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Think how lucky you were not buying a 911 ?
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:11 pm
by victor2vt
Good friend, mortgage adviser, bought brand new 911 year ago, paid £109k cash, his business now %%%%%% best bid from main dealers in UK, late £60s, he's got to sell, needs the money
RE: Think how lucky you were not buying a 911 ?
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:30 pm
by Andyuk911
I assume a 997 Turbo ? ... get it on Pistonheads .. if I had the spare cash I would buy it depending on spec... oh yum
Has he spoken to Henry at 911Virgin ?
Re: Think how lucky you were not buying a 911 ?
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 9:38 am
by djcevo
victor2vt wrote:Good friend, mortgage adviser, bought brand new 911 year ago, paid £109k cash, his business now %%%%%% best bid from main dealers in UK, late £60s, he's got to sell, needs the money
Not Matt is it!?!?!?
RE: Re: Think how lucky you were not buying a 911 ?
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:19 pm
by WBRacing
The dealers can't drop the prices quick enough at the moment.A friend who is dealer principle at a BMW garage has got a 3 year old 650 in the showroom at £29k and no one is interested. I am hearing horror stories of the prices of 911's, 997's have been swapping hands in the trade at under 30k for several months. Happily (??!) my Boxster is 4 years old so has lost pretty much all it is going to.
RE: Re: Think how lucky you were not buying a 911 ?
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:40 pm
by EuroSag
RS4's aint doing too well mate. A guy I know has an 08 plate RS4 cab, 3000 miles, black, all the best options, mint condition, cost almost 65k a few months ago....... he was offered 35k!!!
RE: Re: Think how lucky you were not buying a 911 ?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:41 am
by Golfather
LOL ! Love it
I'm glad I can sleep well at night knowing I ditched all my S/RS's in favour for a 3k Passat !
VFM motoring - you can't beat it
Re: RE: Re: Think how lucky you were not buying a 911 ?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:51 am
by mbelle
golfather wrote:VFM motoring - you can't beat it
Yes you can... with BIGGRIN motoring...!
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:30 am
by P_G
Agreed.
I see these VFM mototrists on my commute most mornings, lost the will to live, have to be quicker than anyone else and reckless with it, how BORING!
Give me 28mpg and a V8 growl anyday. Depreciation is only a real concenr for those looking to frequently chnage cars. My RS is here for the long term, I couldn't care what it is worth in two, four or five years time and I'll worry about it when I get there.
Re: RE: Re: Think how lucky you were not buying a 911 ?
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:59 am
by BlingBling
golfather wrote:LOL ! Love it
I'm glad I can sleep well at night knowing I ditched all my S/RS's in favour for a 3k Passat !
VFM motoring - you can't beat it
In other words I could not afford to run them.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:51 pm
by PetrolDave
P_G wrote:Give me 28mpg and a V8 growl anyday.
28mpg - do you drive in slippers?
On my daily commute I get 16mpg, and just about manage 25mpg at weekends when I'm "having fun".
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:51 pm
by APM
RS4's aint doing too well mate. A guy I know has an 08 plate RS4 cab, 3000 miles, black, all the best options, mint condition, cost almost 65k a few months ago....... he was offered 35k!!!
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| was offered 18k for my 06 Rs4 3 weeks ago,this was against a new cls merc.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:24 am
by shindy
now your really talking crap 18K YOUR HAVING A LAUGH whats the spec?mileage must be 100kplus or the dealer seen you coming!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:47 am
by P_G
PetrolDave wrote:P_G wrote:Give me 28mpg and a V8 growl anyday.
28mpg - do you drive in slippers?
On my daily commute I get 16mpg, and just about manage 25mpg at weekends when I'm "having fun".
If only, my 80 mile round trip on the A19 doesn't allow to many heart warming moments, I have broken the magical 30mpg at one stage but then booted it out of the Tyne Tunnel booths in clear traffic and wiped 5mpg off the reading in a couple of miles!
At the weekends I struggle to see 20's!
As for your prices APM, I have to say the dealer didn't want your business that much and Merc dealers have a reputation for that. I originally looked at an SLK 55AMG before buying my S4 and they offered me half book on my 2002 S3, my car only being 2 years old at the time and below avergae mileage.
Nice to see some dealers don't change!
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:13 pm
by APM
Epsom Audi offered the same for an 80k, 06plate Rs4.The company they used for pricing is called Experian.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:36 pm
by t_urbo
If you can afford a 100k + car then a 30k hit should not matter, if it does matter then you where acting the big dick all along.