New or nearly new, that is the question.
10 March 2006, 02:24 PM
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New or nearly new, that is the question.
In a couple of months I will hopefully be in the position to finally get my hands on a nice Scooby.
I have a dilema though...I will have in the region of £16-17K to spend and I'm after a WRX, as new as I can get. I've looked around, Autotrader, Subaru dealers, etc... and it looks like for that money I'm looking at a 6mth to 1 year old car. Now I have also had a look on Litchfield Imports website and they are advertising brand new 2.5 MY06 cars for £17K.
Can someone, in simple terms, tell my why I shouldn't get the car from Litchfields instead of a dealer?
One of the things I'm most concerned with is having a rock solid manufacturer warranty, which is listed on the Litchfield site.
I have a dilema though...I will have in the region of £16-17K to spend and I'm after a WRX, as new as I can get. I've looked around, Autotrader, Subaru dealers, etc... and it looks like for that money I'm looking at a 6mth to 1 year old car. Now I have also had a look on Litchfield Imports website and they are advertising brand new 2.5 MY06 cars for £17K.
Can someone, in simple terms, tell my why I shouldn't get the car from Litchfields instead of a dealer?
One of the things I'm most concerned with is having a rock solid manufacturer warranty, which is listed on the Litchfield site.
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You wont go wrong with Litcho's. If i can afford another Scoob, this is where i will be going and there are a lot of ppl who hang around this bbs that will recommend him without fail.
go for it, and enjoy
go for it, and enjoy
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Originally Posted by Frosty The Snowman
Can someone, in simple terms, tell my why I shouldn't get the car from Litchfields instead of a dealer?
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I'd be inclined to go with nearly new every time; that way you don't take the initial worst hit of depreciation!
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Originally Posted by New_scooby_04
Cause you like paying over the odds?
I'd be inclined to go with nearly new every time; that way you don't take the initial worst hit of depreciation!
NS04
I'd be inclined to go with nearly new every time; that way you don't take the initial worst hit of depreciation!
NS04
What I'm saying is I can get a brand new car from Litchfields for the same price as 6mth old cars from dealers, so no worries about the depreciation side of things.
Am I missing something here or are you getting exactly the same car with exactly the same warranty backup and servicing for considerably less at Litchfields.
I know some of the imports are lacking things like underseal etc, does anyone know if this is the case with Litchfields cars?
10 March 2006, 04:51 PM
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The IMPORTS will be unwanted when you come to sell and you will have to drop the price heavily to sell.
I would stick to a UK car of about 6 months old ..... can't go far wrong there!
Imports made sense in the late 1990's and very early 2000's - they make little sense now .... they drop in value faster than a ****** knickers on payday!
Higher Insurance costs
PLUS the Subaru Main Dealers will treat you like a leper!!
DON'T DO IT!
Pete
I would stick to a UK car of about 6 months old ..... can't go far wrong there!
Imports made sense in the late 1990's and very early 2000's - they make little sense now .... they drop in value faster than a ****** knickers on payday!
Higher Insurance costs
PLUS the Subaru Main Dealers will treat you like a leper!!
DON'T DO IT!
Pete
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