depreciation

I almost pulled the trigger on a cls 55 amg a couple of months ago (thanks to everyone who helped with advice on that thread) ,what stopped me is that with their values dropping so rapidly, e.i. cars listed at 23-24 which was the level I was buying at now listed at 19-20 and not selling I...

A lot on depreciation is mentioned on here. I know big cars with big engines, cars that are very high specced or expensive top-end cars from manufacturers that are best known in the average car sector are all contributors to higher rate depreciation. Where is the best place to get decent...

according to google the Depreciation after one year of an sl63 amg is: £60,698 Proportion of original cost: 40% If only AMGs performed as well in resale values as they do on road and track... Losing over £60K in a year is a huge amount of money burned but all the more shocking when you...

I am at present looking to buy myself a nice 2nd hand car. I will use it as an every day car, to and from work, Tesco etc etc. I was until today fairly sure it would be a CLS 320 cdi Facelift with my perfect spec as I intend to own/drive it for 5/6 years, happy to spend about 25K for the...

Boy am I glad I pulled out of buying a new E63 last November...you should see the price of some early ones (2010, 59 plate) on Autotrader! :eek: The cheapest W212 E63 is currently at c.£58k....so you'd get that for £55k all day long. Admittedly it is in Northern Ireland and does have 20k on...

2008 (58) MERCEDES C63 AMG ESTATE Auto List over £60k on eBay (end time 04-Feb-11 10:54:44 GMT)

Isn't interesting that when it comes to new cars we all think that the USA always seems cheaper; and yet its interesting to see that the do seem to hold their value better than here in the UK despite the financial crisis that appears to be there. A search of E55 AMGs shows (only) 25 for sale...

Unfortunately I have found myself thinking the unthinkable and selling the 2003 plate SLK 32 within the next year. According to Glass's guide I'm looking at £11k trade or £13k for a private sale. Can anyone advise how much it is likely to depreciate if I wait until next summer? Appreciate...

EEK! Two W221 S65 AMG cars 2006 example with 45k miles 2007 example with 49k miles A 2005 CL65 (C215) with only 16k miles, but under £37,000! http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/849088.htm These are all rare £147,000+ vehicles, so how come they've taken such a HUGE hit? Despite being...

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/815777.htm £82,000 with only 2k miles on the clock! I believe I'm correct in thinking that these SL63s are £100k new? :eek: :eek: :eek: Sign of the times, eh?! :rolleyes: Darren

New £560,000 plus VAT. 2004 model 3700m = £150,000 - £170,000 That's some £ per mile in depreciation :eek: http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=lotdetailsNoFlash&iSaleItemNo=4149210&iSaleNo=16256&iSaleSectionNo=3 Marc

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2008-Maybach-57_W0QQitemZ130264427649QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item130264427649&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A7%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Just wondered if anyone had any decent tips on how best to avoid/minimise this as much as possible ? i.e. what types of cars seem to depreciate the slowest. I always seem to lose loads on cars I buy, yet I hear people talking about never losing money on cars when they come to sell them -...

Either a mistake or a con, but I wonder what the ebay rules are if it is a mistake and someone goes through with the purchase?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2003-MERCEDES-E320-CDI-MB-warranty-nav-leather_W0QQitemZ180238502658QQihZ008QQcategoryZ9855QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-57-V12-TURBO-BLACK-GREY-NAVIGATION-SUNROOF-ARIZONA_W0QQitemZ160235951863QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item160235951863&

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2004-MERCEDES-BENZ-S65-LIMOUSINE-AMG_W0QQitemZ120229460913QQihZ002QQcategoryZ9855QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-Benz-SL65-AMG-NOW-SOLD_W0QQitemZ120214070990QQihZ002QQcategoryZ9855QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Try doing the...

am i the only sentimental old fool here, or are there other members who just wouldnt part with an old car,,my old 300e is part of me, i wouldnt part with it,,,,,,the money to keep it running does not come into it,though it owes me more than it is worth (who would buy a twenty year old car with...

Some more good news! :( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7293395.stm

Got the (German) in-laws staying at the moment. They turned up in a 12 month old R350 lwb they bought a couple of weeks ago: Nice car with COMAND, leather, parktronic, etc. Would have been just over 70K Euros new. They paid ... 33K Euros. I make that 53% depreciation in a year :eek:

Here's a good calculator -- hmmm my car dies in value in yr 1.... http://aol.whatcar.com/DepreciationIndex.asp