THE 50K CHALLENGE: NEW MUSTANG ON THE WAY, BUT WOULD 50K BE BETTER SPENT ON ANOTHER MARQUE?

Begbie said:
6 months IIRC, because of VAT reasons. But I have 18 months left abroad anyway. I was tempted with a VRS245, but the residuals on the R are now very very tempting.
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Get it done, you live life only once and your guaranteed a profit, let alone break even. Just make sure you get a desirable colour, it makes reselling so much easier. Red and white MK7 Golf R's are sitting around not selling, the Lapiz blue ones come and go so fast. I'd get blue, followed by gunmetal, they seem to shift the quickest come sell time.

That was why I went DSG, 3DR, Lapiz blue, such an easy car and spec to sell on, plus it just happened to be my favourite colour and spec anyway. :)
 
Gunmetal = Limestone Grey :)

The Rs that are sitting around as they are pov spec ones or ones that are released from a lease. The ones that sell have the options that people want. DCC / 19s Nav Leather etc etc.

My local Merc dealer could give me £27K for my R (sniffing around a C43 AMG atm) as it had quite a lot of options on it.
 
Lustral said:
Gunmetal = Limestone Grey :)

The Rs that are sitting around as they are pov spec ones or ones that are released from a lease. The ones that sell have the options that people want. DCC / 19s Nav Leather etc etc.

My local Merc dealer could give me £27K for my R (sniffing around a C43 AMG atm) as it had quite a lot of options on it.
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Leather is over rated, the cloth seats in the R are lovely and in my opinion I'd take them every time over the leather.
DCC means 19" wheels, kind of defeats the point, the stock suspension on 18" wheels rides great and handles nice, but yes a DCC on 19" when turned up to firm will be sharper, but that firm setting won't get too much use unless your on nicer roads (smoother).

I think they all have NAV, or most anyway, even rentals. No idea if mine was a rental, but first owner had it two years and did a lot of miles in it, so my guess is it was and it just sat on motorways. Second owner did as me, serviced it, new tyres (junk ones) and enjoyed it as a weekend car. Mine had no options from what I can see, it was just ordered in right specification, DSG, 3DR, Lapiz, though it has got NAV, but I assumed that was standard.
 
Uther said:
I'm not too sure you think about future value when you buy your sheds. :p
The wrong colour choice can kill resale values.
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I usually think about it and then end up buying a shed anyway. :p

But seriously, I'd not want a blue one. They are too common. Plus more sleeper status with a grey one! If they go for less second hand, then thats good news for me. If I had the money. :p
 
Gibbo said:
Leather is over rated, the cloth seats in the R are lovely and in my opinion I'd take them every time over the leather.
DCC means 19" wheels, kind of defeats the point, the stock suspension on 18" wheels rides great and handles nice, but yes a DCC on 19" when turned up to firm will be sharper, but that firm setting won't get too much use unless your on nicer roads (smoother).

I think they all have NAV, or most anyway, even rentals. No idea if mine was a rental, but first owner had it two years and did a lot of miles in it, so my guess is it was and it just sat on motorways. Second owner did as me, serviced it, new tyres (junk ones) and enjoyed it as a weekend car. Mine had no options from what I can see, it was just ordered in right specification, DSG, 3DR, Lapiz, though it has got NAV, but I assumed that was standard.
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I chose cloth in mine , didnt think the leather was that good. I have DCC and the 19s on mine , but thank goodness for the DCC. I use mine on Sport/Firm when i want to attack the B roads a bit , its always constantly adjusting and it doesnt feel that firm , i guess it is that constantly adjusting dampening that makes it good.

Normal is just well normal , good for every day use and just works for most situations.

For cars with the DCC , you get Comfort , which really softens everything , and it does ride out most of the bigger bumps on the road , but get a bit too wallowy at time.s

Not all have NAV , only cars from MY16 WK22 onwards have them as standard. Before that build time you would have specced up the standard Nav , or go Nav Pro with the bigger 8 inch screen.
 
Acme said:
I usually think about it and then end up buying a shed anyway. :p

But seriously, I'd not want a blue one. They are too common. Plus more sleeper status with a grey one! If they go for less second hand, then thats good news for me. If I had the money. :p
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Just sell your MX-5 / BMW or whatever you have at the moment :P Some examples are getting sub 20K :P totally worth it @Acme
 
take the £50k, put down a deposit for the Telsa Roadster, and you'll have £12k left over to invest in bitcoins for when you have to pay the rest :p
 
t-rex said:
take the £50k, put down a deposit for the Telsa Roadster, and you'll have £12k left over to invest in bitcoins for when you have to pay the rest :p
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But but, what about the vroom vroom sound of a V8? I couldnt live without it.
 

I'm not convinced by the sound but I have said the same about many modern cars with their tuned exhaust sounds. For example I don't think these sound as good as my old B7 RS4, far less tinny, farm more of a baritone.
 
I remember following a V8S through the bottleneck in Lyndhurst and every time he crept forward 10 ft it sounded like someone setting off a lorryload of fireworks. I hope for his sake he was doing it on purpose because amusing as it was, it would drive you mental after a few weeks. That and everyone on the street turning round with a 'what a knob' look on their faces.
 
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