-7/01/2007

Astra Dual-Fuel valuations

I would like a quote for my Astra SRi Dual Fuel. I have tried a couple of times on the web page but it does not seem to like the fact the car is gas.

Hi there John,

We don't value the dual fuel Astras separately, as they are low availability and the general motor trade has traditionally regarded them as being about the same money as petrol. However, this view may be changing with the advent of £1 a litre fuel prices. We will continue to monitor trade sentiment towards dual fuel cars and introduce values if this changes significantly.

My personal opinion is that a dual fuel car is worth at least £250 more and possibly higher, but this is what it would be worth to me with my mileage (not very much) and the premium I would pay to pollute less. I am not the market however and a trader would probably pay petrol money to buy and then sell retail at a premium over petrol, though it might take slightly longer to sell a gas car and therefore the margin would probably work out the same.

Sincerely,

John Glynn
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