Opel Vectra for sale in Brakpan (South Africa)

Are you looking to buy (or sell) a Opel Vectra in Brakpan? Vehiclus surveyed the local used car market of all metropolitan areas in South Africa to establish a pricing profile of various Opel models depending on their age, technical condition, optical condition, and mileage. To optimize your profits when selling your Vectra (or to make sure to not overpay when purchasing a Opel Vectra) it is very recommended to learn most value-determining factors.

Supply and Demand of Opel Vectra on the local auto market

Brakpan is a metropolitan area with currently 305692 inhabitants. Nevertheless, there are usually not many Opel Vectra for purchase on the market. Hence, the supply is little and the demand depends on various of parameters for example brand reputation, fuel mileage, and brand competetivness.

Price Devaluation Curve of the Vectra in Brakpan

As described in the figure below, cars of the make Opel and specially of their model Vectra loose their value in a very customary way. The average asking price of the Vectra will be lowered by 14% ($15,778) after only 1 year. After 3 years, the car typically is sold for about 61% of its original asking price ($11,821) while it will only be priced at 30% of the MSRP after 7 years ($5,176). The Vectra's value after 12 years is only 10% of its first price depending on its condition of course.

Depreciation according to mileage

Another way to quantify car depreciation is to study the decrease of value vs kilometers driven. The Opel Vectra depreciation curve below describes this phenomenon for the city of Brakpan. The Vectra looses most of its value (approximately 46%) within the first 30,000km driven. The average price for a Vectra at that mileage is approximately $10,064. After that the devaluation plateaus: at 90,000km the Opel Vectra is valued for $6,292 in Brakpan and for $2,964 at 180,000km of mileage.

Opel Vectra price depending on condition (fair, good, excellent)

The last value that heavily determines the sell price of a used car is the technical and optical condition of the vehicle. The table below shows the deflation of a Opel Vectra according to its year and its condition.

Vehicle Year	Opel Vectra Condition
	fair	good	excellent
2017	$10,622	$14,454	$18,286
2016	$9,341	$12,711	$16,081
2015	$8,150	$11,091	$14,032
2014	$7,051	$9,595	$12,139
2013	$6,043	$8,223	$10,403
2012	$5,125	$6,974	$8,823
2011	$4,298	$5,849	$7,400
2010	$3,562	$4,848	$6,133
2009	$2,917	$3,970	$5,023
2008	$2,363	$3,216	$4,069
2007	$1,900	$2,585	$3,271
2006	$1,527	$2,079	$2,630
2005	$1,246	$1,695	$2,145
2004	$1,055	$1,436	$1,817
2003	$955	$1,300	$1,645
2002	$946	$1,287	$1,629