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The 10 biggest depreciating used cars
The 10 biggest depreciating used cars
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We all know that the value of a new car plummets the moment you drive it away from the showroom - in fact, we've recently covered both the least and the most depreciating new cars in the UK. But what about if you're buying used?
Specialist site UsedCarExpert.co.uk has been analysing the data, and come with a top 10 list of cars that have lost the most value on the second-hand market since December 2011.
Covering cars aged between one and 10 years old, and only where a sample of more than 100 vehicles was available, it's perhaps no surprise that the biggest offenders are from the 4x4, luxury and sports car segments.
But you might be shocked at just how much values have dropped. There are some real bargains about...
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13/07/2012 12:13
I own an XF-R which I got for around 50% of its new price after 2 and half years. When I compared what I could buy for the same nothing came close. 500bhp, 4.6 secs 0-60mph and I have had it at 170mph despite a theoretical limiter at 155.
I could get the bus, I could buy a really cheap car, I could buy some ugly horrible eco thing but my choice is to spend MY cash on something that brings a smile to my face every time I press the pulsating start button.
Each to their own huh.
13/07/2012 08:37
I have an 11 year old 911 Carrera 4. 64 years old, retired civil servant who could not care less if people think what a ****. You are a long time dead, so enjoy what you can afford while you are fit enough.
Paid 27grand 3 years ago, now probably worth 10 but who cares if you are not selling.
13/07/2012 11:04
12/07/2012 16:07
For those who don't care about what they drive, perhaps because they are cautious drivers, I can understand some of the comments below. If you don't like driving much then you wouldn't want a sports car. However if you have ever actually driven a Porsche (or any decent sports car) they do 'feel' different from, say, a perfectly good but quite dull Ford Focus or Mazda 3. I'm not rich (as if that really makes a difference) but I have a relatively new (4 Year old) Audi TT roadster which I enjoy driving. I drive my car because I like it, especially with the top down. This is not to show off. I don't care if people look at me and think what a w*******r, I do it because its fun. Better a soft top than a tin can any day.
As for the 4x4s it is always possible that some of them get out into the countryside - but I doubt it.
12/07/2012 21:29
I agree with Stevo in the Audi TT, i have a 1997 Porsche Boxster with low mileage, bought it a few months ago, very cheap it has to be said but a lot of car for the money, i use it weekends only, and yes its fun when the toop is down and fun when it is not, am sure some jealots think i am a **** with my shades and baseball cap on but who cares!!
13/07/2012 06:39
13/07/2012 11:47
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11/07/2012 22:50
i bought a range rover n reg with only 60.000 miles verified by mot certs and service history converted it to gas all in 3900.00 drives like a dream equivalent to just over 30 to the gallon these cars run well into the 100.000well plus even if i put a new engine in its still cheap luxury motoring so why be a snob and pretentious when this level of luxury motoring is available depreciation never goes below zero even scrap value it still wont cost 10s of thousands
15/07/2012 11:17
Nowadays virtually all cars except 4x4s and "green" sub-compacts will do 120 mph. The thing to watch out for are the lemons that employ timing belts and a bunch of black boxes. If one is wealthy enough to consider a new car inspect the engine carefully before buying. If the water pump is high up or if the cooling system hoses are littered with bleeder valves for removing air just walk away from it. A couple of horror stories that I've heard involve top German brands. One model was the infamous diesel "rod bender and head buster". Fortunately the car which had a bent connecting rod was repaired under guarantee. (presumably a complete new engine had to be fitted as heavier stronger rods would upset the engine balance) Another horror story involved a German luxury car purchased for business image reasons. The car has a new-fangled transmission which explodes every twelve months and spews its gears over the road. A few years ago it was already on its third transmission. "Fifty seven thousand pounds-worth of crap" declared its owner. The fact that most modern cars are now a computer on wheels also does little to improve reliability. As to hybrids I do know of two cars both Toyota Prius that were put out of action by rodents. Apparently the plastic insulation on the wires is quite irresistible to rodents. Caveat Emptor!
12/07/2012 21:26
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12/07/2012 10:45
Well no surprise there then!..there all aspirational motors. drug dealers and the new rich (slaves to consumerism motors) - fur coat no knickers!/champagne taste-lemonade pockets. Nice house...nothing in the freezer!!...'apart from the 911!'....thats a drivers car (apart from the electric steering????)...best buy an older model.
22/07/2012 11:56
11/07/2012 12:08
11/07/2012 14:04
BMW X5, Range Rover and 4x4's All deserve to lose money, As most drivers of this type of vehicle are Accountants, Bankers and their wives driving with sun glasses on even dull days.... Celeb wanabie's..... status show off's...Driving their snotty brat's to school...............Yeh..Tax Em for buying status type show off cars
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