645 prices: particularly savage recent drop?
Discussion
Deutscher said:
Driver Rider said:
Deutscher said:
AUC cars about £23k.
Private/small dealer about £19k.
Is the extra 34k worth it?
i need to graduate so i can quickly get a nice car! i really am staggerred at the used prices if bmws! where have you seen the 6 for 19K though?Private/small dealer about £19k.
Is the extra 34k worth it?
thanks. 
Mclovin said:
why has the crapstorm fallen on this bm and all the other big engined bm seemed to have the usual depreciation? is it just a big heavy executive car that is boring to drive?
I would hardly say that the others have been unscathed, a look at M5 and big engined 7's might change your view.Fox- said:
MitchT said:
I'd be very tempted by a 645 at the levels they're reaching these days... if it weren't for the sneaking suspicion that they're going to be hit hard by VED if they aren't already.
Yea that 200 quid a year is such a big deal when running a 4.4 litre Coupe.yeah, it's not just the 6 series that has had the hammer, it's most cars. It's just for some reason there are a couple of threads on it on PH. That's that. Look at most 7-series that drive by. 730d. When you spot a 745/750/760 then it's an odd day. 545/550 (very very rare is the 550) etc...These prices have dropped. I mean people are banging on about E92 M3's that aren't selling.....
I haven't checked this, but I'd hazard a guess that over at Audi, cars like the standard S4 and S6 will have taken a bath too. Same with Mercedes. The bigger petrol engine models (outside of the SL and CL) will also be taking a hammering.
It's more prevalent than just round the 6.
I haven't checked this, but I'd hazard a guess that over at Audi, cars like the standard S4 and S6 will have taken a bath too. Same with Mercedes. The bigger petrol engine models (outside of the SL and CL) will also be taking a hammering.
It's more prevalent than just round the 6.
MitchT said:
Fox- said:
MitchT said:
I'd be very tempted by a 645 at the levels they're reaching these days... if it weren't for the sneaking suspicion that they're going to be hit hard by VED if they aren't already.
Yea that 200 quid a year is such a big deal when running a 4.4 litre Coupe.Just seen this ad.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/620803.htm
Sod the 630,645,650 i'm going to wait for a M6
In a few years when i trade in the 330 cab i think that the M6 Cab will easily be in my reach.
Edit to add this ad below
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/652715.htm
At first i thought it was a 650/645 done up to look like a M6, but this is a real M6.
Bloody hell these cars were cira £80K when they were first sold, even more with the options. Now, after two years, it's less than half.
Could we see £20K M6 in two years???
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/620803.htm
Sod the 630,645,650 i'm going to wait for a M6
In a few years when i trade in the 330 cab i think that the M6 Cab will easily be in my reach.
Edit to add this ad below
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/652715.htm
At first i thought it was a 650/645 done up to look like a M6, but this is a real M6.
Bloody hell these cars were cira £80K when they were first sold, even more with the options. Now, after two years, it's less than half.
Could we see £20K M6 in two years???
Edited by _Deano on Thursday 11th September 09:05
As much as the potential VED issue p1sses me off, you need to consider that the £200 difference is less than one months depreciation on the car.
One poster said 23k to 10k in three years is acceptable loss = £361 a month. I generally go on 50% loss in three years on pretty much any car, which is still £277 a month.
One poster said 23k to 10k in three years is acceptable loss = £361 a month. I generally go on 50% loss in three years on pretty much any car, which is still £277 a month.
eliot said:
As much as the potential VED issue p1sses me off, you need to consider that the £200 difference is less than one months depreciation on the car.
One poster said 23k to 10k in three years is acceptable loss = £361 a month. I generally go on 50% loss in three years on pretty much any car, which is still £277 a month.
True. I've got a 650 cab and road tax is the least of my worries. This thing does about 16mpg around town and the tyres cost a fortune. Depreciation is also massive, but I think we're going to hang on to this one for a while.One poster said 23k to 10k in three years is acceptable loss = £361 a month. I generally go on 50% loss in three years on pretty much any car, which is still £277 a month.
tigerkoi said:
yeah, it's not just the 6 series that has had the hammer, it's most cars. It's just for some reason there are a couple of threads on it on PH. That's that. Look at most 7-series that drive by. 730d. When you spot a 745/750/760 then it's an odd day. 545/550 (very very rare is the 550) etc...These prices have dropped. I mean people are banging on about E92 M3's that aren't selling.....
I haven't checked this, but I'd hazard a guess that over at Audi, cars like the standard S4 and S6 will have taken a bath too. Same with Mercedes. The bigger petrol engine models (outside of the SL and CL) will also be taking a hammering.
It's more prevalent than just round the 6.
Was looking at CLS500's eight weeks ago, cheapest was 26k at main dealer, today cheapest (same age etc) is 21k. £5000 loss in 8 weeks! Funny part is, I bid a price on a 06 car and in the end the dealer just hung up the phone on me. That car is still for sale and now at a price lower that what I offered! I haven't checked this, but I'd hazard a guess that over at Audi, cars like the standard S4 and S6 will have taken a bath too. Same with Mercedes. The bigger petrol engine models (outside of the SL and CL) will also be taking a hammering.
It's more prevalent than just round the 6.
Interesting. I know there must be some dealers on this site (PH) and I hope that I'm not being too general, but some of them have no real clue. Let's say that you're talking to a 26 y.o. old salesman. In the time they've been working all they'll ever have seen is unhindered economic good times. He won't know what a recession is. To be honest, you go into some dealerships and I don't think some of these guys 'get it'. I don't think they realise they have to work a little harder to get the money! Some of it even comes down to their customer service. It's appalling. I walked into a well known dealership in Canary Wharf to ask about what is covered in a service that another rival dealership had alerted me to. To say that I had to do all their thinking for them is an understatement. You'd think that with car sales dropping off they would still be proactive in making sure a customer was being listened to and taken care of. So a chap dropping the phone on you and missing a sale - well, am I surprised?
ps - I mean no offence to anyone who does know what times we are in and is, let's say 26. I'm taling about some of those ignorant young guys we all encounter too often.
ps - I mean no offence to anyone who does know what times we are in and is, let's say 26. I'm taling about some of those ignorant young guys we all encounter too often.
tigerkoi said:
I'd hazard a guess that over at Audi, cars like the standard S4 and S6 will have taken a bath too.
Yep, I was looking at V8 S4s in Jan and the cheapest I found was £16.5k with 65k on the clock. Checking the trader now there's an 82k miler for £10790 and a 64k miler for £12250
(over 30 available for less than £18k with under 60k) Glad I didn't buy one now...
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