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Author: Subject: The credit crunch bites some hard
James

posted on 16/3/09 at 03:49 PM Reply With Quote
The credit crunch bites some hard

Went into VW dealer on Friday (I needed a couple of parts and haven't been bent over in a while! ).

Anyway, in the visitors car park is a 2007 plate Aston Martin Vanquish S.
I had a drool at it before going in. What are they, £160/180k?

Joking with the guy behind the parts desk about it being his company car. He said it's "that guy's over there" and pointed to a guy at one of the sales desks.

Apparently this guy was in there to trade the Vanquish in. They'd told him is was worth 2 Golf R32s!

So he was trading it in for an R32 plus the money.

What's a fully loaded R32? £30k? So an 18mth old car is now worth £60k tops!

Driving in in an v12 Aston and driving out in a Golf has gotta hurt hasn't it!!!

Poor git.

Cheers,
James





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vinny1275

posted on 16/3/09 at 03:54 PM Reply With Quote
There was a thing in evo mag the other month about dream cars which are going to be bottoming out if they haven't already - bonkers some of them! Now, all I need is 6 numbers on the lottery.....






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splitrivet

posted on 16/3/09 at 04:05 PM Reply With Quote
Round here Aston Martins, Ferrari's and Bentleys are the favourite mode of transport of VAT scammers .
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paul the 6th

posted on 16/3/09 at 04:40 PM Reply With Quote
aye, it's really affecting some people quite badly now innit lol





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speedyxjs

posted on 16/3/09 at 05:09 PM Reply With Quote
What was he doing part exing it for a golf anyway? He could get a decent Jag XK for that money





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Rod Ends

posted on 16/3/09 at 05:40 PM Reply With Quote
Quentin 'Oily' Wilson recommends Bentley GTs - reckons they'll £25K soon.
Also Ferrari 456s.

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Danozeman

posted on 16/3/09 at 05:54 PM Reply With Quote
Thats a rediculous loss.

A bloke i know was a sales manager in a landrover dealer. They had a bloke come in with a range rover sport that hed bought new a year previous for 69k. Hed borrowed all the money and took it in for a trade in. they offered him 25k!!! 30 grand negative equity on a car!!





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roadrunner

posted on 16/3/09 at 07:00 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
What was he doing part exing it for a golf anyway? He could get a decent Jag XK for that money

Because he wanted a VW not a Ford.

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Mark G

posted on 16/3/09 at 07:39 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by roadrunner
quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
What was he doing part exing it for a golf anyway? He could get a decent Jag XK for that money

Because he wanted a VW not a Ford.



Lol, Very funny!

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rusty nuts

posted on 16/3/09 at 07:50 PM Reply With Quote
One of the guys at our local Aston dealers told me they depreciate a grand a week! Had an Aston in a couple of months ago for it's 2nd or 3rd MOT and failed on corrosion ! No protection at all .
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James

posted on 16/3/09 at 07:53 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
One of the guys at our local Aston dealers told me they depreciate a grand a week! Had an Aston in a couple of months ago for it's 2nd or 3rd MOT and failed on corrosion ! No protection at all .


Aren't the modern ones (Vanquish, DB9, Vantage) carbon and ali?
I'm probably mistaken!

Cheers,
James

[Edited on 16/3/09 by James]





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Peteff

posted on 16/3/09 at 07:54 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Danozeman
Thats a rediculous loss.

A bloke i know was a sales manager in a landrover dealer. They had a bloke come in with a range rover sport that he'd bought new a year previous for 69k. He'd borrowed all the money and took it in for a trade in. they offered him 25k!!! 30 grand negative equity on a car!!


69-25 ? where does 30 come from, I make that 44. I would hang myself if I was him





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