rockits
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Dec 31, 2009
- Messages
- 2,352
- Location
- Hertfordshire
- Car
- 2005 E55K Estate; 2020 Jaguar I-Pace HSE;2004 E500 Estate;2005 Alfa GT V6;306GTi-6;206 GTi 180
My take is fairly simple. Yes, many of these cars are perfectly fine and represent good VFM. However for me it is like a burglar or car thief (I'm not either btw!) as I will try to find decent cars at a price that allows me to avoid depreciation once I come to sell. If I have to spend too much buying the car initally or the price including some day one works means the number is too high then I'll either ignore it or make an offer at price that works for me.
I'm not in the deal or process to make friends or do anyone any favours. I not horrible or an a4sehole and quite a nice decent honest person. I just am honest.and transparent with me thoughts and offer my price. They have the option to say yes or no.
I just have a passion for cars but am not a millionaire to be able to fund medium to heavy depreciation.
It is in the main a buyer's market as a majority at all times. Sometimes some models, colours, specs, miles etc. afford the seller many options when selling with multiple buyers fighting over the car. This is pretty rare now though due to the Internet and the abundance and over supply of cars for many years.
If a car works for me on the numbers I offer and the seller wants to sell then great. If not I walk away and find another option that works. I have made plenty of fair offers on cars for sellers to think I'm nuts. Then they don't sell it for a year, keep it or sell again and again to find they sell it only for less than the price I offered many weeks or months before.
A few cars I have bought and paid top top money like my 4200 as it was by far the best out there. For anything other than a long term keeper I have to have an eye on resale on the initial purchase.
The difference between the price of a cheap not looked after car can narrow/deplete to nothing or reverse against a nice looked after one at a slightly higher price very quickly in some cases. So what would be the point. Your better off taking your time and finding the better car/deal in the first place.
I'm not in the deal or process to make friends or do anyone any favours. I not horrible or an a4sehole and quite a nice decent honest person. I just am honest.and transparent with me thoughts and offer my price. They have the option to say yes or no.
I just have a passion for cars but am not a millionaire to be able to fund medium to heavy depreciation.
It is in the main a buyer's market as a majority at all times. Sometimes some models, colours, specs, miles etc. afford the seller many options when selling with multiple buyers fighting over the car. This is pretty rare now though due to the Internet and the abundance and over supply of cars for many years.
If a car works for me on the numbers I offer and the seller wants to sell then great. If not I walk away and find another option that works. I have made plenty of fair offers on cars for sellers to think I'm nuts. Then they don't sell it for a year, keep it or sell again and again to find they sell it only for less than the price I offered many weeks or months before.
A few cars I have bought and paid top top money like my 4200 as it was by far the best out there. For anything other than a long term keeper I have to have an eye on resale on the initial purchase.
The difference between the price of a cheap not looked after car can narrow/deplete to nothing or reverse against a nice looked after one at a slightly higher price very quickly in some cases. So what would be the point. Your better off taking your time and finding the better car/deal in the first place.
