"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
07/03/2018 at 05:51 • Filed to: Cars
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"Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
07/03/2018 at 05:51 • Filed to: Cars | 1
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When was the last time you checked prices on flagship sedans? Anything from Impala to S-Class to even Mulsanne . H ave a peek at 2012, 2015, an d 2017 model years from any brand and just enjoy. Th ose are the sweetspots.
This is how I st art my mornings.
farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Wobbles the Mind
07/03/2018 at 06:05 |
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holy depreciation batman... ive only looked at the s class so far.. wich starts at a 120grand new over here
at 3 years old they go for half that
at 10 years old they’re under 10 grand
welp... im never buying new
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farscythe - makin da cawfee!
> Wobbles the Mind
07/03/2018 at 06:22 |
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also... a remarkable ammount of s classes are being sold at roughly the 220k km mark
i wonder what horribly expensive part is about to fail at that point
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Wobbles the Mind
07/03/2018 at 06:38 |
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jeez, now that is depreciation
not that the people who take delivery when new worry as they’d all be leased.
BvdV - The Dutch Engineer
> farscythe - makin da cawfee!
07/03/2018 at 07:30 |
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Everything probably... especially things with fancy abbreviations
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> Wobbles the Mind
07/03/2018 at 08:26 |
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Funny thing is, I’ve noticed a solid creep in used car prices over the last six months, I’d say as much as 10% for the “normal/nice” coupe/sedans I’ve been looking at (BMW 1 series, Lexus IS, heck even Volvos and Acuras), however continue to fall for domestics (Fusions are basically free now). It’s...odd. And annoying.
(What got me this morning: when I bought my last car in 2010, the mid-00s Tahoes and similar GMTs were going for like $8k. Now they’re twice that, eight years later. Craziness).
fintail
> Wobbles the Mind
07/03/2018 at 09:20 |
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2015 is 3 year lease return territory, 2017 could be early registration 2 year lease return territory - supply gluts. 2012s are now going to be a generation behind and still falling fast as they are an old model and not getting younger .
It’d be interesting to see 3 and 5 year residuals on a K9 vs those it claims to compete with.
OmerCarrothers333
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
07/03/2018 at 09:43 |
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Are you in the snowbelt? AWD SUVs in Utah just do not depreciate, especially if they have a 3rd row.
Dark chocolate
> fintail
08/14/2018 at 11:24 |
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FWIW, K9 depr eciates to 60% just sitting on the dealer lot.
Truth be told you could buy a barely used K9 for 50% off.
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fintail
> Dark chocolate
08/14/2018 at 16:02 |
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A deal if you don’t care about having the latest thing, or don’t pretend it is on equal footing with the big boy players.
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Dark chocolate
> fintail
08/14/2018 at 16:26 |
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Sure it is a deal . I agree.
I would totally rock a V6 K900 on my 110 mile daily commute.
Not gonna compare with any of my other cars.
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fintail
> Dark chocolate
08/14/2018 at 21:32 |
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That’s where it would be best, long highway trips where you can slowly use it up.
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Dark chocolate
> fintail
08/15/2018 at 09:57 |
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correct.
After spending 10 -11 hours at work on a frequent basis , nothing beats the comfort of a comfortable heavy duty cruiser.
M y Mercury Grand Marquis fits the bill.
So does the 7 series.
Different ends of spectrum, but both are LWB cruis ers.
a K900 would be the ultimate - LWB, super cheap, and since I am comfortable with the Grand Marquis, i’d definitely be happy wi th the K900. :)
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fintail
> Dark chocolate
08/15/2018 at 11:18 |
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I am surprised K9s haven’t become common in livery service, but maybe there just aren’t enough of them out there to notice. I remember National got a dump of them around launch time, not sure if that was the best cachet-building move.
Once the GM wears out at 400K miles, maybe a K9 can replace it.
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Dark chocolate
> fintail
08/15/2018 at 12:30 |
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lol at 400k mi le s.
My 2010 Grand Marquis is not even broken in at 79k miles . lol.