Jman The Cleaning Dudes Ute Silver Donating Members 1,308 Member For: 18y 6m 30d Gender: Male Location: Bentleigh, Vic, Australia Posted 14/05/09 02:56 AM Share Posted 14/05/09 02:56 AM I know its depressing...but,depreciation sure is good tax wise though :angel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Member 84 Member For: 15y 6m Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 14/05/09 04:42 AM Share Posted 14/05/09 04:42 AM My T was only 9 months old when I purchased it...sure it has dropped in value which sucks but that's the price you pay for having a near new car that hasn't been thrashed and is in pristine condish....for me it was worth paying more as you can keep the car in top shape rather than having a car that's gone thru 3 or 4 ppl and not really no its true history...I think cars like Evo's and WRX hold their value better then Fords when they're 4 or 5 years old. And they were still around the $50k mark brand new. I know its depressing...but,depreciation sure is good tax wise though :angel:Is that only the case if you purchase the car through a novated lease. A friend told me that a novated lease is only worthwhile if you do lots of km's and are in the high income bracket. We do lots of km's but my partner (who will be buying the car) isn't in that bracket just yet, so should we give novated leasing a miss then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregor Member 459 Member For: 16y 2m 21d Posted 14/05/09 04:51 AM Share Posted 14/05/09 04:51 AM Other factors like P plater turbo bans probably have impacted resale. I noticed significant drops in the 200sx market when they came in for nsw. Depreciation sucks on these but after they get to 20odd thousand it should slow down. But depreciation is the reason I could get a good condition 2 year old BF2 so I cant complain too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Member 84 Member For: 15y 6m Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 14/05/09 05:38 AM Share Posted 14/05/09 05:38 AM It is a double edged sword isn't it? I mean I wouldn't be able to afford an FG XR6T if it wasn't for depreciation, so maybe I shouldn't complain so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundeep Member 72 Member For: 15y 7m 26d Gender: Male Location: Mooroolbark, VIC Posted 17/05/09 01:11 PM Share Posted 17/05/09 01:11 PM I bought my BF2 XR6T, just over 2 years old for $18500. It was 48k new fully loaded with all options at Ford employee discount. The guy had payed out $36100 on the lease 2 days before I picked it up :S My BA Mk2 Typhoon was $59k new + $16k in mods and is just under 4 years old. It's not worth even half of that now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t6xr Member 826 Member For: 17y 18d Gender: Male Location: MELB STH EAST Posted 17/05/09 04:38 PM Share Posted 17/05/09 04:38 PM I dont want to know what my car is worth now from when I bought new, the main thing I suppose is I still love driving it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF05T Member 453 Member For: 17y 9m 27d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/05/09 08:57 PM Share Posted 17/05/09 08:57 PM Gives me the sh$ts! Especially when you throw 15k at it. What can I say the mod bug hit hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mish Member 84 Member For: 15y 6m Gender: Male Location: Canberra Posted 17/05/09 10:23 PM Share Posted 17/05/09 10:23 PM At least that bug won't hit me! I don't think anyway! Will be spending all my hard earned on my motorbike! I might just get an exhaust and tune on it at some point, just to have a nicer note...haven't really heard what a stock one sounds like actually...let along one with an aftermarket exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misguided_will Member 8 Member For: 17y 4m 30d Posted 22/05/09 02:10 AM Share Posted 22/05/09 02:10 AM how realistic are those prices anyway though?I mean you'd be lucky to pick up a decent one at those prices.10K lost in just the first year, value halves in 3 years. Can't say I didn't expect it.* I've compiled the figures taken from redbook, taking the latest version from each year. For the new price, I estimated 43K-48K from posts in the driveaway price thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Spin_ Donating Members 695 Member For: 16y 9m 6d Posted 23/05/09 11:25 AM Share Posted 23/05/09 11:25 AM It`s only money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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