A car like this for under £30K - talk about depreciation.

[Thin White Duke]

http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

I've always been one for looking at cars that still look current (at least to a non petrol head) or that carry prestige for little money.

Okay the CGT linked above isn't cheap - but what were they brand new? £120K - £150K.

Put a private plate on that and many would think you were driving a car with a six figure value.

[caraddict]

The UK price on these things is just unreal. Are the American prices even lower? Ridiculous...

[Dave Hedgehog]

indeed

their image has been marred a little by normally being photo'd in the press with a knuckle drager soccer player or his WAG, plus poor MPG and heavy running costs

[KennyGT]

To me, I look at a Bentley driver and think 'idiot' and I have always thought it doesnt look like a 100k + car.

So many better cars for the money, new or used.

[Jimmy No Hands]

I'd take a V8V for that price any day. Still can't believe they're that cheap.

[SV8Predator]

KennyGT said:

To me, I look at a Bentley driver and think 'idiot' and I have always thought it doesnt look like a 100k + car.

So many better cars for the money, new or used.

And you own a Mini!

[KennyGT]

SV8Predator said:

And you own a Mini!

Easy to sound cocky when you have no car.

[Globs]

They are just expensive whales these days though - big powerful cars are ten a penny, and people who can actually afford to run them tend to buy new cars anyway - not used millstones.

Can you actually picture running one properly?

[Thin White Duke]

Globs said:

They are just expensive whales these days though - big powerful cars are ten a penny, and people who can actually afford to run them tend to buy new cars anyway - not used millstones.

Can you actually picture running one properly?

Well I couldn't. Pricing things up I could run a Turbo R as a classic/weekend vehicle but not as an everyday run-a-round.

[HeatonNorris]

The VW Phaeton Coupe.

If you look at it like that, it seems expensive.

[RWD cossie wil]

Why does owning a cheaper car automatically mean you HAVE to aspire to a more expensive one, regardless of if you like it or not?

Personally I wouldn't spend my money on a Bently, it is the next step up in the chav ladder from a Range Rover. Both are great cars no doubt, but both hold zero appeal for me whatsoever.

They depreciate heavily as they are no doubt extortionate to run, and have very limited appeal-

[Dave Hedgehog]

RWD cossie wil said:

Why does owning a cheaper car automatically mean you HAVE to aspire to a more expensive one, regardless of if you like it or not?

Personally I wouldn't spend my money on a Bently, it is the next step up in the chav ladder from a Range Rover. Both are great cars no doubt, but both hold zero appeal for me whatsoever.

They depreciate heavily as they are no doubt extortionate to run, and have very limited appeal-

they have no interest for me either, if i was in the market for a big luxury limo an amg black would be more my cup of tea

[Globs]

RWD cossie wil said:

They depreciate heavily as they are no doubt extortionate to run, and have very limited appeal-

I think the same.

I'd much rather have a £2.5k BMW 740 with a 4.4 V8 than some dinosaur Bentley. Or a decent 987 Boxster.
Footballer's cars do nothing for me.

[Strawman]

What about this one? You think they'd take the washing down before shooting the photo, or drive it somewhere that looked half reasonable



http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[Ozzie Osmond]

Utterly horrid cars IMO so it's no surprise they depreciate with the same vigour as other expensive aspirational cars. When push comes to shove footballers and arabs want something new and shiny, not a second-hand model. Then add in some sky-high running costs. Hence the savage depreciation.

[kambites]

It's an eight year-old car selling at roughly a quarter of its new price - that's about average for a car in this price bracket isn't it?

[AndrewW-G]

Nice cars to drive and live with (running costs commensurate with the original purchase price, but only a fool would think it would diminish with age) , but with a few issues with the image (footballers and idiots with rolls of fablon) and relatively massive production numbers, the values were only ever going to go one way.

Having said that, the values aren't doing too badly when compared to the equivalent Mercedes coupe or saloon.

ETA, interestingly, there are quite a few cars where the owners are a tad upside down as far as value to outstanding finance is concerned. . . . . . . from a used perspective, this could end up being one of the cheapest ways to get to 200mph

Edited by AndrewW-G on Sunday 8th April 23:29

[Ari]

Image image image, laughable amongst supposed car enthusiasts!

Anyone actually driven one? Thought not. I have, and they are absolutely awesome cars, not much can touch them for their blend of comfort and refinement combined with rock solid 4wd traction and frankly devastating 200mph performance!!

But yeah, footballers cars cos probably 0.0001% of them are owned by footballers!

[AndrewW-G]

Ari said:

Anyone actually driven one? Thought not.

Yes, hence the first part of the first sentence in the post above yours

[Perd Hapley]

They're common as muck round here, good car if you want something with high running costs that doesn't turn heads.