Used Focus RS price madness!
Discussion
Evolved said:
When will the car bubble madness end?
Soon:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37502538
1974nc said:
You think the mk3 is bad. There's a mk2 up for £30k on autotrader (not a rs500)
That's £5k over New list for a 7 year old focus..
True - mine's in fairly good nick, I have probably lost the cost of the VAT and maybe a couple of grand on it, worse case.That's £5k over New list for a 7 year old focus..
Not that I'm complaining.
croyde said:
Would love to know if all the overpriced ones are actually selling.
as for the MK2 one for 30k ! people moan at Japanese cars for being plastic. don't think I have been in a car that was as badly put together than one of those. the fit / finish was terrible on it. IMO
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No sure I agree with this. She's had to pay out more than double the amount upfront (a new base focus can be had for about £13k) and in 10 years time if the base model is only worth £1k the RS will need to be worth £20k+, which I very much doubt once production starts to catch up with demand.snorkel sucker said:
The effcts of this announcement are hitting hard already, I work in the energy industry and the price rise today has been the single biggst increase I've seen in over 5 years!Huntsman said:
Is it just me that thinks by any measure, let alone list price, that £40k is a lot of money for a hot hatch?
You could buy an awful lot of much more fun cars for £40k
I guess from a value proposition these super hatch's' for a lot of people make a lot of sense and are worth more than a traditional 2 seater sports car. Add to the fact that saloon / estate market is now up at the 50k+ Focus RS, Golf R's start to make senseYou could buy an awful lot of much more fun cars for £40k
I know the MK2 held it's value, I used to wonder if it was due to small production numbers. Will the MK3 go the same way as it will be the same UK allocation roughly?
ETA: After looking on Focus forums it appears to be 12,500 MK2's.
Edited by Birdster on Thursday 29th September 13:40
ETA: After looking on Focus forums it appears to be 12,500 MK2's.
Edited by Birdster on Thursday 29th September 13:51
I'm really not entirely shocked by that at all although for me personally, if I had nearly £40k to spend it wouldn't be on a hot hatch. I know that's essentially a different discussion but a Focus RS at £39k completely defeats the point it being a hot hatch!
Putting image to one side there's a C63 on Autotrader for £37k with under £10k on the clock.
I suppose it's supply and demand, if people are prepared to pay this much money for a car of this nature then so be it. If it makes them happy fair enough but I've seen plenty of these about and it's a lot for a modified Focus.
Putting image to one side there's a C63 on Autotrader for £37k with under £10k on the clock.
I suppose it's supply and demand, if people are prepared to pay this much money for a car of this nature then so be it. If it makes them happy fair enough but I've seen plenty of these about and it's a lot for a modified Focus.
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