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car prices are **** !!
I have a 1997 728i full service history. 138K on the clock. car is in
superb condition inside and out and has all the extras. but what is it worth ? nothing by the looks of it as I am being offered silly money like £1500 - £2000 max !! Christ, I paid over £14,000 for this only a few years ago ( 3 to be precise ) and now it's only worth this sort of money. Sod the BMW range it sure will be the last BMW I will ever buy. |
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car prices are **** !!
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> wrote: > I have a 1997 728i full service history. 138K on the clock. car is in > superb condition inside and out and has all the extras. but what is it > worth ? nothing by the looks of it as I am being offered silly money > like £1500 - £2000 max !! Christ, I paid over £14,000 for this only a > few years ago ( 3 to be precise ) and now it's only worth this sort > of money. Sod the BMW range it sure will be the last BMW I will ever > buy. The 7 Series always depreciates much faster than the smaller models and this isn't unique to BMW. And percentage depreciation isn't linear - it tends to be high to start with, levels out, then gets high again as the car reaches banger level - which lets face it, a 10 year old one is. Reason being servicing, repair and replacements are equally as high as on a new car of that price so those who might afford a few grand for purchase can't afford to run one. Those that can afford the running costs can also afford a newer model. -- *Corduroy pillows are making headlines. Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article >, > > wrote: >> I have a 1997 728i full service history. 138K on the clock. car is in >> superb condition inside and out and has all the extras. but what is it >> worth ? nothing by the looks of it as I am being offered silly money >> like £1500 - £2000 max !! Christ, I paid over £14,000 for this only a >> few years ago ( 3 to be precise ) and now it's only worth this sort >> of money. Sod the BMW range it sure will be the last BMW I will ever >> buy. > > The 7 Series always depreciates much faster than the smaller models and > this isn't unique to BMW. And percentage depreciation isn't linear - it > tends to be high to start with, levels out, then gets high again as the > car reaches banger level - which lets face it, a 10 year old one is. > Reason being servicing, repair and replacements are equally as high as on > a new car of that price so those who might afford a few grand for purchase > can't afford to run one. Those that can afford the running costs can also > afford a newer model. > OY! Don't you go calling my 15 year old 730 a banger! It's a thing of beauty and grace ... even if it's booked in for a complete suspension re-bushing tomorrow which will cost far more than the car is worth :-)) -- Regards Steve G |
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On Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:25:01 GMT, SteveG > wrote:
>OY! Don't you go calling my 15 year old 730 a banger! It's a thing of >beauty and grace ... even if it's booked in for a complete suspension >re-bushing tomorrow which will cost far more than the car is worth :-)) Yer pays yer money and yer makes yer choices. Personally, I wouldn't spend me money on a 15 year old 7. Nor even a 5 year old 7, come to that. But hey, maybe that's just me. Spending money on a shagged old e30, even as I write this... -- Dan. |
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car prices are **** !!
> wrote in message ... >I have a 1997 728i full service history. 138K on the clock. car is in > superb condition inside and out and has all the extras. but what is it > worth ? nothing by the looks of it as I am being offered silly money > like £1500 - £2000 max !! Christ, I paid over £14,000 for this only a > few years ago ( 3 to be precise ) and now it's only worth this sort > of money. Sod the BMW range it sure will be the last BMW I will ever > buy. Nearly ten, high miles, petrol price through the roof, Vanos? |
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"Peter Bozz" > wrote in message
... > wrote: > Now, a Ford Fiesta, that's something completely different. Solid, nippy in > town, and it hardly depreciates in value at all, because it costs next to > nothing. Two birds, one stone. The ultimate vehicle. Who needs style, handling or driving pleasure? --- Sam |
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car prices are **** !!
In article >,
> wrote: >I have a 1997 728i full service history. 138K on the clock. car is in >superb condition inside and out and has all the extras. but what is it >worth ? nothing by the looks of it as I am being offered silly money >like £1500 - £2000 max !! Christ, I paid over £14,000 for this only a >few years ago ( 3 to be precise ) and now it's only worth this sort >of money. Sod the BMW range it sure will be the last BMW I will ever >buy. **** happens. I met a guy in Atlanta at a meet there that had one of the sexiest early 3 litre coupes I'd ever seen, webbers and the whole deal. He'd bought if when it was very very young and figured it's be worth lots one day. All his friends bought convertible muscle cars and kept them. His car isn't worth a whole lot more than he paid fot is and his friends US stuff is very very pricey now. You plays the game and you takes your chances. Look on the bright side. I know where you can get a 7 series real cheap. Uh, sorry. -- Need Mercedes parts? http://parts.mbz.org Richard Sexton | Mercedes stuff: http://mbz.org 1970 280SE, 72 280SE | Home pages: http://rs79.vrx.net 633CSi 250SE/C 300SD | http://aquaria.net http://killi.net |
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Richard Sexton wrote:
> In article >, > SteveG > wrote: >> OY! Don't you go calling my 15 year old 730 a banger! It's a thing of >> beauty and grace ... even if it's booked in for a complete suspension >> re-bushing tomorrow which will cost far more than the car is worth :-)) > > I've done that. It is SO worth it. Good for you. > > > I'm hoping the end result will be impressive enough to persuade me to keep the car. Should have it back tomorrow and I'll either ave my grin back or a for sale note in the window. Just kidding :-) -- Regards Steve G |
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