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Replying to: pat (Oct 29, 2007 3:26 pm) |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 12:46 pm) IMPO, I think that you will find the engine overall to be in the same category as Hyundia's in terms of smoothness and refinement, but still short of those V6s offered by the Japan 3 - this based on a test drive I did in an Edge - not in a Taurus. That said, it is entirely possible with the 260HP (in the heavier Edge) to extract some rather spirited performance without really pushing the engine to the point that it begins to sound and feel strained (5000 rpm or so). Overall, I believe that Ford may finally have a winner after some misfires, the 500/Taurus always was an intelligently designed space ship and now it has a Hyundai type price tag to go with it. I hope that Ford does its best to keep the car away from Hertz (aren't Hertz and Taurus one in the same?) and fleets - Ford may make some money and Taurus buyers would likely see resale values hold a bit better - a win-win situation. |
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Replying to: djm2 (Oct 29, 2007 4:44 am) If one is interested in resale value after a couple of years, stay away from Hyundai. Their products are best suited to long term buyers or lease holders
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Replying to: floridabob1 (Nov 05, 2007 2:26 am) and, to be fair, the 'US' brands as well. I believe that Ford, GM and/or Chrysler are discounting their products every bit as steeply as Hyundai/Kia, thereby undermining any hope a shorter term owner might ever have of recovering a 'fair' trade in value. Remember that the primary reason why the Avalon, for example, is so valuable as a used car is that they are relatively expensive new and are not discounted initially to the degree that the others are.
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Replying to: captain2 (Nov 05, 2007 11:09 am)
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Replying to: xtec (Nov 06, 2007 9:47 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Nov 06, 2007 11:38 am)
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Replying to: xtec (Nov 06, 2007 11:55 am) First of all, start with the purchase price of said vehicles...comparibly equipped (if that's even possible). Then, set them up evenly in a trade-in calculator (KBB or Edmunds). Put in the same superficial info, such as mileage, color and condition and see what #'s you come up with when all is said and done. The Charger may be worth more, but only because you paid more. What you need to point out is...the difference between purchase price and trade in price and calculate the percentage of difference. If you break down the difference in value to percentages, you will be surprised to find out that it's not that far off in reality. I did the same comparison using an Avalon Touring model vs. Azera Limited...both fully loaded and both with 20k miles...the difference in value based on each cars' initial purchase price were actually pretty consistent with each other. There was no major difference in resale value between the Avalon and the Azera (refer to post #3451). Post #3451 |
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Okay, okay...here we go. I set it up to be equally equipped compared to my 2006 Azera Limited with premium package. Leather seating, Power driver's & passenger seats, V-6 engines, Heated exterior mirrors, AM/FM/CD Changer/MP3 Audio System, Front & rear air bags, Split folding rear seat, Fullsize matching spare tire, Alloy wheels, Leather trimmed steering wheel & shift knob, Front fog/driving lights, Power sunroof, and Heated front driver's & passenger's seats. Both cars pretty much equally equiped at this point. I plugged in 25k miles, black in color and for giggles...I selected "Outstanding" condition. The values are as follows: 2006 Charger SE Trade-in - $18,027 Private Sale - $19,798 Dealer Retail - $21,604 2006 Azera Limited (premium package) Trade-in - 18,895 Private Sale - $20,471 Dealer Retail - $21,761 Again, both vehicles are pretty dead even in equipment and I plugged in the same color, mileage and condition to make them as equal as possible to determine the value. As you see...the Azera fared better than the Charger in this comparison.
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Replying to: allmet33 (Nov 06, 2007 1:02 pm)
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