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Old 08-28-2005, 07:29 PM
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When should I trade in/up

Hey guys I have a question,
I do about 4000k's per month roughly.And have had my 8 for about three months
In terms of depreciation , when would it be best to trade in my car and get a newer 8 or a Shinka?

My finance is 5yrs with a 40% residual.

Lemme know when you get the chance

Mike

Old 08-28-2005, 08:10 PM
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If this is any help,I intend on trading mine it Ocotber next year, 3 years old, by then i should have done 10,000 km.
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Depends on what upgrades are made in the 06 model. Or what else is on the market

I considered it as mine came up to 2 y/o; will consider it much more carefully before 3 years, when warranty runs out. By then, I should have 80-90,000k
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damn you guys drive alot
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Originally Posted by Zephyr
damn you guys drive alot

tell me about it, it's taken some serious hard work to rack up my kilometres...LOL!
Old 08-28-2005, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AMG
tell me about it, it's taken some serious hard work to rack up my kilometres...LOL!
how many km's have you done?
i just cant pout enough km's on mine........
maybe i should go out more often (picking up the chicks :D )
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Originally Posted by EZZY
how many km's have you done?
At this stage about 4000km.....my RX7 has done 25,000km, only driven it once this year....around the block a coupla times.
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AMG, i just think you have too many cars to choose from
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Looks like I'll only end up doing about 10K per year.

I'm gonna have a close look at trading in/up at the three year mark too. Something about this car makes me nervous about owning it for too long once the warranty runs out.

Guys doing high mileage should definitely consider getting rid of it before it hits the magic 100K mark if they want decent resale.
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it's not so bad, most of the bugs are fixed, it's just maintenance that you gonna look out for
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Originally Posted by StratoMike
Hey guys I have a question,
I do about 4000k's per month roughly.And have had my 8 for about three months
In terms of depreciation , when would it be best to trade in my car and get a newer 8 or a Shinka?

My finance is 5yrs with a 40% residual.

Lemme know when you get the chance

Mike

Did you really mean 4K per month? At that rate, I fear you will find yourself SERIOUSLY upside down in your finance ... especially with a 40% residual.
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Originally Posted by Lone Ranger
Did you really mean 4K per month? At that rate, I fear you will find yourself SERIOUSLY upside down in your finance ... especially with a 40% residual.
I was just about to post the same thing about being upside down (massively behind the 8 ball)
I do roughly 50000 kms pa, but i've got a 48 month/o residual - i will be upside down for about 2.5 to 3 years then sweet!!. Seriously though refinance mate. Go for a 5 year nil residual. If you're credit is good you should be able to get 7.15% through Esanda or BMW finance etc.
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