General Used Stilo prices?

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General Used Stilo prices?

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The Stilo was never a car to realy hold any value but now that the Bravo has arrived what's going to happen to Stilo prices? I'm thinking of getting rid of my Stilo in about 18 months but I can see that there's going to be a good few used Bravos on the market by that stage.

My car is an 02reg so it's not going to get me big bucks anyway :) but even so I can see garages being reluctant to give me anything for it despite it still being a good car.

Any ideas on how badly prices will suffer now that Stilo is history?
 
The stilo will NEVER become history and IMO a far better car than the new bravo will ever be and at an entry level of nearly £11,000 the car is no bargain..

There are to many dedicated websites/forums for the car to die out and the stilo has a massive following all over the world I myself log into and have moderation duties here and abroad and also help to run a performance stilo site ..I do believe though its not a car that you can sell on in a couple of years time and hope to recoup most of your money ..there are in fact very few cars you can honestly say will do that for you and in the case of Ford and GM well their over priced in the first place ..to sum it up its a car you buy and use until its good for nothing but parts and the biggest mistake fiat have ever made has been discontinuing it
 
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The stilo will NEVER become history and IMO a far better car than the new bravo will ever be and at an entry level of nearly £11,000 the car is no bargain..

There are to many dedicated websites/forums for the car to die out and the stilo has a massive following all over the world I myself log into and have moderation duties here and abroad and also help to run a performance stilo site ..I do believe though its not a car that you can sell on in a couple of years time and hope to recoup most of your money ..there are in fact very few cars you can honestly say will do that for you and in the case of Ford and GM well their over priced in the first place ..to sum it up its a car you buy and use until its good for nothing but parts and the biggest mistake fiat have ever made has been discontinuing it

Here, here PNL. The Stilo offered something quite different and more exciting (3 door) or far more functional (5 door) than other manufacturers' mid size cars. And all at a bargain price.
 
got to agree, though i do like the new bravo from what i've seen (are they selling any of these! only seen two out on the road and I'm a lorry driver) i think i can say the new bravo is the unofficial mk2 stilo, and in that case it's a bit like the mk2 ford focus, the original (stilo) was bold and exciting looking while it's predecessor, while been better built, looks conservative, for a fiat any way!
 
I haven't even seen a new Bravo on the road yet. There's been an increase in the number of Stilos in the last year though...:slayer:
 
I haven't even seen a new Bravo on the road yet. There's been an increase in the number of Stilos in the last year though...:slayer:

only seen one on the road on holiday in portugal (looks fab in the flesh)

agree with seeing more stilos. i used to have (what i thought) to be the only stilo in my neck of the woods and recently i'm seeing them all over the place.
 
can get bravos for £9975;)

also see alot of stilos taken in part exchange go straight to auction if out of warranty as expensive to repair for resale & low market value.

Personally I dont think its a bad car but i'd never buy one.
 
The stilo will NEVER become history and IMO a far better car than the new bravo will ever be and at an entry level of nearly £11,000 the car is no bargain..

I'm a Stilo owner as you know Phil, I'm sorry but that's just nonsense. Of course Stilos will be around for a while yet but you have to be realistic. The trade doesn't like them and the vast majority of people wouldn't go near them with a big stick. They weren't bad cars but they hardly set the world on fire. The new Bravo is better looking (IMO), better built, feels like it's better quality and I certainly hope it's more reliable...

The original poster was asking for a realistic opinion of how the introduction of the Bravo will affect his cars resale value, he wanted a proper answer, not a sentimental (and incorrect) opinion. I understand you being defensive of your car, but please try and be realistic rather than blind to the facts. A 2002 Stilo is worth bugger all. With used Bravos coming onto the market you'll be lucky to get 2k for it in 18 months. That's the fact of the matter.

My plan is to hold onto my 2004 Stilo MW. It's worth more to me than what I would get for it if I sold it. I'll run it until it can't be run any further and I'll hopefully be happy that I got my moneys worth out of it.
 
I Agree... stilos are worth sod all in reality,, but i was recently looking at going back to mg/rovers...well a zs180 (waiting for the comments... and dont dare give me any of that HGF natter...lol) but looking at what my stilo has i cant find a car for the same price with all the bits and bobs on it.... stilos are absolutely loaded with things and its made me think it aint all bad even if the residual value is poor... Im gonna run mine till its dead... and hopefully rack up some NCB's in the meantime....

stilos = next to nothing resale wise
BUT
Stilos = a hell of a lot of car for your money....
 
