Depressed by used car options

[Al U]

J4CKO said:

Al U said:

cat220 said:

How about a CLS 350 or 320cdi?

Like pretty much all recent Mercedes, Mercedes have done a very good job of making the next generation look much better than the last, making the previous gen much less desirable.

That isnt the general consensus on the CLS, I have the earlier gen one, of course if offered a straight swap for a comparable V8 new shape one I would snap their hand off but the styling just isnt as distinctive or original like the W219 model but it gets more bling, however you do seem to be massively swayed by getting the newest, flashiest car with the best badge but seem to be ten grand short.

Scirroco is a good bet, you would get a newish one, they are plenty fast enough and a nice place to sit. but it isnt blingy enough is it ?

Sorry if you are offended that I think your CLS looks dated. As long as you are happy it's fine isn't it?

[Al U]

Bailey93 said:

get yourself on a direct access course and got yourself a 2 wheeled toy and focus for mundane work/family bks.

With 2 wheels its just you the road and the bike.... how philosophical

With the mileage I do, I get to see a lot of quite ridiculous driving and near misses. I'm quite happy to make whatever compromises are necessary to not be on a bike.

[Al U]

ORD said:

You're driving a boring diesel. You want to spend £15k to drive in a different boring diesel? The used car market is paradise for you! It's absolutely packed with soul-destroying cars with the badges and sports trim you want.

OK, well I have some news for you. While a car with a diesel engine may be boring to you, it isn't boring to everyone. You may also be surprised to know that most people that buy diesel cars aren't buying them for excitement. Having a diesel engine doesn't prevent a car from being driven quickly down a particular road nor does it prevent you enjoying the other things about actually driving a car rather than just using one of your senses to listen to the sound that the engine makes.

[Al U]

ZX10R NIN said:

OP here's another Mondeo but with only 6,104 miles you should be able to keep it three years without changing.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

If they're not close to you they'll drop the car to your nearest dealer.

Thanks for the suggestions, but as said previously I am not really interested in getting another Ford as my next car.

But anyway, that 4 year old Mondeo has done 1500 miles a year for 4 years, I think that puts it firmly in the not used enough camp.

[Al U]

Rangeroverover said:

Buy a good 996 for about £12,000, as it will not depreciate and in all probability will increase in value; you can offset that against the increased fuel consumption. When bimbling along the motorway at 75-80mph mine would do 30 mpg.

You get a car you will enjoy, you get "free motoring" as it will not lose value even with extra mileage

Your point is a very valid one. This is pretty much what happened with the S2000 but better in fact.

Bought in November 2014 for £8450 @ 47k miles. Sold in September 2015 for £11000 @ 66k miles. Don't get me wrong I did spend some money on it in that time which eroded my profit but I got to drive an S2000 for 19000 miles depreciation free.

I'll have a think about this because while I do not like 996's there may be other cars that I could try this trick with again.

[Al U]

gregd said:

Al U said:

Your point is a very valid one. This is pretty much what happened with the S2000 but better in fact.

Bought in November 2014 for £8450 @ 47k miles. Sold in September 2015 for £11000 @ 66k miles. Don't get me wrong I did spend some money on it in that time which eroded my profit but I got to drive an S2000 for 19000 miles depreciation free.

I'll have a think about this because while I do not like 996's there may be other cars that I could try this trick with again.

Maybe a Boxster or Cayman?

I do like Cayman's, they also seem like the natural step up from an S2000. I think I have already missed the boat on them though as they seem to have become pretty stable now so if I bought one and kept it for a year I still think I'd lose a fair amount.

That's the difficult thing with this tactic, when I bought the S2000 I did not expect the value of them to climb, it is hard to predict.