Buying a second hand luxury car

owen_money

If you cant afford a new luxury car then maybe stick to a Ford or Vauxhall. It really is best to know your place in life

owen_money

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I'm happy, its about an hour or so wages and you get tv, music and next day delivery, a bargain

stefano

I would never buy a new car, luxury or otherwise. I wold let someone else take that initial depreciation hit of nearly 20%.

rca779

Go for a Jaguar XF instead of the remarkably boring looking Phaeton.

Two years ago I bought a 3.0D Portfolio S - best car I have ever owned - fast, reasonably economical (if driven sensibly), fabulous interior and exterior. You can get a great deal from about £9k upwards.

AndyMc.....

rca779 wrote: »

Go for a Jaguar XF instead of the remarkably boring looking Phaeton.

Two years ago I bought a 3.0D Portfolio S - best car I have ever owned - fast, reasonably economical (if driven sensibly), fabulous interior and exterior. You can get a great deal from about £9k upwards.

Shame it's three times what he's looking to pay.

behenjamin

I'm in work so can't see the advert. 100k miles is nothing for modern well maintained cars.

Just remember parts and servicing for cars like this will be alot more than for a typical hatchback.
I've got a 14 year old BMW M3 and discs and pads all round are close to £1k for the parts, just bought bits for a basic service are £140.


Sit in a Lexus or any Japanese car, then sit in a German equivalent and you'll notice immediately the improvement in interior.

stefano

I still can't understand why the Phaeton is so undervalued. Bentley chassis and gearbox. VW engine. Audi A8 parts. and the interior is on par with a 7 series.

Mercdriver

stefano wrote: »

I still can't understand why the Phaeton is so undervalued. Bentley chassis and gearbox. VW engine. Audi A8 parts. and the interior is on par with a 7 series.

Can't you? Two things - Badge snobbery and it was released at a time when the banks were collapsing. So it was expensive, didn't have the right badge and was therefore not seen as being either aspirational or as a symbol of success.

bigadaj

Mercdriver wrote: »

Can't you? Two things - Badge snobbery and it was released at a time when the banks were collapsing. So it was expensive, didn't have the right badge and was therefore not seen as being either aspirational or as a symbol of success.

Agree with most of that but your timing on the banks is wrong, it was originally released in early 2000s wasn't it?

stefano

Buy isn't the Phaeton good value for money now, on the second hand market?