Seriously Overpriced Cars
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sleepera6 said:
A friend just has just committed to spunk £40k on a two year lease for one of these.... he didn’t believe me that it was based on an 8 year old model and was about to be replaced. It’s also a diesel. And with all the expensive options it would cost him £68,000 to buy outright.
I tried to tell him buying a pre reg, demo or a year old model would make more financial sense but he claimed that leasing was the future and hence has now committed to a terrible deal (didn’t shop around, went straight to the local Merc dealer) to get a 2 year lease on a car he will not own.
What can i say?
They are lying? £1660 a month for a GLE Coupe? Even the GLE 63 is £300 less than that. Are they planning on doing 100k a year or something?I tried to tell him buying a pre reg, demo or a year old model would make more financial sense but he claimed that leasing was the future and hence has now committed to a terrible deal (didn’t shop around, went straight to the local Merc dealer) to get a 2 year lease on a car he will not own.
What can i say?
Camelot1971 said:
They are lying? £1660 a month for a GLE Coupe? Even the GLE 63 is £300 less than that. Are they planning on doing 100k a year or something?
Not exactly 40k tbh - they are paying £1064/ month with £9600 deposit (9 month upfront) 8k p.aSo around £35600 before fees etc - the guy has a shiny new Merc on his drive but cycles or takes the train
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Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 1st June 12:43
sleepera6 said:
Camelot1971 said:
They are lying? £1660 a month for a GLE Coupe? Even the GLE 63 is £300 less than that. Are they planning on doing 100k a year or something?
Not exactly 40k tbh - they are paying £1064/ month with £9600 deposit (9 month upfront) 8k p.aSo around £35600 before fees etc - the guy has a shiny new Merc on his drive but cycles or takes the train
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Edited by sleepera6 on Saturday 1st June 12:43
£300k for a company to promise that one day they'll get around to giving you a car.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-Series-1-...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-Series-1-...
aaron_2000 said:
£300k for a company to promise that one day they'll get around to giving you a car.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-Series-1-...
Pretty sure you won't be giving them £300k upfront....https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-Series-1-...
aaron_2000 said:
£300k for a company to promise that one day they'll get around to giving you a car.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-Series-1-...
To be fair to them, making a brand new etype from rust can't be easy. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jaguar-E-Type-Series-1-...
Fun Bus said:
The XJ220 in the background leads me to believe the dealer aren’t a bunch of cowboys.
Never said they were lol. But I find it funny that you're not even paying for a straight away resto, you're paying for them to do it when they decide to. If I was spending that much, I'd want it started as soon as the cash clears. aaron_2000 said:
Never said they were lol. But I find it funny that you're not even paying for a straight away resto, you're paying for them to do it when they decide to. If I was spending that much, I'd want it started as soon as the cash clears.
I'd be concerned about how good a body shop is if they could start straight away in all honesty. aaron_2000 said:
Fun Bus said:
The XJ220 in the background leads me to believe the dealer aren’t a bunch of cowboys.
Never said they were lol. But I find it funny that you're not even paying for a straight away resto, you're paying for them to do it when they decide to. If I was spending that much, I'd want it started as soon as the cash clears. rxtx said:
aaron_2000 said:
Nah you're all right, bargain of the century.
You forgot to add "lol".Thanks professor. Just seems odd that on a thread dedicated to making fun of £10k Rover's and £3k Fiesta MK3's that a pile of rust that a company promise to one day get around to fixing is somehow worth £300k.
Now, I love Alfa 156s. But even I am baulking at ten thousand pounds for a 4-owner 2001 Y-reg 156 1.8 Twin Spark
with 88k miles. Yes, £10k!
But here's the best bit, apparently it's had, wait for it...£21,000 spent on 'restoring' it. To paraphrase the cop in Gone in 60 seconds "who the hell pays to restore a Y-reg 156 1.8?"
https://www.veloces.co.uk/used-alfa-romeo-156-new-...
TBF, you could eat your dinner of that engine..
with 88k miles. Yes, £10k!
But here's the best bit, apparently it's had, wait for it...£21,000 spent on 'restoring' it. To paraphrase the cop in Gone in 60 seconds "who the hell pays to restore a Y-reg 156 1.8?"
https://www.veloces.co.uk/used-alfa-romeo-156-new-...
TBF, you could eat your dinner of that engine..
PRND said:
Now, I love Alfa 156s. But even I am baulking at ten thousand pounds for a 4-owner 2001 Y-reg 156 1.8 Twin Spark
with 88k miles. Yes, £10k!
But here's the best bit, apparently it's had, wait for it...£21,000 spent on 'restoring' it. To paraphrase the cop in Gone in 60 seconds "who the hell pays to restore a Y-reg 156 1.8?"
https://www.veloces.co.uk/used-alfa-romeo-156-new-...
TBF, you could eat your dinner of that engine..
If that were a V6 I’d be mightily tempted!with 88k miles. Yes, £10k!
But here's the best bit, apparently it's had, wait for it...£21,000 spent on 'restoring' it. To paraphrase the cop in Gone in 60 seconds "who the hell pays to restore a Y-reg 156 1.8?"
https://www.veloces.co.uk/used-alfa-romeo-156-new-...
TBF, you could eat your dinner of that engine..
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