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Old 06-07-2018, 10:36 PM   #45196
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Originally Posted by Tcoat View Post
With my mileage, debris dings, dirty engine, worn driver seat and unpopular colour I probably wold be lucky to get $7K for it.

But I don't care because:
I bought it to drive damnit. I am not saving it for the next guy.
I fully understand the concept that buying a new car is not an investment but actually a depreciating asset.
I do not expect to buy things at the very bottom dollar and sell them for the very top.
If trading in I appreciate that the dealer has to make some money on it somehow so don't expect retail used car value.
There are 4 model years released after mine, each with incremental improvements so why would I expect mine to be the same value?
If I were forced by circumstances to sell quickly I would know that is going to cost me sice the lower the price the faster it would go.
I have never purchased a car with resale in mind. Every car I buy i plan to keep forever. When/if I do sell I usually sell to a friend for far less than i could get for it if I worked at it because I hate dealing with people. I have a 911 in the garage I've owned for 33 years. I'm way better at buying them than selling them.
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