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Looking for a new/ex demo 400 in white

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:08 pm
by Lamboman
I fancy getting the above and moving away from BMW where the residual values are horrific

The car specs up to about 78k

Only thing is I've seen one that at a dealer for approx 65k on a 17 plate with 7k miles

On we buy any car it is valued at 44k !! Is this about right give or take 10% if so, it depreciates as hard as a BMW

Any views on this would be most welcome as the car itself is great, I'm just a little worried it will collapse in value

Cheers

Re: Looking for a new/ex demo 400 in white

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2017 10:58 am
by Deleted User 1088
Hello .. and welcome to the forum

Forget we buy any car ... use GAPs as a good reference
for example I was a few days ago selling my 2018 model v6 coupe .. WBAC offered me £38k would you believe, HPI GAPS value was £45k !!
I then had yesterday 2 hard offers of £45k from 2 dealers then a offer for the asking price of £49k from a private buyer .. but at this point I had already decided to keep the car as I had arranged for a bigger car for my ill parents

So I am glad WBAC did not get their hands on my FType .. in some ways I think they feed of desperate people who need to sell their cars .. Mike Brewer has a new site that is better .... http://www.mikebrewerbuysyourcar.com/ca ... -approach/ they use the gaps database

The only good thing about WBAC is that you could use their estimates to haggle when purchasing or if you receive a low part ex from a dealer

which .. reminds me I must remove my advert from piston heads

regards

Re: Looking for a new/ex demo 400 in white

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 8:54 pm
by Senninha
First year depreciation unless on something ultra rare/special/hyped will hit most brands 30-40% as far as trade values are concerned ...

I bought and sold mine through two separate specialist dealers ... and over the course of ownership for a little over a year pretty much returned what I paid for it ...

So I would ignore WBAC and save the ££ you can buying ex-demo and if you decide to pass on then contact a good specialist and minimise your depreciation ...

Good Luck finding your new toy ....

Re: Looking for a new/ex demo 400 in white

Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 11:10 pm
by Zyp
I hope he’s found one in the 7 months since the thread was started... :D

Re: Looking for a new/ex demo 400 in white

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 7:59 am
by PhilB
Looking at his posts it seems he found one, picking it up on 1st Sept last year.
Hasn't been online since though.
Not sure if that's a good or bad sign
:lol:

Re: Looking for a new/ex demo 400 in white

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:38 am
by Myer
Lamboman wrote: Sun Jul 23, 2017 2:08 pm I fancy getting the above and moving away from BMW where the residual values are horrific

The car specs up to about 78k

Only thing is I've seen one that at a dealer for approx 65k on a 17 plate with 7k miles

On we buy any car it is valued at 44k !! Is this about right give or take 10% if so, it depreciates as hard as a BMW

Any views on this would be most welcome as the car itself is great, I'm just a little worried it will collapse in value

Cheers
I adore my F-Type but reality tells me that BMW have lower depreciation than Jaguar, so if you are looking to escape horrific residual values don't go the Jaguar route!

Re: Looking for a new/ex demo 400 in white

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:07 am
by PhilB
Myer wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:38 am I adore my F-Type but reality tells me that BMW have lower depreciation than Jaguar, so if you are looking to escape horrific residual values don't go the Jaguar route!
As I said in my previous post I think it's too late to take your advice.
It looks like he bought one.
:D

Re: Looking for a new/ex demo 400 in white

Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 4:26 pm
by Myer
PhilB wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:07 am
Myer wrote: Wed Feb 21, 2018 8:38 am I adore my F-Type but reality tells me that BMW have lower depreciation than Jaguar, so if you are looking to escape horrific residual values don't go the Jaguar route!
As I said in my previous post I think it's too late to take your advice.
It looks like he bought one.
:D
REALLY?? :lol: :lol: