[Unobtainable Deal] Holden Final Run Out Sale: Trax ~$13,000, Equinox ~$20,000 + More

SupeNintendoChalmers on 19/02/2020 - 15:38
Last edited 10/03/2020 - 11:53 by 1 other user

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The Holden Trax city SUV is almost half price, with discounts ranging from $10,000 to $11,000, bringing this $23,990 model to the bargain price of about $13,000

The mid-size Holden Equinox is also a flat rate $10,750 off, or about a third off the price of the base model, bringing it from a bit over $30,000 drive-away to close to $20,000 drive-away.

The Holden Acadia seven-seat family SUV is between $11,500 and $17,000 off, between a quarter and one-third off the price of the car.

The cheapest discount is on the Holden Commodore – $7500 off – while the Astra hatch and sedan that were also discontinued last year have a flat rate of $8500 off to about $12,000 drive-away for the base models.

Additional Info (Thanks Techie4066):

Discounts on driveaway costs. All stock in remaining dealerships is expected to be depleted well before the end of 2020, with some dealers expecting to close by the end of financial year (June 30). Expected discounts from the start of March according to dealer bulletin (subject to change):

Holden Colorado (ute) - $13,000 to $17,500 off
Holden Trax (small SUV) - $10,000 to $11,000 off (down to ~$13,000 driveaway)
Holden Acadia (large seven seat SUV) - $11,500 to $17,00 off
Holden Commodore (liftback/tourer/sportwagon) - $7,500 off
Holden Astra (hatch/sedan) - $8,500 off (down to ~$12,000 base model driveaway)
Holden Equinox (medium SUV) - $10,750 off (down to ~$20,000 base model driveaway)

Opinions vary on these vehicles, but do jump on them if you have been in the market and are happy with what's available. Holden will provide servicing and spare parts for the next ten years (through a national aftersales network), ongoing call centre support, will issue recalls where necessary, and will honour existing warranties, guarantees and free scheduled servicing offers.

Mod: Article/bulletin lists the prices as drive away, but the pricing is not final and may be subject to change. As always, the deal may be removed (unobtainable) in the future, if it does not go ahead as (or close to) advertised/listed. Minor changes will be updated.

Mod: The deal become largely unobtainable. See comments. Moved to forums.

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      • jayz on 19/02/2020 - 15:53
        +2

        Be a great car to get as a round around. What other car could you get for $12k?

        • Merlict on 19/02/2020 - 15:56
          +11

          Brand new literally nothing.

          Cheapest seems to be an '''MG''' which a zombie brand made in China at $15k

          • jayz on 19/02/2020 - 16:12
            +1

            @Merlict: Crazy prices. I can't even think of a newish second hand car for $12k being better value.

            • Antikythera on 20/02/2020 - 02:05
              -5

              @jayz: i think i'd rather spend 16k on a 2015 LPG Commodore.
              i bought a 2012 a couple of years ago for 14k.
              still got less than 95k km on it.
              i do enjoy paying 55c-65c a litre.

          • [Deactivated] on 19/02/2020 - 17:52
            +4

            @Merlict: According to Carsguide some people paid 14.6k fot this car, so it's just over 10% discount on a fugly car with questionable support.

            VW Polo, anybody?

      • BiA0 on 19/02/2020 - 16:14

        I tried both a hatch and a sedan before settling with a sedan. Hatch "felt" so much better, yet a sedan was just more practical.

        • SupeNintendoChalmers on 19/02/2020 - 16:33
          +15

          fun fact the Sedan is not actually an Astra, but rather a rebadged Daewoo Cruze, and thats why the interior is noticeably more povo than the proper Astras

        • coin saver on 19/02/2020 - 16:52
          +4

          They are quite different cars the hatch is built in Poland the sedan is from South Korea and is actually a rebadged Chevrolet Cruze.

          • Matej Pribelsky on 20/02/2020 - 09:48
            +5

            @coin saver: And that is one of the main problems with Holden! They hav been rebadging, re-purposing and re-using cars from all over the planet, good or bad, no sh*t given… just glue the logo on it, done!

  • spackbace on 19/02/2020 - 15:46

    FYI, those prices may be plus On-Road Costs

    • HKS on 19/02/2020 - 15:48
      +4

      you're still saving 10k+ so im sure it wont matter too much for an extra 1k

      • spackbace on 19/02/2020 - 15:49
        +7

        Stamp duty, dealer delivery, licensing

        That's more than $1k…

        And yes, 2019 Trax starts @ $23,990 plus on-road costs

        Price Guide (EGC) - refers to the price provided to us by a manufacturer (also known as MSRP – Manufactuer Suggested Retail Price) for a vehicle and excludes costs, such as options, dealer delivery, stamp duty, and other government charges, that may apply. Always check the single figure price with the seller of a vehicle before purchasing.

    • bargainparker on 19/02/2020 - 16:46
      +27

      Keep it off-road then.

    • tdw on 19/02/2020 - 19:06
      +1

      better haggle on the price to include on-roads or storm TF outta there lol

  • JonShannow on 19/02/2020 - 15:48
    +8

    From the CA website:

    "The confidential dealer bulletin said the discount pricing was not final and subject to change"

    "The bulletin also said the discounts are not due to come into effect until March, approximately two weeks from now."

    • ash2000 on 19/02/2020 - 16:03
      +15

      No one will buy a single new Holden until March then.

      They may as well close their showrooms until then.

      • Merlict on 19/02/2020 - 16:04
        +81

        Well nobody has been buying them for years, what's another week?

        • ash2000 on 19/02/2020 - 16:09
          +3

          There are plenty of die hard Holden fans out there.

          I'm not one of them, despite owning a Holden (worst car brand I've ever owned).

          • Merlict on 19/02/2020 - 16:15
            +10

            @ash2000: Those Holden fanatics loved big Commodore V8s though, they aren't going to show the same love to the 'soft' things Holden sell now.

      • omblygombly on 19/02/2020 - 17:35
        +2

        Gives you time to test drive a few and see if it's worth it or not.

  • Wilder94 on 19/02/2020 - 15:50
    +5

    The confidential dealer bulletin said the discount pricing was not final and subject to change, but has been designed to help showrooms clear stock as quickly as possible.

    The bulletin also said the discounts are not due to come into effect until March, approximately two weeks from now

    • qwerty on 19/02/2020 - 15:57

      of course discounts will go up - but if you want to pick colour make and model probably best to get in early

    • Jackson on 19/02/2020 - 16:08
      +12

      Dealerships will be fleecing the customer who come in and selling above the discount rate at these prices. Anyone who went to the master's close down knows that half the population are idiots that think they are getting a deal just cos there is a sign outside

      • No Penny Dropped on 19/02/2020 - 18:13

        Go on… Am curious. What were master's doing with the prices in there closing down sale?

        • Jackson on 19/02/2020 - 21:07

          At the closing down sales there were lots of items that sold out before there was barely a discount on them, no fault of Masters, just that most of the population isn't discerning about what makes a deal

        • ScroogeMcChicken on 19/02/2020 - 22:31
          +1

          Progressive discounting. From [Wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_Home_Improvement):

          The closing down sale commenced on 29 August 2016. In the first week of the sale, the discounts ranged from 10% to 30%, it received heavy criticism from consumers for discounts that were not as advertised.[18] However, discounts were eventually raised afterwards, and rose to 90-95% in the final days.

      • aragornelessar on 19/02/2020 - 19:03

        There are some people on Ozbargain who aren't much better!

        • downbythecreek on 19/02/2020 - 19:14
          +2

          Damn, this is the truth, I constantly see people posting here that they bought something just because it is cheap. Seems insane to me you would buy something you don't need and won't use just because it is discounted…

      • rompastompa on 19/02/2020 - 20:11
        +1

        Yep, same as DickSmiths, people buying 20% off RRP which is the same price as normal specials.

        Only in the last week(s) actually had decent sales and were basically clearing the demo stock.

        • adam149 on 19/02/2020 - 22:06
          +1

          Dicksmiths, makers of dicks

        • nikey2k27 on 19/02/2020 - 22:29

          closed us down weeks before buy stuff at that price. it was piss me off as want weeks of more pay.

  • Bid Sniper on 19/02/2020 - 15:51
    +11

    Turbo depreciation

    • Drogo on 19/02/2020 - 16:00
      +2

      These prices surely make up for that

      • Bid Sniper on 19/02/2020 - 16:13

        if running into the ground maybe but will be very hard to sell on second hand market.

        Support is 10 years but will there be any dealerships left in a few years to do any support?

        • Drogo on 19/02/2020 - 17:11
          +2

          Holding onto a car for 10 years would be no harder to sell than the next.
          What support do you think you'd get from a dealership that a mechanic can't do?

          • Bid Sniper on 19/02/2020 - 17:15
            +1

            @Drogo: More warranty issues than anything, countless airbag recalls for example. Also those with capped priced servicing or free serving plans?

            Out of warranty, yeah local mech can keep it on the road, GM parts are everywhere and cheap.

        • tonyjzx on 19/02/2020 - 19:35
          +3

          Why would that even matter after a decade?

          You still see VZ and earlier Commodores and 20yr old Camrys CRV and such on the road. You and your mechanic will get used to ringing around wreckers. They said the same thing when the Commodore and Magna and Falcon were discontinued.

  • Gordon84 on 19/02/2020 - 15:54
    +5

    Still won't make people buy a holden

    • MauTauAja on 19/02/2020 - 15:56
      -2

      yep like my self

      • TEER3X on 19/02/2020 - 19:20
        +1

        glad you decided to come into the thread and state your disdain for Holden.

        • MauTauAja on 19/02/2020 - 20:40
          -1

          Like others too and so Holden went bankrupt

  • Fergy1987 on 19/02/2020 - 15:55

    No thanks

  • Techie4066 on 19/02/2020 - 15:56

    No warranty or service info? Like anyone's going to rush into this without getting their warranty honoured or accessing spare parts and first party servicing.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/519695

      • sanmigueelbeer on 19/02/2020 - 16:02
        +2

        But will they be the ones who have the experience and skill to service a Holden or are they just "interns" and "graduates" from TAFE?

      • djones145 on 19/02/2020 - 16:04
        +6

        wonder if they said anything in 2017 when the closed the plant that they are "committed" to supplying Australia with cars too

        would you trust Holden after recent announcements and focus on profits?

        lets continue to service cars at low prices. making massive losses keeping these workers on our books….

      • AdosHouse on 19/02/2020 - 16:11
        +2

        200 people to deal with every warranty issue in Australia? So assumming some will just be desk workers, parts ordering, etc, maybe less than half of them will actually deal with warranty. And of those staff, they are spread across every state of Australia. So if you live somewhere like Cairns, do you have to take it to Brisbane for warranty? Who will fix it? Not the dealerships, since they won't be Holden Dealerships anymore, doubt they will pay the huge fees for Holden diagnostic equipment.

        • BillyG687 on 19/02/2020 - 16:41

          200 Admin people employed by GM. That doesn't include the dealer network which will actually be carrying out the work.

          Now, that dealer network will shrink as not everyone will want to deal with Service but there will be plenty of options.

          • Smigit on 19/02/2020 - 19:53

            @BillyG687: For long long will it be worth the dealers time and effort to support Holdens but?

            Your customer base will cease being those flush with cash mid way into that 10 year as your customers with money will have bought something else. You’re stuck with customers increasingly who are living the reality of an older car who can’t themselves afford something different. This could be at the same time parts begin to get sparser and cost more and have longer order times which will annoy customers. GM may have removed all local admin or operations by then and you’re stuck dealing with US offices who probably see anything RHD related as low priority.

            It could be well before the 10 year mark that for an independent shop it ceases being worth the effort for anything more than a quick oil or tyre change for a Holden. Anything requiring parts etc may not be worth the effort.

            It also could impact more rural areas where there will cease to be local servicing at all.

      • aragornelessar on 19/02/2020 - 16:32
        +2

        They won't be the first or last company to commit something and get no penalty if they don't hold up. What are you going to do? Protest and stop buying their products?!

        • ngengerous on 19/02/2020 - 16:36

          I'll be interested to see what happens… I would imagine that there would be some provision in Australian Consumer Rights to sanction GM if they don't keep to the law, but I'm no expert in this stuff… hopefully someone with a bit more knowledge than I can weigh in here.

          • Tuba on 19/02/2020 - 17:01
            +1

            @ngengerous: What impact do you think there is for a company that has left the market entirely? They wont be making RHD cars anywhere… pretty much any legal avenue will be a paper tiger that GM will scoff at.

            • ngengerous on 19/02/2020 - 17:05

              @Tuba: They may not be selling new vehicles, but they will still be operating as a business in Australia - I would imagine this would keep them covered by consumer law.

              • Tuba on 19/02/2020 - 17:10
                +1

                @ngengerous: Imagine is right… when it comes down to it, its a US company that will just do what the bottom line tells them to do. And our government wont have any ability to force them to keep to any promises, nor enforce any rulings courts here make.