That sums it up really. It's difficult to find a better car of the same age for the money, actually, it's impossible. (y)

There you go then my feeling exactly and more or less what I reiterated in my original post ..I am sure you will get the same response from hundreds of owner all over the world and to be honest I cant see the bravo having the same cult following the stilo has in a few years time ..even my dealer commented the other day with " Just as they have sorted out the problems they discontinue it " and to me for a dealer to say it speaks volumes IMO ..also I did say in my post about the low value of the car and I feel the bravo will be just another car in the fiat range that will suffer the same fate as well and only time will tell whether or not the bravo becomes a good seller or another one of fiats flops :)
 
There you go then my feeling exactly and more or less what I reiterated in my original post ..I am sure you will get the same response from hundreds of owner all over the world and to be honest I cant see the bravo having the same cult following the stilo has in a few years time ..even my dealer commented the other day with " Just as they have sorted out the problems they discontinue it " and to me for a dealer to say it speaks volumes IMO ..also I did say in my post about the low value of the car and I feel the bravo will be just another car in the fiat range that will suffer the same fate as well and only time will tell whether or not the bravo becomes a good seller or another one of fiats flops :)

to be fair phil,i think fiat have really hit the money with the range just now.
as for the stilo whislt it has a cult following its obvious fiat are happy to drop its memory given they reverted the name.
theres no argueing its VFM on a 2nd hand buy but at what potential cost to owners
 
It really is very naive to assume a replacement product is going to be an improvement on whatever it replaces. This is true of many things you can buy and is certainly true of some models of car. If VW and BMW can do it then it wouldn't surprise me if Fiat did it too.

Manufactures develop new models in order to increase sales & profit. They will always target what they perceive their potential customers want. Since the lay public are fickle and in the main not particularly well educated then this is the key reason regressive products can end up being produced.

You only have to look at all the large, impractical fuel inefficient cars produced during the last 10 years to see clear examples of such technological regression :tosser:

I've not driven the Bravo yet so can't make any firm observations on how it compares to the Stilo. There do seem to be some varying views on this but I can certainly say my Stilo, in terms of build quality and reliability, looks to be more than a match to previous VW's I've owned.

It think it would be interesting to her from people who have owned both :)
 
It really is very naive to assume a replacement product is going to be an improvement on whatever it replaces. This is true of many things you can buy and is certainly true of some models of car. If VW and BMW can do it then it wouldn't surprise me if Fiat did it too.

Manufactures develop new models in order to increase sales & profit. They will always target what they perceive their potential customers want. Since the lay public are fickle and in the main not particularly well educated then this is the key reason regressive products can end up being produced.

You only have to look at all the large, impractical fuel inefficient cars produced during the last 10 years to see clear examples of such technological regression :tosser:

I've not driven the Bravo yet so can't make any firm observations on how it compares to the Stilo. There do seem to be some varying views on this but I can certainly say my Stilo, in terms of build quality and reliability, looks to be more than a match to previous VW's I've owned.

It think it would be interesting to her from people who have owned both :)

And with regard to the fickle point Argo made ..fiat deliberately designed the stilo to look more golf like and the German public didn't go for it because they wanted there Italian cars to look Italian and not German .. if they wanted German they would have bought the golf in the first place ..and that came straight out of the mouth of a German person working in the motor trade ..never the less I still think the stilo will be around yet for many many years because of the dedicated clubs and forums who are devotees of the car
 
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For what it's worth, Stilo prices here in NZ have taken a sharp dive :(

I finally accepted an offer of $16500 (£5892) for mine, not my asking price of $18000 (£6666). Less than a year ago the going rate was $20000+ (£7142) and that's what I paid...

One factor that affects our market is that used Stilos have started arriving from Singapore, Hong Kong, and possibly Japan. Now that a dealer can sell a 2003 model for $16,000, it makes a private sale that much harder. I had to get an approval-inspection so that the buyer could purchase a three-year warranty, before this I had to pay for a specialist service, etc. - just generally jumping through hoops to make a sale!

I would say that now is a very good time to upgrade to a Stilo from an older FIAT (such as a Tipo) or some other basic car. There's no doubt in my mind that the Stilo is a great improvement on the older FIATs in quality and materials, and is easily a match for the Germans. You get a lot for your money - safety, style, etc. However do be aware of what you are buying (it's not an Alfa Romeo) and make sure you fall in love with the car properly ;)

It's nice to look at new models like the Bravo, but ask yourself - which is the better value, hasn't the Stilo got everything necessary, and can the inevitable huge loss in the Bravo's value be justified?

-Alex
 
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Hello Alex and nice to see we still have you with us stilo devotees :slayer:
 
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