mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 05:18 PM |
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Worlds fastest depreciation in a car
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2951263.htm was 55 thousand new ......a guy we know has one 
what cars do you know that fell faster than a stone
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tegwin
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 05:31 PM |
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Hmm... I always fancied a Phaeton 6.0L w12.....
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Hellfire
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 05:40 PM |
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That looks like the £43K entry level Phaeton. I reckon the Jag XKR would give it a run for it's money in the depreciation stakes....
Phil
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StevieB
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 05:42 PM |
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A cracking second hand buy though - a lot of car for the money I'd say.
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dhutch
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 05:53 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
That looks like the £43K entry level Phaeton. I reckon the Jag XKR would give it a run for it's money in the depreciation stakes....
Phil
One parked outside work today randomly, nice looking car to be fair, but not small money!
Daniel
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dray13dad
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 05:55 PM |
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Chrysler 300c v8 diesel fully load on 07 plate £40,000 new.now with 16,000 miles, full serv history £12,000 now!
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Slimy38
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 05:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mangogrooveworkshop
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2951263.htm was 55 thousand new ......a guy we know has one
what cars do you know that fell faster than a stone
What makes it slightly worse is that car would actually be classed as a low mileage car with 81k on a nine year old car!
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ken555
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 06:07 PM |
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Up here in ABZ there is a 3.0 L V6 TDI being used as a Taxi.
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morcus
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 06:08 PM |
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I'd love one of them they're amazing. I had a ride in one (A friends dad worked for VW a few years back) and it was almost as good as an
XJ.
TBH the phaeton isn't a car anyone who cares about depreciation should consider, more for the kind of person who considers any money they get
back swapping it for the next one as a bonus.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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nick205
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 07:00 PM |
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LPG conversion to balance out the running costs and that could be a stonking waft-wagon for 2nd hand Mondeo money.
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 07:26 PM |
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I've got a real thing for them, I had no idea they had got so cheap!
I remember seeing it on top gear and dreaming about "one day"...
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perksy
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 07:55 PM |
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Have a friend who's Audi TT (Automatic) lost 7 grand in 6 months 
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JoelP
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 08:02 PM |
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Lets be honest though, you only buy new if you can afford the depreciation. Most i ever lost on a vehicle was £3750 over 3 or 4 years. Latest car is
getting sold soon, i expect to lose 1500 after 2.5 years use.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 08:05 PM |
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Is it just me that's deepy unimpressed by something that looks like a Passat (which in saloon form is one of VW's most unlovely creations
imho) with extra chromey bits?
Even the Top Gear web site says:
quote:
The Volkswagen Phaeton is an uber-saloon that looks too much like a swollen Passat to convince most people, and its heavy steel body gives it
cumbersome dynamics. The only place to enjoy it is from the back seat.
or am I missing something really important?
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 08:13 PM |
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The thing is just a fatmans passat
It's a nice sofa on wheels not very exciting to drive pretty bland.
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morcus
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 08:14 PM |
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yes. part of The appeal of it is that it looks like a swollen passat, where all it's nearest competitors are overly styled and glittered.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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mark chandler
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 08:20 PM |
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Yaawnn that looks so boring !!!
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 08:23 PM |
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We bought our SAAB 95 at ten years old, its now 12+, we have the original bill of sale for something like £30,000 new with all of the nice
extra's like full heated & chilled leather seats, harmann kardon stereo system with more speakers than i can find, climate control etc.
Bought it off the guy who bought it new in 2000.
We paid £2000 for it - it had a full service histoy & 67,000 miles on the clock.
I couldnt live with myself if i lost £28,000 in ten years on a car, mind you - luckily i dont even have that kind of money to lose !
Its an awesome car, so far it has suffered the common little problems which are all DIY fixes, we will be keeping it until it dies, as long as we can
still afford the fuel, it averages about 28 mpg
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D Beddows
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 08:25 PM |
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So it's cool because it's as ugly as a Passat, doesn't handle very well and is pretty boring to drive........ no wonder it's
only £6k! On the plus side it's probably a better car/buy than a Skoda Superb but then that's not really a recomendation!  
No thanks
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morcus
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| posted on 8/5/12 at 08:33 PM |
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It's not supposed to be fun to drive, and looks are a personal thing. It is how ever unbelievably comfortable and far more reliable than the
equivelent citroen or Jag you'd need to buy to get a simillar level of comfort. Too many car makers are afraid of making comfortable cars as
we're all told by adverts and magazines that we want 'sporty' cars.
I also think it's very much an 'old money' car. It was designed for people with a lot of money who don't feel the need to be
ostentatious about it.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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Furyous
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| posted on 9/5/12 at 07:44 AM |
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We had a 9 year old XJ Sovereign in 2006. It was valued at £3,500 whereas it would have been £45,000 new. 0-60 in a shade under 8 seconds and 17mpg.
We didn't have it long.
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jeffw
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| posted on 9/5/12 at 08:55 AM |
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100K+ new...
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3848829.htm
Or a W12 A8 
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3616937.htm
[Edited on 9/5/12 by jeffw]
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JoelP
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| posted on 10/5/12 at 08:34 PM |
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That a8 is awesome lol. Cool car if you can stomach the fuel bill. Must be 10mpg if you are careful!
[Edited on 10/5/12 by JoelP]
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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franky
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| posted on 10/5/12 at 08:53 PM |
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I actually like the vw Pheaton, mainly as it sinks into the background. Build quality is the same as a Bentley, amazing mile munchers, a great
used buy in my book.
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scootz
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| posted on 10/5/12 at 09:01 PM |
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The Phaeton is a stormer (IMHO ).
Anyhoo... big French cars have to be the biggest pound-for-pound depreciators.
It's Evolution Baby!
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