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411 messages, Last post on Jul 13, 2009 at 10:22 AM
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 28, 2008 10:46 am)
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 28, 2008 11:04 am) |
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Speaking of used lux, here's some depreciation...maybe a little miled up for my tastes, but that's a decent price. This economy is destroying the residuals of highline cars.
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 28, 2008 3:32 pm) Just for instance, on this particular car: Alternator = $1170 + 2.2 labor = (in california) + tax = $1, 560. 00 Starter: $525 + 1.2 labor = $729 Stability Control Module: $1,190 + .5 hr = $1, 355.00 Radiator: $488 + coolant + 2.6 hr labor = $986.00
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With repair expenses like that, my guess is that the majority of people who buy these used cars have little idea about what they're getting into. How could it be otherwise? The economics of owning such a car just make no sense. And with the number of complex electronic features increasing yearly, It'll only get worse. Of course, this recession will sober up some would-be buyers. I wish Mercedes, BMW and Audi would each offer one model in North America with fewer electronic features (call it the Mercedes E350DR, for deep recession...I guess now you know why I haven't been extended an offer to be Marketing Manager for Daimler Benz NA).
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Dec 28, 2008 4:57 pm) My wish has always been for a 530i without idrive, sunroof, etc...but then where would BMW make all its money 
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Dec 28, 2008 4:38 pm) The 2000-2002 models are much riskier.
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Replying to: hpmctorque (Dec 28, 2008 4:57 pm) |
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Replying to: fintail (Dec 28, 2008 6:35 pm) complex high end luxury cars of the 21st century will be...... I PREDICT!! "The very first cars to be totalled by insurance companies strictly for electronic failures".
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I wouldn't choose the Active Body Control option, so its reliability wouldn't be an issue for me. In fact, I'm not sure I'd want it even if it were free. To me, it's overkill. How do you feel about this, fintail, and others? Am I in the minority in thinking that simplicity is a virtue? What I value most in German luxury cars are the driving dynamics, the ride, the feel and, to an extent, the interior and exterior syling (particularly in Audi and Mercedes).
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