13-11-2014, 01:14 AM
(12-11-2014, 12:58 PM)Anton Wrote: Being in the position to buy new I still didn't. I bought a 3 year old car for 11k on finance, it was 26.5k new. Volvos own finance was better than I could get a personal loan for, 5.5%. Total payable 13ishK over 4 years with no early repayment charges.
^^ Likewise I could happily buy new but won't for depreciation.
Look at even stuff that you'd think wouldn't depreciate badly and it does everything bar mini's and range rover evoques do really
You can get a top spec diesel hyundai i40 estate which was a £25k+ car new for £10k now only 3 years later, basically at the end of the 3 year servicing deal.
Also if have you considered that 5 years is a bloody long time to own a car. In 5 years time it is entirely possible that you could be married to someone (desperate enough to marry a ginger) with 2 kids and paying a mortgage. Will this lovely special edition still be a viable choice then?