                They would need to provide a fund, managed by a government trustee, that guarantees the amounts in question that will only be returned to GM at the end of the terms.

                Otherwise its all empty promises they may or may not keep, and it is 100% at the whim of whoever is their management at the time that any such decision is being made. ie: could be someone that is not even engaged at GM today.

                • CacheHunter on 19/02/2020 - 17:55

                  @Tuba: You're wrong, the ACCC could always take them to court and fine.

                  Of course, that would leave them with even less assets left in Australia to pay out warranty claims.
                  /s

                  • Tuba on 19/02/2020 - 18:09
                    +2

                    @CacheHunter: So you think the US police will go and arrest Mr GM put him on a plane and send him to Aus? Or do you assume the dealerships you see now will still exist? Nah, they will be gone, the sites sold off over the next year or two, proceeds siphoned out of Australia. By year 4 all that will exist is the after sales that will exist in maybe one warehouse/building in one town/city, thats leased, with spares being sent to whatever Ultra Tune etc the owners select via Toll etc. In fact I wouldnt be surprised if by year 5 it ends up being 3 people, working from a portion of a large Toll distribution centre, partially leased by GM to warehouse and ship spares. There will be nothing to seize.

                    It will be like the World Court Ruling back in maybe 2000, that the US was in breach of a free trade agreement by putting 17% tariffs on Aussie lamb. We won, and the US kept adding the tariff regardless. Meanwhile we didnt retaliate with our own. But, we had principles.

                    Without a significant fund of GM monies, held by the Aust Government as Trustees, there is no guarantee of anything other than in the end, companies will shaft any and all promises made.

                    Google Paper Tiger.

      • Techie4066 on 19/02/2020 - 17:36
        +1

        Yes. I was responding to OP's lack of info. I made the duplicate topic and posted the link to the Holden press release.

    • coin saver on 19/02/2020 - 16:56
      +1

      "We are commencing work with our Dealer partners on timing to cease sales of new vehicles, as well as transitioning dealerships to authorised service outlets." This is from an Email i received.Obviously not all dealers will choose to take that step. Note i am not associated with Holden simply an x employee but i can't remove it.

    • tm32 on 19/02/2020 - 21:03
      +1

      The major issue will be it wont take long to exhaust the parts supply chain for servicing and insurance repairs.

      The companies that support the spare parts market will no choice but to move away from holden spare parts. Those that stay in the market you would expect to capitalise on a smaller supplier market. Expect insurance costs to rise dramatically as a result, as this has been the case for other brands that exited. Also expect it will takes ages to acquire spare parts.

      Bargain buyer beware

      • Samsungnote10 on 19/02/2020 - 21:13

        that means that if you have an accident while insured, there is a higher chance they will pay you out if the repairs become too hard or too expensive

        but I assume that will mean your insurance premium will go up as the insurance companies realise repairs will be costlyer

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 19/02/2020 - 15:56
    +4

    Got an Equinox LT it is a pretty good car but came into late if you ask me and struggled after the shit box captiva. If you can get one for under 25k id say it is not a bad buy

    • BargainKen on 19/02/2020 - 16:09
      +9

      Craptiva

    • Jackson on 19/02/2020 - 16:10

      Is it not just the same car with a new name?

      • Trying2SaveABuck on 19/02/2020 - 16:11
        +1

        Completely different car the factory in Korea was closed down the Equinox is made in Mexico it is actually a re-badge Chev

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 19/02/2020 - 16:11
      +8

      I would argue Craptiva is why Holden got itself in this mess. After that truly awful SUV, almost no-one considered Holden as a maker of decent SUVs.

      In all fairness the Trax is old and average, Equinox is ok, and the Acadia is a decent SUV

      • Trying2SaveABuck on 19/02/2020 - 16:30
        +4

        100% they learnt their lesson to late! it took 7 years before they pull the Captiva it was meant to be in the Aus market for 10 they should of close it down after 2-3 years when all the complaints came in there was a fault in the engine and instead of owning up to it and stopping captivas Holden/GM did nothing tried to shaft customers to save a few bucks and the cost to their reputation was something that the Aus public wouldnt put up with esp after all the BS they did with closing there factories and taking all that gov money.

        The reputation of the captiva spread because it was an expensive SUV but absolutely rubbish engine

        Holden didnt listen or look after its customers

        However they did a lot of things right with the Equinox (it isnt perfect) but if you can get a mid-size SUV for under 30k these days you are laughing! - the Equinox simply came in too late most people didnt trust the brand

        Arcadia is also a good car as is the Colorado Ute but Holden burned too man bridges - i feel as though Jeep and Range Rover are heading down the same path

        • twjr on 19/02/2020 - 17:44

          Should have. See above.

