Car opinions please
Discussion
I need some opinions/advice, if possible.
I've just come to the end of my lease with Mercedes and have the option to buy the car which is a Mercedes A180 AMG Sport with very low mileage.
I'm thinking of buying it but would be interested in opinions on if I could get something nicer for the money elsewhere. Finance or leasing isn't currently an option.
MB could sell the car to me for £16k.
I've never had that much wrapped up in a car before so I'd prefer to spend a little less, especially as the new shape A Class is coming out next year and the news about diesel cars dropping significantly in value over the next few years. I'm worried I'll lose a lot of value over the next 1 or 2 years, after which time I'd look at financing something.
Any help appreciated! I'm just not sure if it's a good deal and whether there are better options out there for the same money or less from Merc/BMW, preferably with the least depreciation.
Cheers!
I've just come to the end of my lease with Mercedes and have the option to buy the car which is a Mercedes A180 AMG Sport with very low mileage.
I'm thinking of buying it but would be interested in opinions on if I could get something nicer for the money elsewhere. Finance or leasing isn't currently an option.
MB could sell the car to me for £16k.
I've never had that much wrapped up in a car before so I'd prefer to spend a little less, especially as the new shape A Class is coming out next year and the news about diesel cars dropping significantly in value over the next few years. I'm worried I'll lose a lot of value over the next 1 or 2 years, after which time I'd look at financing something.
Any help appreciated! I'm just not sure if it's a good deal and whether there are better options out there for the same money or less from Merc/BMW, preferably with the least depreciation.
Cheers!
Compare it to similar cars on Autotrader, Ebay etc.
The only other 2 on AT with less than 10K in AMG Sport trim with the auto are : This One and This One.
You know the history of your car, have it already and £16K is around market value for the car.Nobody wants to throw money away on depreciation but the harsh reality is that if you want a new-ish car and are buying it outright (since you said finance and leasing isn't an option right now) then it is going to lose you money.
Unless you look at a car a couple of years older that has already done those extra couple of years depreciation (£12K seems to be where earlier, low mileage cars are at) then it looks like you are going to take a 4K hit before any details about diesel charging are revealed.
Compare that to the Infiniti Q30 deal posted in the leasing thread (1.5d SE crossover, £136 on 9+23, £4564 total) and £4k is going to be about what 2 years of motoring in a car of this sort will cost you anyway but after 2 years you aren't stuck with a car.
Nobody can predict the future with absolute certainty so go for what suits your situation now.
The only other 2 on AT with less than 10K in AMG Sport trim with the auto are : This One and This One.
You know the history of your car, have it already and £16K is around market value for the car.Nobody wants to throw money away on depreciation but the harsh reality is that if you want a new-ish car and are buying it outright (since you said finance and leasing isn't an option right now) then it is going to lose you money.
Unless you look at a car a couple of years older that has already done those extra couple of years depreciation (£12K seems to be where earlier, low mileage cars are at) then it looks like you are going to take a 4K hit before any details about diesel charging are revealed.
Compare that to the Infiniti Q30 deal posted in the leasing thread (1.5d SE crossover, £136 on 9+23, £4564 total) and £4k is going to be about what 2 years of motoring in a car of this sort will cost you anyway but after 2 years you aren't stuck with a car.
Nobody can predict the future with absolute certainty so go for what suits your situation now.
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