2012 Camry is much more frugal than the outgoing 2.4L - based on today's oil prices a 2.5L 2WD Pajero GT would actually cost around 20 Satang/KM more to fuel.

The Pajero and the Fortuner are due for full-model changes in 2014 which will impact their (otherwise excellent) resale values, whereas the Camry (coming in March) will likely have 5-6 years before it gets a major revamp. On this front, it'll probably be very close to equal though, as the Camry takes a bigger initial resale hit than these SUV's do.

However, you really are comparing apples with oranges here - if your friend wants the extra size/seats/utility of an SUV, the Pajero is a great choice. If you friend doesn't need those types of things to though, the Camry will offer a more refined, comfy and quite ride.

This decision really comes down to the type of vehicle that suits best.

[2unique]

His only concern is resale value as he changes cars every five years. Fuel Economy etc is no concern

Well, if you're concerned about resale value, you should also be concerned about Fuel Effeciency and other things like servicing costs shouldn't you? I mean they all add-up to make the Total Cost of Ownership..

heh.

In any case, the new 2.5L in the 2012 Camry is much more frugal than the outgoing 2.4L - based on today's oil prices a 2.5L 2WD Pajero GT would actually cost around 20 Satang/KM more to fuel.

The Pajero and the Fortuner are due for full-model changes in 2014 which will impact their (otherwise excellent) resale values, whereas the Camry (coming in March) will likely have 5-6 years before it gets a major revamp. On this front, it'll probably be very close to equal though, as the Camry takes a bigger initial resale hit than these SUV's do.

However, you really are comparing apples with oranges here - if your friend wants the extra size/seats/utility of an SUV, the Pajero is a great choice. If you friend doesn't need those types of things to though, the Camry will offer a more refined, comfy and quite ride.

This decision really comes down to the type of vehicle that suits best.

I don't do man love but you're kinda brilliant

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