If depreciation worrys you then buy a 2-3 year old car and change it every couple of years. I bought my partner an 18 month old Fiesta a couple of years ago, £13.5K new and paid £6,500 for it! Two years on and still worth 4.5K as p/x or 5.5K private sale.

there a young looking fiesta, upside down in a ditch 1/2 mile from my house today, bargain for somebody. seems it comes with a policeman and an Audi A4 to sit and watch it ALL day too, I bet his flask is empty by now though. Its already crashed and cant get any crasheder so why doesnt he get back to work? At work
At home

"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens

winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race

He's waiting until you are not looking so he can steal the stereo and then torch the rest of the car. John
07 HSE Narvick Black
Land Rover Series One
Triumph Rocket 111 (sadly gone!)

chicken george wrote:

so why doesnt he get back to work?

Perhaps he's already off duty  2002 Honda VFR800
2002 Toyota Celica 140 Silver (mid life crisis - again!)
2007 FL2 GS Manual Army Reconnaissance Green + freel2.com sticker
2004 Toyota Celica 140 Black - Gone
2000 Toyota Celica 140 Silver - Gone
1998 Toyota Celica ST Pearl Green - Gone
1996 Nissan Primera 1.6 - Gone
1994 Rover Montego 1.6 Auto - Gone

landy19840 wrote:

You loose 2k as soon as it leaves the showroom!

I actually paid £21k new as it was when dealers were willing to do anything for a sale. A private sale at £17k would see me lose 4k over three years.

Not so bad!

Anway, what I'd like is a new Evoque or a 2 y.o RRS. What my missus wants is another FL2 Since it's 'her' car I don't get to choose. New: Freelander2 GS 62 plate (MY13) - Santorini Black with Clearview & Front PDC
Old: Freelander2 XS 09 Plate - Zermatt Silver with ST3 remap (eco map), Garmin 1490T Sat Nav, Rear Seat Entertainment kit