      • harro112 on 19/02/2020 - 19:16

        Can you elaborate on what's wrong with the Captiva? My folks were looking at getting one second hand

        • gadgetguy on 19/02/2020 - 19:18
          +1

          Bought mine new, 10 years ago - actually its almost 11 now. Still going fine. No major issues.

          Thinking about finally getting something new with this deal but I don't need anything as big this time.

        • Trying2SaveABuck on 19/02/2020 - 20:47

          A large number of them had engine faults these resulted in other issues with the car and a number of people had to battle holden to have there issues fixed

          NOT all of them i think it was one factory in particular that was cutting corners but there isnt really anyway of knowing if you got a lemon and there was a lot of lemons!

          They were expensive around they 35-50k mark depending on the model to spend 40k on a car u want it to last! esp when u compared it to kia and hyundai

      • gadgetguy on 19/02/2020 - 19:26

        Truly awful? There's a huge amount of them on the road so they must have done something right.

  • worker on 19/02/2020 - 15:57
    +6

    Demos and slightly used models are gunna get smashed in price now!

    Eating popcorn is getting intense!

  • Chicago1 on 19/02/2020 - 15:58
    +1

    Anyone see or hear anything about discount levels on the Trailblazer?

    Also, if you look at the website, it says they will honour all existing warranties. What about warranties on new cars sold? Are these discounts then without a car warranty?

    • Techie4066 on 19/02/2020 - 16:01

      There is a grey area in the language there. No news on the Trailblazer, maybe limited stock remaining.

  • Nalar on 19/02/2020 - 15:58
    +4

    What would you expect these to depreciate? Like 60% in 3 years? 80%?

    • sanmigueelbeer on 19/02/2020 - 16:00
      +21

      What would you expect these to depreciate?

      50% when the moment the car leaves the dealer & 90% a block before your house.

    • SupeNintendoChalmers on 19/02/2020 - 16:10
      +1

      I would say 80% in 5 years.

      If you're gonna keep the car for longer than this, say 10 years its worth it

      • AussieZed on 19/02/2020 - 17:33

        Hmm, a 5-year-old Astra for $4,000 sounds okay to me.

    • GoogleFroogle on 19/02/2020 - 16:12
      +5

      depreciation would be ridiculous. But I am tempted to get an Astra and just run it into the ground. :)

    • syousef on 19/02/2020 - 16:14
      +2

      Forget resale. Total writeoff.

      • Jack D Price on 19/02/2020 - 16:53
        +5

        Hand-me-down, 1st car for relative, secret santa pressie for work. Possibilities are endless.

        • sanmigueelbeer on 19/02/2020 - 17:16

          Good point.
          First (disposable) car for son/daughter.

    • akyeeeahdude on 19/02/2020 - 17:14
      +1

      A great example is looking at Opel - as they entered the market in 2012 and then exited soon after in mid to late 2013.

      Looking at the 2013 Open Insignia OPC AWD sedan/hatch, RRP was $59 990. The cheapest you can pick one up for now is about $13900. For a 7 year old car, the resale is not fantastic but not the worst I've seen. Remarkable considering barely anyone knows what an Opel is.

      Holden is known so I wouldn't be surprised if resale is still good but when I say good, I mean Holden-good resale (prior to exit), not Toyota-good resale (which is brilliant).

      • brendanm on 19/02/2020 - 17:38
        +6

        Just because someone is asking $14k for their opel, doesn't mean people are paying that much.

        • akyeeeahdude on 19/02/2020 - 17:50

          Haha yes, very true! Redbook sales data says it's in the ballpark though…

        • Ryk on 21/02/2020 - 09:32

          arguably people are not paying that much, that's why it's still for sale.

    • Hardly Normal on 21/02/2020 - 14:38
      +2

      When Infinity left Aus they tanked to an average of 66% depreciation over 3 years.

      The discount will need to be ~$14000 to be competitive with cars that aren't from a dead brand when depreciated.

      Top that off with you would be buying a brand you would have otherwise avoided and there is no deal here.

  • Nugs on 19/02/2020 - 15:58
    +2

    No V8's no sale
    .

  • sk3iron on 19/02/2020 - 15:59

    Hows the warranty going to operate though?

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